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JPR: Q1 2018 Breaks Add-in-Board Record

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JPR: Q1 2018 Breaks Add-in-Board Record

The graphics add-in-board (AIB) market beats seasonal trends in Q1 2018, Jon Peddie Research (JPR) reports-- shipments are up by 6.4% Q-o-Q, with revenues reaching over $5 billion.

AIBs use discrete GPUs, and are found in desktop PCs, workstations, servers, rending and mining farms, and devices such as scientific instruments. They are either bought directly by the customer or factory-installed by OEMs, and make the higher end of the graphics industry with discrete chips and private, often large, high-speed memory (as opposed to integrated GPUs sharing slower system memory).

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DigiTimes Warns of Sudden Graphics Card Drop

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DigiTimes Warns of Sudden Graphics Card Drop

The graphics card market is suddenly slowing down, DigiTimes says-- so much so Taiwanese vendors such as Gigabyte, Micro-Star International (MSI) and TUL expect April shipments to drop by as much as -40% M-o-M.

The reason of such slowdown? The abrupt waning of the cryptocurrency mining craze. DigiTimes says April 2018 sees channel distributors and larger cryptocurrency mining farm operators cut orders with mining graphics card and mining motherboard makers. Some mining farm operators have even stopped buying graphics cards, and are instead waiting the Q3 2018 rollout of Etherium mining machines by China's Bitmain.

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IDC: "Stable" Q1 2018 for EMEA PCs

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The EMEA traditional PC (desktop, notebook and workstation) market shows "stable growth" in Q1 2018, IDC reports-- the result of positive performance across both notebook and desktop categories.

According to the analyst, continued mobility adoption and increased customer awareness of the value proposition of premium devices helped maintain the growth trajectory of notebooks. Meanwhile the gaming market and commercial device refreshes in certain sub-regions drive "strong" desktop results.

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IDC: W. European Tablet Market Remains Weak

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IDC: W. European Tablet Market Remains Weak

According to IDC W. European talbet shipments total 10.6 million units in Q4 2017-- a -13.1% Y-o-Y decline, further indication of the weakening state of the market, primarily due to regular "slate" tablets.

Slate tablet shipments are down by -15.4% Y-o-Y for the quarter, as such devices are now considered to be little more than simple media consumption devices with little no no productive use cases. In comparison, detachable tablets see traction in at least some areas, and as such post a minor -2% Y-o-Y decline.

Detachable tablets see "very strong" commercial performance with 8.5% Y-o-Y growth and sales value (in euros) rising by 3.2% Y-o-Y, the result of increased enterprise adoption. The overall detachable tablet market is down by -1.4% Y-o-Y, with the consumer segment falling by -7.1% Y-o-Y as rapid convertible adoption cannibalises sales.

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Gartner: Device Shipments to Increase 2.1% in 2018

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Gartner: Device Shipments to Increase 2.1% in 2018

According to Gartner global shipments of devices-- specifically PCs, tablets and mobile phones-- total 2.28 billion units in 2017, and are set to reach 2.32bn in 2018, a 2.1% increase.

Two markets drive overall device shipments. First are mobile phones, led by the high-end smartphone segment. Second are premium ultramobiles, with Apple and Microsoft Windows 10 device stimulating higher demand.

"Consumers have many technologies to choose from, which poses two main challenges for vendors. The first is to compete for wallet share, given how many devices consumers own. The second is to deliver value and maintain relevance-- to offer the right device to the right audience," the analyst says. "We will see more buyers focusing on value, rather than just price, and therefore considering higher-priced devices."

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The Top CIT Stories of 2017

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The Top CIT Stories of 2017

As 2017 comes to a close it is as good a time as any to take a look back at the times that have been, be it through the goings on of the PC market or what retailers have been up to...

  • EMEA PC Market Shows "Signs of Strength": The news surrounding the PC market hasn't been wholly bad in 2017, as EMEA shipments were "almost" flat. According to IDC Q3 2017 shipments were down by just -0.5% Y-o-Y, with showings of "clear signs of strength" particularly in notebooks and the enterprise segment.  Continue reading...

Canalys: VR Headset Shipments Reach 1m

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Canalys: VR Headset Shipments Reach 1m

Virtual reality headset shipments hit a record in Q3 2017, Canalys reports-- 1 million units, proof the device category is not slowing down... at least for now, at any rate.

Leading the Q3 2017 market is Sony, with PlayStation VR (PS VR) shipments reaching 490000. Following is Oculus with 210000 Rift headsets (with a summer sale boosting shipments) and HTC with 160000 Vive VR units. Together the 3 companies make 86% of the total market for the quarter.

“VR adoption in the consumer segment is highly dependent on price, and Oculus’ strategy of lowering prices has definitely helped drive adoption,” the analyst says. “Hugo Barra is betting on his next product, the $199 Oculus Go standalone headset, to reach more users next year. The Go will excite first-time users, but driving adoption beyond social media will be a challenge.”

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Gartner: 2% Growth for 2018 Device Shipments

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Gartner: 2% Growth for 2018 Device Shipments

Global PC, tablet and smartphone shipments are to reach 2.35 billion units in 2018, Gartner reports-- a 2% increase over 2017, the highest growth rate since 2015.

The analyst also has the results of an online survey of users in the US, UK, Germany, China and India. It shows users still do a lot tasks on PCs, with 40% of respondents using PCs or tablets for certain daily tasks (such as reading or writing detailed emails, or watching video), while 34% use a smartphone for the convenience while on the move.

However users continue holding on to PCs for longer, even as they replace smartphones on a more frequent basis. As a result, traditional PC shipments are forecast to decline by -4.4% in 2018, while mobile phones will grow by 2.4%. The PC market does have a bright spot in PC business shipments returning to growth by end 2017, thanks to faster Windows 10 replacements in regions such as W. Europe.

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IDC: Improvements Ahead for "Challenging" PCD Market

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IDC: Improvements Ahead for

According to IDC, W. European PCD (Personal Computing Device, covering both traditional PCs and tablets) shipments will total 79.2 million units in 2017, a -2.6% decrease.

The analyst combines desktop PC, notebook and workstation shipments with slate and detachable tablets. Some products, such as convertibles, ultraslims and detachables, are to expand until at least 2021, making 43.3% of the overall PCD market by then, compared with 21.9% at end 2016. This is the result of users across both consumer and enterprise segments going for thinner and lighter devices, instead of traditional solutions.

As a result, the traditional PC market will still decline over the next 5 years, wheras the tablet market will show "some" resilience and stabilise over the forecast period.

The commercial PCD segment is to perform well, with a "slight" decrease by end 2017 before a return to positive growth by 2018 (1.2%). Growth should reach 6.4% in 2020, with SMBs as main driver. On the other hand the consumer segment should decline further until 2021, even if "not significantly." The longer lifespan of devices affects the consumer market, although some new form factors will be adopted, such as convertibles.

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