«The higher percentage of sales
in the hardware category resulted in better than expected comps, but lower gross margin dollars during the holiday selling period,» said GameStop's chief financial officer, Rob Lloyd.
The company's Cortana voice assistant and Teams collaboration solution are not likely to compete with Cisco
in the hardware category but will address many of the in - meeting and post-meeting features that Spark Assistant hopes to eventually provide.
Amazon is directly confronting Google with its store listing for the Fire TV Stick, noting that the 8 GB of onboard storage and 1 GB of memory easily outmatch the Chromecast
in hardware categories.
Even if they aren't disappointed, the combination of price and performance
in all hardware categories warrants a look.
By then, it'll be worth taking another look at any hardware you haven't already replaced, as the cycle of more performance and features at a lower price,
in every hardware category, shows no sign of abating.
Not exact matches
In order to help in the stock selection process, HSBC has identified three primary categories — areas that focus on the hardware components and technology needed to support A
In order to help
in the stock selection process, HSBC has identified three primary categories — areas that focus on the hardware components and technology needed to support A
in the stock selection process, HSBC has identified three primary
categories — areas that focus on the
hardware components and technology needed to support AI.
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In fact, only three online purchase
categories are driven more by men than women: music, auctions, and computer
hardware.
Home
Hardware jumped 10 spots this year, perhaps reflecting the shuffling of the deck
in the home improvement
category as competitor Rona was bought by U.S. giant Lowe's.
From a
hardware and design standpoint, the Galaxy S6 has matched or beaten the iPhone
in nearly every
category.
Participating companies / teams spanned a diverse range of disciplines: 6 startups
in internet & web, 2
in biotechnology & medicine, 7
in software, 1
in transportation, 1
in telecommunications, 2
in hardware, 1
in energy, and 5
in other
categories.
For each calendar year (starting January 1st and ending December 31st), you will receive a statement credit of: 5 % on your first $ 50,000 of eligible purchases made
in the following two
categories combined, (1) monthly wireless telephone services purchased directly from wireless telephone service providers
in the U.S. (purchases of
hardware and equipment, and purchases from third parties and resellers, are excluded) and (2) office supplies purchased directly from U.S. office supply stores (supplies purchased at other retail stores are excluded); 3 % on your first $ 50,000 of eligible purchases made
in the
category that you select (see below for more on the available
categories and how to make your selection); 1 % on all other eligible purchases, including purchases
in the 5 %
category after your first $ 50,000 and
in the 3 %
category after your first $ 50,000.
You may select your 3 % cash back
category from the following eight
categories: (1) airfare purchased directly from airlines, (2) hotel stays (excluding timeshares, banquets and events), (3) purchases from select major car rental companies listed at americanexpress.com/rewards-info, (4) purchases at U.S. gas stations, (5) purchases at U.S. restaurants, (6) purchases made
in the U.S. for shipping, or (7) purchases made
in the U.S. for advertising
in select media, and (8) computer
hardware, software, and cloud computing purchases made
in the U.S. directly from select providers.
(2) Crowd Control: To protect the crowd from itself, Kickstarter is also adding new restrictions to campaigns, notably only
in the
Hardware & Product Design
category.
Our fifth annual awards honor innovative technologies, and the men and women behind them,
in seven
categories: automotive and transportation; aviation and aerospace; computer
hardware and electronics; computer software; environment; sight; and sound.
In its many flirtations with
hardware prior to its recent repositioning that includes a commitment to devices, Microsoft has positioned itself at or near the high end of its
categories.
THE NPD GROUP's JANUARY 2008 US GAME INDUSTRY SALES
Category / Total / Change Video Games: $ 1.18 billion -6 % Video Games
Hardware: $ 378 million -25 % Video Games Software: $ 550 million +11 % Video Game Accessories: $ 191 million -4 % Total Sales Per Week: $ 295 million +18 %
Hardware Sales (
in units sold) Wii: 274,000 PlayStation 3: 269,000 Nintendo DS: 251,000 PlayStation Portable: 230,000 Xbox 360: 230,000 Game Software (
in units sold) 1) Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat (360, Activision)- 331,000 2) Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii, Nintendo)- 298,000 3) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii, Activision)- 240,000 4) Rock Band (Xbox 360, MTV Games)- 184,000 5) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Activision)- 183,000 6) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo)- 172,000 7) Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360, EA)- 144,000 8) Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat (PS3, Activision)- 140,000 9) Mario Party DS (DS, Nintendo)- 139,000 10) Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS, Sega)- 133,000
Why: If you think of the writing
categories as the ones where Academy voters give consolation prizes to films they like but don't want for Best Picture, then expect to see Jordan Peele on stage early
in the evening, picking up the
hardware for his feature debut as writer / director.
