09 November 2011
03 November 2011
Who Are Asia’s Richest Families?
10. Wang Family
Country: Taiwan
Business: Formosa Plastics Group
Estimated net worth: $8.6 billion
The Wang family are founders of Formosa Plastics Group, one of the world's largest plastic manufacturers and Taiwan's biggest diversified company. The firm is also one of the major petrochemical producers in Asia and controls more than 100 companies including hospitals and schools.
Brothers Yung-ching (pictured) and Yung-tsai Wang founded the group in 1958. Rising from modest roots with Yung-ching only having an elementary school education, the brothers turned the company into one Asia's biggest industry groups, with four major publicly listed units — Formosa Petrochemical, Formosa Plastics, Nan Ya Plastics and Formosa Chemicals & Fibre. Both brothers retired from their official posts in 2006 and passed on the reins for the group to a committee, which includes Yung-ching's daughter Cher Wang and Yung-tsai's son Wen Yuang Wang. Founder Wang Yung-ching died in 2008 at the age of 91 with an estimated fortune of $5.5 billion, according to Forbes. The business tycoon is survived by his three wives and 10 children.
Cher Wang, 53, the daughter of Yung-ching, has come closest out of all siblings in matching her father's success. Her smartphone company HTC had revenues of $9.8 billion in 2010. Cher and her husband Wen Chi Chen are ranked the richest people in Taiwan by Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $8.8 billion this year.
9. Ng Family
Country: Singapore
Business: Far East Organization, Sino Group
Estimated net worth: $8.9 billion
The Ng family owns Singapore's largest private property development firm Far East Organization and Hong Kong-based sister company Sino Group. Together, the firms are one of Asia's largest real estate groups with annual revenue of $4.3 billion.
The companies were founded by Ng Teng Fong, who died from a brain hemorrhage in 2010 at the age of 82. Ng was well known for his frugal lifestyle, living in the same home for 30 years even as his wealth grew. After his death, Ng's older son Robert (pictured), 59, took over the reins at Sino Group, while younger son Philip heads the Far East Organization. The firm's presence in Singapore is renowned, with ownership of historical landmarks like the Fullerton Hotel along with 700 other properties. A big chunk of the family's fortune also comes from its five publicly-listed subsidiaries.
In July, reports surfaced that the Far East Organization planned to raise at least $410 million by listing some of its hotel and serviced residence assets in a real estate investment trust (REIT) next year. Singapore's REIT market is the third-largest in the world after Japan and Australia.
8. Hartono Family
Country: Indonesia
Business: Djarum Group
Estimated net worth: $11 billion
The Hartono family is the richest family in Indonesia and owners of one of the world's biggest clove-flavored cigarette makers — Djarum Group. The group also has a majority stake in one of the country's biggest banks — Bank Central Asia, from which the family gets the bulk of their fortune.
Brothers Robert Budi Hartono and Michael Bambang Hartono inherited their wealth from their Chinese father Oei Wie Gwan, who founded Djarum in 1951. After his death in 1963, the brothers took over the business, invested in research and development, and began exporting cigarettes almost 10 years later. The company's tobacco products accounted for 97 percent of the U.S. clove cigarette market in 2009, before the Obama administration banned the sale of flavored cigarettes other than menthol, because critics claimed they appealed to teenagers.
Robert Budi Hartono's son Armand Wahyudi (pictured) is also involved in the family business and has been the director of Bank Central Asia since 2009. With the recent market volatility, the Hartono family's wealth has also shrunk. In the two weeks to Oct. 5, Robert Budi saw his wealth drop by 8 percent to $10.5 billion, according to newspaper reports in Indonesia.
7. Lee Kun Hee & family
Country: South Korea
Business: Samsung Group
Estimated net worth: $11.6 billion
Lee Kun Hee (pictured) is the chairman of Samsung Electronics, the flagship company of the Samsung Group, South Korea's biggest business conglomerate with nearly 70 affiliates. The group accounts for about one fifth of the country's GDP.
The Samsung Group was founded by Lee Kun Hee's father Lee Byung Chull in 1938. Kun Hee, the third son, became chairman of the firm after his father's death in 1987. He's been credited with turning the company into a major global player in the technology industry. Samsung Electronics is now the world's biggest chipmaker, the second biggest smartphone maker after Apple, and competes with Hewlett Packard for the title of the world's largest technology firm by revenue. Other family members in the business include Kun Hee's only son and heir apparent, Jay Y. Lee, who is president of Samsung Electronics, and daughter Lee Boo Jin, who is the senior vice president of the group's luxury hotel chain — Shilla Hotels and Resorts.
