Category: Market

Historical coverage of the PC and Apple tech market by Charles W. Moore. 2004-2017.

Global Smartphone Sales Volumes Mark Second Straight Quarter Without Growth – IDC

According to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 343.3 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16). This was relatively flat, up just 0.3% from 2Q15 when vendors shipped 342.4 million units, although the market did show greater sequential growth as shipments were up 3.1% from 333.1 million in the first […]