Tagged: IDC & News
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Global tablet computer sales surge 142.4pc – Android has 56pc of market News
02.05.2013 The tablet computer segment of the technology industry is continuing to enjoy exponential growth, with IDC reporting 142.4pc growth in the first quarter, with 49.2m devices... -
More smartphones sold in Q1 than feature phones - IDC News
26.04.2013 Smartphones have overtaken feature phones for the first time. According to IDC, more than half the mobile phones shipped worldwide in the first quarter (51.6pc) were smartphones.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Communications -
PC sales fall off a cliff – steepest quarterly decline on record reported News
11.04.2013 The full extent of the decline of the PC industry has been made clear in the latest quarterly analysis from IDC, which revealed a near 14pc drop in the number of PCs sold in the...Categories: Software, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Mobile workers threaten a data security headache for business owners News
13.03.2013 IT security is viewed by 71pc of business owners in Ireland as the biggest technology challenge they face today. While only 20pc consider supporting bring your own device (BYOD)...Categories: Wireless Communications, Security, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Business, Data Management, CIO, Apps -
Infected pirated software will cost consumers and businesses billions this year - study News
06.03.2013 Consumers will spend 1.5bn hours and US$22bn this year identifying, fixing and recovering from the impact of malware embedded in pirated software, while global enterprises will... -
Smartphones to overtake feature phones in 2013, IDC predicts News
04.03.2013 For the first time smartphones will this year surpass feature phones in terms of the number of units shipped, IDC forecast today. Some 918.6m smartphones are expected to ship...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Hosted private cloud services business to surpass US$24bn by 2016 News
01.03.2013 Global spending on hosted private cloud services will be more than US$24bn by 2016, IDC has predicted. The sector will grow at a compound annual rate of 50pc a year over the...Categories: Storage, Servers, Infrastructure Management, Hosting Services, Global CIO, Digital Media, CIO -
Android and iPhone account for 91pc of world smartphone market News
14.02.2013 Google’s Android is the No 1 smartphone operating system in the world by volume, followed by Apple iOS. Between them, Android and iOS accounted for 91.1pc of smartphone...Categories: Software, Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, AppsTags: Nokia, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Linux, BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry, Samsung, Android, iPhone, iOS, IDC, Smartphones -
Apple’s tablet market share in decline, Microsoft not yet making a mark – IDC News
31.01.2013 The fourth quarter of 2012 was a record one for tablets, with 52.5m units shipped worldwide, but Apple’s market share is dropping while Microsoft is struggling to become a...Tags: Market Research, IDC, Tablet, Tablet Computers, Apple, Samsung, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Microsoft, iPad -
The week in gadgets: Kindle Paperwhite and a stylish take on the humble home phone News
28.01.2013 A look at gadget happenings, as the Kindle Paperwhite goes global, Huawei makes its way up the charts in the smartphone market, UrbanHello bring us a home phone that could make...Categories: Week in Gadgets, Phones -
Q4 decline in PC shipments worse than expected – IDC News
11.01.2013 The decline in shipments of PCs in the fourth quarter was worse than expected, IDC has confirmed. Some 89.8m personal computers were shipped during the quarter, down almost 7pc...Categories: Phones, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Computers -
50-fold increase in the size of data globally between 2010 and 2020 (infographic) News
11.12.2012 The amount of data being created in the world is surpassing expectations and a new report by IDC suggests that the digital universe will reach 40 zettabytes by 2020, exceeding... -
Smart devices are set for a bumper US$169bn Q4, according to IDC News
10.12.2012 Smartphones dominated the smart connected device market in the third quarter of 2012 with 66pc marketshare. Overall, some 303.6m connected devices in the third quarter,...Categories: Phones, Multimedia, Internet, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Three out of every four smartphones shipped worldwide in Q3 was an Android News
05.11.2012 Google’s Android operating system dominates the global smartphone market with 75pc of phones shipped in the third quarter carrying the operating system, according to IDC....Tags: IDC, Operating Systems, Firefox, Sony, Sharp, Fujitsu , Samsung, Siri, iPhone, Smartphones, Symbian, BlackBerry, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, iOS -
Lower IT budgets ahead for many Irish CIOs in 2013 - IDC survey News
02.11.2012 More Irish large and medium-sized organisations expect to reduce their IT budgets in 2013, compared to those planning to increase technology spending. -
Samsung leads the world for smartphones, Nokia drops out of global top 5 News
26.10.2012 The global smartphone market grew 2.4pc in the third quarter, according to IDC. Samsung and Apple led the world while Nokia dropped out of the list of the world’s top 5... -
Smart mobile devices on course to break 1bn barrier - IDC News
27.09.2012 More than 260m smart mobile devices were shipped during the second quarter of this year – up 27.4pc on the same period in 2011 and a 2.8pc rise on the previous quarter,... -
Global spending on public IT cloud services to approach US$100bn by 2016 News
18.09.2012 Worldwide spending on public cloud IT will be more than US$40bn in 2012 and is expected to near US$100bn by 2016, according a new forecast from IDC.Categories: Virtualisation, Unified Communications, Servers, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, IT Management, Internet, Global CIO, Data Management, Data Centre, Consumer Tech, Computers, CIO -
Irish IT spending to grow again this year - IDC News
11.09.2012 Irish IT spending is set to return to growth this year, following a 2pc decline in 2011, according to new research from IDC. Globally, the market watcher forecasts technology... -
New start-up aims to protect firms against the blight of PBX fraud News
04.09.2012 PBX fraud is one of the biggest secrets of the telecoms industry and the reason why it is secret is the industry is ill equipped to deal with it and prefers to pretend it...