But as head of the group, Lee Kun Hee has also faced a string of controversies in recent years. The 69-year-old was convicted of tax evasion and breach of trust in 2008 and given a three-year prison sentence, but was later pardoned by the country's President in 2009. During that period he stepped away from the company for two years and returned in 2010.
6. Kuok Family
Country: Malaysia, Singapore
Business: Kuok Group
Estimated net worth: $16.1 billion
The Kuok family is the richest family in Southeast Asia, and owners of the Kuok Group — one of Asia's most diversified firms with interests in agriculture, real estate, and financial services, to name a few.
The Malaysian group was founded in 1949 by the three Kuok brothers, the youngest of whom is Robert Kuok (pictured), now 88. Starting out in agricultural trading, the group expanded to Singapore in 1952, and then went on to open operations in Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong and China. Robert's son Khoon Chen, 57, is the executive director of Kuok Group and its subsidiary Kerry Properties, Hong Kong's largest property development firm. His younger son Khoon Ean, 56, is the chairman of hotel chain Shangri-La Asia. However, the family's biggest source of wealth comes from its majority stake in Wilmar International, the world's largest publicly-listed palm oil company. Robert's 61-year-old nephew Khoon Hong is the chairman of Wilmar International.
The palm oil giant has recently recovered after two quarters of poor results in the second half of last year, during which it posted pre-tax losses of more than $200 million from its oil seeds and grains business. The company reported a 56 percent increase in revenue in the three months ending June to $10.6 billion, compared to a year ago.
5. Sunil Mittal & Family
Country: India
Business: Bharti Group
Estimated net worth: $16.5 billion
Sunil Bharti Mittal is the founder of the Bharti Group, and chairman of flagship firm Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile phone provider. It's also the world's fifth-largest telecom with over 200 million customers.
Mittal (pictured) founded the group in 1976, at the age of 18, as a bicycle parts manufacturer with less than $500 from his father. The 54-year-old tycoon went on to establish Bharti Telecom, the first company in India to introduce push-button telephones in the 1980s and fax machines and cordless phones a decade later. The group now has interests in retail, financial services and manufacturing, with operations in 19 countries. Brothers Rakesh and Rajan Mittal (pictured) are also involved in the family business as heads of the retail and agriculture operations.
Sunil Mittal's twin sons Kavin and Shravin, 25, have also recently made news by joining the family business. Kavin will head a joint venture with Japanese telecom giant Softbank to develop social media, gaming, and e-commerce businesses in an effort accelerate the spread of mobile internet in India. The country is home to the world's second-biggest mobile phone market with nearly 866 million subscribers.
4. Kwok Family
Country: Hong Kong
Business: Sun Hung Kai Properties
Estimated net worth: $22 billion
The Kwok family are the founders of Sun Hung Kai (SHK) Properties — Asia's largest property developer by market value.
The company was founded in 1963 by mainland Chinese businessman Tak Seng Kwok, and partners Fung King Hey and Lee Shau Kee. It was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972 and soon became one of the top firms on the benchmark by market cap. The firm's market cap now stands at $34.25 billion. Tak Seng died in 1990, leaving the reins of the family business to his wife, Kwong Siu-hing, and their three sons, Raymond (pictured left), Thomas (pictured), and Walter Kwok. The company has continued to do well because of Hong Kong's and China's red-hot property markets. Last month, the group posted a 55 percent rise in underlying profit to $2.75 billion for the year ended June. The group completed construction of Hong Kong's tallest building in 2010 — the International Commerce Center — marking another milestone for the company.
The family has also made headlines with a bitter feud and court battle, which led the eldest son Walter, 66, to step down as chairman of the firm he worked at for 33 years in 2008. His mother Kwong Siu Hing, who is the controlling shareholder of the group, took over the leading role, with younger brothers Thomas and Raymond managing operations.
3. Lakshmi Narayan Mittal & Family
Country: Non-resident Indian
Business: ArcelorMittal
Estimated net worth: $28 billion
Lakshmi Narayan Mittal is the founder of ArcelorMittal — the world's biggest steel-producing company. Mittal is also considered the sixth-richest man in the world, according to Forbes magazine.
