Taiwanese company Pegatron, Corp. (4938: TT), a leading Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier for components of Apple’s consumer electronics products, predicted its most significant drop in consumer electronics revenue in six quarters as a result of flagging demand for the iPad mini. Pegatron expects consumer electronics revenue to drop by ...

Deutsche Telekom N (DTE: DE) subsidiary T-Mobile USA released its March ending quarter financials on Tuesday, and while earnings were down year-over-year, the June ending quarter (Q2 2013) may be more prosperous due to the carrier selling 500,000 iPhones since Apple’s “flagship” handset was officially launched by T-Mobile on April ...

A new report from market research firm IDC shows that Microsoft, Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) shipped about 900,000 Surface tablets in the first quarter of 2013. For the March ending quarter of this year, Microsoft was fifth in IDC’s list of top tablet computer vendors in terms of devices shipped. Microsoft was ...

An interesting report from The Times of India suggests that the Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone had been a driving factor in the company tripling its revenue in India for the fiscal year 2012. Revenues had increased last year to $370 million and going forward, more aggressive sales campaigns for ...

At the end of yesterday’s trading, crude oil prices dropped below the crucial $88 threshold, amid reports of the International Monetary Fund reducing its forecasts for global economic growth. As of late afternoon Bangkok time Wednesday, oil prices for May delivery had dropped 73 cents to $87.99 per barrel, a day ...

For the longest time, analysts have been predicting that Apple would launch a low-cost iPhone for the simple reason that it continues to lose good money by not pursuing the lower-end of the smartphone market, which has been largely dominated by Android handsets from Samsung and a host of other ...

Most of those who are more attuned to the world of consumer electronics expect Google, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) second-generation Nexus 7 tablet computer to go far beyond its predecessor. The device is expected to come with Qualcomm’s more popular Snapdragon processor as opposed to an NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset, as ...

It’s clear that Samsung Electronics Corp. (005930: KS) has every intent of remaining on top of the worldwide smartphone market, despite heightened competition from rival manufacturers. Last year, the South Korean company set records in terms of sales and financial statistics, and while nothing is sure yet for 2013, the ...

The Taiwanese manufacturer HTC’s struggles in the smartphone marketplace have been highly visible over the past year, and while it had continued to crank out good hardware, it seems like its best efforts have still fallen short of expectations. The company has recently released its profit figures for the quarter ...

With the worldwide economic recession still affecting several European markets, many a consumer in the continent is tightening the belt and reducing their expenses. As such, this could be a precarious time for Apple, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) “flagship” handset, the iPhone. In an interview with Bloomberg, France Telecom Chief Executive Stephane ...