Steady growth for tablet market

The worldwide tablet market grew 11% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2014 with shipments reaching 49,3-million units, according to preliminary data from IDC. Although shipments declined sequentially from 1Q14 by -1,5%, IDC believes the market will experience...

Mobile comms, money to drive DRC growth

The mobile communications markets of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia are still underdeveloped.While the population densities of both countries are among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, their active mobile penetration rates in 2013 were 36.4%...

Nigeria could become an African powerhouse

There is no disguising the challenges that Nigeria is facing. The world is well aware of the concerns around terrorism and Nigeria’s on-going struggle with poverty. However, there is another side to the Nigeria story that has been overshadowed both by the recent...

EMC sees 5% increase in Q2 revenue

EMC has reported second-quarter 2014 financial results, including record second-quarter revenue of $5,9-billion – an increase of 5% year-over-year. GAAP net income attributable to EMC was $589-million and GAAP earnings per weighted average diluted share was...

Slow but steady growth for UHD TVs

Ultra high-definition televisions (UHD TVs) continued to make slow and steady inroads throughout the world, but their share of the overall flat-panel TV market remained minimal by the end of May, suggesting that UHD TV pricing in the market remains too high to gain...