--FILE--A pedestrian walks past an advertisement for Lenovo laptop computers at a metro station in Shanghai, China, 27 January 2013. Lenovo Group Ltds global personal computer shipment saw a strong rebound in the second quarter, consolidating its position as the No 1 PC vendor, an industry report said on Thursday (10 July 2014). The Beijing-based electronics maker shipped 14, 563 PCs from April to June, taking nearly 20 percent of the market share, said IDC, a United States research company. Lenovos PC market share jumped more than 15 percent compared to a year ago, further widening the gap between the runner-up Hewlett-Packard Co, who took 18.3 percent of the share, it said. The Chinese companys continued aggressive expansion and pricing strategies boosted business growth. Lenovo grew in double digits in nearly all markets, though its home base in Asia Pacific remained challenging, IDC said. Global PC vendors have to deal with the continuous shrinking demand for more than two years because of sluggish economy and aggressions from mobile devices such as tablets and large-screen smartphones.
