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20% PC penetration offers vast opportunity for innovation: HP India MD

India's PC penetration, at up to 20 per cent, presents a huge market opportunity, and the industry must explore innovative strategies to put PCs in every household and workplace, according to Ipsita Dasgupta, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, HP India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. She said India's GDP growth, its status as among the world's youngest population, and its clout as the second-largest GCC hub globally are differentiating it from other markets worldwide. "The market has been growing at a slower pace than we would like, but really, what makes the market an enormous opportunity is the low PC penetration. India has less than 20 per cent PC penetration," Dasgupta told PTI in an interview. Noting that PCs play a crucial role in education, skill development, and employment, she said, given these underlying drivers, the opportunity is immense. "I think the industry needs to think of smart ways to ensure that we help get PCs into every home and every business," she ...

Acer eyes No 2 slot in India PC market within three quarters on AI push

Acer aims to overtake Lenovo in India's PC market by FY25-end, banking on AI-powered PCs, retail expansion in smaller towns, and new domestic manufacturing

Microsoft shares vision for 2030: Windows PCs may soon see, hear and talk

Microsoft's vision for 2030 has users interacting with Windows through sight, sound, and speech - signalling a shift away from keyboards and mice

Reliance Jio launches JioPC AI cloud computer: Check plans, benefits, more

JioPC has been launched in India with a pay-as-you-go model. With the ability to turn a TV into a PC, this service starts at Rs 600 per month

Reliance's Jio Platforms launches JioPC: What is it, how it works, and more

JioPC lets users access a desktop interface on their TV with just a keyboard, mouse, and Jio set-top box - no external CPU required, now in trial rollout

Rapoo 8000M Mumbai Indians review: Wireless keyboard-mouse combo on budget

The Rapoo 8000M is a Mumbai Indians-themed keyboard and mouse combo that seasoned users might manage with, but it could be challenging for novices

98% of all PCs will be AI-enabled by 2028, predicts Dell executive

The global PC landscape is poised for a seismic shift as artificial intelligence (AI) PCs are projected to dominate the market, with 98 per cent of all PCs expected to feature AI capabilities by 2028, according to a senior Dell executive. Talking to PTI, Senior Director and General Manager of Client Solutions Group at Dell Technologies India, Indrajit Belgundi said AI PC adoption is significantly growing across all age groups, industries, and categories. "By 2028, almost 98 per cent of all PCs will be AI PCs that come with new NPUs (neural processing units) that run AI tasks directly on the phone. They are designed to be faster, more secure, energy-efficient that will take productivity, creativity, and collaboration to new levels in the workday. It will be huge," he said on the sidelines of the launch of Dell's new AI PC lineup. The growth in the Indian consumer PC market has been on an upward trajectory, driven by gaming and AI-powered PCs. "AI, as we speak, is coming to the Edge.

India likely to dial down plans to curb personal computer imports

Import licensing requirements were to be implemented in 2023. The govt has so far deferred the timeline on four occasions and has now set Dec 2025 as deadline

Aiming for 100% PC manufacturing in India in next 3 years: Lenovo

Lenovo India Managing Director Shailendra Katiyal said that of the total PC sales in India, the company manufactured 30 per cent locally, and will hit 50 per cent next year

India PC shipments up 3.8% at 14.4 mn in 2024, HP leads with 30% share: IDC

Shipments of personal computers grew 3.8 per cent on a year-on-year basis to 14.4 million driven by demand for gaming and AI-powered PCs, market research firm IDC said on Monday. IDC India, South Asia and ANZ, associate vice president for devices research, Navkendar Singh said the weakening rupee can lead to an increase in device costs, which can impact the price-sensitive SMB (small and medium businesses) and consumer segments but despite all challenges, the India PC market is most likely to witness a low single-digit growth in 2025. The growth in the Indian consumer PC market has been on an upward trajectory, driven by gaming and AI-powered PCs. HP led the market with 30.1 per cent market share in 2024 and 30 per cent share in the December quarter despite a decline of about 1 per cent in annual and 1.8 per cent in quarterly supplies, as per IDC estimates. Lenovo and Dell followed HP with market share of 17.2 and 16.1 per cent in 2024 with year-on-year (YoY) growth of 7.3 per cent

Logitech Pop Icon combo review: A stylish and versatile keyboard-mouse duo

The Logitech Pop Icon combo is a wireless keyboard and mouse pair that blends style, portability, and multi-device connectivity for a versatile workspace experience

Dell unveils Apple-like rebrand in an attempt to make PCs cool again

Dell and peers HP Inc. and Lenovo Group Ltd. have been trying new strategies to encourage upgrades

Dell forecasts downbeat Q4 revenue on weak PC demand, rival competition

Dell forecast fourth-quarter revenue between $24 billion and $25 billion, average analyst estimate is $25.57 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG

India shipped record 4.5 million personal computers in Q3CY24: IDC

Shipment of premium notebooks (>$1,000) grew by 7.6 per cent Y-o-Y, while desktop category declined by 8.1 per cent

Acer logged best ever biz performance this year, says CBO Sudhir Goel

The company has also recorded 35 per cent year-on-year growth in the first two weeks of the festival season

Asus powers up, AI-powered PCs to drive 5-10% of shipments by November

Asus holds the fifth spot in the Indian PC segment, with a market share of 7.1 per cent during Q2 this year, down slightly from 7.3 per cent in the year-ago period, as per IDC

ASUS bets on aggressive retail expansion to become India's top PC brand

Taiwanese tech giant ASUS aims to become India's top PC (personal computer) brand having 25-30 per cent market share in two years, with aggressive retail expansion as one of its key strategies. ASUS has already tripled its market share in India from 6.3 per cent in 2017 to 17.8 per cent in 2023, making it the number two consumer notebook brand in the country, said Arnold Su, Vice President, Consumer & Gaming PC, System Business Group, ASUS India. "It took us six years to triple the market share. Our target is to become the number one brand in the coming two years. And to reach number one, our market share should reach between 25-30 per cent. "We will continue to aggressively expand our retail touch points to ensure that consumers from tier-3 and tier-4 cities can experience ASUS technology without having to travel to metro cities," he said in an interview to PTI. Being one of the largest gaming and consumer PC companies, ASUS understands the need to sustain momentum, he added. Su

HP predicts lower profit due to weak PC market, rising competition

The company expects commercial PC momentum to continue, while seeing a slower recovery in the print market

Indian PC market grows 7.1% to 3.39 mn shipments in Q2 CY2024: IDC

The launch of artificial intelligence (AI) PCs is expected to drive refresh commercial orders from Q3 onwards. However, they may not bring significant consumer demand in the near term

AI PCs are here to disrupt market: How fast can they become truly useful?

AI devices enable accelerated execution of AI functions of all types on the local PC itself, rather than relying on the cloud