Nvidia hopes to make its ambitious break into the portable handheld gaming market in the next few months, the company's CEO said Tuesday. Speaking to analysts on the sidelines of the company's annual developer conference, Jen Hsun Huang ...
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The shutdown of Megaupload caused an increase in digital sales and rentals of movies, according to a study by two researchers, which is likely to give a boost to the movie industry, which has typically blamed online cyberlockers and ...
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According to the data released by market research firm NPD Group, in 2012, Apple accounted for 19.9% of the total revenue of the U.S. consumer electronics products, higher than the 17.3% in 2011, and also much higher than the Samsung's ...
IDG News Service - A court in the U.K. has ordered key Internet service providers in the country to block three torrent sites on a complaint from music labels including EMI Records and Sony Music. The High Court of Justice, Chancery ...
Apple's U.S. retail Mac sales were up for the first month of the quarter, but not to the extent recently claimed by a Wall Street analyst, the NPD Group said today. Earlier this week, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, citing NPD data, ...
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US general retailer Walmart has increased its share of the toy market. According to The NPD Group data for the three-month period ending December 31st, 2012, Walmart "improved market share in toys and the Walmart entertainment ...
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Sony is expected to reveal its vision of the future of home entertainment today by providing a glimpse at a new-generation PlayStation console that streams games, films, music and more. "Sony needs a big hit with this game console," ...
The NPD Group, Inc., a global information company, has successfully passed the external audit for ISO/IEC 27001 certification. The firm was assessed and approved by the certification company QAS international. The ISO/IEC 27001 is the ...
More than 100 million Skylanders toys have been sold across the globe. And the Skylanders franchise has just passed the $1 billion mark in terms of worldwide retail sales. Both figures inclusive of toy and accessory packs, according ...
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In another illustration of the diminishing importance of the PC, a research firm today said that more than a third of surveyed consumers who once used personal computers to access content said they had switched to tablets and smartphones. ...
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A research firm on Friday said that more than a third of surveyed consumers who once used personal computers to access content said they had switched to tablets and smartphones. But unlike others, who, noting the same trends, have said it ...
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Sharp achieved the top U.S. market share in the 60-inch+ LED TV segment in 2012, according to The NPD Group's Retail Tracking Service. Fueled by an unmatched selection of large screen choices, picture quality performance and brand strength, ...
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Microsoft reported a drop in profit for the second quarter of its fiscal year, though revenue increased, thanks partly to a 24 percent jump in sales from its Windows division. Microsoft's revenue increased 2.7 percent to US$21.46 billion ...
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Sales of traditional toys in the industry’s five largest European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) fell by 2% in 2012, according to the latest data published by the NPD Group. This was the first time the combined ...
Market statistics released today at Toy Fair by NPD show that the UK toy industry stood firm in 2012 - in the face of poor retail performance overall and in comparison with like for like industry sectors. NPD figures show that UK toy ...
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