Tag: sales

August 3, 2016

Today has been all about the Samsung Galaxy Note7, finally announced this morning at Samsung’s Unpacked event in NYC. Even as we expect the Note7 to be successful as well, research firm Strategy Analytics says that an estimated 13.3 million […]

July 28, 2016

For many, the world changed on January 9th, 2007. That was the day when Steve Jobs introduced the Apple iPhone at Macworld. It was love at first sight for consumers, despite a rather high price tag, slow EDGE connectivity and […]

July 27, 2016

After shipping 324.8 million smartphones last year, Samsung is expected to ship 350 million units this year according to industry sources. That would be a 7.8% gain in deliveries during 2016, and would keep Samsung on top as the world’s […]

July 27, 2016

Apple on Tuesday said it sold 40.4 million iPhones during the most recent quarter, down from 47.5 million in the same period one year ago. That translates to a 15 percent decline which is hauntingly similar to last quarter’s 16 […]

July 26, 2016

Verizon Communications to boost its advertising business by acquiring Yahoo’s client database in a $4.83bn deal Yahoo has confirmed it has reached an agreement to sell its core business to Verizon Communications for $4.83bn in cash. Confirmation of the deal […]

May 18, 2016

A hacker is trying to sell a database dump containing account records for 167 million LinkedIn users. The announcement was posted on a dark market website called TheRealDeal by a user who wants 5 bitcoins, or around $2,200, for the […]

April 28, 2016

Samsung reported its first quarter earnings tonight, and since we are not RefrigeratorArena or WasherDryerArena, we will focus on the numbers posted for Sammy’s IM division which is made up of its mobile communications and networks business. The company reported […]

April 28, 2016

The day after Apple reported its first year-over-year decline in iPhone sales, stockholders dumped the company’s shares left and right. Apple’s stock declined 6.3% today, falling $6.53 to $97.82. The decline wiped $40 billion off of Apple’s valuation. While this […]

April 27, 2016

Microsoft’s sales numbers might suggest that its Windows 10 Mobile platform is taking its last breaths, but the Redmond, Washington-based company seems to be in no mood to retreat. In an email sent out to several company executives and partners, […]

April 27, 2016

For the first time in the history of the Apple iPhone, Apple reported lower sales of the device on a year-over-year basis. For the company’s fiscal second quarter, which covered the period from January through March, Apple sold 51.2 million […]

April 22, 2016

The general story is that Android is way ahead in the market share race and that is true. Globally, Android makes up over 80% of smartphone sales, but those numbers are boosted by big sales numbers in the mid and […]

April 19, 2016

According to data computed by Citibank, by the first half of this year the average American will be keeping his phone for an average of 29-months. That is up from the 28-month holding period that Americans averaged in the fourth […]

March 30, 2016

According to a new report from Slice Intelligence, Apple’s iPhone SE was not much of an online hit during its first weekend of availability. However, the report argues that the iPhone SE has done a wonderful job of growing the […]

February 17, 2016

The Apple iPad has been losing market share ever since it practically created the tablet category back in 2010. That was to be expected since other manufacturers started invading the turf. And now that Microsoft has a worthy challenger with […]

October 28, 2015

Source photo Apple has just released its fiscal fourth quarter earnings report, and the number that everyone was waiting for was 48.04 million. That is the number of iPhone units that the company sold in the quarter. While higher than […]

October 16, 2015

Source photo With the iPhone 6s series, Apple has managed to break the pre-order record set last year with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, selling 13 million units in the first weekend of commercial availability. However, while it […]

July 21, 2015

Square is launching a new mobile app called Dashboard, so business owners can stay on top of sales while they’re away from the shop. This is just the latest product from Square aimed at capturing the small and medium business […]

July 9, 2015

Apple is preparing for record breaking sales of its next iPhone. According to the Wall Street Journal, the tech giant has ordered suppliers to manufacture between 85 million and 90 million units combined of two new iPhone models with 4.7-inch […]