Tag Archives: U.S.
Half of U.S. shoppers rely on phones for in-store research
The Pew Internet and American Life Project shed light on one of the biggest challenges for retailers: more than half of U.S. adult cell phone owners used their mobile phone during the recent holiday season to get in-store help for … Continue reading
Apple pulls just ahead of Google in U.S. smartphones
Apple blew away observers and analysts on Tuesday with record earnings that included 37 million iPhone sold, which helps explain why research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said Wednesday that Apple’s U.S. smartphone market share now exceeds that of Android devices. … Continue reading
Apple’s after-hours stock surge makes it most valuable U.S. company
Following Apple’s release of record numbers in terms of revenue, profit and product sold for its first financial quarter of 2012, its stock value rose quickly in after-hours trading. As of this writing, share value has climbed to around 452, … Continue reading
Acer’s $349 10.1″ Android tablet lands in U.S.
Acer introduced its A200 tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier in January, and unlike many products shown at the event, this one is already available for sale in the U.S. Best Buy is already stocking the 16 GB version … Continue reading
Macs still growing while rest of U.S. PC market stagnates
IDC released its quarterly market share report for the last three months of 2011 on Wednesday. And with the exception of Apple, PC sales in the U.S. tanked during a really rough holiday quarter. Apple sold a little over 2 … Continue reading