November 4, 2016
Via: CIOAnalysts disagree drastically over the health of the smartwatch market. Some say the market is tanking. Others say there are favorable signs and predict healthy smartwatch shipments and sales in coming years. In late October, market research firm IDC said […]
November 4, 2016
Via: Tech CrunchYesterday, when local ratings and reviews site Yelp posted strong quarterly earnings with a surprise profit of $2.1 million, it also slipped in the news that it plans to lay off 175 people, or four percent of its workforce, mainly […]
November 3, 2016
Via: CRNTo ramp-up sales around Cisco’s bullish Digital Network Architecture (DNA) strategy, the networking giant is giving solution providers a $7,500 voucher for DNA deals exceeding $300,000. A partner can utilize the voucher for up to five deals until the incentive […]
November 2, 2016
Via: CIOTablet sales continue to slip, and not even the iPad Pro has helped salvage the market. Apple, Samsung, Amazon, and other tablet vendors shipped just a combined 43 million units in the third quarter of 2016, according to a new […]
October 27, 2016
Via: CIOSamsung’s smartphone division struggled to breakeven between July and September as sales plunged due to the recall of its high-end Note 7. The smartphone giant said quarterly sales in its IT and Mobile Communications division were down 15 percent on […]
October 26, 2016
Via: CIOApple recorded its third consecutive quarter of lower revenue as it fought lower demand for the iPhone and tough competition from lower-priced competitors. Revenue in the quarter, between July and September, was US $46.9 billion, down 9 percent on the […]
October 21, 2016
Via: CRNWhat are five essential skills that solution providers absolutely need when they are looking to build up revenue from the Internet of Things? IoT is more than merely connecting devices and requires solution providers to build up specialized expertise, some […]
October 12, 2016
Via: CIOSales of Windows PCs fared better than Apple Macs during the third quarter this year. Third-quarter PC shipments declined by 3.9 percent compared to the same quarter last year, but Mac shipments dropped by 13 percent. PC shipments totaled 68 […]
October 11, 2016
Via: CIOFollowing reports of more Galaxy Note7s bursting into flames, Samsung on Monday released a statement saying it has stopped sales of the phone and is no longer exchanging original Note7s for ostensibly safe replacement phones. The statement also encourages owners […]
September 16, 2016
Via: CRNApple is breaking from tradition with the sale of its new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus phones in that it won’t disclose first-weekend sales numbers. In years past, Apple has proudly touted the number of sales during phone launches. Last […]
August 19, 2016
Via: CRNLenovo will refocus its PC business, concentrate on higher-priced smartphones and expand its presence in the market for hyper-convergence as it struggles with revenue declines and fierce competition, the company said Thursday. The China-based PC giant is a go-to brand […]
July 28, 2016
Via: Tech CrunchEarlier this month Samsung forecast its most profitable quarter for two years, and today it delivered on that promise with its Q2 2016 results. The Korean tech giant reported a 8.14 trillion won ($7.22 billion) operating profit on revenue of […]
July 27, 2016
Via: CRNAvnet is rolling out business units with dedicated staff around data center, cloud, security, analytics, mobility and education to accelerate growth of software-driven technologies. The Phoenix-based distributor said it is familiarizing partners with consumption and subscription-based sales motions as the […]
July 27, 2016
Via: CIOApple has reported its second straight quarter of falling iPhone sales, hit by stiff competition in China and the ongoing slowdown in the worldwide smartphone market. The company sold 40.4 million iPhones from April to June, down from 47.5 million […]
July 20, 2016
Via: CIOMicrosoft’s cloud push continued to pay off last quarter, with revenue from its Azure services more than doubling from the same period last year, the company reported Tuesday. Overall revenue for the quarter was down, however, thanks partly to a […]
July 18, 2016
Via: Tech CrunchFor early- to mid-stage B2B software and SaaS companies, selling in to the enterprise is hard. Getting a lot of enterprise customers to pay for your solution on a repeated and long-term basis without seeing your sales growth stall out […]
April 22, 2016
Via: CRNMicrosoft said Thursday that it missed Wall Street’s earnings forecast for its fiscal third quarter, due to sluggish Windows sales as well as profit declines in units that are home to its Azure and Office 365 businesses. For the quarter […]
April 12, 2016
Via: CIOAnalyst firms IDC and Gartner said Monday that the PC market continues to sharply decline, as unit sales plunged between 10 and 12 percent during the first quarter. Of note, however, was Dell’s resurgence as the top U.S. PC vendor, […]
April 7, 2016
Via: CIOSamsung Electronics’ flagship Galaxy S7 smartphones and sales of its mid-range devices in emerging markets have likely helped the company boost its operating profit in the first quarter. The South Korean company forecast Thursday that its operating profit for the […]
February 29, 2016
Via: ArsTechnicaEarlier this week, the Indiana legislature added an amendment to a bill that would have made it illegal for manufacturers to sell cars directly to consumers, a practice that electric vehicle company Tesla employs. But on Thursday that amendment was […]