Lukewarm response to imminent Surface
Microsoft’s long-awaited Surface tablet is due to hit South Africa’s shores within the next few months and, while it is expected to lift the already high level of competition in the tablet market, sales are unlikely to be huge. This is the word from Christopher Riley,...Semiconductors still under-performing
Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending totalled $37,8-billion in 2012, a 16,1% decline from 2011, according to final results by Gartner. Wafer-level manufacturing underperformed the market in 2012, pulled down by weakness in lithography and deposition....China drags Asia Pacific PC market down
IDC’s preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined 8% sequentially and 13% year-on-year in 2013 Q1 to reach 26,4-million units, coming in lower than IDC’s initial forecasts. China dragged the entire region down, as...Sharp drop for EMEA PC market
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have continued to contract as expected in the first quarter of 2013, as consumers dedicate more of their budget to other devices like tablets, while the commercial segment remains under economic pressure. This...4Afrika initiative delivers results
Microsoft TechEd, Durban – Although it has only been a couple of months since its launch, Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative is already able to demonstrate some critical successes. Speaking at the closing keynote of the Microsoft TechEd 2013 conference, Louis Otieno,...