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Verizon set the record for most iPhones sold on a U.S. carrier in a single quarter, as the company becomes the go-to provider for Apple’s handset. The Basking Ridge, N.J. -based company sold more than 4.2 million iPhones in the fourth quarter, according to chief financial officer Fran Shammo. The total was double the number [...]
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BlackBerry Owners Flock to IPhone 4S in Record Numbers
October 27th, 2011 
admin BlackBerry owners are trading in their devices in record numbers, as they jump ship for the iPhone 4S. Gazelle, an online tech product buyer, said the number of BlackBerry trades is up from its record highs earlier this month, citing an 80 percent increase last week. Android trade-ins, along with old models of the iPhone, [...]
Record Label Discovers Talent on Social Media
October 6th, 2011 admin A record label is using social media to find talent and challenge the recording industry’s traditional models for finding, signing, and funding talent. Belgian record label SonicAngel scans sites such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter for artists, then asks fans to buy shares in the bands it selects. The shares pay out once the recording [...]
Apple Inks Deal With Record Labels, Readies ICloud
May 20th, 2011 admin Apple has signed two of the music industry’s top labels for music streaming access in preparation for its cloud-based service, scoring a deal where Google and Amazon could not. According to CNET, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has agreed to terms with EMI and Warner Music to make their music library available on Apple’s new cloud-based [...]
Amazon Cloud Player Draws Fire From Record Labels
March 30th, 2011 admin Record labels recently spoke out against Amazon’s new cloud-based media locker and music player, hinting at potential roadblocks for the new service. The music industry has raised objections over the Seattle-based e-retailer’s decision to launch its Cloud Drive and Cloud Player without negotiating licenses for music streaming, as Amazon sought to beat out competitors Apple [...]
RIM Posts Record Sales, But True Test Lies With PlayBook
March 26th, 2011 admin Research in Motion posted encouraging first-quarter results, but its future largely rests on the successful launch of its PlayBook tablet in the coming months. The Waterloo, Ontario-based handset maker posted a 36 percent rise in revenue from a year earlier, but it has shifted to the less lucrative mid-range sector, as Apple and Google erode [...]
Kinect Sets World Record, Sells Faster Than IPhone, IPad
March 11th, 2011 admin Microsoft’s Kinect sensor is the fastest-selling consumer electronics device on record, according to Guinness World Records, beating previous records held by Apple’s iPhone and iPad as the race between rivals heats up with the imminent iPad 2 launch. The Redmond, Wash.-based company sold more than 10 million Kinect gaming sensors since the device’s launch in [...]
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No Comments »Apple Pushes Record Labels for Higher-Quality Music
February 26th, 2011 admin Apple is currently in talks with record labels to offer higher-quality music, in a bid to create a premium product that is on par with original recordings, according to executives involved with the discussions. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company is negotiating with major record labels about the possibility of selling 24-bit music on iTunes. Higher-quality audio [...]
HTC Posts Record Sales
February 11th, 2011 admin HTC today announced that its January sales more than tripled from a year earlier, just as the company gears up to expand content on its smartphone offerings. The Taiwan-based handset maker posted sales of $1.22 billion, up from $386 million in the same month a year earlier, and the second-highest single-month figure since the company [...]
Samsung Posts Record Profit, Propelled by Galaxy Products
January 29th, 2011 admin Samsung today reported a record fourth-quarter profit from strong demand of its high-end smartphone and tablet devices. The South Korean company said it sold over 80 million phones in the October-December period, a rise of 17 percent from a year ago. Singling out the success of its flagship phones, over 10 million Galaxy-branded smartphones have [...]
