The top five list remained intact from last quarter with Samsung remaining in front while also gaining share thanks to strong Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge performance.
IT spending is steadily shifting from traditional IT offerings to cloud services (cloud shift). The aggregate amount of cloud shift in 2016 is estimated to reach $111 billion, increasing to $216 billion in 2020.
Although liquid-crystal display (LCD) has dominated mobile phone displays for more than 15 years, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display technology is set to become the leading smartphone display technology in 2020, according to analyst firm IHS.
Analyst firm ABI Research has forecast augmented reality (AR) in enterprise to explode over the next five years, as the technology will add functionality to existing workforces that was not previously possible, with remote assistance to be the primary use case.
IDC said the printer market did not achieve major gains from the election season possibly due to increased usage of multimedia platforms such as social media and TV ads instead of print materials.
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 62.4 million units in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16), a year-on-year decline of 4.5%, beating the forecast of -7.4% by roughly 3%, according to analyst firm IDC.
Limited small cell backhaul spending through 2020 threatens many rural and remote communities to fall further behind in the post-information age of mobile broadband internet access, while metropolitan connectivity moves to 5G speeds.
According to data from market research firm IDC, PC shipments reached 518,645 units, growing 7% year-on-year (YoY). Such robust growth reinforces the Philippine PC market?s position as among the few in the world to still see growth.
