PC sales continue tumble as mobile devices take over
NEW YORK » Worldwide shipments of personal computers fell 11 percent in the April-June period, according to data from research firms Gartner and IDC, as people continued to migrate to tablets and other mobile devices.
Gartner Inc. said the PC industry is now in the longest decline in its history, as shipments dropped for the fifth consecutive quarter. Computer makers shipped 76 million PCs in the April-June period, down from 85 million in the same three months of 2012, according to Gartner.
International Data Corp., which uses slightly different methodology, essentially came to the same conclusion, though it noted that the decline was slightly smaller than expected.
Lenovo was the No. 1 PC maker, beating out rival Hewlett-Packard Co. by a narrow margin, according to both firms.
China’s behemoth building beats Dubai’s structure
BEIJING » Move aside, Dubai. China now has what is billed as the world’s largest building — a vast, wavy rectangular box of glass and steel that will house shops, hotels, offices and a faux ocean beach with a huge LED screen for video sunsets.
The mammoth New Century Global Center, which opened last month in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, has 19 million square feet of floor space — or about 329 football fields — edging out the previous record-holder, the Dubai airport.
The structure is about a third of a mile long, 440 yards wide and 110 yards high.
Total recall
About 1,000 Hollis DG03 dive computers made by Pelagic Pressure Systems are being recalled. The computers have serial numbers 100 through 1142 that may be used with integrated transmitters that monitor tank pressure.
The round, black, 21⁄2-inch-diameter computer has a digital screen and is worn on the diver’s wrist like a watch. The name of the product, Hollis DG03, is printed on the front of the unit, and the serial number is printed on the back of the unit. These computers allow scuba divers to measure the time and depth of a dive.
Only dive computers with software labeled Revision 1A, viewed on the computer’s display, are included in the recall. They were sold from July 2011 through May 2013.
The dive computer, when used with an optional integrated transmitter, can malfunction and display an incorrect tank pressure reading to the diver. A diver could unknowingly deplete his air supply based on the reading and drown. There have been two reports of dive computers malfunctioning. No injuries have been reported.
Call Hollis at 888-383-3483, send email to info@hollisgear.com or visit www.hollisgear.com and click Safety Notices for more information.
