Growth for the overall year just remained positive with 1.6 percent year over year growth in 2017, a sharp drop from the 24 percent growth in 2016.

Steady business demand isn't enough to starve off a declining PC market according to the latest figures from Gartner.

The traditional PC market has clocked a better than expected result Q3, with HP logging a ‘notable’ growth thanks to big wins in Asia Pacific.

Traditional PC shipments in India have slumped nearly 19% quarter on quarter to an all-time low on the back of the recent GST implementation, IDC says

HP has reclaimed top spot in the worldwide PC market from Lenovo, which has suffered its biggest year on year shipment declines according to Gartner.

​Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs declined in the first quarter of 2017, but surprisingly the figures are more positive than expected.

Gartner says PC vendors without a strong business play will soon be forced out of the market as shipments drop below 2007 levels. So who will remain?

HP has ousted Lenovo to take top spot in the PC shipment market, as global PC shipments see their first growth in five years.

All hope is not dead for the PC market as the decline has slowed down, according to the latest statistics from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.

Competition from other devices and longer device life have been the root causes of slower growth, according to IDC.

IDC reports worldwide PC shipments are dropping, but not as fast as predicted. 62.4 million units were shipped in 2Q16, a decline of only 4.5%.

Stability remains elusive in the PC market, with forecasts predicting further struggle for the sector as numerous factors continue to cause strain.

"The global PC market had a bad start to 2016 and it is difficult to see any bright spots for vendors in the coming quarters."

Asus and Apple are the only vendors to record increased PC shipments for the first quarter of 2016 as the PC market continues to decline.

PC shipments continue to decline, with the only hopes for improvement dependent on commercial replacements and economic stability, according to IDC.

The New Zealand PC market is expected to see a further decline this year, but that's not not necessarily all bad for the channel.

"The PC market is still in the middle of structural change, which will reduce the PC installed base in the next few years."

The PC market continued its downward trajectory in 2015, with mobiles, tablets and Windows 10 contributing to the decline.

The brakes are expected to start coming off PC spending in the later half of next year, with IDC predicting a return to growth in PC shipments.

Two-in-ones saw a 77% year on year increase in shipments in Q3 at a time when the overall PC market dropped 14% and tablets were down 20%.

The latest PC shipment reports are out. So which vendors were winners - and which were losers?

While the latest PC shipment data from IDC and Gartner makes for gloomy reading, both analyst firms believe there is light at the end of the tunnel.

PC shipments are set to continue their downward trajectory through 2016 according to IDC’s latest Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.

PC shipments are set to continue their downward trajectory through 2016 according to the latest report from IDC, and the New Zealand news is no better