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Smart glasses shipments expected to reach 9.4 million by 2016

Smart glasses shipments expected to reach 9.4 million by 2016
  • Posted April 25, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Google Glass has been in the hands of developers for less than a month but that isn’t stopping one research firm from making some bold predictions about the future of smart glasses. According to a new report from IHS iSuppli,…

IHS: SSD shipments to double in 2013 as ultrabook sales pick up

IHS: SSD shipments to double in 2013 as ultrabook sales pick up
  • Posted January 24, 2013, 9:37 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Solid-state drive shipments are set to more than double in 2013 bolstered by a new generation of lower-cost and more appealing ultrabooks, according to an IHS iSuppli report. The market research firm estimates worldwide shipments will rise to 83 million…

Microsoft Surface sold fewer than 1 million units in Q4 2012

Microsoft Surface sold fewer than 1 million units in Q4 2012
  • Posted January 14, 2013, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • It appears sales of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet may have only performed half as well as analysts expected during Q4 2012. Industry researcher Brent Thill of UBS said that Microsoft only sold about one million units -- that's one million…

Google Nexus 7 tablet costs $152 to build, teardown reveals

Google Nexus 7 tablet costs $152 to build, teardown reveals
  • Posted July 11, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • After performing a seemingly obligatory teardown of the Nexus 7, IHS iSuppli has determined the tablet's total build cost is $151.75 (8GB model). The 16GB model, which remains identical in every aspect aside from flash storage capacity, costs $159.25 to…

Inflated prices produce record revenue for hard drive makers

Inflated prices produce record revenue for hard drive makers
  • Posted June 13, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Last week IHS iSuppli published a report on the state of the hard drive market. In it, they chronicled how mechanical drive prices soared following the October 2011 floods that ravaged Thailand where key manufacturing plants exist for Seagate and…

Online movie streaming will overtake DVD sales this year in U.S.

Online movie streaming will overtake DVD sales this year in U.S.
  • Posted March 23, 2012, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • For the first time ever, more films will be watched online (legally) than purchased in the United States, according to IHS Screen Digest. The analytics firm estimates that Americans will watch 3.4 billion movies online in 2012, a figure that is considerably…

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