Tag: sales

June 15, 2020

Cast your mind back to the last time you’ve seen someone qualify a prospect without batting an eye. Trying to recall an event that probably never happened? That’s not a surprise. In a perfect world, you’d quickly identify your target, […]

March 30, 2017

The data science toolkit (DST) is fast becoming the secret sauce behind many of the world’s top businesses. One of the early leaders in using data is Tesco, which integrated Met Office data to ensure it had the right stock […]

February 17, 2017

LG Innotek supplied the dual-camera setup for the very first dual-camera smartphone back in 2011. Can you guess the name of the handset? It was the LG Optimus 3D. Because the phone took pictures in 3D, the camera needed a […]

February 8, 2017

Analytics firm Canalys released a report today stating that the Apple Watch continues to have a huge share of the global smartwatch market. 6 million units were delivered during the fourth calendar quarter (Apple’s fiscal first quarter), representing a huge […]

February 1, 2017

In a letter to investors, Apple announced Q4 2016 sales generated their highest quarterly revenue to date. The company sold more iPhones than ever before, and set other records for the Apple Watch, Mac, and various other services. Apple brought […]

January 30, 2017

U.S. securities house Cowen & Co. says that Apple iPhone buyers are willing to pay more for a larger sized screen, a dual-camera setup and other features. Compared to the Apple iPhone 7, the iPhone 7 Plus has a larger […]

January 12, 2017

Could 2017 be the year where Apple finally crosses the $1 trillion revenue mark – from iOS alone? Asymco analyst Horce Dediu believes it’s so, suggesting that the combined revenue from iOS product sales and Apple’s services sector (apps, subscriptions, […]

December 29, 2016

Microsoft unveiled the Surface Studio PC at an event in October, and the device started shipping late last month. The Surface Studio is Microsoft’s response to Apple’s iMacs, boasting top specs in the all-in-one form factor. It has a 28-inch […]

December 6, 2016

Apple Watch sales growth is “off the charts” this holiday season, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook. “During the first week of holiday shopping, our sell-through of Apple Watch was greater than any week in the product’s history. And as […]

November 21, 2016

Remember that first survey conducted right after Samsung decided to take the Galaxy Note 7 off of the market permanently? 40% of those who own a Samsung handset said that they would never buy another Samsung phone. But a new […]

November 14, 2016

LG announced that it sold over 200,000 V20 smartphones in the US since October 28 (when the handset became available nationwide). According to the company, about 20,000 V20 phones are being sold every day – twice as many units compared […]

November 8, 2016

Shortages of large-screened high-end handsets are expected to affect holiday sales of smartphones. Inventory of the Apple iPhone 7 Plus and the Google Pixel XL are both limited. And this year, there is no high-end Galaxy Note phablet getting rung […]

November 3, 2016

Google is pushing its new Pixel phones much harder compared to Nexus smartphones of the past, and it looks like the efforts are starting to show off. According to the latest report from mobile marketing firm Appboy, the Pixel XL […]

November 2, 2016

Microsoft is now all-in on Windows 10. The company has stopped selling OEM licenses of Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8.1 to manufacturing partners, effectively restricting all new systems to Microsoft’s latest operating system. Microsoft’s partners have had some time […]

October 26, 2016

Later today Apple will once again announce a sales decline for its biggest product lines, including the iPhone, the company’s financial powerhouse, according to more than two dozen analysts. The September quarter results will be highlighted by a 6 percent […]

October 12, 2016

Sales of Windows PCs fared better than Apple Macs during the third quarter this year. Third-quarter PC shipments declined by 3.9 percent compared to the same quarter last year, but Mac shipments dropped by 13 percent. PC shipments totaled 68 […]

October 12, 2016

Samsung’s decision to shut down production of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 couldn’t have come at a worse time for the company. A device that appeared at first to be a runaway hit would have completed a spectacular year for […]

September 14, 2016

Apple’s Tim Cook confirmed soon after announcing the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus that his company will not publish sales during the last first weekend of pre-orders, possibly in an attempt to lower expectations. Now a new study shows […]

September 7, 2016

The Apple iPhone 6S was a refinement of what the iPhone 6 was. The 6S gave us faster performance, a faster fingerprint scanner, improved camera performance. Even though the 6S isn’t much different over what the iPhone 6 offers, the […]

August 19, 2016

Sales of Windows smartphones plunged 76% in the second quarter, plummeting from 8.2 million in 2015 to less than 2 million this year, researcher Gartner said today. The dramatic decline was more fallout from Microsoft’s botched acquisition of Nokia’s handset […]