Tag: Figures
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Apple reveals impressive iPad, iTunes and MacBook stats before iPhone 5 announcement
Well it has finally happened; Apple has announced its latest iPhone 5 smartphone along with a few cool new additions to the iPod range of media plays in the form of the 5th Gen iPod Touch and the 7th Gen iPod Nano, but in the midst of all the big announcements Apple took time to…
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Samsung Takes Top Spot in Smartphone Market Share
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Samsung’s global success from the Galaxy smartphone range has resulted in it taking the top spot
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Nintendo 3DS Hits 5 Million Sales in Japan Within One Year
Despite a bad opening for Nintendo’s innovative 3D portable DS – imaginatively titled the 3DS – the gaming gadget has finally reached a milestone five-million sales in its home of Japan. Meaning the portable has actually done better than its no 3D predecessor and in just less than a year since it was released on…
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PS Vita Cash Back Scheme Begins with Amazon Japan – Also Portable’s 5 to 10 Year Western Plan & Call of Duty Release Confirmed!
The PS Vita is almost upon us and our palms are moistening at the prospect of getting to grips with our very own next gen Sony portable this Wednesday. Over in the East the gadget’s had a bit of a rough starting season, with disappointing sales figures since its push into the gaming market on…
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PS Vita Cash Back Scheme Begins with Amazon Japan – Also Portable’s 5 to 10 Year Western Plan & Call of Duty Release Confirmed!
The PS Vita is almost upon us and our palms are moistening at the prospect of getting to grips with our very own next gen Sony portable this Wednesday. Over in the East the gadget’s had a bit of a rough starting season, with disappointing sales figures since its push into the gaming market on…
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Sony’s PS Vita Sales Falter After Decent Opening
Sony’s newly released PS Vita managed to only sell 72,479 units in the week leading up to Christmas, according to unofficial figures from The Media Create Co. If the numbers are accurate it would point to a massive drop off for Sony as the next generation handheld unofficially shifted 324,859 units on its opening week.…
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Hasbro Battles ASUS Over “Transformer Prime” Name – Tablet Rips Off Vintage Toy Line!
Hasbro, the American makers of popular action toys, is taking computing company ASUS to court over its use of the name “Transformer” on its popular range of tablet-come-laptops. And for those who shrug that off as pure co-incidence – consider that the full name of the latest gadget in the line is “Transformer Prime”. Just when…
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Sony’s PS Vita Suffers Day-One Software Bugs
Sony has had to go on the defensive after the mostly successful launch of their new Playstation Vita was marred with users complaining about a host of software bugs. The company enjoyed a strong opening weekend for their new portable, although it didn’t sell out, they did managed to shift 88% of the launch stock…
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Amazon Expected To Sell 20 Million Kindle Fire’s In 2012
Analysts from Goldman Sachs are reporting that Internet retailer Amazon, could sell 6 million units of its newly released Kindle Fire tablet by the end of this year. The same analysts are expecting sale figures of around 8 million for its other ranges – including the new Wi-Fi Kindle and 3G version – making an…
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday See Record Electronics Sales in U.S
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday saw a large surge in sales for many electronics firms, with Sony and Microsoft stating they saw a “big rise” in sales in the US during the traditional thanksgiving holiday. Microsoft had a record week of sales for its Xbox 360 console and Kinect controller. But, it wasn’t only Sony…
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Apple iPhone and iPad: Sales figures show massive growth
Quarterly results show that Steve Jobs and Co. are rolling in it