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  • Shipments of computing devices into Africa, Middle East to hit 19.5m units

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    Overall shipments of personal computing devices (PCD) into the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will a total of 19.5 million units for 2019 as a whole, according to latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the personal computing devices market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, declined 5.0%…

  • Smartphone shipments to experience third consecutive year decline

    Smartphone shipments to experience third consecutive year decline

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    The smartphone market is projected to experience its third consecutive year of declining shipments in 2019, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports worldwide smartphone volumes are forecast to fall by 0.8% in 2019 with volumes dipping to 1.39 billion. However, the smartphone market will begin to…

  • Xiaomi topples Apple in wearable shippment to Middle East, Turkey, Africa

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    A report by global technology research and consulting firm, International Data Corporation (IDC) has shown that companies manufacturing wearable devices record a shipment of over a million units of devices in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region for the third quarter of 2018. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker showed…

  • IDC reports IoT revenue will hit $93m in Nigeria

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    The International Data Corporation (IDC) has released report indicating Internet of Things, IoT revenue will hit a $93m estimate for 2017 alone in Nigeria. Managing Director of Ericsson Nigeria, Rutger Reman, who revealed the revenue projection recently, said with the IDC IoT revenue projection of $93m for Nigeria, a substantial amount of the $1.3bn spent…

  • Samsung, Apple maintain top spots in smartphone market

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    Samsung and Apple maintained their leadership in the smartphone market in early 2017 while Chinese-based Huawei’s strong growth cemented its number three position, a market tracker said Thursday. Research firm IDC said overall smartphone shipments grew 4.3 percent in the first quarter, slightly better than its prior forecast, to 347 million units. “The first quarter…

  • PC sales fall for fifth consecutive year: Reports

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    Sales of Personal Computer (PC), desk and laptop computers, declined consecutively in 2016, extending a slip happening since 2012, according to figures released on Wednesday by two market trackers. Preliminary figures from Gartner indicated that PC shipments last year tallied 269.7 million units in a 6.2 percent decline from the previous year. International Data Corporation…