Apple to ship 12-14 million iPad 2 units in Q3
Apple aims to ship between 12 million and 14 million iPad 2 tablets in the third quarter of the calendar year, possibly doubling its second-quarter …
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Apple will ship 66M iPhones, 30M iPads, 17M Macs in 2011 according to analyst
Needham & Company analyst Charlie Wolf on Tuesday raised his estimates for iPad shipments in the fiscal third quarter and full year. Wolf now believes …
TomTom lowers guidance again as customers seek cheap, converged navigation solutions
TomTom on Monday lowered its 2011 financial outlook again as consumer interest in dedicated navigation devices dwindles. Despite beating second-quarter revenue estimates, the Dutch company …
As analysts and investors jump ship, Macquarie sees opportunity in RIM
Following first-quarter earnings that sent investors and the media into a tizzy, analyst coverage of RIM has been fairly monotone. The consensus? The company is …
Acer cuts 2011 tablet sales forecast in half to 2.5M units, blames poor sell-through, competition
Acer on Friday drastically lowered its 2011 shipment forecast for tablet PCs, Taiwan Economic News reported. The company now anticipates shipping approximately 2.5 million consumer …
Samsung Galaxy S II set to outsell Motorola DROID BIONIC, study finds [infographic]
There are countless methods research firms use in an attempt to amass useful data for their analyses, and perhaps one of the most underutilized sources …
MacBook Air Q3 sales to double combined sales of all Macs last quarter, report claims
Apple plans to ship more than 8 million MacBook Air computers in the third quarter of 2011, DigiTimes claims in a new report on Friday. …
Hulu Plus launches for six Android phones as company is put up for sale
Hulu announced on Thursday that its Hulu Plus application is now available on select Android smartphones. The service costs $7.99 per month and allows users …
Apple could sell over 14 million iPad 2 tablets in Q3
Sales of Apple’s iPad 2 tablet are set to explode in the third quarter according to Hong Kong-based research firm CLSA. Citing LCD sales data …
Microsoft vs. Apple infographic details rivalry from inception to global domination [updated]
In the world of computing, no two companies have more history than Microsoft and Apple. In fact, the companys’ history is 10,124 pixels tall. From …
And the best-selling smartphone at AT&T and Verizon stores is…
…the iPhone. BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk on Wednesday published the findings of a study in which BTIG researchers contacted 250 AT&T and Verizon Wireless retail …
RIM trims internal PlayBook sales estimates, report claims
Despite respectable sales in its first quarter of availability, RIM has reportedly slashed internal sales estimates for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. RIM announced during its …
RIM, Motorola won’t benefit from coming smartphone boom, analyst claims
Smartphone sales will continue to surge in 2011 and through 2012, but RIM and Motorola won’t reap the benefits according to Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder …
Android tablet makers shifting focus back to cell phones, report claims
Cell phone makers that have entered the emerging consumer tablet market over the past year are now backing off according to a report from DigiTimes …
RIM is bloody but not dead yet, RBC says
In a note to investors Friday morning, RBC Capital Markets Managing Director Mike Abramsky lowered his target on shares of RIM stock from $45 to …
BlackBerry PlayBook sales revealed: 500,000 units in Q1
RIM on Thursday finally shed some light on BlackBerry PlayBook sales to date. Shipments to sales channels totalled 500,000 units in the first quarter, in …
RIM reports Q1 earnings: misses analyst estimates, Q2 outlook misses, layoffs coming
Research In Motion on Thursday reported earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. After cutting its first-quarter outlook at the end of April, RIM’s …
Best Buy Q1 earnings beat the Street, net income slides 12%
Shares of Best Buy stock jumped by as much as 7% Tuesday morning as the company reported results for the first fiscal quarter of 2012 that …
Video game console sales in May lowest since 2006
Sales of video game consoles in the U.S. hit a five-year low last month according to new data from research firm NPD Group. “May 2011 …
Samsung, Apple to overtake Nokia in smartphone share this quarter
Nokia’s smartphone reign, which lasted nearly 15 years, is coming to an end. Analysts from Nomura Research say Nokia’s lead in smartphone units sales will …
ASUS says EeePad Transformer beats all tablets in June, besides iPad
According to Taiwan Economic News, ASUS’ CEO Jerry Shen said that the company is poised to ship 300,000 units of its EeePad Transformer Android tablet …
Analyst thinks buyers will choose iPad over TouchPad in battle of the Pads
HP finally revealed a launch date and pricing for its TouchPad tablet on Thursday and we have to say, we’re pretty excited. It’s no mystery …
RIM letting opportunity from Nokia debacle slip, Citi says
In a note to investors on Thursday, Citigroup analyst Jim Suva cut his rating on shares of RIM stock from Buy to Hold, dropping his …
PC sales will slow in 2011 due in part to iPad, other tablets
Market research firm Gartner on Wednesday said that growth of PC sales would slow to 9.3% in 2011 as consumers reduce spending and hold onto …
Apple’s iPhone still best-selling smartphone in U.S., Android catching up, analyst says
In a note to investors Wednesday morning, Morgan Keegan analyst Tavis McCourt said Apple’s iPhone is still the best-selling smartphone in the U.S. despite being …
LG CEO predicts difficult handset turnaround in Q2
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, LG CEO Koo Bon-Joon said it would be difficult to turn around the company’s current struggle in the handset business …
iPad competitors may be spinning their wheels, slowing production
Companies that have introduced consumer tablets to compete with the iPad are dialing back production as demand for their tablets is failing to meet expectations. A …
Ticonderoga: iPhone 4 shipments to beat Q3 projections, iPhone 5 launch set for September
In a note to investors on Thursday, Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White raised his earlier projection for iPhone shipments in the June quarter. Following discussions with contacts …
Nokia stock plummets as company lowers second-quarter, full-year guidance
Shares of Nokia stock plummeted by as much as 12% on Tuesday as the Finnish cell phone maker lowered its second-quarter and full-year guidance for …
Samsung: 1 million Galaxy S II units sold
Samsung announced on Monday that it has sold more than 1 million of its new Galaxy S II handsets, and that the phone has been …
