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Apple Grows Smartphone Market Share Even As Overall Market Declines At Record Pace
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 4:15pm | 597Read More...The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on the smartphone market, as reflected by the 11.7% year-over-year decline in overall shipments in the first quarter, according to the International Data Corporation. Tech giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), though not immune to the downturn, largely...
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Early Checks For Apple Products Coming In Mixed
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 3:04pm | 535Read More...The early checks for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) products remain mixed, attributed to softer iPhone demand and the potential 4"-launch not expected to drive incremental volumes. Meanwhile, a recent report on saturating consumer electronics market indicates better-than-expected performance for...
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Global Smartphone Sales Growth Decelerating To 10% This Year; China Still Dominates
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 4:31pm | 443Read More...In a press release issued Tuesday, International Data Corporation (IDC) analysts Ryan Reith, Anthony Scarsella and Michael Shirer said worldwide smartphone growth is expected to slow down to 10.4 percent in 2015, down from 27.5 percent in 2014. According to the firm’s Worldwide Quarterly...
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IDC: Worldwide Wearables Forecasted To Hit 45.7M Units Shipped This Year, 126.1M By 2019
Monday, March 30, 2015 - 2:12pm | 527Read More...The International Data Corporation (IDC) recently published the "Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker," a report that provides details on vendors, technology, market opportunity and trend analysis in the expanding wearable devices space. According to the most recent issue,...
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IDC Reports On Western European Smart Connected Device Market
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 - 11:15am | 264Read More...International Data Corporation (IDC) published third quarter metrics Tuesday for the Western European smart connected device (SCD) market. The report noted that “PC, tablet, and smartphone shipments totaled 60.1 million units, with volume 8.6 percent higher compared with the same quarter...
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IDC: Smartphone Demand To 'Slow From A Boil To A Simmer' Through 2018
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 12:51pm | 268Read More...According to International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide smartphone shipments will reach nearly 1.3 billion units in 2014, marking a 26.3 percent surge over 2013's growth figures. Looking forward to 2015, IDC expects 1.4 billion smartphones to be shipped worldwide, marking a 12.2 percent...
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'Wearable' Bling Is Fast Becoming King
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 12:42pm | 600Read More...Shipments of wearable computing, especially of the functional and stylish variety, will exceed 19 million units in 2014, according to research from International Data Corporation released Apr. 10. In addition, IDC reported that by 2018 the worldwide market would grow to nearly 112 million units...
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The Case Against: BlackBerry
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 10:28am | 704Read More...'The Case Against' is a recurring analysis of why a company, person or other business venture is not a good long-term investment. All opinions are the author’s and are not a recommendation to buy or sell any stocks, bonds or other financial instruments. It seems almost unimaginable that at one...
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Apple Passes RIM, Takes 4th Place in Global Market Share (AAPL, RIMM, NOK)
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 12:56pm | 363Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) surpassed Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) in the third quarter to move into fourth place on the list of the Top 5 mobile phone vendors worldwide. Apple now holds 4.1% of the global market share, with RIM now at 3.6%. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC)...
