Research Reports

For the full year 2022, the tablet market saw a decline of 3.3% year over year, ending two years of solid growth although shipments remain well above pre-pandemic levels.

2022 ended with shipments of 1.21 billion units, which represents the lowest annual shipment total since 2013 due to significantly dampened consumer demand, inflation, and economic uncertainties.

LinkedIn said forward-thinking marketers should be looking at how they shift their priorities this year and focus on how they can humanize their brand with emotion-led campaigns and thought leadership activity.

Global shipments for traditional PCs fell below expectations in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22) as 67.2 million PCs were shipped, down 28.1% from the prior year, according to research firm IDC.

Despite an economic slowdown, Huawei took the top spot with its wristbands accounting for 66.0% of its overall wearable shipments.

Research conducted by research firm GlobalData noted that the technology world is already seeing a shift towards mixed reality such as Meta’s Quest Pro virtual reality (VR) headset with the VR headset market set to generate global revenues of $50 billion by 2030.

The upcoming holiday season may become challenging for vendors as the demand for technological products dampens, according to analyst firm IDC.

The research unveiled that 84% of respondents (IT decision-makers [ITDMs]) believe that the IT department is more responsible for business innovation than ever before and 77% of decision-makers felt that IT could drive greater innovation if it had a stronger leadership position.

A new analysis on LinkedIn shows that remote job postings are in decline, although the applications to those roles outstrip supply.

One particular highlight was Huawei launching its ink tank series printers in 3Q22 as a new player in the market.