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April Was a Loser for Videogame Industry
April was a cruel month indeed for the videogame industry. Sales of gaming hardware, software and accessories in the U.S. for the month peaked at $495.2 million, according to sales data from research firm NPD, down 25 percent from the same period in 2012. Retail software sales declined 17 percent year over year to $254.3 million. Hardware sales plummeted 42 percent from the year prior to $109.5 million. The top console for the month? Microsoft’s Xbox 360, though it sold just 130,000 units in April, down 45 percent from a year earlier.
Windows Phone Overtakes BlackBerry in Smartphone Shipments, Not That It Matters
Fighting over table scraps.
Surface Makes Microsoft a Top 5 Tablet Vendor … With 1.8 Percent Market Share
Research firm IDC says Microsoft shipped about 900,000 Surface RT and Surface Pro tablets in the first quarter of the year.
Will This Be The Year Android Topples Apple in Tablet Market?
In shipments, maybe. Sales and usage? Doubtful.
BlackBerry Aims Z10 at India’s High-End Market
India becomes the first Asia-Pacific country to get the BlackBerry Z10.
Samsung and Apple Slugging It Out in the Smart Connected Devices Market
Samsung claims the title of the world’s leading vendor of smart connected devices.
A Big Year for Apple’s iPhone in India
According to new research from IDC, iPhone shipments to India will grow roughly 150 percent year over year in 2013.
Windows 8 Couldn’t Save Holiday PC Sales
For the first time in a half-decade, PC sales declined in the holiday quarter.
iPhone Shipments to Enterprise Will Surpass Those of BlackBerry by the End of the Year
The BlackBerry’s days as the business world’s smartphone of choice may soon be over.
Nokia No Longer a Top 5 Smartphone Vendor
Good effort, though!