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Apple's PC shipments fall 40%, steepest among major computers makers

The slowdown in consumer spending over the past year has led to double-digit declines in smartphone shipments and an accumulating glut among the world's foremost memory chip suppliers

India's PC, tablet market grows 5% to reach 19.6 mn units in 2022: Report

Despite a steep fall in the fourth quarter of 2022, last year was a successful one for the Indian PC market (desktops, notebooks and tablets), with shipments up 5 per cent to reach 19.6 million units

PC sales set to slow down in India as hardware firms announce layoffs

Sale boom during pandemic waning as consumers delay purchase due to fear of recession: Report

Microsoft logs slowest quarter growth in 6 years, PC sales nosedive

Recently, Microsoft has made a "multiyear, multibillion dollar" investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI

Global PC demand down amid recession fears, steepest decline since mid-90s

For the entire year, PC shipments reached 286.2 million units in 2022, a 16.2 per cent decrease from 2021

Indian gamers keen in turning professional, see career growth: Report

Jobs seen as influencers, software developers, animators as industry grows in country

Reliance Retail to mark entry in beauty and personal space market in Jan

The retailer is already in advanced stage talks to take over Sephora India rights from Arvind Fashions, which also gives it access into the premium beauty and personal care space offline

Intel plans thousands of job cuts to manage cost amid PC market slowdown

Intel will announced the layoffs as early as this month, with the company planning to make the move around the same time as its third-quarter earnings report on October 27

Reliance Jio Cloud-linked laptops likely to cost less than Rs 10,000

Jio is working on JioBook that will have an embedded 4G chip; it is expected to be priced below Rs 20,000

Global PC, tablet shipments to fall significantly in 2022 and 2023: Report

Global shipments of traditional PCs are forecast to decline 12.8 per cent in 2022 to 305.3 million units while tablet shipments will fall 6.8 per cent to 156.8 million, according to a new report

Lenovo plans to hire 12,000 R&D professionals in next 3 years

Global conglomerate Lenovo has announced plans to hire 12,000 R&D professionals over the next three years, as it focuses on technologies from edge computing to metaverse.

Indian PC market faces new disruption wave due to China lockdowns

As China takes a strong stance on its Zero-Covid policy, implementing lockdowns in major manufacturing hubs, supply disruptions in PC market will occur

PC shipments grow 44.5% YoY in CY2021, bolstered by remote working: IDC

Year 2022 may see softening of PC uptake due to supply constraints and pricing rise

Massive chip shortage to continue for up to 2 years, says Intel CEO

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has said that the massive chip shortage will continue for at least two more years before the industry is able to completely catch up with the demand

Microsoft to showcase next generation of Windows operating sys on June 24

Microsoft has revealed that it will showcase the next generation of Windows operating system on June 24

Global chip supply shortages may take couple of years to address: Intel CEO

Global chip maker Intel said it could take a couple of years to address the supply shortage in the semiconductor ecosystem that is witnessing huge demand for tech products

Intel unveils fastest 11th Gen U-series chip for laptops, 5G product for PC

Chip giant Intel on Monday announced a pair of new 11th Gen U-series chips, one of which marks the first 5GHz clock speed for thin and light laptops.

Scheme for IT hardware: PLI pledges miss govt's ambitious target

Production and export commitments by 19 companies are much lower than government's projections

Indian PC market continues to surge, driven by demand for notebooks

Apple posted its biggest quarter for PC shipments in India and share the fifth spot with AsUS

Chromebooks, tablets lead global PC revival in first quarter of 2021

12 million Chromebooks were sold in the quarter