The steel tycoon, 61, founded the company in 1989 as Mittal Steel, parting ways from his India-based family business to venture out on his own. The firm went on to merge with Arcelor in 2006 to form its current conglomerate, based in Luxembourg. Mittal (pictured - left) is the chairman and CEO of the group and owns 40 percent of its shares. Other family members involved in the business include his son and heir apparent Aditya, who is the CFO, while daughter Vanisha (pictured - right) is one of 11 board members.
Vanisha's 2004 wedding to Amit Bhatia (pictured - right) made headlines for its extravagance and is considered the third most expensive wedding in modern times, costing a whopping $60 million. The wedding took place at France's Versailles Palace and the senior Mittal reportedly paid for 1,000 guests to stay one week at five-star hotels in Paris.
The family is continuing to expand globally. ArcelorMittal recently joined forces with U.S. coal giant Peabody to buy a nearly 60 percent stake in the world's biggest coking coal producer Macarthur Coal for $5 billion.
2. Li Ka-shing & Family
Country: Hong Kong
Businesses: Cheung Kong, PCCW, Hutchison Whampoa
Estimated net worth: $32 billion
Li Ka-shing is considered one of the most powerful business figures in Asia, and his companies have a total market cap of $92 billion (HKD 710 billion) on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Starting from humble beginnings, the Chinese business magnate quit school at age 12 and fled from mainland China to Hong Kong with his family in 1928. After working at a plastics company, Ka-shing (pictured - right) started his own plastic manufacturing business at age 22, which is now Cheung Kong Industries — one of Hong Kong's leading real estate investment firms. The business was publicly listed in 1972 and continued to expand, acquiring Hutchison Whampoa and Hong Kong Electric, to name a few. Ka-shing's business is now so diversified that it includes everything from shipping and telecommunications to biotechnology, and operates companies in China, the U.K., and Australia. His two sons, Victor Tzar Kuoi (pictured), 47, and Richard Tzar Kai Li, 44, are leading businessmen in their own right. Victor heads Cheung Kong, Hutichson Whampoa, and KC Life Sciences and is seen as the heir-apparent, while Richard is the chairman of telecommunications firm PCCW.
Eighty-three-year-old Ka-shing's reputation for savvy business deals has earned him the nickname "superman" by local media. In August, the tycoon made headlines by announcing the biggest takeover of a British listed company this year. He agreed to buy utility Northumbrian Water Group for $3.8 billion.
1. Ambani Family
Country: India
Business: Reliance Industries & Reliance Group
Estimated net worth: $37.6 billion
The Ambanis are the richest family in the Asia-Pacific region, and founders of Reliance Industries — India's largest publicly traded company by market cap, at $55.6 billion.
The company was founded by Dhirubhai Hirachand Ambani in 1966 as a textile business and has since grown to have interests in petrochemicals, communications and power. Dhirubhai's tale of humble beginnings from a worker to a business tycoon lifted him to icon status in India. Reliance Industries went public in 1977, selling shares to the public. The company's annual meetings were held in stadiums to accommodate the masses. Following Dhirubhai's death in 2002, his sons Mukesh (pictured - right) and Anil Ambani (pictured) took over the family business, but a feud between the brothers led the group to be divided in 2006. Older brother Mukesh, 54, took over Reliance Industries, which accounts for the group's oil assets, while Anil, 52, is the chairman of Reliance Group, which has interests in telecom, power, and healthcare, to name a few sectors.
No stranger to controversy, the Ambani family made headlines over the past decade for official investigations into its business practices and allegations of corruption. Last month, reports surfaced that federal authorities were examining Anil Ambani's role in an alleged multi-billion-dollar telecom licensing scandal. Mukesh Ambani, meanwhile, has garnered global attention by building the most expensive home in the world, in Mumbai, at a cost of about $1 billion.
01 November 2011
Dapat RM3.06 juta menang siri tunggang lembu jantan
SILVANO ALVES menunggang seekor lembu jantan dalam siri pertandingan akhir penunggang profesional di Las Vegas kelmarin.
LAS VEGAS, Amerika Syarikat - Pemuda berusia 23 tahun dari Brazil, Silvano Alves memperoleh hadiah wang tunai AS$1 juta (RM3.06 juta) selepas menjadi juara menunggang lembu jantan dunia di Las Vegas kelmarin.
