NEEDHAM, MA – After a rough start to the year, International Data Corporation has lowered its forecast for global PC and Tablet shipments with volumes expected to reach 384.8 million in 2023, down 15.2% compared to last year, according to the Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

TAIPEI – Trendforce reported that the global production volume of smartphones in the first quarter was only 250 million units – marking a 19.5% YoY decrease and a historic low in quarterly production since 2014.