While
hardware grew, it wasn't enough to offset the declines
in the games and accessories
categories.
In the platform breakdown, which does not include the
hardware category, the number of nominations was similar across PC (49), PlayStation 4 (49) and Xbox One (44); games for the Nintendo Switch, which launched less than four months ago, picked up 17 nominations.
A dizzying array of technologies (
hardware, software, cyberspace)... and a wealth of new
categories and concepts
in online services popping up everywhere
Yes, Amazon might have the content side of things sewn up a bit better than the Nexus 7, but it simply can not be considered
in the same
category in terms of the Nexus 7
hardware and the fact that it just looks much sleeker.
OnlineFreeEBooks provides links to various ebooks (mostly
in pdf) spanning
in 9 big
categories which are: Automotive Ebooks, Business Ebooks, Engineering Ebooks, Gadget Ebooks,
Hardware Ebooks, Health & Medical Ebooks, Hobbies Ebooks, Programming & Technology Ebooks, Sport & Martial Art Ebooks.
«Significant advancements have been made recently by
hardware manufacturers to advance the 2 -
in - 1, or detachable, product
category,» IDC notes, along with thinner and less expensive devices.
But an individual with knowledge of the company said that Microsoft would introduce a Microsoft - manufactured tablet at the event, marking a foray into a new
hardware category that would put the company
in direct competition with giant rival Apple.
«The JB HiFi online and digital ecosystems are a perfect environment for us to engage our customers with the rapidly growing ebook
category, linking
in with our extensive IT
hardware offer and popular gift card program.»
-- # 1: Skype or similar (with Facetime & tc)-- Great Apps... really great apps — Augmented Reality — More really amazing Apps like «What's Up» (see it if you haven't)-- Things you can only do on the Playbook (multitasking based apps, real time apps, security apps, video DJs, face recognition)-- MindManager as native (subsidise it, if needed — BBs and Playbook appeal to this market)-- Find on Page / Find
in Document / etc. —
Categories for photos — Improved File System access and Search — Include a docket for your choice of deluxe case (keep a good profile)--
Hardware acceleration for secure sockets — Properly communicate the Enterprise value of current Bridge.
Now, it's always a slightly a false economy when you're dealing with a
hardware / software integration as efficient as Apple's but, all the same, it's just too one sided
in this case not to hand the
category, once again, over to the Xoom.
This is for dedicated eBook Readers, not for general purpose devices, which is
in the more general
category Hardware.
E-readers have been growing
in popularity at a fairly rapid rate over the past few months and not only have such devices seen tremendous sales, but
hardware makers have even begun to launch new devices
in this
category, finally setting the basis for price competition.
You can also get 3 % cash back on any
category of your choosing: airfare purchased directly from the airline, hotel rooms, car rentals, U.S. gas stations, U.S. restaurants, U.S. purchases for advertising
in select media, U.S. shipping, and U.S. computer
hardware, software, and cloud computing purchases made directly from select providers.
Using my Chase Cash Rewards for g / g / d (grandfathered at 5 % for the time being), Costco Amex (3 % restaurants, 2 % travel), Chase Professional MC (3 % restaurants, office supply, home improvement /
hardware), and Discover (5 % for whatever bonus
categories happen to be
in effect), purchases on which I get back only 1 % are now the exception.
They also earn triple points
in one
category of their choice, including airline tickets, gas, advertising, shipping services or computer
hardware, software and cloud computing services.
You also earn 3 % cash back on the
category of your choice from a list of 8 select
categories like U.S. gas stations, U.S. purchases for advertising
in select media, airfare purchased directly from airlines, hotel rooms purchased directly from hotels, car rentals purchased from select car rental companies, U.S. restaurants, U.S. purchases for shipping and U.S. computer
hardware, software and cloud computing purchases made directly from select providers.
This card comes with several bonus
categories including airfare purchased directly from airlines; U.S. gas stations; U.S. computer
hardware, software, and cloud computing purchases from select providers; U.S. shipping purchases; and U.S. advertising purchases
in select media.
