New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Worldwide PC shipments grew 4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to 62.8 million units in the first quarter of 2026, a report said on Wednesday.The data compiled by Gartner noted that the growth in PC shipments during the January–March quarter was not entirely reflective of real consumer demand.Instead, vendors and channel partners increased inventory levels in anticipation of rising component costs in the second quarter of 2026.Rishi Padhi, Research Principal at Gartner, s…
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Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government’s ambitious free laptop distribution scheme for college students has gathered pace, with the first phase set to be completed by the end of February. The initial rollout aims to benefit 10 lakh students across the State, and nearly two lakh laptops have already reached eligible beneficiaries, officials said.The programme, implemented through the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT), is part of the State’s wider push to bridge the digital d…
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Transport and Electricity Minister S.S. Sivasankar on Monday launched a sharp attack on AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, accusing him of spreading “political theatrics and falsehoods” over the State government’s flagship laptop distribution programme.In a statement, Sivasankar said Chief Minister M.K. Stalin would inaugurate the ‘World in Your Hands’ scheme, under which 20 lakh college students will receive laptops, as part of the DMK gover…
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will inaugurate the first phase of the Tamil Nadu government’s ambitious laptop distribution programme, titled ‘The World Is in Your Hands’, on Monday. As part of the first phase, 10 lakh laptops will be distributed to college students across the state, marking a major step towards digital empowerment in higher education. According to an official statement issued by the Tamil Nadu government, the initiative forms part of the DMK government’s b…
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will on Monday launch the first phase of his government’s flagship digital empowerment initiative, “Ulagam Ungal Kaiyil” (The World in Your Hands), aimed at strengthening access to technology among college students across the state.The programme will be inaugurated at the Chennai Trade Centre at 3 p.m., with Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin also scheduled to attend the event. Under the first phase of the scheme, the state gove…