Worldwide tablet shipments grew 142.4% in Q1 and totaled 49.2M units, reports DigiTimes, according to research firm IDC. Apple (AAPL), the market leader shipped 19.5M units compared to a forecast of 18.7M units during Q1, a season that usually sees a dropoff after holiday season.
Stocks closed about 1 percent higher on Thursday, led by tech shares, after weekly jobless claims figures pointed …