Consumers not so much

Beancounters at IDC have consulteed their tarot cards and are predicting that tablets will survive in the business area.

Single-digit growth this year

Chipmaker MediaTek expects to see a substantial slowdown in tablet shipments this year. The company expects single-digit growth in 2015 and its most optimistic forecast is 9%.

First year of declining iPad shipments

At least in the US

Updated: 327 million phones sold in Q3 worldwide

Claims it is the fifth largest manufacturer

5.9% less than expected

Apple and Samsung still dominate

Not as bad as expected

First double-digit drop in Asia