IDC

At approximately 10.6 million units shipped, gaming PCs saw a modest year-over-year recovery of 2.4% in the second quarter of 2024, according to analyst firm IDC.

More than 195 million used smartphones, including officially refurbished and used smartphones, were shipped into the market in 2023, an increase of 6.4% compared to 2022.

The global shipment value for all devices also declined 6.6% year over year to $8.9 billion, according to new data from research firm IDC.

The wrist-worn device market includes smartwatches and wristbands.

The Philippines still sees room for growth for ink cartridge machines due to back-to-school and home printing, and opportunities from first-time users.

The report, IDC said, highlights the urgent need for enhanced cybersecurity measures to counteract increasingly sophisticated threats.

The top five public cloud service providers for Asia/Pacific excluding Japan and China – Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and SAP – remained the same as last year.

A new report from research firm IDC has revealed the normalization of memory applications and inventory levels, driven by a stabilizing device market and the demand for AI training and inference in data centers during the first quarter of 2024.

The results benefited from a favorable comparison to the prior year's quarter and were driven by product refreshes from many top vendors and a replacement cycle combined with inventory replenishment.

The preliminary market results showed that Samsung captured the top position in 2Q24 with 18.9% share of shipments, thanks to a strategic focus on its flagships and a strong AI strategy.