"PC shipments are back on track, posting double-digit gains in this year's third quarter as compared to last year on the strength of a marked increase in worldwide notebook shipments, according to research released Wednesday by IDC and Gartner," reports IDG News.
"Overall, PC vendors shipped 38.4 million PCs in the third quarter, up 15.7 percent from last year's third quarter, IDC said in a release Wednesday. Gartner put the worldwide third-quarter market at 42.5 million units, an increase of 14.1 percent year over year."