Whoa there, Apple, we know you’re starting to feel pretty darn good about besting Nokia and Samsung for the title of
world’s largest smartphone manufacturer, but hold on for just one minute.
Gartner has a different idea of how the numbers game
really works, and its interpretation makes all the difference in determining who earns the title. Rather than measuring the number of units each manufacturer ships out to the distributors (as
IDC,
ABI Research and Strategy Analytics do), Gartner gauges its numbers by how many devices were actually
sold to end users instead. Thus, Nokia still keeps its title — for one more quarter, anyways. The firm is confident Espoo won’t be the top smartphone contender for much longer, thanks to the company’s grim Q3 outlook as it continues to await the transition to Windows Phone. But hey, there’s
always Q4, right? Right? Check out the full press release after the break.
Continue reading Nokia still ahead of Apple in smartphone sales, according to Gartner
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Google TV not worth 300 bones to ya? How’s about a cool Benjamin? As promised, Logitech has slashed the price of its Revue set-top box from $299 to $99 on its own site and at retailers like Best Buy, giving prospective customers something awfully tempting to consider alongside the prospect of running Honeycomb on their TV right away. Oh, and the much-reported nugget from its earnings about “returns exceeding sales”? It should probably be noted that wasn’t about returns from end users, which the company claims “have averaged at levels comparable to other Logitech products”, but from the distributors and retailers it sells most of its hardware to. So, you in, or are you still holding out for the 90 percent off sale that may or may not ever materialize?
Continue reading Logitech officially drops Revue price to $99 today, clarifies ‘more returns than sales’ remark
Logitech officially drops Revue price to $99 today, clarifies ‘more returns than sales’ remark originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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