While IDC expects that the global smartphone market will continue to grow well into 2019 albeit at a slower rate than we’ve seen in recent years, tablet shipments and 2-in-1 devices are set to shrink this year. According to the latest IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, shipments are set to drop 3.8% to 221.8 million units this year. While overall tablet shipments are set to drop, […]
Tablets
Sony readying 12-inch tablet for Q1 2015 launch?
When it came time to unveil a new tablet alongside the new Xperia Z3 smartphone, Sony Mobile opted to go with the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. Unlike the Xperia Z2 Tablet which came with a 10.1-inch display, the new tablet comes with an 8-inch WUXGA (1920×1200) display. Next year, Sony may go in the other direction and introduce a larger model. According to […]
Motorola readying summer 2015 return to tablets
While Motorola may be getting ready to launch up to eight new smartphones by the end of the year, work is already underway on devices for 2015. If a rumour this week is any indication, a number of tablets could make their way onto the company’s 2015 product roadmap. Citing a “source close to the situation,” PhoneArena this week reported […]
49.3 million tablets shipped in Q2 2014
Tablet shipments hit 49.3 units in Q2 2014. While this represents an 11% increase over the same quarter a year ago, it is also a 1.5% sequential drop. Market research firm IDC expects that the tablet market will continue to grow but certainly not at the pace seen in past quarters. Factors impacting that growth include consumer appetite for larger-screened […]
After MWC 2014: What to expect in mobile for the rest of the year
Two of the biggest mobile technology tradeshows, the Consumer Electronics Show and Mobile World Congress, are now well behind us for another year. With a raft of announcements in the history books, now is a good time to pause and ponder what these events can tell us about what we can expect for the rest of 2014. Two key trends […]
Android captures 62% of global tablet market in 2013
The Apple iPad and iOS have dominated the tablet market since their introduction. Despite some predictions by Gartner that it would not relinquish the top spot until 2015, iOS was pushed down into second spot by Android last year. While sales rose again, they could not match Android’s 127% growth over the previous year. Gartner attributed Android’s success to the […]
Motorola still considering tablet customized using Motomaker
Motorola last released a tablet more than two years ago. Launched in November 2011, the XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition tablets share the dubious honour of being the company’s last tablets to date. But the company has been eyeing a return for some time now.As far back as September 2013, CEO Dennis Woodside confirmed that it “something we […]
Samsung tablet shipments to top 40 million units in 2013?
Back in November, Samsung announced that it was expecting to ship 40 million tablets in 2013 along with 100 million Galaxy S and Galaxy Note smartphones. It now appears that Samsung will meet its goal for tablet shipments. South Korea’s FNNews.com reports that Samsung insiders have told it that the company has met that goal after Q4 tablet shipments hit 12 million […]