The PC sales has fallen 14% in the first three months of the year, the biggest drop in two decades, according to the statistics being provided by IDC. However, the figures are much lower than the survey company had initially predicted. On the same day, Gartner – a renowned consultancy firm, published a 11% decrease in […]
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Hewlett Packard are not giving up despite financial difficulties. HP are still the world’s largest manufacturer of computers without the shadow of the doubt. However, they face stiff competition from Lenovo, who are fighting to expand their market. The American multinational company is planning to launch a new tablet, Slate 7, after the sale of desktop computer […]
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Computer sales in Europe fell by 8.4% in 2011. According to data from Gartner, 58 million units have reportedly been sold during the year. During the last quarter of the year, the sales of the personal computers declined to 11.7% (15.3 million units) over the same period of 2011. In the last quarter, the decline […]
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China is considering lifting the ban on game consoles, established in 2000 to "safeguard the mental development of children", as reported by China Daily. In November, PlayStation 3 from Sony received quality certification from the Chinese authorities, which gave the first clue. "We are reviewing the policy and have done some surveys and discussions with other ministries […]
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Worldwide sales of computers totaled 89.8 million units in the fourth quarter, representing a significant drop of 6.4% and their worst ever run in the past five years, as indicated by the consulting IDC. The sales will reportedly fall down deeper than expected, as earlier forecasts pointed to a fall of 4.4% in this market. […]
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There is little arguing to the statement that HP is no longer the world’s largest manufacturer of computers. According to a survey, which says it has 15.5% of the market compared to 15.7% of China’s Lenovo. However, some reports suggest that HP’s profit margin is ahead of the Chinese brand in the technology sector. It would be the […]
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A poll conducted by Chinese web portal Sina.com suggests that Chinese customers are not so excited about the new iteration of smartphone from Apple, the iPhone 5. A state-run Chinese newspaper Xinhua published the report saying that majority of the people asked about the new iPhone said they are not interested in the handset. “I […]
Sep 15 2012 | Posted in
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Lenovo tweeted last week on the upcoming new tablet/laptop hybrid called the IdeaPad Yoga and also said “It won’t be long now.” The device was first showed off at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in January but is still to hit the market because of the late Windows 8 release. The new hybrid tablet has […]
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Chinese PC maker Lenovo has stated that it aims a 30 percent market share in Japanese market. The underlying PC market is the third largest in the world and the makers of ThinkPad have a strong hold in the area. Currently Lenovo held a fraction above 25 percent share, in the second fiscal quarter, of […]
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India’s personal computer market is moving in almost the opposite direction from the US’ with an increase of almost 17 percent in the second fiscal quarter 2012 from a year-ago quarter. The leaders were Lenovo on the top, followed closely by Acer and Hewlett-Packard. However, the year-ago market leader Dell saw a decrease in the […]
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The distinctive black colour laptop designed for IBM opaque, and is now owned by Lenovo, at their 20th anniversary. And to celebrate, the electronic signature ultrabook China introduces a 14-inch tablet and a new platform that will run on Windows 8 Microsoft. The Chinese multinational firm are expected to add new products to their product […]
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Lenovo released a new tablet, IdeaTab S2109A, a 9.5-inch device. The tablet has some striking resemblances with the iPad, iPad 2 in particular. However, the new tablet is more attractive due to its price and the operating system it adorns. For $350 the IdeaTab is an interesting device but it is one year too late […]
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