Lenovo tops PC makers, industry sales decline in quarter

(Reuters) - Lenovo Group held on to its position as the world's No. 1 personal computer maker in the latest quarter despite a drastic dip in its core Chinese market, according to figures published by tech research firm Gartner on Wednesday. Overall, the latest numbers showed an 8.6 percent decline in PC sales in the third quarter, confirming a worldwide trend towards tablets that has benefited Apple Inc and Google Inc but hurt traditional PC stalwarts Microsoft Corp and Intel Corp. Worldwide PC shipments totaled 80. ...

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