Tablet shipments miss targets but still balloon 264.5%, IDC says

. IDC said Thursday that media tablet shipments during the third calendar quarter increased 264.5% over the same period last year, but that overall shipments were 5.8% lower than the 19.2 million units the research firm had previously estimated. Apple's iPad continues to be the driving catalyst for tablet sales. The company shipped 11.1 million units during the third quarter, up from the 9.3 million it shipped during the second quarter this year. Apple's market share fell however, from 63.3% during the second quarter to 61.5%.

Boy Genius Report, Tablet shipments miss targets but still balloon 264.5%, IDC says