Preliminary results from research firm IDC shoed that the Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined eight percent sequentially and 11 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014 to reach 23.8 million units, coming in marginally lower than IDC's initial forecasts.
The worldwide wearable computing market (commonly referred to as "wearables") is finally expanding beyond early adopter status to more functional and stylish lifestyle accessories.
Culminating a dramatic six-year period of growth, the global market for professional broadcast equipment and services reached $63 billion in 2013, up 52 percent from $41 billion in 2007.
Salesforce.com, with more than $3.8 billion in revenue during 2013, climbed two positions to capture the No. 10 slot of the worldwide enterprise software market, and it achieved the highest growth among the top 10 vendors at 33.3 percent.
Worldwide combined shipments of devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones) are projected to reach 2.5 billion units in 2014, a 6.9 percent increase from 2013.
Propelled by the rising availability of products and partial resolution of standards conflicts, the global market for wireless charging hardware used for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets will surge to rise by almost forty-fold during the next five years.
Server revenues in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) region grew a modest 1.3 percent to total $9,985 million in 2013, coming in just short of the magical $10-billion mark.
China?s consumer electronics market declined in 2013 as demand for products like televisions and digital still cameras decelerated, compelling the country?s manufacturers to devise new strategies for growth.
A fundamental paradigm shift in lighting technologies toward more efficient lamps and bulbs will significantly reduce global electricity demand for general illumination in the next few years.
