PC Sales Withstand Economic Downturn

7 pm The worldwide economy may be faltering, but PC sales are in growth mode, according to numbers released Tuesday by Gartner and IDC, two information technology research firms. Gartner data indicates that worldwide PC sales for the second quarter ...

Dell Inc. did particularly well, but computer shipments from all brands rose faster than expected in the second quarter. The strong performance was fueled by exceptional demand in emerging markets and a decline in prices in the U.S. and Western ...

However, the financial markets are still adjusting to the effects of the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States, as are the consumers and businesses who have had their financial positions impacted," iSuppli analyst Matthew Wilkins warned in a ...

That has led analysts to increasingly focus on Apple's computers, which have grown stronger in part because the disappointment surrounding Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system and in part because of what is referred to as the "halo" effect ...

July 21, 2008 Apple today reported a 38% jump in revenue and a 31% gain in profit in its fiscal third quarter, mostly due to the strength in sales of its Macintosh line of computers. For the quarter ended June 30, Apple said it had revenue of $7.5 ...

July 21, 2008 Considering all the hype surrounding the iPhone, it's easy to forget that Apple Inc...While the iPhone is Apple's most buzz-inducing product, it is the Macintosh computer division that is expected to take centre stage when the ...

In early June, Apple unveiled plans to sell a faster, cheaper version of its iPhone, sending investors and consumers into a month-long tizzy. The July 11 launch of the new iPhone--which uses third-generation, or 3G, wireless networks--was marred by ...

During the same period, Linux has also increased market share, rising to 0.8% of the market in June from 0.47% last August, according to Net Applications. Meanwhile, the global market share of Microsoft Windows has declined over the last 10 months. ...

One of the investments we make is to introduce new products that initially cost more because they deliver an entirely new level of value to the customer," Cook said. "Then we ride the cost curves down with value engineering and volume manufacturing, ...

FBR also increased its forecast for Mac notebooks and desktops by 10% to 20%, respectively. Volume builds in the third quarter are now set to grow 35% and 20%, respectively, from the previous quarter. "These checks also suggest Apple continues to ...