A new report Tuesday morning suggests Apple has notified Foxconn, its next-generation iPad manufacturer, that initial shipments will commence in the next 100 days. The unconfirmed report originates from China’s industry watchdog, DigiTimes, and suggests that initial shipments will be in the 400,000 to 600,000 range. Those numbers seem quite low for the sequel to …
Dell, the third-largest PC maker in the world, showed strong growth in Q1 of 2010 as profits totaled $441 million — or $0.22 per share — up 52% from a year ago. Revenue climbed 21% (to $14.9 billion) from the previous quarter thanks to a 21.4% increase in PC shipments; a spike which Dell attributed …
The Q1 2010 numbers for T-Mobile USA are in, and they look… well, just okay. Let’s get the bad stuff out of the way first, shall we? T-Mo lost 77,000 customers in Q1 of 2010 — which looks pretty dismal when compared to the 415,000 net gain of Q1 2009 — bringing their total customer …
The results for Q1 2010 are in for the #3 wireless carrier in the U.S., and the results are more of the same. Sprint shed 75,000 additional customers and posted operating revenues of $8.1 billion, a $865 million loss. The company’s churn rate was at 2.15%, an improvement from Q1 2009 (2.25%), but slightly up …
Yesterday, AT&T had its say by announcing its Q1 2010 results, so it is only fitting today is Verizon’s turn. Unfortunately for Big Red, it didn’t fare as well as Ma Bell. Over the past three months, 423,000 new post-paid customers put ink to a contract. Overall, Verizon gained 1.5 million net customers to bring its …
For all that’s been said in the past year about the poor performance of AT&T’s network, it seems the average person simply doesn’t care, as AT&T just announced its Q1 2010 results and — surprise! — the wireless division fared very well. Here are the key takeaways. AT&T gained 1.9 million subscribers (a Q1 record) and …
Yesterday, Google announced strong earnings for the first quarter of 2010, as the search company generated $6.77 billion in revenue — a 23% increase year-over-year. Just under $4.5 billion of that sum came from Google-owned websites, while a staggering $2.04 billion came from Google’s AdSense platform. The company’s acquisition war chest is also in great …
Troubled phone maker Sony Ericsson had a nice surprise for its investors this morning, as it announced that Q1 2010 was its first profitable quarter in just under two years. While the company shipped 4.1 million fewer handsets than in Q4 2009, it did manage to make gains where it ultimately counts, posting an income …
Today, HTC reported its 2010 Q1 earnings, and the vitals from the mobile handset giant all seem to be positive. Q1 revenues jumped 19% from Q1 of last year to $1.2 billion, with a net profit of $158 million and earnings per share at $0.20. The positive numbers prompted investment firm Morgan Stanley to raise …
Palm today announced its Q1 results for the fiscal year 2010. The struggling handset maker moved 823,000 devices in Q1, the bulk of which Palm claims to have been Pre handsets. Unbelievably, the company still managed to avoid giving any firm numbers with regards to Pre sales, meaning it’s now extremely safe to say they …
