Sales of the Surface tablet may not meet Microsoft’s own sales forecasts if a report by Digitimes is accurate. Citing “sources from upstream component suppliers,”, the report suggests that sales started slowly and may only reach about 60% of Microsoft’s forecast by year’s end. Microsoft is expected to continue to face challenging conditions over the holiday shopping season. Two reasons […]
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Samsung expects to sell 20 million Galaxy Note IIs
When Samsung announced the Galaxy Note II late last month, JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile Communications Division, said that he expected it to outsell the original Galaxy Note. Shin has now provided some numbers to back this expectation. He is quoted as saying, “Sales may grow more than two-fold (compared with the previous model.” Given that the original […]
9 million Samsung Galaxy S III smartphones already pre-ordered
The Samsung Galaxy S III has yet to hit the street but it may already be a major hit for Samsung. Citing an unidentified Samsung official, the Korea Economic Daily reports that Samsung has already received some 9 million pre-orders for its latest Galaxy S flagship. The report adds that Samsung’s factory is running at full capacity and will make […]
Apple’s new iPad top three million in sales over launch weekend
Referring to the new iPad’s first weekend on sale, CEO Tim Cook said this morning that “We had a record weekend and we’re thrilled with it.” The company has followed up that statement with a press release where it announced that it has sold 3 million new iPads since Friday. “The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold―the […]
Apple “thrilled” with new iPad launch
On the call today where Apple announced its dividend and share repurchase programs, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked about sales of the new iPad. Without revealing specific numbers, Cook said, “We had a record weekend and we’re thrilled with it.” This follows comments that initial demand had been “off the charts” and that stock allocated to pre-orders had sold […]
Nokia Lumia sales top 1 million in 2011?
Nokia’s resurgence may well be underway. The company has been estimated to have sold some 1.3 million Windows Phone-powered Lumia smartphones in 2011. The Bloomberg report is based on an average estimate of 22 analysts. The sales figures are to operators and retailers, suggesting that sales to customers will fall somewhere below that number. Just how far remains unclear. WithNokia […]
Samsung wants to grow mobile phone shipments by 15% in 2012
Coming off a record year where it shipped over 300 million mobile phones, Samsung is reportedly looking to grow its annual shipments by 15% in 2012. The Korea Economic Daily adds that this translates to a goal of 374 million handsets, up from the 325 million units the company projects to sell this year. Smartphones alone could account for 150 […]
95,000 Kindle Fire tablets pre-ordered on first day?
Digital marketing firm eDataSource estimates that Amazon may have seen as many as 95,000 pre-orders for its first tablet, the Kindle Fire, on the first day alone. The number is roughly a third of sales Apple recorded for the first day the original iPad was available. eDataSource apparently came up with its estimates by tracking email purchase receipts in 800,000 […]