Apple's iPad Pro outsold Microsoft's entire Surface lineup over the holidays

Consumers have apparently taken a liking to the iPad Pro following its November release, as new data suggests that Apple moved nearly half a million more of the jumbo tablets alone than Microsoft did of its entire Surface lineup.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 62

IDC expects Apple Watch to dominate wearables market through 2019

Apple's dominance of the growing wearables market will continue for the foreseeable future, market research firm IDC projected on Thursday, forecasting that the Apple Watch will control the lion's share of the smartwatch market through the year 2019.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 11

IDC expects Apple's iPhone to handily outpace a slowing global smartphone market in 2015

Citing continued consumer demand for the latest models, IDC on Thursday said it expects Apple's iPhone shipments will post 17.3 percent growth across 2015 — nearly doubling the performance of the overall global smartphone market.

Blair MacGregor 10 years ago 0

Larger tablets like Apple's iPad Pro & Microsoft's Surface Pro predicted to squeeze out smaller, cheaper models

The launch of the iPad Pro signals a major shift in the tablet market, two new forecasts predict, calling for cheaper vendors selling smaller tablets to be affected by consumer demand for newer, larger, and more powerful hardware.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 0

Latest guesstimate pegs Apple Watch at 3.6M units shipped last quarter

Though Apple still hasn't announced sales of its wrist-worn Apple Watch, that hasn't stopped yet another research firm from throwing their hat into the ring, estimating that Apple debuted at second place in the wearable device market behind Fitbit.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 29

IDC projects Apple unlikely to make market share gains against Android in coming years

Even with iPhone sales continuing to be strong, Apple is unlikely to make deeper inroads into Android's global marketshare in the near future, according to projections from an IDC research report released on Tuesday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 101

iPad's dominance continues to fade in shrinking tablet market, latest IDC data shows

While the Apple iPad held on to its position as the leading tablet brand worldwide during the June quarter, the gap with other tablet makers shrank — as did the market overall, according to IDC research data released on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 101

IDC: Apple snags global smartphone marketshare from Samsung in June quarter

IDC research data published on Thursday shows that Apple's share of the global smartphone market grew to 14.1 percent in the June quarter, up from 11.7 percent in the same period a year ago — largely at the expense of Samsung.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 11

Mac sales up 16.1% in June quarter as overall PC market continues slump

Continuing to buck trends, Mac sales rose 16.1 percent year-over-year in the June quarter even as the PC industry as a whole shrank 11.8 percent, according to new estimates published on Thursday by research firm IDC.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 46

Chinese smartphone market shrinks for first time in 6 years, but Apple still booming

The Chinese smartphone market shrunk by 4 percent in the first quarter of calendar 2015, marking the first time it has seen a year over year contraction in six years, even in the face of huge growth by Apple, IDC reported on Monday.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 10

Apple's iPad remains dominant in shrinking tablet market

More than one out of every four tablets sold in the first quarter of 2015 bore an Apple logo, new data indicates, though the worldwide market for tablets and convertible devices continues to contract.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 24

Apple's big-screen iPhone 6 and 6 Plus lead to massive gains in China as Samsung flounders

A fresh report from research firm IDC published on Tuesday found Apple's share of the Chinese smartphone market nearly doubled over the fourth quarter of 2014, while rival Samsung saw its share further deteriorate as competing Android makers gained ground with low-cost device alternatives.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 52

Though Apple's iPad sales shrank, Amazon's Kindle Fire took 70% nosedive last quarter

The worldwide tablet market saw its first-ever year-over-year decline in the holiday quarter, but the biggest losses were seen by Amazon, which saw shipments of its budget-priced Kindle Fire series plummet 70 percent.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 57

Worldwide PC market staggers in Q4 as Apple's Mac reaches new heights

According to its quarterly PC report for the fourth quarter of 2014, research firm IDC found Apple sold some 5.8 million Macs over the three-month period, bucking an overall negative trend for the market.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 24

IDC: Tablet market suffers massive slowdown in 2014, Apple's iPad not immune

Year-over-year growth in the tablet market is projected to fall by more than 45 percentage points from its 2013 rate, new data released Tuesday suggests, as Apple is expected to book the first full-year shipment decline in the iPad's history.

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