In order to receive the
categories of information referenced above by electronic communication, you must have the following
hardware and software requirements:
What we like about this card is that you can choose 1 out of 5
categories of purchases to earn 3X points per $ 1
in (U.S. purchases for advertising
in select media, airfare purchased directly from airlines, U.S. purchases at gas stations, U.S. computer
hardware, software, and cloud computing purchases made directly from select providers, and U.S. purchases for shipping.
This card comes with several bonus
categories including airfare purchased directly from airlines; U.S. gas stations; U.S. computer
hardware, software, and cloud computing purchases from select providers; U.S. shipping purchases; and U.S. advertising purchases
in select media.
You will receive 3 additional Hilton Honors Bonus Points, for a total of 6, for each dollar of eligible purchases at the following
categories of merchants: restaurants located
in the U.S.; airfare on a scheduled flight charged directly with passenger airlines or amextravel.com (charter flights and private jet flights are excluded); purchases directly from select major car rental companies listed at americanexpress.com/rewards-info; gasoline at gas stations located
in the U.S.; shipping services purchased
in the U.S. for courier, postal, and freight; and on monthly wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. wireless telephone service providers (purchases of
hardware and equipment are excluded; any purchases from third parties and resellers are excluded).
Another 3.0 percent cash back can be earned
in one of eight
categories: airfare purchased directly from airlines, hotel rooms purchased directly from hotels, car rentals booked directly with car rental agencies, U.S. gas stations, U.S. restaurants, U.S. advertising
in select media, U.S. shipping, or computer
hardware, software and cloud computing services purchased from U.S. providers.
2 Starpoints per dollar spent on business expenses
in one of four
categories: computer
hardware / software; shipping and computer
hardware / software; office supplies and shipping; office supplies, shipping, and computer
hardware / software
The five
categories are: (1) airfare on a scheduled flight charged directly with passenger airlines (charter flights and private jet flights are excluded); (2) advertising purchased
in the U.S. to promote your business online, on television, or on the radio; (3) gasoline at gas stations located
in the U.S. (superstores, supermarkets and warehouse clubs that sell gasoline are not considered gas stations); (4) shipping services purchased
in the U.S. for courier, postal, and freight; and (5) computer
hardware, software, and cloud computing purchases
in the U.S. made directly from select providers.
You're allowed to earn double or triple points on the first $ 100,000 of spending
in each
category per year (computer
hardware, software and cloud computing are lumped together
in one
category), then one point after that.
You earn 5 % cash back at U.S. office supply stores and on wireless telephone services that you purchase directly from U.S. service providers, and 3 % cash back on the
category of your choice (from a list of 8 select
categories which include U.S. gas stations, U.S. purchases for advertising
in select media, U.S. purchases for shipping, U.S. restaurants, hotel rooms purchased directly from hotels, airfare purchased directly from airlines, car rentals purchased from select car rental companies and U.S. computer
hardware, software and cloud computing purchases made directly from select providers).
Card Details 3X points on one
category of your choice from the following: Airfare purchased directly from airlines; U.S. purchases for advertising
in select media; U.S. purchases at gas stations; U.S. purchases for shipping; U.S. computer
hardware, software, and cloud computing purchases made directly from select providers.
Valve have today announced Steam Machines, «A powerful new
category of living - room
hardware» that's going to come
in a variety of flavours from numerous manufacturers to suit every budget.
Despite the growth
in software and
hardware, the accessories
category remained largely unchanged year - over-year.
According to GamesIndustry.biz, overall sales for the industry were down by 11 %
in March, however, «first quarter 2018 spending across the four
categories [software,
hardware, game cards, and accessories] was up by 15 % year - on - year to $ 3.4 billion with growth
in all areas.»
Anita Frazier from NPD Group: «While
hardware sales realized the greatest percentage growth over 2006 due to the closely scrutinized console
hardware transition, each
category under the video games industry umbrella reached their own «personal bests»
in terms of annual sales.»
The Xbox One X trumps the PlayStation 4 Pro
in almost every
category; the
hardware provides the best content viewing experience thanks to its Dolby Atmos support and Ultra HD Blu - ray drive and blows the Pro away
in the spec department.
In fact, the pair's rival hardware — PlayStation Move and Kinect — go head - to - head in the technical innovation categor
In fact, the pair's rival
hardware — PlayStation Move and Kinect — go head - to - head
in the technical innovation categor
in the technical innovation
category.