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Personal computing market still falling with one exception
Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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tablets & laptops
Worldwide PCD market set to shrink 3.3% in 2019 with declines to continue, IDC reports.
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Time to bin the traditional PC? IDC forecasts ongoing decline
Fri, 1st Jun 2018
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Despite the bleak forecast, IDC assures there are actually several pockets of opportunities and growth like gaming & ultraslim notebooks.
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IDC: A new market being born from struggling tablet trade
Fri, 4th May 2018
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While the market for slate tablets continues to struggle, the detachables market is starting to flourish - something the top vendors are exploiting.
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IDC says there’s a silver lining behind ongoing PC decline
Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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mobility
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tablets & laptops
Despite the personal computing devices market posting another decline in 2017, IDC says there are a number of positive aspects to take advantage of.
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Detachable tablets return to growth while slate tablets continue decline
Wed, 7th Feb 2018
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mobility
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tablets & laptops
Growth for the overall year just remained positive with 1.6 percent year over year growth in 2017, a sharp drop from the 24 percent growth in 2016.
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Four out of five key tablet vendors see growth - but market still declines
Mon, 6th Nov 2017
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Growth for four of the top five tablet vendors has failed to stop the tablet decline as a critical crossroad for detachable tablets looms.
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Win 10 detachables, commercial providing relief in ailing market
Mon, 28th Aug 2017
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pc hardware
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mobility
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tablets & laptops
Windows 10 detachables and the commercial segment are providing some relief in the ailing personal computing device market.
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Tablet market continues downward spiral in second quarter of 2017
Sat, 5th Aug 2017
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tablets & laptops
Despite the turmoil within the market, 3 of the top 5 vendors actually managed to increase their shares of the market and grow on an annual basis.
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Apple iPad sales defy the declining Indian tablet market in December quarter
Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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Apple recorded the fastest growth in the quarter ended December 2016, making it into the top five despite the segment shrinking 3.1 percent.
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Detachables in NZ: Apple narrowly out-ships Microsoft in 2016
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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Apple edges past Microsoft in NZ's heated detachable market battle, seizing a narrow 2016 lead with a 32% share.
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Dominating Apple not immune to tablet market woe, Lenovo ‘one to watch’
Fri, 3rd Feb 2017
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Even the holiday quarter of 2016 couldn't save the dwindling tablet market as it continued its spirally decline, IDC says.
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Detachables: Apple pushes Microsoft out of top spot
Tue, 13th Dec 2016
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Apple has surged to the top of the detachable market in New Zealand, pushing Microsoft into second, according to IDC New Zealand.
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Global tablet market finishes the year on a low, but should rebound come 2018
Fri, 2nd Dec 2016
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Although these markets are forecast for growth in the detachable segment, the disproportionate decline in slate tablets ensures no growth until 2020.
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Aussie tablet market looking dire, vendors look to detachables
Tue, 22nd Nov 2016
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mobility
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tablets & laptops
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detachable
The Australian tablet market continues to decline, with detachables being the only bright spot, according to IDC.
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Which vendor remains on top in shrinking global tablet market?
Tue, 1st Nov 2016
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mobility
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tablets & laptops
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detachable
Apple and Samsung defy downward trend in global tablet market, with IDC reporting year-over-year decline of 14.7%.
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NZ tablet shipments down despite ‘colossal’ detachables growth
Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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apple
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microsoft
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mobility
NZ tablet market wobbles as slate sales slide, but detachable varieties soar with a sharp 142% growth, IDC reports.
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Windows to dominate detachable tablet market
Wed, 9th Mar 2016
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smartphones
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apple
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mobility
Demand for detachable tablets is set to bolster Windows tablet play, with Windows devices expected to dominate the detachable market come 2020.
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Hands-on review: HP Pavilion X2 Detachable laptop
Wed, 17th Feb 2016
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What HP has done in its most recent laptop is incredibly clever and solves many issues for a consumer in an elegant and compact package.
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Apple winning the detachable race
Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
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apple
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mobility
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The transition towards detachable tablets is in full swing, with Apple coming out on top as the clear winner above Microsoft and other PC vendors.