Apple has just had a bumper November for sales, which saw demand for its products rise 19 to 20 percent month over month. This is much higher than the normal six percent increase in sales during Novembers over the past several years. Sales are usually robust during the month which marks the onset of the holiday shopping season, though demand for Apple products seems to be … [Read more...] about Apple Barometer Reveals Record November Sales
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Digital Comics Bargains for the Weekend
ComiXology has two 99-cent sales going this weekend, on Mark Millar's Kick-Ass and Marvel's Ultimates line. If you're curious about Brian Michael Bendis's re-invention of Spider-Man as half-black, half-Latino teenager Miles Morales, now is the time to dive in. If you're up for a more classic type of adventure tale, Dark Horse has a 99-cent sale on Conan and Red Sonja comics. … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains for the Weekend
Microsoft Might Just Have Sold 400k Surface Pro, 1M Surface RT
Microsoft never made public how many of its Surface tablet devices found buyers since they were launched, though unofficial estimates are painting a rather grim picture of the tablet's sales record. Three people privy to the company's sales claim Microsoft has sold little over a million of its Surface RT device, while in reality the Surface Pro only managed to entice about … [Read more...] about Microsoft Might Just Have Sold 400k Surface Pro, 1M Surface RT
Apple Q3 Results: 17 Million iPads Sold
Perhaps we have grown used to Apple's quarterly results that include figures in billions of dollars when it comes to net revenue or in millions for the number of units sold. The Q3 results for the Cupertino based company isn't any different with a record 17 million iPads sold during the period. This marks a thoroughly impressive jump of 84 percent over the same period last year … [Read more...] about Apple Q3 Results: 17 Million iPads Sold
Google Nexus 7 off to a Solid Start
The Nexus 7 is off to a roaring start, with the dreaded "Out of Stock" message appearing in stores as soon as they started with the delivery process. This is to be expected, as the Nexus 7 boasts of some nice specs while still priced at just $199 and $249 for the 8 and 16 GB versions of the tablet. The delivery process started a day early in the UK while in the US, GameStop … [Read more...] about Google Nexus 7 off to a Solid Start
Impressive iPad Sales of Almost 12 Million Recorded in Q1
The iPad 3 is definitely carrying forward the iPad legacy. The latest gen iPad has gone on to clock sales of 11.8 million units in the quarter ending in March, which along with equally impressive iPhone sales, have propelled the California based company to register the biggest ever quarterly earnings in its history. The nearly 12 million iPad 3s sold equal to more than twice … [Read more...] about Impressive iPad Sales of Almost 12 Million Recorded in Q1
TheTablet Apple tried to stop
That's exactly the tagline Samsung is now making good use of in Australia as it attempts to make up for the time lost while it engaged with Apple in the court of law rather than the streets and markets Down Under. The ad appeared in the The Sun Herald newspaper and is clearly a smart move on part of Samsung as the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has already received a world of media attention … [Read more...] about TheTablet Apple tried to stop
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet Shipment Could Top 5 Million in Q4
Amazon is poised to sell no less than 5 million of its Kindle Fire tablet PCs in the fourth quarter, a figure that sums up to almost half of what the Apple iPad is projected to achieve. If this is how it indeed turns out for the Kindle Fire, then it would mean the first real competitor for the iPad is here. "It's the first time a competitor has emerged to challenge Apple and … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire tablet Shipment Could Top 5 Million in Q4
Fresh (and last)TouchPad lot to arrive in October
HP's exit from the tablet segment was sudden and unexpected, which left its component suppliers and manufacturing partners in China and Taiwan very little or no time to realign their inventories of the abandoned TouchPad tablet PC. In any case, they were left with TouchPad components such as batteries, chassis and so on that could be used to build another 100,000 to 200,000 … [Read more...] about Fresh (and last)TouchPad lot to arrive in October
Tablet PC craze on the decline — Acer chairman
The impact of tablet devices is finally wearing out as per Acer chairman JT Wang and the return of notebooks, which had been the most affected by the advent of tablet device, is being witnessed once again. Wang claims an increase in demand for Intel’s Ultrabooks and Microsoft Windows 8 as proof of a return to the notebook days. An Ultrabook with a tagged price of US $799 is … [Read more...] about Tablet PC craze on the decline — Acer chairman