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Gartner: 30 million foldable phones will be sold in 2023

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:56:01 +0000

Gartner has predicted that 30 million foldable phones will be shipped in 2023. The firm said that manufacturers will continue to experiment with the foldable form factor to find what users like. Read more...

Despite adjustment, iPhone X sales projections may still be too high

John Keefer — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:38:02 +0000

The iPhone X has not been selling as well as Apple expected. In fact, a report recently said the company will reduce its Q1 2018 sales forecast. At least one analyst feels those are still too high. Read more...

Analysts lower iPhone X sales estimates for first quarter of 2018

Hammad Saleem — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 17:00:01 +0000

According to a new report, several analysts have lowered their sales projections for the iPhone X for the first quarter of 2018 due to lower demand during the holiday shopping season. Read more...

Analyst drops Apple stock recommendation from "buy" to "neutral"

John Keefer — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:00:01 +0000

A portent of things to come or just one analyst being cautious? Either way, Nomura Instinet has decided that Apple's stock's growth cycle is ending. It is one of seven companies listing Apple as hold. Read more...

Analysts lean towards the bear after Microsoft's Q4 earnings

Brad Sams — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:18:01 +0000

Microsoft released its earnings and the company reported a loss because of the write-down of the Nokia assets. Their quarter was not as strong as the previous year even excluding the write down. Read more...

Analysts have no idea what to do with Microsoft

Brad Sams — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:40:01 +0000

Microsoft announced their earnings yesterday and their future guidance was not as strong as they hoped, so the stock price tumbled but recommendations for the stock price are all over the place. Read more...

HTC predicts first ever quarterly loss, despite the success of the HTC One

Phi Ha — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:56:03 +0000

For the first time in the company's history, HTC is predicted to post a quarterly loss according to its latest press release. The electronics manufacture hopes to recover from the loss by Q4. Read more...

Analysts praise Nokia's new Lumia 925

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:58:57 +0000

While some folks weren't too impressed with Nokia's newest handset, some analysts believe this could be a big hit. They have praised Nokia's approach to mobile imaging and their new marketing efforts. Read more...

Analysts: Windows 'Blue' will hurt the enterprise

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:13:59 +0000

According to analysts, the rapid release of (the still unconfirmed) Windows "Blue" will hurt enterprise customers, and Microsoft should split the cycle to cater for both consumers and the enterprise Read more...

Analysts believe Oracle could be having problems

Paul Ferson — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:56:58 +0000

The world's third-largest software maker could be having more internal issues than previously thought, with a previous explanation being questioned. Read more...

Analysts predict Android will overtake iOS in app downloads

Paul Ferson — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:30:25 +0000

Analysts from Ovum have reported that Android is set to overtake Apple's iOS in terms of overall app downloads. The figures seem to fit with predictions made in late July. Read more...

Microsoft posts record breaking revenues, impresses analysts

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:23:07 +0000

Microsoft announced today that their revenue for this quarter has broken records and beaten analyst predictions, according to Engadget, coming in at a smooth $16.2 billion. $5.41 billion of that was profit. The great financial... Read more...

iPhone users now fear security patches, say analysts

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:15:43 +0000

Apple's decision last week to bundle an iPhone-crippling firmware upgrade with 10 security patches for the device was a mistake, analysts said Monday. Thursday's iPhone Update 1.1.1 included not only new features and functionality --... Read more...

Analysts Cast Doubt on 20% Mac Market Share Claims

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:18:26 +0000

Data from two leading research firms has cast doubt on claims that Apple's retail market share has reached 21%, a claim originating from a 1394 Trade Association release praising Apple's use of Firewire 800 ports... Read more...

Analysts Continue to Expect AMD to Delay Quad-Core Processor

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:29:53 +0000

Several analysts have published statements that Advanced Micro Devices will not be able to release its highly-anticipated quad-core chips on time after supercomputer maker Cray issued a warning that it may not get revenue from... Read more...

Analysts and Investors Cheer as Apple Momentum Grows

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:32:09 +0000

Analysts and investors so far have responded positively to Apple's fourth quarter financial results, announced last night. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster told CNN: "Apple changed paths tonight from being forever a niche player... Read more...

Intel Unlikely Suitor For Nvidia, Analysts Say

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:05:23 +0000

Intel Corp. is an unlikely suitor for chip maker Nvidia Corp., analysts said Thursday, although a source familiar with the situation noted takeover interest in Nvidia from various players in its sector. Nvidia shares climbed... Read more...

Up to Two Million AMD-Based Dell Computers Coming – Analysts

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:17:21 +0000

Dell Inc., the world's largest maker of computers, may shift significant part of its business to microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices, an analyst said in a report. The initial batch of AMD central processing units... Read more...

Watch out With Metadata in Vista, Analysts Warn

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:34:37 +0000

Windows Vista will improve search functionality on a PC by letting users tag files with metadata, but those tags could cause unwanted and embarrassing information disclosure, Gartner analysts have warned. ... Read more...

Analysts divided on PSP launch

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:59:59 +0000

Sales of Sony's new portable underwhelms one analyst, while another predicts eventual victory over Nintendo in the handheld space. Just one week after the PSP launch, the industry is already writing its... Read more...

Intel set to unveil new Wi-Fi chips, say analysts

Tue, 24 Aug 2004 10:57:33 +0000

Intel this week is expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said Monday, a move that could help ease congestion on wireless networks. Endorsement last year... Read more...

Analysts call on Microsoft to dole out some cash

Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:13:18 +0000

Analysts are calling on Microsoft to use its extra cash ($56 billion) in order to boost the company's share price. Though Microsoft argues that the extra case is there for a reason (lawsuits). ... Read more...

Analysts cheer AMD, Dell and Microsoft as x86-64-bit winners

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 10:15:03 +0000

AMD, Dell and Microsoft have the most to gain from a large scale move to 64-bit extensions technology, according to analyst firm Illuminata. In a recent report, Illuminata ranked the major players in the 64-bit... Read more...

PSX rolls out in Japan, but analysts are unconvinced

Marcel Klum — Tue, 16 Dec 2003 20:38:39 +0000

Sony's integrated games console, DVD recorder and digital video recorder has arrived in Japan, but analysts now seem unconvinced by the machine following the company's decision to scale back its specifications. Speaking to... Read more...

Analysts predict wireless hot-spot crash

Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:19:21 +0000

Most of the money that is being spent creating public wireless "hot spots" is being wasted, according to research published on Thursday. Analyst group Forrester believes that, in the future, there... Read more...

Analysts Foresee Consolidations in 2003

Marcel Klum — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 17:04:20 +0000

Industry analysts predict that 2003 will be a year of consolidation. Companies are forced to combine efforts due to rising development costs. When Sony and Microsoft release their new consoles in two to three years'... Read more...

Analysts say Linux is poised for desktop failure

Sun, 17 Nov 2002 06:02:39 +0000

Despite a recent surge in interest in Linux, it will fail to make much of an impression on the desktop, claims a Gartner analyst. Linux will be deployed on no more than... Read more...