Acer and Asustek continue expanding shares in US notebook market in 4Q08, says IDC

Feb 9, 11:34

Despite a drastic slowdown of global PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2008, Taiwan-based Acer and Asustek Computer managed to continue expanding their shares in the US notebook...

Handset market declines 12.6% in 4Q08, more challenges to come, says IDC

Feb 5, 11:40

The worldwide mobile phone market experienced an unusual downturn in the normally robust fourth quarter of 2008 (4Q08). According to IDC, vendors shipped a total of 289 million units,...

Taiwan market: Server shipments dropped in 3Q08, says IDC

Feb 2, 14:58

The total server shipments to the Taiwan market in the third quarter of 2008 reached 19,208 units, drops of 10.7% on quarter and 8.7% on year, while total revenues reached US$70.8...

PC market growth evaporates in 4Q as financial crisis hits home, IDC says

Jan 15, 10:35

Despite market optimism early in the fourth quarter, the pace at which the economic environment unraveled and the extent to which PC purchases were affected was faster than anticipated...

IDC expects netbook manufacturing costs to drop 15-20% compared to mid-2008, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 14, 17:09

A recent report from research firm IDC has indicated that the cost to produce netbooks will drop around 15-20% this year compared to that of mid-2008 mainly due to drop in the prices...

Taiwan market: Laser printer shipments down, MFPs and inkjets up in 3Q08, says IDC

Dec 29, 11:11

There were 44,999 laser printers shipped in the Taiwan market during the third quarter of 2008 dropping by 30% while 171,576 inkjet printers or MFPs (multi-function peripherals) were...

Taiwan market: 1H08 IT services value over NT$31 billion, says IDC

Dec 24, 16:39

The IT services provided in the Taiwan market during the first half of 2008 generated total revenues of NT$31.47 billion (US$958 million), increasing by 3.1% on year, according to...

Mobile phone market poised for slowdown in 2009, says IDC

Dec 19, 17:08

According to IDC, total mobile phone volumes will be 1.9% lower in 2009 than 2008 levels, the first downturn in annual shipment volumes since 2001 when shipments declined 2.3%. Over...

PC market will slow as financial turmoil spreads, says IDC

Dec 4, 16:47

As the economic crisis continues to evolve – constraining GDP, consumer and commercial confidence, capital and credit availability, and creating other challenges – demand...

Worldwide server market decelerates in 3Q08, says IDC

Dec 4, 16:41

According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, factory revenues in the worldwide server market declined 5.2% on year to US$12.6 billion in the third quarter of 2008. This...

Acer ranks number one vendor in global 3Q08 consumer notebook market, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 18, 15:02

Acer was ranked number one among global consumer notebook vendors in the third quarter this year with shipments of 5.04 million units, surpassing Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) 4.85 million...

Global IT spending will grow in 2009, but not by much, says IDC

Nov 13, 11:37

Worldwide spending on information technology will slow significantly in 2009 as a direct result of the global financial crisis that began in September 2008. According to a newly revised...

Worldwide PC processor market hits record shipments in 3Q08, says IDC

Nov 3, 16:33

Worldwide PC processor shipments in the third calendar quarter of 2008 reached record levels again, according to new data from IDC. However, the outlook for the processor market in...

US market: Notebook shipments surpass desktops for first time, says IDC

Oct 29, 12:33

The third quarter of 2008 saw notebook shipments into the US market surpass 50% share, topping quarterly desktop PC shipments for the first time in the history of the industry. The...

Taiwan market: x86 server shipments up, but revenues down in 2Q08, says IDC

Oct 28, 14:34

Although x86 server shipments to Taiwan in the second quarter of 2008 increased compared to the first quarter, revenues have dropped, according to sources at server vendors citing...

Slower 3Q PC growth due to financial turmoil, says IDC

Oct 16, 13:08

Worldwide PC shipments struggled to meet expectations in the third quarter of 2008, growing only 15.8% year over year, which was slightly less than projected, according to IDC. Strong...

Taiwan market: PC shipments increase 5% sequentially in 2Q08, says IDC

Sep 26, 16:25

PC shipments (including notebooks and desktops) to Taiwan in the second quarter of this year reached 587,200 units, an increase of 5% on quarter, but holding level on year, according...

Server market accelerates in 2Q but future remains uncertain, says IDC

Aug 28, 01:05

According to IDC, factory revenues in the worldwide server market grew 6.4% year over year to US$13.9 billion in the second quarter of 2008. This is the ninth consecutive quarter...

Record PC processor shipments in 2Q, says IDC

Aug 15, 17:35

Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments in the second quarter of 2008 reached record levels again, according to new data from IDC. Despite the fact that the second quarter is typically...

Worldwide PC market growth sustained in 2Q08 despite economic pressures, says IDC

Jul 17, 16:43

Worldwide PC shipments continued to grow at a healthy pace in the second quarter of 2008. Shipments were up 15.3% from a year ago – slightly more than second-quarter projections...

Taiwan market: Server market sees on-year revenues drop in 1Q08, says IDC

Jul 4, 15:44

In the first quarter of 2008, 17,478 x86-based servers were shipped in Taiwan, a decrease of 12.8% on quarter, but an increase of 2.8% on year. Revenues were US$56.08 million, decreases...

Taiwan market: PC demand in 1Q08 has seen slight drop on quarter, says IDC

Jun 17, 16:38

Total PC shipments including desktops and notebooks in the Taiwan market reached 558,389 units in the first quarter of 2008, a sequential drop of 19%. Affected by the uncertain political...