PC sales
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News Last quarter Apple reported a 17 per cent year-on-year rise in Mac sales - far above the mean for PC sales, as silicon.com's resident Apple columnist Seb Janacek noted in this popular... [09 Nov 2009]
Windows 7: Over 200 per cent more popular than Vista
News Vista, however, saw a 170 per cent boost in PC sales compared to the week before it launched, NPD said. However, it's likely the global recession as well as the respective timing of the releases of the... [06 Nov 2009]
Windows 7 to trump Snow Leopard?
Comment However, it was Mac sales that must have truly pleased Apple shareholders, as the company reported a 17 per cent rise in sales based on the same period 12 months ago - far above the mean for... [20 Oct 2009]
Photos: Amazon's Kindle comes to the UK
Photo There is no contract, and users do not have to sync with a PC or find a wi-fi connection to access the store. Research group Forrester recently predicted that sales of e-readers in the US would hit three... [08 Oct 2009]
iPhone coming to Orange as Apple ends its mobile monogamy
News When it comes down to even PC penetration - most people have got Windows-based PCs rather than Apple Macs. That initial long-term exclusive with O2 I presume has now run out - it's in Apple's interests to get iPhone... [28 Sep 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.09.09
Round-Up For the IBM PC it was another spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3. Later, sales of the Macintosh surged on the back of desktop publishing software from Aldus and others. You may think 30 million unit... [25 Sep 2009]
Mobile computing keeping PC shipments afloat
News Despite earlier, more dire predictions, PC sales are now estimated to fall off just two per cent from 2008 totals, according to a report released on Wednesday. And while the introduction of Windows 7 in... [24 Sep 2009]
Dell settles fraud case with $4m
News The PC maker will pay out $4m to settle a case initially filed in 2007, New York's Office of the Attorney General said on Tuesday. Besides the payout, the settlement requires that Dell changes its advertising,... [16 Sep 2009]
Fujitsu One Touch Alliance: For Solution Providers
White Paper Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation offers one of the world's largest selections of high-end Tablet PC platforms, including slate and convertible form factors. When quality and durability matter - the Fujitsu LifeBook... [30 Aug 2009]
Apple readying lightweight MacBook?
News Data provided by market research firm IDC showed the entire PC industry down more than three per cent for April, May and June, but Apple sold four per cent more computers that quarter than it did during the same quarter... [26 Aug 2009]
Apple still satisfaction king despite budget PC makers' gains
News PC makers, on average, saw their sales dip 3.1 per cent for the same quarter, according to IDC. In a poor economy, some budget PC brands are finding its customers are happier than ever,... [18 Aug 2009]
UK business PC sales drop by 25 per cent
News Consumer PC sales across Europe would have dropped much more sharply were it not for the sudden popularity of netbooks, the analyst firm said in a report published on Thursday. Atwal told silicon.com... [07 Aug 2009]
Minority Report: iPhone puts the 'smart' in smartphone
Comment Apple has a minority share of the computer market yet its profits continue to defeat downward PC market trends and economic turmoil. There was a solid rise in Mac sales year on year and a slight decline... [27 Jul 2009]
Spending more than $1,000 on a computer? Chances are you'll go Mac
News That's according to the June tally of the PC market from The NPD Group. But, as NPD analyst Stephen Baker points out, two-thirds of all computers are sold at retail, so the numbers paint a comfortably accurate picture of... [24 Jul 2009]
Weak PC sales take its toll on Microsoft
News PC sales, in particular, dropped five per cent to seven per cent. Chris Liddell, chief financial officer at Microsoft, said: "Our business continued to be negatively impacted by weakness in the global... [24 Jul 2009]
