[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Semiconductor revenues worldwide will see nominal growth this year at less than 1% reaching $304 billion, according to the year-end 2012 update from IDC. IDC also forecasts that semiconductor revenues will improve by 4.9% to $319 billion in…
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Worldwide IT Spending To Grow 6% In 2012
September 10, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Worldwide IT spending remains on course to grow 6% this year in constant currency, only slightly down on last year’s pace of 7% growth, in spite of continuing macroeconomic uncertainty, says IDC. According to IDC, strong performance in…
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Global Mobile Phone Shipments Reach 362 Million Units
July 27, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Global mobile phone shipments grew a modest 1 per cent annually to reach 362 million units in the second quarter of 2012, according to research from Strategy Analytics. Samsung was the star performer during the quarter, capturing a…
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Private Equity Creates Value In Europe: E&Y
June 8, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] There were 83 private equity (PE) exits in Europe last year, the highest number since 2006 and 2007, according to an annual study of the European PE industry by Ernst & Young. You can download a PDF of the…
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Intelsat To Launch 5 New Satellites This Year
March 13, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Satellite services provider Intelsat has confirmed the 2012 delivery of its Global Mobility Network, the core of which is based on five satellites launching over the next 12 months. Intelsat’s mobility infrastructure will ultimately be comprised of 10…
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Venture Capital Investment In Europe Fell In 2011
January 30, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Venture capitalists put €4.4 billion into 1,012 deals for European companies in 2011, a 14 per cent decline in investment and 19 per cent decline in deal flow from 2010, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. This marks the…
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Consumers Intend To Buy Fewer Televisions: Accenture Survey
January 9, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Consumers intend to buy fewer televisions this year and fewer are regularly watching content on them, a new Accenture survey has found. Consumers are rapidly turning to other consumer electronics devices such as smartphones and tablet computers to…
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UK’s Sky Entertainment Acquires 10% Stake In Zeebox
January 9, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Sky has acquired a ten per cent stake in zeebox, a company that lets users watch interactive television on their smartphones via apps and ‘zeetags’ or links. The exact size of the transaction was not disclosed, but…
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Microsoft Sues U.K. Retailer Group For 94,000 Fake Windows
January 6, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Microsoft has issued proceedings against Comet Group for allegedly creating and selling more than 94,000 sets of counterfeit Windows Vista and Windows XP recovery CDs. The alleged counterfeits were sold to customers who had purchased Windows-loaded PCs and…
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Mobile Worker Population To Reach 1.3 Billion By 2015
January 5, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] By 2015, the world’s mobile worker population will reach 1.3 billion, representing 37.2 per cent of the total workforce, says International Data Corporation (IDC). Worldwide mobile worker population will increase from just over 1 billion in 2010 to…
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