Dia merupakan peserta keempat dari Brazil memenangi gelaran dunia itu dalam tempoh enam tahun berdasarkan kutipan mata dan persembahan dalam musim penunggang lembu jantan profesional.
"Saya sebenarnya tak dapat berkata-kata. Saya amat gembira dengan keputusan. Ini adalah satu mimpi bagi setiap penunggang lembu jantan," katanya.
Alves memenangi gelaran dunia itu walaupun dia hanya menduduki tempat ketiga dalam siri terakhir pertandingan penunggang lembu jantan profesional yang diadakan di sini kelmarin.
Dalam pertandingan itu, Robson Palermo juga dari Brazil menduduki tempat pertama dan membolot hadiah wang tunai AS$250,000 (RM767,374). - Agensi
Puss in Boots atasi filem Paranormal Activity 3
SALAH satu adegan yang terdapat dalam filem Puss in Boots.
LOS ANGELES - Filem animasi, Puss in Boots mendahului tayangan filem seram, Paranormal Activity 3 untuk berada di tangga teratas buat pertama kali dalam senarai kutipan box-office di Amerika Utara pada hujung minggu lalu.
Filem yang menggunakan suara aktor Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, dan Billy Bob Thornton itu mendapat kutipan tiket AS$34 juta (RM104juta), lapor pemantau industri hiburan Exhibitor Relations.
Filem Paranormal Activity 3 pula berada di tangga kedua dengan mengutip sebanyak AS$18.53 juta (RM56.9 juta).
Ia dikuti filem sains fiksyen, In Time lakonan Justin Timberlake dan Amanda Seyfried dengan kutipan AS$12 juta (RM36.8juta).
Versi baharu filem tarian 80-an, Footloose jatuh ke kedudukan keempat dengan kutipan AS$5.4 juta (RM16.5 juta). - AFP
31 Oktober 2011
World’s Most Expensive Motorhome
The world’s most expensive motorhome– the eleMMent palazzo – has gone up for sale for a whopping $2.6 million.
The 40ft long palace on wheels designed by Marchi Mobile features an ensuite master bedroom, pop-up roof terrace, underfloor heating and a bar.
The luxurious vehicle has also an en suite bathroom, rainfall shower, separate toilet, lounge and driver’s cab complete with bunk bed.
The EleMMent can be fitted with mobile internet, a working fireplace, streaming video surveillance and satellite TV.
But the most impressive touch is the machine’s ‘sky lounge’ which opens at the touch of a button and features underfloor heating and a bar.
The eleMMent palazzo boast an area which expands to 430 sq ft, making it twice as expensive per square foot as the most lavish properties in London.
27 Oktober 2011
Jacko peroleh pendapatan tertinggi selepas meninggal dunia
 MICHAEL JACKSON |
NEW YORK, Amerika Syarikat (AS) - Selama dua tahun berturut-turut, Michael Jackson kekal sebagai artis yang telah meninggal dunia tetapi memperoleh pendapatan tertinggi di dunia, menurut senarai majalah Forbes melibatkan barisan selebriti yang terus popular walaupun selepas mereka meninggal dunia.
Menghembuskan nafas terakhir dua tahun lepas ketika berusia 50 tahun, Raja Pop memperoleh pendapatan AS$170 juta (RM531.4 juta) sepanjang 12 bulan lalu sekali gus mengatasi bintang-bintang pop lain sama ada yang masih hidup atau telah mati kecuali kumpulan rock dari Ireland, U2.
Tempat kedua pula menjadi milik penyanyi legenda, Elvis Presley dengan pendapatan AS$55 juta (RM171.9 juta) melalui hasil jualan buku lagunya selain pengunaan lagu-lagunya oleh Cirque de Soleil dalam pementasan di Las Vegas.
Aktres simbol seks Marilyn Monroe meraih pendapatan AS$27 juta (RM84.4 juta) sejak setahun lalu untuk menduduki tempat ketiga senarai berkenaan.
Pencipta kartun Peanuts, Charles Schulz pula berada di tangga keempat manakala legenda kumpulan Beatles, John Lennon terikat dengan aktres Elizabeth Taylor di tempat kelima.
Lennon dan Taylor masing-masing memperoleh pendapatan AS$12 juta (RM37.5 juta) sepanjang tahun lalu.
- AFP
14 Oktober 2011
ACT pengukur efektif
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SITI SARAH ABDUL MUJIB, 31, memang dilahirkan dengan penyakit asma yang diwarisi daripada keluarganya.
