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Google Warns Developers To Optimize Apps For Tablets Or Get Downranked In Play Store
Thursday, July 27, 2023 - 6:40am | 524Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google is finally giving Android tablets the push they need – apps optimized for large screens. Google says it will start downranking applications and games that are not optimized for large screens. What Happened: Google has updated its Play Store...
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Canntab Therapeutics Completes First Shipment Of THC Tablets To Ontario Cannabis Stores
Monday, January 10, 2022 - 12:08pm | 321Canntab Therapeutics Limited (CSE: PILL.CN) (OTCQB: CTABF) (FRA: TBF1.F), an innovator in cannabinoid and terpene blends, said Monday that it has completed its first shipment of 5 mg THC tablets to the Ontario Cannabis Store. The Toronto-based company finalized the shipment on Friday, Jan. 7,...
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Which PC Companies Defied The Downturn In Global Shipments In Q3?
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 - 12:51pm | 482Global PC shipments, also including tablets, fell in the third quarter although remaining well above pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, new research by Canalys showed. Modest Slippage In Q3: PC shipments fell 2% year-over-year in the third quarter to 122.1 million units, with...
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Apple Maintains Its Dominance Of Global Tablet Market But Amazon, Samsung Are Seeing Faster Growth
Sunday, August 1, 2021 - 11:34pm | 464Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) continued to dominate the global tablet market in the second quarter, but rivals such as Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Samsung are seeing faster growth, according to data from IDC. What Happened: Apple shipped 12.9 million iPads in the second quarter of 2021 and...
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Apple Releases New Student iPad, But Rumors Of A $259 Model Prove Unfounded
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 3:56pm | 368Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced a $299 iPad for students with Apple Pencil support on Tuesday, but Apple enthusiasts hoping for a 3-D powered tablet may need to wait a few more months. What Happened Apple's new 9.7-inch tablet includes Touch ID, a high-definition camera, 10 hours of...
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IPads, Kindles Still Strong Amid Global Tablet Downfall
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 - 8:40am | 983The worldwide shipments of tablets continued its decline in the first quarter of 2017, according to estimates by the IDC. Shipments totaled 36.2 million, down 8.5 percent year-over-year, marking the tenth straight quarterly decline. Source: Statista In the wake of the bleak data for tablets,...
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Jim Cramer Says Tim Cook Should Be Calling The NFL For An iPad Deal
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 12:40pm | 378Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots, made it pretty clear that he's no fan of Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Surface tablet. Belichick told the press he is "done with the tablets" after a frustrating experience. Moving forward, the coach says he...
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IDC Sees Microsoft's Windows Doubling Share In Tablet By 2020, Other Moves In Tablet Space
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 11:36am | 414IDC sees Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s Windows OS gaining traction in the tablet segment by the end of the current decade. The research organization expects global tablet market to rebound in 2018 as "Windows opens door for growth" and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s "iPads come out of a slump...
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Bibliophagists, Rejoice! Physical Books Are Making A Comeback
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 3:53pm | 356There is something about a physical book that will never go out of style. Redolent of paper and ink, and immersive to the point of escapism, literature is eternal. With recent data from the U.S. Census bureau, that may be truer than ever. In an ever-increasing digital world, physical book sales...
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Best Buy Reports Better-Than-Expected Q1, But Shares Still Fall 5%
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 9:31am | 465Shares of Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) were trading lower by more than 5 percent early Tuesday morning after the company reported its first-quarter results. Best Buy said that it earned $0.44 per share in the first quarter on revenue of $8.44 billion. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company...
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Tablet Shipments Fell 14.7% In Q1, Amazon Sees Market Growth Of More Than 5000%
Friday, April 29, 2016 - 2:23pm | 396IDC said in a report on Friday worldwide shipments of tablets fell 14.7 percent in the first quarter due to the seasonality of the market and an "overall disinterested customer base." According to IDC, worldwide shipments of tablets totaled 39.6 million units in the quarter while...
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Report: Apple Will See 'Record Low' iPad Shipments In Q1
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 10:56am | 175Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to ship just 9.8 million iPads in the first quarter of 2016, marking its lowest quarterly level ever DigiTimes noted that the expected iPad shipments marks a 39.1 percent quarterly decrease and nearly 20 percent year-over-year decrease. However, Apple isn...
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Microsoft's Surface Tablets Sales Exceeded Expectations In 2015
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 11:55am | 128According to a report by DigiTimes, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) shipped 2.5 million Surface tablet devices in the fourth quarter of 2015, bringing its total shipments for the year to 6 million units. DigiTimes, citing "Taiwan-based supply chain makers," noted that Microsoft...
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Morgan Stanley Discusses Fitbit Initiation, Notes 'Large Opportunity' But Valuation Concerns
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 9:15am | 496In a video published Friday, Morgan Stanley analysts Katy Huberty and James Faucette discussed their recent initiation of Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) with an Equal-Weight rating with a $42 price target. According to Huberty, Fitbit is a "leader" in the "very large and growing"...
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Why The PC Market Is Doing Poorly
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 3:47pm | 585There is no denying the fact that PC sales have been on the decline for quite some time due to the rising popularity of tablets and smartphones. According to Gartner’s latest estimates, worldwide PC shipments fell 9.5 percent in the second quarter of 2015. In fact, this was the steepest...