According to IDC, global tablet shipments are down by -0.6% Y-o-Y to 43.5 million units in Q4 2019, while full year 2019 shipments total 144m units, a -1.5% decline in comparison to the previous year.
The IDC numbers include traditional slate tablets and hybrid devices with detachable keyboards. They show Apple remains not only in the lead in Q4 2019, but also seeing 22.7% Y-o-Y growth thanks to the new iPad launch. In fact, the latest iPad accounts for nearly 65% of shipments for the quarter, and helped the company gain 36.5% share, compared to the 29.6% of the previous year. That said, as Apple moves more towards detachables, slate tablet shipments are at an all-time low with a -79.3% decline.
The EP now demands the European Commission (EC), the body in charge of drafting EU legislation, to adopt the delegated act foreseen in the 2014 Radio Equipment Directive by July 2020 or, if necessary, table a legislative measure by the same date. The Radio Equipment Directive calls for the development of a common charger, but efforts to "encourage" the industry to develop such a device fell short of co-legislator objectives. However some progress has been made since then, with the number of charging solution types dropping from over 30 in 2009 to just 3 in 2020.
At age 51, Roh Tae-Moon is the youngest president at the S. Korean giant. His promotion, according to Reuters, comes as part of a later-than-usual reshuffle amid a series of court cases involving a number of top Samsung execs, including leader Jay. Y Lee. Roh Tae-Moon led development of the successful Galaxy line of devices, and championed the shift to outsource more handset production.
