Sales

Slow start for Android One sales?

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Google launched its Android One initiative in a bid to make “high-quality smartphones” as accessible as possible. While its intentions may have been noble, it appears that execution has so far failed to yield the results it was looking for. The company’s decision to only offer its first three Android One smartphones, the Karbonn Sparkle V, Micromax Canvas A1 and […]

200,000 BlackBerry Passports ordered since launch through ShopBlackBerry and Amazon

BlackBerry Passport

The BlackBerry Passport may not be a smartphone for everyone but it appears to have found its niche. On the analyst call that followed the company’s latest financial results, CEO John Chen today revealed that some 200.000 units had been ordered through its own ShopBlackBerry online store as well as Amazon since its launch on Wednesday. Not only is it […]

Motorola has shipped 6.5 million smartphones in Q1 2014

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A resurgent Motorola established itself as a company to watch last year with innovative products such as the customizable Moto X. Lenovo then swooped in to buy it from Google for US$2.91 billion. While the acquisition is still going through the approval process, life goes on at Motorola. Yesterday, Motorola’s new COO Rick Osterloh revealed via Twitter that Motorola is […]