Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 10, 2013 at 5:42 pm PT
We can talk unit sales and profit later. How about those revenue numbers?
John Paczkowski in News on January 14, 2011 at 10:27 am PT
Research in Motion VP Alec Taylor says the size of the PlayBook’s launch “will be commensurate with the opportunity.” And word on the street has it that that opportunity is decent in size.
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Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 10, 2011 at 8:23 am PT
Nintendo has ambitious plans for the upcoming release of its handheld gaming device, which displays 3-D without the need for special glasses. President Satoru Iwata said in an interview with the Nikkei business daily that it plans to ship about 1.5 million units in Japan during the first month after its launch on Feb. 26,
Reuters reports. A U.S. version is expected to start shipping the following month.
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Voices in News on December 31, 2010 at 1:30 am PT
WakeMate, maker of the sleep-tracking cuff we
wrote about last week has issued a recall of all chargers after one of its wrist units caught fire. WakeMate Chief Technologist Craig Lewiston said WakeMate is continuing to investigate the issue.
Ina Fried in Mobile on December 21, 2010 at 8:20 am PT
Redmond had said it was “happy” with Windows Phone 7 sales, but on Tuesday the company decided to go ahead and quantify its happiness. The company also reiterated plans to expand to more carriers and price points next year.
John Paczkowski in News on November 23, 2010 at 8:13 am PT
Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn is ramping up iPad production capacity to meet demand for the tablet over the holiday season. Taiwanese trade mag Digitimes claims Foxconn has begun using its newest factories in Chengdu, China, to manufacture an additional 10,000 iPads per day, or about 300,000 iPads per month.
John Paczkowski in News on October 5, 2010 at 4:50 am PT
Here’s another descriptive for Apple to add to the list of superlatives it uses to describe the iPad: Fastest-selling consumer electronics product in history.
John Paczkowski in News on May 11, 2010 at 4:55 am PT
We haven’t even reached the midpoint of the June quarter, but it already looks like Apple’s financials for the period will be as strong, if not stronger, than they’ve been in quarters past. In a research note issued this morning, Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu says his checks suggest that sales for both the iPad and new MacBook Pro are strong.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 7, 2010 at 3:40 pm PT
Some say 2009 was the Year of the Smartphone, but it looks more and more like 2010 is more deserving of that designation. During the first quarter of the year, global shipments of smartphones reached 54.7 million units, up 56.7 percent from the same quarter a year ago, says IDC.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 20, 2010 at 1:38 pm PT
Apple’s first quarter was a blowout, as was the one before it. So too is the company’s latest. Reporting second-quarter earnings after the bell Tuesday, Apple rolled out the big numbers once again. The company posted a profit of $3.07 billion on revenue that rose 49 percent to $13.5 billion.