The Association of American Publishers released their final report on the growth of audiobooks and e-books in 2014. e-books experienced moderate growth, up 4.7% year-on-year and generating $1.58 billion. One of the big success stories contributing to the increase in digital books is children's/YA segment, which saw sales spike by 33.6%, to $227.3 million and accounted for … [Read more...] about Audiobooks and e-books Experience Growth in 2014
2014
Huawei Unveils TalkBand B1 Smartwatch/Fitness Tracker
Huawei today launched its first smartwatch offering at the MWC event. Named TalkBand B1, the device is more of a wrist band than a watch though that does not decrease its appeal any bit. Rather, the thin vertical profile does makes for a refreshing change in the fast emerging smartwatch me toos. The device comes with a 1.4 inch flexible OLED display but does not support touch … [Read more...] about Huawei Unveils TalkBand B1 Smartwatch/Fitness Tracker
Samsung Announces Slightly Lower Profit in its Quarterly Results
Companies are now releasing with their quarterly performance report cards, providing the industry with an insight of recent activity. Samsung released its figures, and the findings were a bit disappointing given the dip in profit reported. The South Asian giant announced profit of $7.8 billion for Q4 2013, which is a few notches below the $8.27 billion that the company secured … [Read more...] about Samsung Announces Slightly Lower Profit in its Quarterly Results
Microsoft Reports Increase in Revenue From Surface Tablet Sales, Xbox 360
Microsoft may finally be seeing some method in the tablet madness it had found itself in in the post-PC era. With demand for PCs ever on the decline, its imperative for the Richmond company to drive focus on the other most happening computing segment, that of tablet PCs. In comes the Surface line of tablet devices though unfortunately, both of these tasted dirt during their … [Read more...] about Microsoft Reports Increase in Revenue From Surface Tablet Sales, Xbox 360
Intel to be First to Offer 64 Bit Chips For Android Tablet, Bay Trail Powered Android Tablets Coming Q2, 2014
Intel has made it known that they would be the first to offer 64 bit computing on Android tablets. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich also said that the first Android tablets built around its quad core Atom chips would be a reality by Q2, 2014. Intel had earlier stated that the new Bay Trail Atom chip will be all about battery efficiency without compromising on performance … [Read more...] about Intel to be First to Offer 64 Bit Chips For Android Tablet, Bay Trail Powered Android Tablets Coming Q2, 2014
Samsung Plans New PRO Line of Tablets
Samsung has made in known in no uncertain terms of the huge ambitions they harbor of making it big in the tablet sphere. Not content with playing second fiddle to Apple and its iPad range, Samsung has lined up a slew of tablet launches for 2014 across several segments. Among the tablet devices being readied for launch include Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, and the … [Read more...] about Samsung Plans New PRO Line of Tablets