PC sales grow, but revenues dip
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008As the economic crisis continues to evolve – constraining GDP, consumer and commercial confidence, capital and credit availability, and creating other challenges – demand for personal computers is expected to slow quickly. IDC expects worldwide PC shipments to grow just 3.8% in 2009 with shipment value falling by 5.3%. This is considerably slower than second [...]
Sony Ericsson takes third place in Q3
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008Sony Ericsson has jumped two places to become the world’s third-largest handset vendor according to Gartner, although the analyst firm warns in a statement that the Q3 move “had more to do with the issues that Motorola and LG faced than Sony Ericsson’s ability to turn around its business after a few difficult quarters.” Sony [...]
Acer conquers w-european PC market, sales grow overall
Saturday, November 15th, 2008PC shipments in Western Europe totalled 17.2 million units in the third quarter of 2008, an increase of 24.3 per cent from the same period in 2007. Nearly all countries across the region posting strong increases as mini-notebooks boosted overall growth. As a result, Acer moved to the top position in Western Europe, ahead of [...]
iPhone 3G: 3 million units in a month
Monday, August 11th, 2008Fortune says: In its first month on the market, Apple’s iPhone 3G has sold 3 million units, says Michael Cote of Cote Collaborative, far surpassing the performance of the first-generation iPhone after its first month in 2007. “They are seeing unprecedented demand,” said the former T-Mobile executive, whom Fortune’s Steve Morritz claims has been “extremely [...]
Nokia: sales up, operating profit down
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Short ones:
- Nokia net sales of EUR 13.2 billion, up 4% year on year and up 4% sequentially (up 11% and 7% at constant currency).
- Devices & Services net sales of EUR 9.1 billion, down 1% year on year and down 2% sequentially (up 6% and 1% at constant currency).
- Nokia Siemens Networks net sales [...]
PC sales defies recession
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Despite challenging economic conditions, worldwide PC shipments in the first quarter of 2008 rose in accordance with normal seasonal patterns, increasing by a double-digit percentage compared to the same period in 2007, according to iSuppli Corp. Global PC unit shipments rose to 69.9 million units in the first quarter, up 12.1 percent from 62.4 million [...]
Study: mobile phone is a revenue channel for e-commerce
Monday, June 9th, 2008Mobile devices represent a major growth opportunity for the retail industry by providing a new purchasing channel for consumers, a Cisco study reveals. The company’s third annual e-commerce study indicates that mobile devices are quickly joining physical stores, websites and catalogs as an important retail channel. The rise of social networking and advanced mobile technologies [...]
America.com on sale
Monday, May 19th, 2008America.com is officially on sale. Will America embrace the best domain name or will it fall into the hands of another country? We will soon find out, as this potential record-breaking domain sale will be one for the record books.
Gran Turismo series: 50 million units worldwide
Friday, May 9th, 2008Sony Computer Entertainment Inc (SCEI) announced worldwide shipment of the Gran Turismo franchise has exceeded 50 million units on April 30, 2008. This remarkable sales figure was achieved in just 10 years and 4 months since the launch of the first title in the franchise - Gran Turismo, in December 1997.
GTA game ‘to break sales records’
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008Gamers buying Grand Theft Auto IV might set new records.
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