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Samsung Rides Android Past Nokia to Take Sales Lead

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 16 at 11:55 am PT

A two percent decline in mobile phone shipments during the first quarter of 2012 may have hurt some handset vendors, but it did little to slow Samsung.

Another Day, Another PayPal-esque Digital Wallet: Here’s MasterCard’s High-Tech Billfold

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 7 at 3:30 pm PT

No surprise here: MasterCard also has a digital wallet strategy. Details are being spilled tonight at a special event at the wireless industry’s CTIA event.

Did PC Sales Just Bounce Off the Bottom? Not Quite.

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 11 at 3:37 pm PT

After the second-worst year in the history of the PC industry, PC shipments grew slightly worldwide, but that growth depended on where you looked.

Why Not Just Call it The Decade of The iPad And Be Done With It?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 10 at 3:35 pm PT

Tablet sales are likely to double in 2012 with Apple’s iPad dominating them once again.

IT Spending This Year? Almost Four Triiilllion Dollars.

Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 5 at 8:40 am PT

Gartner says growth is looking good this year overall; just watch out for that currency effect.

A Trillion and Change: That’s How Much Emerging Markets Will Spend on IT in 2012

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 3 at 9:52 am PT

A trillion here, a trillion there, puts a certain twinkle in the eyes of tech executives.

Does the Cloud Really Make It Rain? Jobs, That Is.

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on March 14 at 4:31 pm PT

An SAP-sponsored study asks out loud if cloud computing is inherently good for the economy, and finds the answer to be “yes.”

iPhone Still in Fifth Place in China

John Paczkowski in News on March 12 at 9:52 am PT

Apple may be the largest smartphone vendor in the world, but in China it remains an upstart.

How Will PCs Sales Grow in 2012? Sloooooowly.

Arik Hesseldahl in News on March 8 at 8:00 am PT

A bad economy, Thailand flooding and — let’s just say it — the iPad, continue to pack a wallop on the global PC market.

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Apple Now Eats More Chips Than Anyone

John Paczkowski in News on January 24 at 10:20 am PT

Apple has been the world’s largest consumer of flash memory for years. Now it has become the leading buyer of chips, as well. The company spent some $17 billion on semiconductors in 2011, giving it a 5.7 percent share of chip purchasing for the year, according to Gartner. That’s more than Samsung, which spent $16.7 billion for a 5.5 percent share, and Hewlett-Packard, which spent $16.6 billion for a 5.5 percent share. Driving Apple’s ascension in rank: The iPhone, the iPad and the MacBook Air.