Windows PC Market Very Unlikely to Improve in 2017

The personal computer sector is stuck in a downturn. Worldwide shipments of personal computing devices (PCDs) — including a combination of desktop, notebook, and workstation PCs, plus slate and detachable tablets — are forecast to decline from a total of 435 million units in 2016 to 405.2 million units in 2021, according to the latest market study by IDC.

Source: Digital Lifescapes

Media Tablet Demand Contracts Across the Globe

The worldwide media tablet market contracted in the first quarter of 2017 (1Q17) with total shipments of 36.2 million — that’s a year-over-year decline of 8.5 percent, according to the latest market study by International Data Corporation (IDC).

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Mobile App Usage is Much More Focused in U.S. Market

In 2017, according to the latest study, the average U.S. adult will spend 2 hours, 25 minutes per day using mobile apps — that’s a jump of 10.3% over last year, and slightly higher than previously forecast.

Source: eMarketer

How Cloud Service Adoption Transforms Personal Computing

Global consumer electronics vendors experienced a challenging environment in 2016, due to the shift in product preferences of savvy buyers. With the exception of Chromebooks, the personal computing category has not had the market demand or device shipments that could sustain the vendors.

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Smart Point of Sale Solutions are Gaining Momentum

ABI Research forecasts the point of sale (POS) hardware market will increase to more than $4.5 billion in 2021, with revenues generated from a combination of traditional POS and mPOS — which employs a smartphone or media tablet as the cash register.

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Global PC Market Decline will Continue into 2017

Personal computer (PC) vendors will remember 2016 as yet another year where their hopes for a market growth recovery failed to materialize. Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to decline by 6.4 percent in 2016, according to the latest worldwide market study by IDC.

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Why Android Still Dominates the Media Tablet OS Market

Worldwide media tablet shipments, inclusive of slates and detachables, reached 38.7 million in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16) according to the latest global market study by IDC. Growth continues to decline with the market receding 12.3 percent year-over-year as vendors begin to refocus their product lines and consumers wait on purchases.

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Media Tablet Shipments Continue on a Downward Spiral

Worldwide media tablet shipments reached 38.7 million in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16), according to the latest  study by IDC. Growth continues to decline with the market receding 12.3% year-over-year.

Source: IDC

M-Commerce Market Revenue will Grow at a CAGR of 26.5%

IDATE estimates that the worldwide m-commerce market revenue will likely grow from 2015 to 2019 at a CAGR of 26.5%, growing its share 26% of the overall value of the e-commerce market to 44.2%.

Source: IDATE

Decline of Media Tablets will Continue in 2016 and Beyond

Worldwide media tablet shipments are expected to decline for the second straight year in 2016, dropping 9.6% compared to 2015 volumes, according to IDC. The tablet market in totality has seen its peak and will face down years in 2016 and 2017, followed by a slight rebound in 2018.

Source: IDC