Indian IT services market up 7.4% to $3.76 bn in H1: IDC

Last Updated: Thursday, December 4, 2014, 18:31

The investments are likely to pick up in 2015 on the back of boost in business confidence, helped by the new government's policies and economic growth agendas, it said in a statement.

Indian software market grows 10.7% in H1 2014: IDC

Last Updated: Monday, December 1, 2014, 15:51

The period also saw few of the big vendors closing major deals which were in the pipeline since early 2013 but did not materialise owing to economic and political uncertainties, it added.

Smartphones set record with 1 billion shipments in 12 months

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 03:30

According to International Data Corporation's report, 1,004.2 million smartphones were shipped throughout the year, implying an increase of 38.4 percent from the 725.3 million units shipped in 2012.

Smartphone sales top billion in 2013, Samsung leads: IDC

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 09:36

Samsung extended its lead as the world`s biggest vendor, accounting for 31.3 percent of sales, ahead of Apple`s 15.3 percent, according to the poll by market research and analysis firm IDC.

Wipro named leader in life science mfg & supply chain ITO

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 17:21

IT major Wipro has been named 'Leader in Worldwide Life Science Manufacturing and Supply Chain ITO' by technology research and advisory firm International Data Corporation (IDC).

2014 to be challenging for PC sales: IDC

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 15:47

PC sales are expected to face yet another challenging year during 2014 because of pressures from devices such as smartphones and tablets as well as spill-over of economic and political uncertainties of last year, research firm IDC said.

7 in 10 to use smartphones for shopping in coming year: Study

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 15:08

About 70 percent consumers are expected to use their smartphones for shopping in the coming year, a new study has revealed.

Global PC shipments suffered worst decline in 2013

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 14:14

PCs -- which include desktops, notebooks and laptops -- shipment levels in 2013 were similar to that achieved in 2009.

PC shipments continue global decline as mobile wins out: IDC

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 18:36

Worldwide PC shipments fell 10 percent last year to 314.6 million units as manufacturers could not stop consumers opting for smartphones and tablets instead, showed preliminary data from researcher IDC.

'Microsoft's affordable cloud sols changing vendor landscape'

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 15:06

IDC predicts that cloud computing will generate over 2 million jobs in India by 2015.

Tablet computer sales losing steam: Survey

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 12:37

Tablet computers have been one of the hottest items in tech in recent years, but sizzling growth is likely to slow in the coming years, a market tracker said Tuesday.