Having slimmed down and gained some self-discipline, the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) business is posting its highest profits in nearly three years, allowing suppliers to thrive despite the decline of the PC business that once dominated market demand.
Microsoft over the years has been oft-criticized for copying Apple products. However, Microsoft today could actually garner some admiration by taking a page from Apple?s playbook and offering its latest PC operating system for free.
Riding on the growth momentum from 2013, the Philippines is set to record 11-percent growth in total IT spending by end of 2014, according to research firm IDC.
Worldwide external disk storage systems factory revenues posted a year-over-year decline of -3.5 percent, totaling $5.7 billion, during the third quarter of 2013.
According to the latest forecast from analyst firm IDC, worldwide tablet shipments are expected to reach 221.3 million units in 2013, down slightly from a previous forecast of 227.4 million but still 53.5 percent above 2012 levels.
A new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has found more that more than half of businesses surveyed in Asia-Pacific have made limited progress in harnessing the power of Big Data ? with 91 percent citing factors in their own company as the main barrier.
The global market for major home appliances is forecast to enjoy solid growth by year-end compared to a marginal increase last year, boosted this time by economic gains within emerging markets where demand for appliances has soared.
Analyst firm IDC expects the Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ) Big Data technology and services market to grow at a 34.1-percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from $548.4 million in 2012 to $2.38 billion in 2017.
