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Global PC shipments are forecast to grow by 8% year-on-year in 2024 after seven straight quarters of decline, with the technology analyst firm Canalys saying the final quarter of 2023 would see an uptick to 5% growth.

Global shipments of PCs amounted to 64.8 million units in the third quarter of 2023, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says, adding that this represented a 9% year-on-year decline.

India has banned the import of laptops, tablets and some PCs with immediate effect unless one has a valid licence from the authorities.

The outlook for the global PC and tablet market has grown gloomier, the technology analyst firm IDC says, adding that shipments for this year are now expected to fall by 15.2% year-on-year and amount to 384.8 million units.

Shipments of PCs in Australia fell by 19.1% year-on-year, the technology analyst firm IDC says, adding that the overall figure was 996,000 units.

Global PC shipments fell by 33% to 54 million units year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, the technology analyst firm Canalys reports, adding that this was the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit declines.

Spending on semiconductors by the world's top 10 OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) fell by 7.6% year-on-year in 2022, the technology analyst firm Gartner says, adding these companies accounted for 37.2% of the market.

Shipments of PCs in 2022 hit a low note in the final quarter, with total shipments of desktops and notebooks falling by 29% for a total of 65.4 million units.

Global shipments of PCs fell by 18% during the third quarter of 2022 to 69.4 million units, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, attributing this drop to high inflation, rising interest rates and bloated channel inventories.

Global shipments of traditional PCs fell 15.3% in the second quarter of 2022 to 71.3 million units, the technology analyst firm IDC says, adding that the year-on-year drop was the second consecutive decrease after two years of increases.

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Global shipments of PCs reached 341 million units in 2021, the technology analyst firm Canalys reports, adding that the final quarter recorded shipments of 92 million units, a million more than the corresponding quarter in 2020.

Analyst firm Garter predicts spending on technology products and services in Australia will exceed $109 billion in 2022, up 6.5% on this year.

The market for semiconductors is expected to grow by 17.3% year-on-year globally, against a figure of 10.8% in 2020, the technology analyst company IDC says, adding that the current shortage should be over by the middle of 2022.

Shipments of PCs to the US in the second quarter of the year grew by 17% year-on-year, with 36.8 million units being shipped, according to the technology analyst firm Canalys.

The sales of tablets and PCs surged in 2020, fuelled by the pandemic as consumers spent more time at home either working, studying, or playing, according to a study by Telsyte. The study reveals that brands such as Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft continue to dominate the tech market.

Researchers at the Slovakian security firm ESET say they have discovered a new supply-chain attack that targets the update infrastructure of NoxPlayer, an Android emulator for PCs and Macs.

Italian financial analyst site Finaria has pointed the finger at the COVID-19 outbreak triggering "the most significant fall in PC shipments since 2013, as pandemic affected supply chains and forced consumers to prioritise their spending".

Corporate buyers are increasingly taking AMD-powered systems into consideration, the company's regional managing director has told iTWire.

The world will witness a 13.6% drop in shipments of devices — PCs, tablets and mobile phones — in 2020, meaning that total shipments will be 1.9 billion units, the tech research firm Gartner has forecast.