Posts Tagged ‘sales’
Smartphone sales to outstrip notebooks
Gartner predicts that worldwide sales of smartphones will grow by 29 percent year-on-year to reach 180 million units in 2009, overtaking notebooks in total unit terms. The research firm adds that it expects smartphone sales revenue to reach US$191 million by 2012, higher than end user spending on mobile PCs, which is forecast to reach [...]
Intel: better than expected
Intel reported third-quarter revenue of $9.4 billion. The company reported operating income of $2.6 billion, net income of $1.9 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of 33 cents.”Intel’s strong third-quarter results underscore that computing is essential to people’s lives, proving the importance of technology innovation in leading an economic recovery,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president [...]
Worse may be over for PC makers
The worst may be over for the PC industry, as worldwide PC shipments are on pace to reach 285 million units in 2009, a 2 percent decline from 2008 shipments of 291 million, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. The new forecast is more optimistic than Gartner’s June forecast, which anticipated a 6 [...]
Portable electronics, a hot market in Europe
Netbooks, pocket video cameras, digital SLRs, smartphones, mobile Internet devices and handheld games consoles are fuelling growth in the European portable electronics market this year, which in the face of economic challenges and convergence, grew 18% in 2008 to reach 155 million units and is forecast to grow a further 7% in 2009 to reach [...]
Smartphones with WiFi almost double sales each year
ABI Research found that dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi handset shipments were set to double between 2008 and 2010. With the latter date fast approaching, ABI Research analysts have confirmed that a similar pattern will hold true – or even accelerate – for the period 2009-2011. This year is on track to see 144 million handsets shipped, with [...]
dbWatch Software establishes sales and support in UK
dbWatch Software, the Norway based database monitoring and reporting specialist is expanding its local reach to London, UK. The London offices will compliment the Oslo, Norway and Phoenix, USA offices and will handle England, Scotland and Ireland. Despite the current economic climate dbWatch, with its cost-effective and cost-saving monitoring and reporting tool, is experiencing increased [...]
Palm Pre, 205.000 units sold in Q2
This quarter also saw the debut of the long-awaited Palm Pre based on the new web operating system. “This device attracted a lot of media attention but showed mixed results at the cash register as sales only reached 205,000 units,” said Ms Cozza here. “Palm currently ranks tenth in the smartphone market and Gartner remains [...]
Ultra cheap phones: almost half of the market in 2014
Research shows the mobile handset market is becoming increasingly polarised between low cost handsets for emerging markets and high-end smartphones for developed regions – with the mid-range handset market being squeezed. Low-cost handsets and Smartphones will together account for almost 79% of all new mobile phones by 2014, or just over 1 billion units in [...]
Global projector sales to grow in second half
Global sales of projectors witnessed a quiet first half this year, with budget restrictions in the corporate market continuing to restrict market demand, says Futuresource. Global Q2 volumes reached nearly 1.3 million units, representing a 16% year-on-year drop from Q2 2008. With many corporates continuing to hold back on spending, preferring to adopt a ‘wait [...]
ABI reseach guru didn't read the news
How silly is that? Great reasearch guru and financial guru, but you didn’t read the news? Let me show you. Mobile handset vendors are no doubt happy to hear the 2Q 2009 results — it has given them a reason to smile in these difficult economic times. According to Jake Saunders, VP for forecasting at [...]
