Sentences with phrase «smartphone sales hit»

The company's global share of smartphone sales hit 10 % for the first time in December.

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The highlights of 2011 are almost too painful to mention: the PlayBook, RIM's first tablet, was a flop; its latest line of BlackBerry smartphones was delayed; weak sales forced the company to issue a profit warning in the spring; its network was hit by a massive service outage in the fall; and it suffered the largest wave of layoffs in its history.

In a world increasingly dominated by streaming media on mobile devices, new DirecTV subscribers will be offered «immediate access to programming... at the point of sale,» AT&T said, adding that the deal will «offer customers the freedom to watch hit TV shows anytime virtually anywhere, using a TV, computer, tablet or smartphone.»

Intel hit its earnings target but cut its full - year revenue forecast amid slumping PC sales and a shift toward tablets and smartphones.

The Times points out that sales of dedicated e-reading devices have also taken a hit, but that's not too surprising considering how popular tablets and smartphones are — both of which can also fulfill the e-reader role.

The number isn't all about declining smartphone sales, though — it includes the $ 485 million hit the company took thanks to unsold PlayBooks, as well as a $ 54 million charge from the worldwide outage it suffered this fall.

Samsung has also announced that its Galaxy Note will be arriving in Japan in April, which should also help sales figures, especially as the Japanese version will be only the third LTE - compatible smartphone to hit the country.

Global sales of smartphones are expected to hit one billion this year, giving rise to a vast market in mobile gaming.

Almost a decade after Apple's iPhone revolution, one of its last - standing rivals has all but hit bottom: The BlackBerry smartphone platform fell to 0.0 percent market share in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to research firm Gartner, reflecting roughly 200,000 global device sales.

Earlier this week, Huawei's sub-brand Honor announced that global sales of its X series of smartphones including the recently - launched Honor 7X hit the 40 million mark and said the device will be available with offers in an open - sale model till January 5.

Already a hit in China — where it sold nearly 19 million phones last year — the red - hot smartphone maker has quietly expanded sales into Hong Kong and Taiwan, but the move into Singapore represents its first step outside of Greater China.

Samsung made it pretty clear that its smartphone sales took a big hit in the second quarter of the year, but now we have figures to truly gauge the extent of the fall.

The $ 199 Gear Fit Pro 2 goes on presale tomorrow (Aug. 31) before hitting stores Sept. 15, the same day Samsung's Note 8 smartphone goes on sale.

A recent import duty hike on smartphones is expected to hit Apple's sales in India.

Investors are «beginning to question» Xiaomi's $ 46B valuation after the company reportedly failed to hit its sales target of 80M smartphones in 2015, reports the WSJ.

Both the smartphones will go on sale in China starting September 29 and will likely to hit stores in India sometime in the fourth quarter this year.

New technology being incorporated into smartphones and video cameras that are hitting the market could allow you a new way to show off properties to buyers: A virtual tour of homes for sale in 3D color.