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Apple saw a big drop in Mac shipments in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same quarter a year earlier, according to data from research firm IDC. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant experienced a sizable 40.5% drop in shipments during Q1 2023, though other leading PC makers also suffered similar, albeit smaller, falls. Lenovo, which has the highest market share for PC shipments at 12.7%, saw a 30.3% fall in year-on-year shipments for the quarter ending March 31, while Dell saw a 31% fall.…

The PC market sent out another disappointing quarter, worldwide shipments contracting 29% compared to last year as per the latest IDC report. Based on preliminary data, the total number of PCs sold in January-March totaled 56.9 million units which is 23.3 million units fewer than the total for Q1 2022. All of the top-five PC vendors experience double-digit declines with Apple faring the worst with a 40.5% difference between Q1 2022 and Q1 2023. Top 5 PC companies market share in Q1 2023 Lenovo remained…

NEW DELHI : Apple, on Wednesday, announced its first Apple Store in India, which will open at Bandra Kurla…

Local value addition in wearables and hearables manufacturing is set to increase with India’s major smartwatch and headphones makers such as Dixon Technologies and Optiemus Electronics starting making printed circuit boards (PCBs) for their customers.The wearables segment has seen rapid growth, clocking 46.9% year-on-year growth in 2022 as shipments reached 100 million, as per IDC India.Dixon Technologies, which manufactures hearables for Imagine Marketing (Boat), the largest wearables brand in India, will introduce SMT…

Global shipments of smart home devices declined for the first time in 2022 as shipments fell 2.6 per cent (year-over-year) to 871.8 million units.According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), Smart TVs, which represented the largest category, experienced a 4.3 per cent decline in 2022.Looking ahead, a modest 2.2 per cent growth in smart home device shipments is expected in 2023 as the global economy recovers.This growth is expected to continue through 2027 with device volumes reaching 1.23 billion in 2027."Smart…

Samsung has dominated the foldable segment for the past few years. Now, Chinese smartphone makers are also joining the bandwagon. Oppo has recently launched its first-ever flip foldable phone, the Oppo Find N2 Flip in global markets. Vivo is also reportedly working on the Vivo X Fold 2 and its first-ever clamshell foldable model. The foldable smartphone market declined by more than 11% in 2022. Yet, this smartphone segment is expected to grow in the coming years as more brands are foraying into this market. How foldable…

Foldable phones have been around for a few years now but their shipments are nowhere near the levels of traditional bar smartphones. The latest IDC report forecasts a healthy increase in the number of foldable shipments in the year to come with an estimated 48.1 million flip and fold devices making their ways to consumers in 2027. At that point, the CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of foldables for the 2022-2027 period is expected to surpass traditional smartphones by tenfold. The new IDC report sees foldables…

French software firm OVHcloud has launched its first data centre in India as it expands in the Asia-Pacific region aiming to capitalise on growing cloud adoption amid heightened concerns over data privacy, it said on Monday. The new data centre in Mumbai will provide Indian businesses with local computer and storage infrastructure to meet changing data compliance needs as India digitalises and pushes for more data protection, OVH said. International Data Corporation (IDC), a market intelligence firm focusing on the tech…

2022 was a tough year for the AR/VR market as global shipments dropped sharply to 8.8 million units for the full year – down 20.9% compared to 2021, according to data by IDC. The analysts say that the drop was expected as this is a fledgling market and certain global events have massive effects on it (both positive and negative). In 2021 the pandemic had a lot of people stuck at home with disposable cash, which was an opportunity for VR and AR headset makers. It also helped that increasing prices of electronics…