PC sales boosted by Europe's laptops
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Steady growth Worldwide PC sales grew by 15.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2007 boosted by increased demand in Europe for laptops. Figures from IDC's Quarterly PC Tracker reveal US shipments of desktop machines continued to decline while laptop growth remained strong. HP was most improved of the big vendors, with growth of 17 per cent.â¦
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Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 9.2 percent in January, boosted by better-than-expected cell phone shipments and strong sales of personal computers, digital cameras and music players, an industry group said on Monday.
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Sales in Europe were especially strong, rising 24 percent, the software maker says.
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Worldwide PC shipments rose 9.7pc in the third quarter, according to research group Gartner, slightly less than previous expectations due to slower sales in the US.
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The personal computer maker reported solid sales growth for the second quarter.
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Worldwide shipments of personal computers grew nearly 12 percent in the third quarter, driven by strong European sales and rising commercial demand, according to IDC, a research company that tracks shipments.    A PC shipments report released Monday by another firm, Gartner, Inc., reported quarterly growth of 9.7 percent, with lower-than-expected U.S...
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PC maker sees potential profit at the end of the tunnel, boosted by new sales strategy.
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The European Commission has asked four more countries for information on how they buy computers. Rival AMD applauds the move.
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The Wow starts now... It might have had a mixed response from critics but Vista is being credited with a big jump in US retail computer sales. The launch of Microsoft's latest operating system apparently helped PC sales jump 173 per cent compared to the week before.â¦
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Sales of notebook computers rose 40 percent in the first quarter.
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The number of personal computers worldwide is expected to double to about 1.3 billion by 2010, driven by explosive growth in emerging markets such as China, Russia and India, according to a report released on Tuesday by Forrester Research Inc.
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European equity markets were higher on Monday, driven by a combination of firm results, broker upgrades and reports of bid activity.
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Music will continue its reign as the prime mover of European gadgets, according to Jupiter Research. A survey of 5,000 consumers from Britain, Germany, France, Sweden, Spain and Italy, revealed that devices
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Lower prices and improved laptop performance will fuel continued growth in PC sales this year and next, says the market analysis firm.
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People actually redeeming vouchers Europeans who bought a new PC in time for Christmas and were persuaded that they would get a Vista upgrade soon after the rollout by redeeming a voucher, are learning that demand for the upgrades far outstrips "supply".â¦
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Western European car sales jumped by 7.7 percent on the year in December, due to higher demand in Germany, the Association of European Auto Manufacturers said Friday.
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reported better than expected quarterly results helped by strong international sales.