When Samsung launched the original Galaxy Note phablet, it was not clear that there would be demand for what many viewed as an oversized smartphone. Since then, Samsung has gone on to sell over 38 million Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note II devices and effectively launched the phablet market. Last week, Samsung unveiled the latest iteration of its flagship phablet, […]
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There is a bright spot in the dark PC market called Chromebook
The PC market is in a dismal state of affairs as worldwide PC sales have fallen more than 10-percent in the last quarter alone. According analyst firm NPD, the only bright spot is the sub US$300 market, and within that segment, the Chromebook sales are up, snagging 20 to 25-percent of the U.S. market. In an interview with Stephen Baker, […]
Samsung aiming to sell 10 million Galaxy S IV smartphones per month?
The success of its Galaxy S II and Galaxy III smartphones has set the bar high for the next-generation flagship smartphone. According to Korean website Money Today, the manufacturer has set itself the goal of selling 10 million Galaxy S IV handsets per month, right from its launch. As a comparison, it took the Samsung 50 days to ship its […]
LG aiming to sell 45 million smartphones in 2013
LG appears to be turning its mobile phone business around. Having sold an estimated 56 million mobile phones in 2012 (41 million in the first nine months and an estimated 15 million more in the last quarter), it now hopes to sell 75 million in 2013. The majority, 45 million, will be smartphones which are more profitable. Little is known […]
Samsung aiming to ship 510 million mobile phones in 2013
2012 has not quite wrapped up but Samsung is already looking ahead to 2013. The company has set some lofty sales targets for itself according to a report by The Korea Times citing “an executive from one of Samsung’s key suppliers.” It may be looking to ship 510 million mobile phones in the next year. This would be a 20% […]
HTC cuts smartphone development and shipment goals for Q1 2013?
Despite a number of impressive smartphones, HTC has struggled against the Apple-Samsung juggernaut and seen its market share and sales fall significantly in the last year. HTC’s sales woes do not appear to be limited to its Android devices. The report indicates that sales of Windows Phone 8-based smartphones have also not met expectations. That trend looks to continue in […]
Google Nexus 7 shipments to top one million in December
Despite competition from the new Apple iPad mini and other Android tablets, sales of the Google Nexus 7 tablet remain strong and are even growing stronger. In late October, ASUS indicated that it was nearing sales of 1 million tablets a month and it now appears that it will hit that milestone in December. According to Digitimes‘ supply chain maker […]
RIM to ship 35.5 million BlackBerry 10 devices in fiscal 2014?
Research In Motion’s battered stock received a bit of a lift this week after a number of analysts raised their outlook on the company ahead of the launch of its BlackBerry 10 devices. RIM’s stock rally began when Jefferies & Co analyst Peter Misek changed his stock rating from a sell to hold based on “a favorable reaction from telecom […]