Sejak kecil dia bergantung hidup dengan ubat-ubatan dan sering ke hospital setiap kali penyakit itu menyerang.
Memasuki alam persekolahan, asma yang dihidapinya semakin pulih dan menginjak usia 26 tahun, Sarah merasakan dirinya telah sihat sepenuhnya tanpa perlu mengambil sebarang ubat.
Namun, pada satu malam sewaktu wanita itu hamil anak kedua, secara tiba-tiba dia merasakan dadanya sempit dan mengalami kesukaran untuk bernafas, kunjungannya ke hospital mengesahkan Sarah kembali diserang asma.
"Ketika itu asma saya masih tidak serius, saya hanya mengambil ubat berbentuk tablet yang diberikan hospital. Tetapi selepas bersalin ia semakin teruk, kahak saya mengeluarkan warna kekuningan pekat dan hal itu memaksa pihak hospital mengarahkan saya merujuk kepada Institut Perubatan Respiratori (IPR).
"Saya menjalani beberapa sesi perubatan di IPR dan mereka mengesyorkan saya menggunakan ubat sedut (inhaler) jenis inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) yang menggunakan steroid sebagai pelega jangka panjang," jelas Sarah.
Bagi memastikan asma yang dihidap Sarah terkawal, doktor turut meminta Sarah menggunakan inhaler jenis short acting beta antagonist (SABA) apabila diserang asma secara tiba-tiba kerana dapat meredakan penyakit itu dengan cepat.
Ujian ACT tiga bulan sekali
ABDUL RAZAK menyarakan pesakit asma menjalankan ujian ACT setiap tiga bulan sekali.
Dalam pada itu, Sarah turut menjalani Ujian Kawalan Penyakit Asma (ACT) setiap tiga bulan sekali bagi mengetahui tahap kawalan penyakit asma yang dimilikinya.
Dengan menjawab lima soalan mudah, Sarah dapat mengetahui keberkesanan kawalan asmanya berdasarkan markah yang diperoleh daripada jawapan yang diberikan.
Tiga tahap disenaraikan dalam ACT iaitu terkawal sepenuhnya, terkawal dengan baik dan tidak terkawal membolehkan pesakit mengenal pasti tahap asma mereka sepanjang tiga bulan itu dan memudahkan mereka mengambil inisiatif bagi memperbaiki keputusan yang diperoleh.
"ACT meningkatkan motivasi diri saya untuk mencapai tahap kawalan asma lebih baik. Apabila keputusan ACT saya kurang memberangsangkan, saya akan mengenal pasti punca kelemahan.
"Pada awalnya saya mendapat keputusan tidak terkawal namun, lama-kelamaan ia semakin baik dan kini saya berada dalam kumpulan terkawal dengan baik," ujar Sarah.
ACT doktor terbaik
Pengarah IPR, Datuk Dr. Abdul Razak Muttalif memberitahu, ACT memudahkan pesakit dan doktor membincangkan bagaimana pesakit dapat mengawal penyakit mereka dengan lebih teratur untuk tempoh tiga bulan berikutnya.
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| PENGGUNAAN inhailer adalah pelega terbaik untuk pesakit asma. |
"Menerusi ACT, kita dapat melihat kekerapan serangan asma dan berdasarkan rekod itu pesakit dapat menilai kembali punca masalah serangan asma.
"Ia mungkin disebabkan aktiviti harian yang terlalu padat ataupun pengambilan inhaler yang tidak teratur, jadi ACT dapat mengesan kekuatan dan kelemahan kawalan asma pesakit.
"Jika pesakit itu memperoleh keputusan ACT memberangsangkan, doktor akan mengurangkan dos ubat yang perlu diambil dan begitu juga sebaliknya.
"Jadi ACT merupakan doktor terbaik buat pesakit kerana segala jawapan bagi penyakit mereka terletak kepada pengetahuan mereka terhadap tahap kawalan diri," jelas Abdul Razak ketika sesi pengenalan ACT dalam bahasa Melayu di Damansara Specialist Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor baru-baru ini.
Mula diperkenalkan pada tahun 2005, ACT merupakan soal selidik merangkumi soalan-soalan berkenaan simptom asma, kesan asma dalam fungsi seharian, penggunaan inhaler dan kawalan asma berkaitan diri sendiri.
