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Following Lenovo’s US$2.3bn deal to acquire IBM’s x86 server business, many leading industry analysts have questioned how this will impact the channel market.More

"The sheer volume and strong growth attest to the smartphone's continued popularity in 2013."More

"2014 is expected to remain another challenging year for the PC market, as competition will only grow among the devices."More

"The smartphone is at the centre of our lives, with most of us unable to be without it for even a couple of hours."More

"If God needed a computer, this is the one he would build."More

Emerging from a curiosity niche, 3D printing is now on the verge of mainstream adoption as businesses begin to recognise and embrace the cost and product manufacturing benefits of the technology.More

The New Zealand PC market outperformed expectations in Q3 2013. The same, however, could not be said for Australia...More

Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to surpass 1.0 billion units in 2013, representing 39.3% growth over 2012.More

Worldwide tablet shipments grew to 47.6 million units in the third quarter of 2013, drove largely in part through Android products.More

The wireless local area network (WLAN) hardware market has recorded its third consecutive quarter of growth, spread across consumer, service provider and enterprise segments.More

Unsurprisingly worldwide PC shipments once again hit the skids, posting a sixth consecutive quarter of decline as consumers continue switching to mobile devices devices.More

Despite the quarter witnessing notable product launches like Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4, the region suffered a surprising slowdown in demand for smartphones.More

"Increased competition, increasing cost challenges, capital expenditure needs and a limited scope for increasing revenues in the core market are going to put further pressure on the telcos..."More

As the ANZ inkjet printer market continues to expand, production printer shipments record double-digital growth during Q2 of this year.More

For the first time in Australia and New Zealand, all three mobile devices market – notebooks, tablets and mobile phones – declined for two consecutive quarters since 2013 Q1.More

Analyst group IDC claims the growth was largely attributed to heavy price and bundling promotions particularly within the entry level segment.More

Dell has moved ahead of Samsung in the worldwide PC monitor market for the first time since 2007, shipping more than 5.0 million units in the second quarter of 2013.More

Smartphones will represent virtually all of the mobile phone market in many of the world's most developed economies by the end of 2017....More

With indications that the ANZ datacentre market is set for consolidation, datacentre providers are actively looking to expand their services range.More

IDC claims the government has done a good job of balancing everyone's interests with the Telecommunications review discussion document.More

Apple vs. Android. Nothing new here you may think. But throw Microsoft and Windows Phone into the mix and we now have the basis for a competitive operating system market.More

A new iPad launch always piques consumer interest in the tablet category and traditionally that has helped both Apple and its competitors. But with no new Apple products, the market slowed for many vendors.More

The ANZ tablets market continues to register phenomenal growth of 147% during 2013, contributed by a jump in demand of smaller, cheaper Android tablets, as well as Windows tablets.More

Global energy management specialists named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Datacenter Infrastructure Management (DCIM) 2013 Vendor Analysis for the second consecutive year.More