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The strongest spending growth will be in enterprise software

Global IT spend to top $3.7tn in 2018

Spending on IT around the world is estimated to reach $3.7 trillion this year.

HP ranked as the top computer seller in the second quarter of this year

Personal computer market continues to decline

Worldwide shipments of personal computers continued to slump in the recently ended quarter but showed signs of stabilising, according to the latest figures from market trackers.

Business • 13 Jul 17

Worldwide PC shipments in the third quarter of this year totalled 68.9m units in a 5.7% decline from the same period a year earlier, according to preliminary estimates by Gartner

PC sales sliding amid shift to mobile devices

Industry reports released today show shipments of personal computers have slid again in the recently ended quarter as lifestyles continue to shift to smartphones and tablets.

Business • 12 Oct 16

PC sales down again as shift towards smartphones continue

Sales of personal computers continue to fall

Sales of PCs fell in the first quarter of the year as a result of a range of different factors, including the weakening global economy and the ongoing shift towards smartphones.

Business • 12 Apr 16

Desk-based PC shipments have fallen sharply, but mobile PCs - including Windows-based tablets - were up

PC shipments fell in first three months of 2015

PC shipments have fallen in the first three months of the year, according to Gartner, having enjoyed a period of growth last year.

Business • 10 Apr 15

Gartner expects the growth of internet-connected devices to expand into the food and car industries

5bn connected devices by the end of 2015 - Gartner

Almost five billion devices will be connected to networks or the internet by the end of this year, an increase of a third on last year, according to international technology research firm, Gartner.

Business • 26 Jan 15

75.8 million personal computers were sold in the second quarter of 2014, up 0.1% on the same time last year

PC sales edge 0.1% higher in second quarter

The decline in sales of traditional personal computers seems to have bottomed out, after eight consecutive quarters of decline.

Business • 10 Jul 14

1.9bn phones are set to be sold this year and almost half of all devices will run Google's Android operating system

2.4bn devices to be sold this year - Gartner

Global sales of electronic devices including PCs, tablets and mobile phones hit 2.4 billion units this year, with the mobile segment leading the way, a survey has shown.

Business • 07 Jul 14