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April 13, 2017

Slumping PC market shows flicker of hope

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
AP Technology Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — The long-suffering personal computer market may be finally recovering from the damage inflicted by the shift to smartphones and tablets, according to a report released Tuesday.

PC shipments in the first quarter rose by about 1 percent from last year, based on calculations from the research firm International Data Corp. The modest gain marks the first quarterly increase in five years, a stretch that has seen people increasingly turn to mobile devices for their computing needs.


 
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