Selain ACT, Inisiatif Global untuk Asma (GINA) juga menjadi kayu ukur kepada kawalan asma penduduk di 12 negara Asia di bawah kaji selidik Asthma Insights and Reality in Asia-Pacific Phase 2 (AIRIAP 2).
Rawat ikut kawalan
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| GAMBAR RAJAH menunjukkan antara punca yang menyebabkan serangan asma di persekitaran kita. |
Fasa kedua AIRIAP yang dibiayai GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) itu mula dijalankan pada tahun 2006 bagi menentukan tahap kawalan asma terkini negara-negara terlibat dengan menjadikan indeks kawalan simptom berasaskan GINA sebagai pengukur utama dan ACT sebagai pengukur sekunder.
Pengerusi Yayasan Paru-Paru Malaysia, Datuk Dr. Zainudin Md. Zin berkata, terbitan kaji selidik AIRIAP 2 itu juga berfungsi sebagai sokongan kepada keperluan rawatan asma berdasarkan kawalan dan bukan mengikut tahap keterukan.
"Kini, seramai 300 juta orang menderita akibat penyakit asma di seluruh dunia dan jumlah itu dijangka bertambah kepada 400 juta orang menjelang 2025.
"Satu daripada 250 kematian disebabkan asma kebanyakannya boleh dicegah tetapi, kerana kelemahan kawalan, nyawa mereka melayang.
"Negara Asia mencatatkan tahap asma tidak terkawal lebih tinggi berbanding Eropah dan ia mungkin berpunca daripada faktor-faktor seperti kecenderungan pengambilan ubat berbentuk pil," ujar Zainudin.
Difahamkan, inhaler ICS yang perlu diambil pesakit asma setiap hari masih belum diguna pakai secara meluas berikutan ketakutan orang ramai terhadap penggunaan steroid dalam pelega jangka panjang itu.
Kebanyakan pesakit asma di Malaysia pula lebih selesa menggunakan SABA kerana ia mampu memberi kelegaan segera tetapi, tempoh itu tidak bertahan lama.
Selain itu, pemilihan ubat berbentuk pil atau tablet juga dikatakan menjadi antara punca mengapa kawalan asma pesakit terganggu kerana tablet tidak bertindak terus ke paru-paru dan hanya pergi ke perut.
"Pesakit yang mengambil tablet untuk asma akan mengalami jantung berdebar dan menggigil. Hal ini berbeza dengan inhaler yang mampu memberi rawatan lebih efektif. Memandangkan kos membeli tablet lebih murah, ramai orang memilih ubat itu dan kerajaan terpaksa membelanjakan wang yang banyak bagi menyediakan ubat berbentuk tablet.
"Pesakit perlu tahu bahawa dengan mengeluarkan wang lebih membeli inhaler adalah lebih baik bagi mengawal asma, malah mereka sebenarnya akan dapat menjimatkan kos perubatan untuk tempoh masa yang panjang," tambah Abdul Razak lagi.
Abdul Razak pula turut mendedahkan bahawa majoriti pesakit asma hanya mengambil ubat pelega apabila simptom muncul dan kesannya mengakibatkan serangan asma lebih kerap.
PC tewas kepada IPad dan telefon pintar
PENGGUNA kini lebih cenderung mendapatkan iPad atau Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 berbanding PC.
SAN FRANCISCO, Amerika Syarikat (AS) - Firma perunding Gartner kelmarin melaporkan jualan komputer peribadi (PC) di seluruh dunia merosot pada suku tahun kewangan yang berakhir baru-baru ini kerana pengguna lebih gemar membeli komputer meja dan telefon pintar.
Di AS, bilangan PC yang dieksport dalam suku kewangan ketiga tahun ini terus menurun.
"Pasaran PC pengguna terus lemah," kata penganalisis kanan Gartner, Mikako Kitagawa.
"Ia susulan gajet bukan PC termasuk tablet media seperti iPad dan telefon pintar yang semakin popular dan menjadi pilihan terkini pengguna," tambahnya.
Menurut Kitagawa lagi, Hewlett Packard (HP) kekal pengeluar komputer terbesar dunia, tetapi Lenovo yang berpangkalan di China semakin kukuh apabila jualan PC syarikat itu melonjak 25 peratus sekali gus merampas tempat kedua daripada Dell sepanjang tahun ini.
Laporan Gartner turut meramalkan tablet media dan telefon pintar akan terus memberi kesan kepada jualan PC terutama di AS. - AFP
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