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HP reports Q1 earnings: EPS beats but revenue and Q2 guidance both miss

February 22nd, 2012

Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday reported its fiscal first-quarter earnings, which fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts expected the computer giant to pull in $30.75 billion and $0.87 per share, and while HP’s first-quarter earnings of $0.92 per share beat the Street’s consensus, revenue dipped 7% to $30 billion and missed estimates. “In the first quarter, …

Sony blames Q1 net loss on earthquake, economy

July 28th, 2011

Sony reported its fiscal first quarter results on Thursday and recorded a net loss of 15.5 billion Yen ($198.7 million). The company attributed the loss to the earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan in March, as well as a “stagnate” economy in the United States and Europe. Sony’s operating profits were 27.5 billion …

Nintendo posts first quarterly operating loss; 3DS now just $169.99

July 28th, 2011

Nintendo posted its first quarterly operating loss ever on Thursday in its fiscal first quarter earnings report. The Japanese gaming company recorded a net loss of 25.5 billion Yen ($328 million), which was on a par with the net loss of 25.2 billion Yen ($324 million) the firm reported during the same quarter last year. …

Apple chews away at Nokia, posts best smartphone share growth in Q1

May 10th, 2011

According to new data from IHS iSuppli, Apple’s smartphone market share increased 14.9% during the first quarter of this year — more than any other phone maker. The Cupertino-based company had a 19.2% grip on the smartphone market and shipped 18.6 million units during the first quarter. Nokia, the global smartphone leader, shipped 24.2 million …

Tablets fuel 7% growth in global PC market, report says

April 28th, 2011

According to a new report issued by Canalys today, the global PC market grew 7% during the first quarter of this year – largely fueled by tablets. There were 88.6 million PC shipments during the quarter, up from 82.8 million during the same quarter last year. HP had a 66% share of the shipments, followed …

Netflix reports subscriber growth, revenue spike in Q1 2011 earnings

April 26th, 2011

Netflix released its fiscal first quarter 2011 earnings on Monday and, thanks to record amounts spent on marketing, the firm reported an increase in net customer additions and a spike in revenues. The video subscription service added 3.3 million domestic net customers during the quarter, a 94% increase year-over-year — that service now serves 23.6 …

Refreshed MacBook Pro models likely due this week

February 21st, 2011

In line with rumors that first surfaced weeks ago, it looks as though Apple is preparing to refresh its MacBook Pro notebook computer line later this week. The most promising evidence at this point, as seen above, is the fact that Apple is no longer shipping MacBook Pro orders. Apple’s top-end notebooks are typically available …

HTC: First-quarter revenue and shipments to double in 2011

January 21st, 2011

In a presentation to investors on Friday, HTC revealed first-quarter projections that left attendees wide-eyed and smiling. In short, the Taiwan-based cell phone maker sees revenue and shipments both doubling as it continues to make waves in the smartphone market. “We continue to see strong demand from existing products and expect recently launched 4G products …

Apple ups iPhone order in Q1 2011 to 21 million units according to report

December 27th, 2010

Apple has increased its first quarter 2011 manufacturing orders for its iPhone handset, DigiTimes reports. Apple had initially placed orders for 19 million iPhones with manufacturing partners Foxconn and Pegatron Technology, and now those orders have been upped to as many as 21 million units. The first-quarter shipment goal for WCDMA iPhones has been adjusted …