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• Dell teams with VMware, Red Hat and Microsoft to expand APEX hybrid portfolio

  Dell is expanding its Dell APEX portfolio across cloud platforms, public cloud storage software, client devices and compute.

• Roaring 2021 sales proved the PC isn’t even close to dead

  People snapped up PCs as they worked from home.

• Supply chain, semi-conductor issues slam PC shipments

  The same supply chain issues facing other industries slowed PC sales during the past two quarters, meaning enterprises can expect to wait up to a full quarter before receiving orders.

• Lenovo continues to lead global PC shipment tally

  ​Lenovo continues to maintain its lead in the total global PC market, shipping 24 million units and posting year-on-year growth of 66.5 per cent.

• Pandemic rebound? PC shipments post biggest upswing in a decade

  The pandemic-induced rush to work at home also helped drive up PC sales at the fastest rate in 10 years. But will that buying surge last?

• PC sales soar, Apple has a big quarter

  PC sales in the third quarter of 2020 soared globally by 14.6 per cent, year-over-year, with Apple leading the way with a 38.9 per cent leap in shipments.

• Secured-core PCs offer new defence against firmware attacks

  Microsoft, PC makers, and three major chipmakers team up to announce Secured-core PCs, designed to defend against PC firmware attacks.

• 5G will be ‘killer’ and foldable phones are ‘over-hyped’: IDC

  ​5G will be the biggest game-changer to affect a softening hardware market this year - but vendor adoption will be slow, according to a senior analyst.

• Replacing a four-year old PC could be cheaper than maintaining it

  The cost of keeping a four-year old PC could be as much as US$2,736 per device, which is enough to replace the hardware with up to two PCs.

• PC demand bolsters HP earnings

  ​HP Inc has reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and raised its full-year profit forecast, helped by strong demand for its notebooks and desktops.