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| 2024 |
Mobile phone
Worldwide mobile phone subscriptions grew to over 9.1 billion, providing enough phones for every person on Earth.
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| 2024 |
Desktop computer
PC shipments reached 255.5 million units, up from 246 million in 2023, representing a 3.8% year-over-year growth. Lenovo maintained the largest market share during this period.
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| March 2024 | 3M announced the appointment of William 'Bill' Brown as chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2024. |
| January 2024 |
Laptop
Laptops and detachable tablets accounted for approximately 64% of personal computer sales in the first quarter.
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| 2023 |
Laptop
Estimated global laptop sales reached 166 million units.
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| 2023 |
Desktop computer
Global market for gaming desktops, laptops, and monitors expected to grow to 61.1 million shipments, with desktop shipments specifically increasing from 15.1 million to 19 million.
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| December 2023 |
Personal computer
Visual Capitalist market analysis confirmed PC gaming sector's valuation at US$45 billion, solidifying its position as the second-largest gaming platform.
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| August 2023 | 3M settled approximately 260,000 lawsuits by agreeing to pay $6 billion to current and former U.S. military members affected by the defective earplugs. |
| June 2023 | 3M reached a settlement to pay more than $10 billion to US public water systems to resolve claims over water contamination with PFASs (forever chemicals), acknowledging that the company knew about potential health harms since the 1990s. |
| May 2022 | ADI Design Museum in Milan held an exhibition titled 'Podium 16' to pay tribute to Olivetti's design achievements. |
| 2021 | 3M achieved total sales of $35.4 billion and ranked 102nd on the Fortune 500 list of largest United States corporations by total revenue. |
| 2021 | Research revealed that 3M's Zwijndrecht (Belgium) factory caused PFOS pollution potentially contaminating agricultural products within a 15-kilometer radius. |
| 2021 |
Printer
Hewlett-Packard emerges as the largest worldwide vendor of printers, leading the market share among printer manufacturers.
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| 2021 |
Personal computer
PC gaming market projected to generate $32.3 billion in revenue.
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| 2021 |
Desktop computer
Total PC shipments reached 348.8 million units, a 14.8% increase from 2020, marking the highest level of shipments since 2012.
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| April 2021 |
Desktop computer
Desktop market grew faster than the laptop market in the second quarter, signaling renewed interest in desktop computers.
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| 2020 |
Personal computer
PC gaming sector surpassed console market revenue, becoming the second-largest gaming category.
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| 2020 |
Desktop computer
PC sales began a significant upward trend, setting the stage for substantial growth in the following year.
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| December 31 2020 | 3M reports total CO2e emissions of 5,280 kilotonnes, which represents a 9.4% reduction from the previous year. |
| September 2020 |
Laptop
By the third quarter, HP and Lenovo were the leading notebook computer vendors, each with a 23.6% market share, followed by Dell (13.7%), Apple (9.7%), and Acer (7.9%).
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| 2019 | 3M establishes its base year for carbon emissions reduction goals, targeting a 50% reduction by 2030. |
| 2019 | 3M appeared before lawmakers to deny responsibility for chemical contamination, arguing that the chemicals pose no human health threats. |
| 2019 | Inge Thulin continues as executive chairman after stepping down as CEO, until Michael F. Roman is fully appointed. |
| 2019 | 3M opened a fifth design center in Shanghai, China. |
| 2019 |
Mobile phone
Worldwide deployment of fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks commenced, promising near-real-time responsiveness and significantly improved data performance.
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| 2019 |
Desktop computer
The global PC market recorded its first full year of growth in eight years, with 268.1 million units shipped, representing a 2.7% increase from 2018.
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| 2019 |
Personal computer
Esports industry expected to surpass a billion dollars in revenue.
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| 2019 |
Personal computer
PC gaming's esports industry was expected to surpass a billion dollars in revenue.
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| 2019 | The former Blackfeet Indian Writing Company factory burned down in Browning, Montana. |
| October 2019 |
Ink cartridge
A class action complaint is filed against Epson for printer firmware updates allegedly preventing printer operation upon detecting third-party ink cartridges.
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| 2018 | Over 140,000 former earplug users, primarily U.S. military veterans, begin filing lawsuits against 3M for hearing loss and related damages |
| 2018 |
Mobile phone
IEEE and RSE awarded Thomas Haug and Philippe Dupuis the James Clerk Maxwell medal for their contributions to the first digital mobile telephone standard.
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| 2018 | 3M agreed to pay $9.1 million to the U.S. government to resolve allegations about earplug safety, without admitting liability. |
| 2018 | 3M opened new headquarters in Singapore featuring a Customer Technical Centre. |
| 2018 |
USB flash drive
SanDisk announces a 1 TB USB-C flash drive, claimed to be the smallest of its kind
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| 2018 |
Laptop
Mainstream laptop CPUs begin to consistently feature at least two processor cores, often four, with 6 and 8 cores becoming more common.
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| 2018 |
Desktop computer
Global PC sales experienced a resurgence, driven primarily by the business market, indicating a shift in the desktop computer market.
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| September 2018 |
Ink cartridge
HP loses a class action lawsuit where plaintiffs claim HP printer firmware updates caused fake error messages when using third-party ink cartridges. HP settles the case with $1.5 million.
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| June 2018 |
Personal computer
PC sales grew for the first time since Q1 2012, with growth primarily driven by the business market.
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| May 25 2018 | Michael F. Roman was appointed CEO by the board of directors. |
| April 2018 |
Personal computer
Newzoo market analysis revealed PC gaming as the third-largest gaming sector, representing 24% of the market share behind console and mobile gaming.
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| February 2018 | 3M reached a settlement with Minnesota for $850 million related to PFAS contamination. |
| 2017 | 3M announced a $40 million expansion project to upgrade its Springfield, Missouri plant and redevelop another building. |
| 2017 |
USB flash drive
Kingston Technology announces the release of a 2 TB flash drive
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| 2017 |
Ink cartridge
Halte à L'Obsolescence Programmée (HOP) successfully files a lawsuit against Brother, Canon, Epson, HP, and other companies for intentionally shortening product life spans, including inkjet printers and ink cartridges. The companies are fined €15,000.
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| 2016 | 3M announced a major expansion of the Tuas plant in Singapore. |
| May 2016 | Moldex-Metric, Inc. filed a whistleblower complaint against 3M under the False Claims Act, alleging false claims about earplug safety. |
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