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Samsung Galaxy S 4 to top 10 million in sales next week

, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Samsung's newest baby is said to soon be crossing the 10 million mark in sales next week, according to co-CEO JK Shin. The Galaxy S 4 has only been on the market for less than a month, which means that the flagship handset would become the company's fastest-selling device ever if things go as planned next week. Read The Full Story

Minecraft for PC surpasses 10m in sales

, Apr 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

Back in January, Minecraft developer Mojang announced that total sales for Minecraft reached 15 million. However, we never got to see a breakdown of sales for each platform. Today, however, it's been revealed that the PC version alone has now reached 10 million in sales, and the developer even teased a new feature coming to a future update. Read The Full Story

Mini hits 500,000 cars sold in US

, Apr 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

It may seem like only yesterday when Mini entered the US to sell its cars, but it's been 11 years since the car maker began selling its vehicles in the states. In that time frame, Mini has sold 500,000 of its cars in the US, marking a new milestone for the British car manufacturer, which is owned by BMW. Read The Full Story

GM reports 9.3% sales increase in Q1 2013

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

General Motors, maker of that awesome new Corvette, has reported its Q1 2013 sales figures, and it looks to be all good news. During the first quarter of this year, General Motors sold just under 665,000 vehicles, resulting in a 9.3% increase over the company's total vehicles sales from Q1 2012. The company also recorded its best March sales in five years, selling almost 246,000 vehicles in just 31 days. Read The Full Story

Samsung expected to hit record sales in Q1 2013

, Mar 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Samsung has sold a lot of phones lately, including over 50 million Galaxy S III devices since its launch early last year. However, the company isn't seeing a slowdown any time soon. It's expected that Samsung's Q1 2013 sales will hit record numbers yet again, even though demand hasn't been as high as the company would like. Read The Full Story

Broadcast TV ratings continue to fall, ad sales go down with it

, Mar 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

It may be no surprise that people are favoring web video and streaming TV shows over regular television nowadays, but while both cable television and broadcast television are taking a hit, broadcast TV is seeing a steeper decline in ratings this season, and that's forcing advertisers to rethink what avenues to advertise on. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 best-selling console in US for 26th straight month, Wii U struggles

, Mar 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Xbox 360 is continuing its dominance as the best-selling console in the US. Microsoft has announced that they sold 302,000 consoles in February, making it the 26th straight month that the Xbox 360 has been on top in the US. Meanwhile, though, Nintendo Wii U sales continue to slump, with only 64,000 consoles sold during the month of February. Read The Full Story

Video game sales dropped 25-percent in US last month

, Mar 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

According to NPD Group, video game sales dropped 25-percent in February, with sales declining across the board: games, hardware, and accessories. This is despite two games that were launched last month by Sega and EA, and is representative of consumers' shift from traditional gaming to mobile gaming via tablets and smartphones. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry Z10 sales estimates cut significantly

, Feb 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

While the BlackBerry Z10 released among a crowd of curious and eager onlookers, most of which were excited to see BlackBerry's newest offerings, the general public doesn't seem to be too crazy about the new Z10 according to Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley, who cut the sales forecast of BlackBerry's new smartphone from 1.75 million units to just 300,000. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry Z10 experiencing sell outs, limited stock across UK

, Feb 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

BlackBerry has a lot riding on the release of its newest mobile operating system, and it seems that one of its latest handsets - the BlackBerry Z10 - is getting off to a respectable start in some areas of the world. Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said in a note to investors today that the BlackBerry Z10 has launched to great consumer reception in the UK, selling out in some places. It isn't doing too bad in other regions like Canada and UAE either, so BlackBerry might just have a winner on its hands. Read The Full Story

Honda has 2013 Accord to thank for boost in sales

, Feb 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Honda's executives have a reason to smile this evening, as it seems the 2013 Accord is a hit. The company has the Accord to thank for a 12.7% boost in sales from the month before, which is certainly something to get excited about if you happen to be one of the people in charge at Honda. Even more exciting is that Accord sales rose a whopping 75.2% over sales from the same month a year prior. Read The Full Story

Research firm pegs 2012 global phone shipments at 1.6 billion

, Jan 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Research firm Strategy Analytics has published its global phone shipments for 2012, and the results showing a total of 1.6 billion units shipped. Samsung dominated the list, followed closely by Nokia, with Apple coming in third with a fairly steep drop below its competition despite experiencing a record year. Chinese manufacturer ZTE came in fourth despite suffering a drop in sales. Read The Full Story
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