PC sales are declining in 2013 more than expected as IDC has revised its estimate downward. Enterprise sales are down around 5 percent but the consumer market is seeing a 15… Read more »
The rate at which the PC market contracted during Q2 is still in the double digits, though it was ever so slightly better than the previous quarter. IDC says PC makers… Read more »
In cloud and big data, the second quarter of 2012 featured several high-profile deals and product launches that could reshape the marketplace for everyone. Key highlights from the quarter include: Google and Microsoft… Read more »
But we also saw some new developments in recent months. Android tablets began to steal market share from Apple’s iOS, thanks largely to the success of Amazon’s Kindle Fire. And the… Read more »
Appcelerator and IDC released a survey this morning of mobile application developers, and the report is a must-read for anyone in the space. All Things D notes that developers are shifting… Read more »
Location-based marketing still suffers from user-privacy issues, user awareness and a lack of extensive local advertising networks. But the combination of GPS-enabled location pinpointing and the embrace of social networks has… Read more »
Assuming cloud adoption takes off as data suggests it will, cloud services integration will provide major opportunities for cloud providers and software vendors willing to open up their platforms to the… Read more »
A few pieces focusing on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 illlustrate today just how wide-open the smartphone market is: IDC has revised its projections to claim that Windows Phone will be the… Read more »
NFC has long failed to gain any traction in North America, but support from so many heavy hitters could finally move the needle for the technology. Read more »