Neowin News Feed for: Growth

Microsoft tablet share predicted to grow to 10% by 2017

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:20:01 +0000

Research by the IDC has predicted that Microsoft's tablet market share will grow to 10% in 2017, but the Surface RT will account for just 2.7% of that. Additionally, iPad shipments will drop in 2013. Read more...

Lenovo looking at mobile acquisitions to drive growth

Stephen Robinson — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:39:17 +0100

As Lenovo expands into areas such as mobile, they are considering company acquisitions to drive the growth of the company, as they aim to overtake Hewlett Packard as market leader. Read more...

Linux becoming a threat to Windows in the enterprise

Tzvi Friedman — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:01:21 +0100

The Linux Foundation released a report today that shows Linux implementations growing within large companies over the next five years. According to PC World, the full report included data from 1900 respondents. Among the full... Read more...

RIM growth breaks analyst predictions and records, don't look at Torch

Tzvi Friedman — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:12:51 +0100

RIM has had a pretty rough time of it lately. After a few ho-hum product releases and the wide proliferation of powerful smartphones from Apple, HTC, Motorola, and Samsung, analysts were getting pessimistic about the... Read more...

Netflix not slowing down, shows growth

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:44:15 +0000

Unlike most companies during the recession, Netflix has shown growth with its recent additions to the movie rental company. Netflix grew 26% over the last year with 9,390,000 subscribers at the end of 2008.... Read more...

Microsoft Reports 27% Revenue Growth

Slimy — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:33:16 +0100

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Microsoft Corporation has announced a revenue of $13.76 billion for the quarter ending on September 30, 2007, a 27% increase over the same period of the prior year. Microsoft's businesses of Client, Microsoft Business Division,... Read more...

PC Shipments Show Strong Growth

Sagittarius — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:04:04 +0100

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According to research firms IDC and Gartner Inc., computer shipments rose at the fastest rate in nearly two years during Q3 of this year, a development which raises expectations for another strong performance during this... Read more...

Two-tier internet could damage future growth

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:18:24 +0100

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A 'two-tier' internet where content providers pay a premium to guarantee a speedy web site will damage the future growth of the web, according to search giant Google. The net neutrality principle Â which argues... Read more...

Net growth prompts privacy update

Milan - — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:38:08 +0100

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The world's leading industrialised nations have been forced to update privacy laws made obsolete by the huge volume of data moving around the net. Of particular concern to the 30 OECD states was the... Read more...

Global WiMAX market set for strong growth in 2008

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 16 May 2007 09:13:21 +0100

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With the emergence of more WiMAX devices as well as initiatives by telecom services providers, the global WiMAX market is set for robust growth in 2008, according to Sriram Viswanathan, managing director of Intel Capital... Read more...

iPod Market Still in Beginning Stages of Growth

MonkeyClaw — Wed, 24 May 2006 22:07:10 +0100

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Apple is still expanding its available range of iPod products, and has room to grow its iPod business - and unit sales - by 20 percent for the foreseeable future, Credit Suisse believes. "We believe... Read more...

PC shipments continue double-digit growth in 1Q

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:00:42 +0100

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The worldwide PC market continued its solid expansion, in the first quarter of 2006, with year-on-year growth of 12.9%, despite an expected decline from growth of 15.9% in 2005, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).... Read more...

Apple Announce Massive Growth in Q1 of 2005

Mr magoo — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:44:30 +0000

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Apple today announced its first quarter financial results for 2005. In the quarter leading up to the festive period, the company saw net profits of $295m for the quarter, representing an increase of ~350% on... Read more...

Wi-Fi shows rapid growth

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:15:48 +0000

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Sales of Wi-Fi networking gear were up significantly in 2003, driven mostly by consumer demand. The Wi-Fi gear market continued its rapid growth in 2003, led mostly by consumer holiday sales, but companies saw a... Read more...

Sun Microsystems Aims to Get Back on Growth Track

malebolgia — Sun, 03 Aug 2003 21:31:43 +0100

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The question has been asked before, but the issue has new urgency now for investors in Sun Microsystems Inc., who have seen their stock tread water over the past year even as other big-name tech... Read more...

Component shortages threaten PC, electronics growth

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:15:35 +0100

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SHORTAGES OF VITAL COMPONENTS for DVD players are threatening an expected surge in sales of PCs, a Japanese newspaper claims today. This morning's Nihon Keizai Shimbun claims that optical pickups for DVD players are in... Read more...

Red-hot growth seen in wireless internet hotspots

malebolgia — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 05:06:13 +0100

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The number of worldwide "hotspots" for high-speed wireless internet is expected to grow to at least 160,000 in 2007 from 28,000 this year, a market research firm said yesterday. Allied Business Intelligence said its... Read more...

Photography Industry Sees Printing Growth

harryleung — Sat, 08 Mar 2003 20:14:38 +0000

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With feverish demand for digital cameras fueling growth in the photography industry, manufacturers hope to persuade consumers that printing pictures is just as important as snapping them. Printing of digital photos, whether... Read more...

Growth Is In The Chips

harryleung — Sat, 01 Feb 2003 08:07:04 +0000

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After two dismal years, chipmakers finally have some reasons for optimism. Why are things looking up? Start with pent-up enterprise demand. According to one estimate, more than 180 million corporate PCs are at... Read more...

Australia among worst in IT growth

vincent_inactive — Sun, 14 Oct 2001 18:39:27 +0100

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The IT industry across Asia Pacific is expected to register lower revenues due to the global economic slowdown and terrorist attacks in the United States, with Australia expected to be one of the most affected... Read more...