Gartner: Tablets are crushing PC sales
People are buying tablets to replace old PCs, which explains why PC sales were so dismal over the holidays, according to Gartner.
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China tops US as world’s biggest PC market
China has finally surpassed the United States to become the largest PC market in the world.
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Sales of laptops grew by 43 percent in Q1, says Gartner
Shipments of laptops rose by 43.4 per cent in the first three months of 2010, compared to the same period last year, according to market research company Gartner. A large part of the growth was due to a 71 percent bump in netbook sales, which Gartner doesn't expect will be affected by the arrival of Apple's iPad and other tablets.
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Software piracy rate up 2% in 2009, study finds
Expanding PC sales in emerging market is increasing the rate of software piracy, according to a recent study by industry watchers.
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Mac sales to set another record, says analyst
Apple will report selling another record number of Macs in the final quarter of 2009 when it unveils its financial figures later this month, a Wall Street analyst said Thursday in a note to clients.
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Growing PC demand delays Dell's plan to shut down plant
Dell has delayed the closing of a plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, by three months because PC demand is rising, the company said on Tuesday.