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Coronavirus lockdown hits computer manufacturers, report says PC shipments saw a drop of 12.3% globally in 2020 Q1
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Coronavirus lockdown hits computer manufacturers, report says PC shipments saw a drop of 12.3% globally in 2020 Q1

Research firm Gartner has said that the PC shipments have seen a decline of 12.3 per cent globally in the first quarter due to coronavirus outbreak.

With the digitisation of India, there needs to be a focus on cybersecurity
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With the digitisation of India, there needs to be a focus on cybersecurity

Digital infrastructure, because of its connectivity to the global communications network, is vulnerable to threats.

Samsung remains the biggest global smartphone vendor in Q1 2019: Gartner
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Samsung remains the biggest global smartphone vendor in Q1 2019: Gartner

Huawei has managed to be in the second place as for global smartphone vendor following Samsung.

Huawei still world's second biggest smartphone maker despite US ban: Gartner
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Huawei still world's second biggest smartphone maker despite US ban: Gartner

Gartner also said Huawei continued to reduce the gap with Samsung, but warned that growth could be limited.

PC shipments fall by 15.6 million units globally say both IDC and Gartner
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PC shipments fall by 15.6 million units globally say both IDC and Gartner

Back in 2018 PC shipments increased in Q2 but were down again by Q4 and its happening again in 2019.

Mid-cap IT sector ‘clicks’ with spate of deals; strong global growth possibilities in calendar year 2019
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Mid-cap IT sector ‘clicks’ with spate of deals; strong global growth possibilities in calendar year 2019

The once-ignored mid-cap IT companies have seen a spate of deals over the past few weeks including hostile takeover offers and buyouts

HCL Technologies’ IBM software products acquisition move: Is the company's growth strategy too aggressive?
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HCL Technologies’ IBM software products acquisition move: Is the company's growth strategy too aggressive?

HCL Technologies had consolidated revenues from operations of Rs 28,738 crore for the first half of the current financial year.

Samsung's overall sales of smartphones returned to growth in Q1 2018: Report
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Samsung's overall sales of smartphones returned to growth in Q1 2018: Report

Despite suffering a dip in its sales globally in Q1 2018, Samsung led the global smartphone sales in the same quarter with 20.5 percent market share

Lenovo is suffering its biggest annual loss since 2009, as costs are higher than revenue growth
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Lenovo is suffering its biggest annual loss since 2009, as costs are higher than revenue growth

Lenovo swung to its biggest annual loss in nine years, smartphone business is struggling and its core PC business is suffering from a shrinking market

Revenue from public cloud services in India projected to grow by 37.5 percent to $2.5 billion in 2018: Gartner
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Revenue from public cloud services in India projected to grow by 37.5 percent to $2.5 billion in 2018: Gartner

Gartner estimated that Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) would be the fastest-growing segment of the public cloud market.

Data centre infrastructure hardware spending in India to hit $2.7 billion in 2018; software investment to touch $3.6 billion
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Data centre infrastructure hardware spending in India to hit $2.7 billion in 2018; software investment to touch $3.6 billion

In contrast, on-premises server and storage spending would decline marginally as a result of Public Cloud migration.

Global shipment of smartphones, PCs and tablets to grow over 1.3 percent in 2018: Report
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Global shipment of smartphones, PCs and tablets to grow over 1.3 percent in 2018: Report

Future AI capabilities, including natural-language processing and machine perception, will allow smartphones to learn, plan and solve problems for users.

I&O skills gap will cause 75% of organizations to experience business disruptions by 2020, says Gartner
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I&O skills gap will cause 75% of organizations to experience business disruptions by 2020, says Gartner

Two-thirds of organisations are not adequately addressing infrastructure and operations (I&O) skills gaps that will impede digital business initiatives

Spending on IoT security to hit $1.5 bn in 2018, an increase of 28% from last year: Report
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Spending on IoT security to hit $1.5 bn in 2018, an increase of 28% from last year: Report

Global spending on Internet of Things security is expected to reach $3.1 billion in 2021, the report, titled "Forecast: IoT Security, Worldwide, 2018", said.

Global shipments of computers, tablets and mobile phones to hit 2.32 billion in 2018, says Gartner
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Global shipments of computers, tablets and mobile phones to hit 2.32 billion in 2018, says Gartner

The shipments of traditional PCs will decline by 5.4 percent in 2018 while mobile phone shipments will increase by 2.6 percent, says Gartner.

European cities including Berlin and London have millions of undefended, exposed gadgets: Report
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European cities including Berlin and London have millions of undefended, exposed gadgets: Report

Computer security company Trend Micro said that Berlin has more than 2.8 million insecure gadgets, followed closely by London with more than 2.5 million.

IT spending in Indian banking sector to see 11.7% jump to hit $9.1 bn as banks turn to contactless payments
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IT spending in Indian banking sector to see 11.7% jump to hit $9.1 bn as banks turn to contactless payments

As part of their increased IT spending, top banks in India are investing heavily into contactless payment

Demonetisation took the Indian smartphone market by surprise but the market recovered quickly
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Demonetisation took the Indian smartphone market by surprise but the market recovered quickly

To overcome the demonetisation impact, smartphone players with huge online presence started offering EMI and easy payment options to keep the sales going.

Most banking CIOs consider Artificial intelligence as the differentiating technology instead of blockchain
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Most banking CIOs consider Artificial intelligence as the differentiating technology instead of blockchain

Banking and investment services CIOs are almost convinced that old business models and existing value propositions will not be sustainable in the future.

IIIT-Hyderabad announces AI and Machine Learning program for technology professionals
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IIIT-Hyderabad announces AI and Machine Learning program for technology professionals

IIIT-Hyderabad's Machine Learning Laboratory in partnership with TalentSprint will offer the four-month programme on foundations of AI and ML.