The US construction industry is adopting AI tools to improve project management and support site managers and foremen; IDC says 60% of firms use some form of AI
New AI tools are helping managers stay on top of the complex processes underpinning an exploding sector
IDC: global PC shipments rose 9.6% YoY to 76.4M units in Q4 2025, helped by Microsoft ending Windows 10 support and OEMs pulling forward inventory amid tariffs
IDC expects the PC market to be volatile this year ahead of anticipated price increases. … The PC market is bracing …
IDC estimates that Apple shipped just 45,000 Vision Pro units in Q4 2025; Sensor Tower says Apple reduced its digital ad spend for the headset by 95%+ in 2025
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IDC expects Apple to ship just 45,000 units of the Vision Pro in Q4 2025; Sensor Tower says Apple cut digital ad spend for the headset by 95% in 2025
High prices, limited apps and comfort issues expose difficulty of turning futuristic hardware into a mass-market product
IDC expects shipments of PCs could shrink by up to 9% YoY in 2026 due to global memory shortages, as demand from AI data centers continues to outstrip supply
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Seagate and other HDD makers bet on tech like heat-assisted magnetic recording to stay competitive; IDC expects data center HDD spending to hit $22B by 2028
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IDC expects global smartphone shipments to grow 6.2% YoY to 1.24B units in 2024, due to Android shipments growing 7.6% YoY and iPhone shipments growing 0.4% YoY
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 6.2% year-over-year in 2024 to 1.24 billion units, according …
A profile of Canva, which IDC estimates has a 4% share of the $15.4B creative software market and has doubled its MAUs to 190M since 2022, ahead of its US IPO
The world's most valuable female-led startup prepares for an IPO. … Melanie Perkins remembers when her boyfriend … X: @yoolimleenews and @technology X: Yoolim Lee / @yoolimleenews : I once asked a VC ...
A profile of Li-Chen Miller, Meta VP of product for wearables and a former Microsoft CVP; IDC says Meta has shipped 700K+ Ray-Ban units after the 2023 launch
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IDC estimates that Apple will sell under 500K Vision Pro units in 2024, and the headset's international launch will offset a 75% QoQ drop in US sales in Q3 2024
- The pricey headset's US sales are expected to plummet — A more affordable model in a year's time should help momentum