Huawei surpasses Apple in mainland China smartphone shipments in August for first time in nearly four years, research finds
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VinFast Touts Cheap And Tiny EV, Amid Sales Concerns
Amid concerns about EV sales, a new small and cheap EV from VinFast is aimed primarily at the Asian market
Apple Delivers New iPhone 14…In Yellow
Fancy a more colourful smartphone? Apple makes iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus now available in 'beautiful yellow'
Gartner Sees Further Smartphone, PC Sales Slide In 2023
Gartner study projects second straight year of decline in smartphones and PC sales, with demand recovering later in the year
Chip Shortage To Continue Hurting UK Car Market In 2022
Car sales will continue to hurt in 2022 due to the ongoing chip shortage that has badly dented vehicle supply in the past couple of years
Apple Expands iPhone Sales In Spite Of Shortages
Apple retakes worldwide No. 2 smartphone spot as Samsung retains lead in spite of decline, shipping more than 3 million foldable devices in third quarter
Huawei Beats Apple To Reach No. 2 Smartphone Spot
Huawei second only to Samsung for full-year 2019 sales, in spite of US ban, while iPhone 11 boosts Apple to lead in fourth quarter
Apple Profit Falls As iPhone Sales Slow
Smartphone worries as Tim Cook said China demand and price cuts helped stablise iPhone sales
iPhone Prices Slashed In China Following Sales Meltdown
Chinese retailers have steeply cut iPhone XR prices, while Apple considers shifting to an all-OLED lineup after its first profit warning in more than a decade
Apple Lowers Sales Forecast, Blames China Slowdown
Investor confidence shaken as Apple sees slower iPhone sales both in China and in other countries
Zendesk Targets Sales, Launches ‘Sunshine’ Application Platform
Relate 2018: Zendesk Sell integrates salesforce automation into Zendesk's customer service tools, while Sunshine targets developers and Explore adds data analytics
SAP Acquires Callidus Software For £1.7bn
German software giant acquires US sales software provider in order to get head start for front-office software
HPE Will Stop Selling Cloud Servers To Google And Facebook By 2018
But company will continue with sales of higher-end, non-customisable servers to Tier 2 and 3 customers
Apple Shares Dip Amid iPhone 8 Sales Concern
Analysts fret over weak demand for iPhone 8 ahead of November's iPhone X launch
Microsoft Connects LinkedIn To Dynamics 365
Dynamics 365 users will be able to draw on LinkedIn sales data in the first fruit of Microsoft's £20bn acquisition of the social network
Oracle: Cloud Success Relies On Cultural Shift
As some organisations continue to struggle with cloud, Oracle changes the way it sells the stuff
HP Profit Falls Despite Strong Laptop Sales
Sales of laptops helped bolster results at HP, but a “challenged” market for printers and businesses remains an issue
Cross Channel: Intel Continues PC Retreat, Samsung Beats Apple In UK Phone Sales
Also: Amazon slammed by ASA for delivery charges, and SAP ups channel sales focus
Apple Watch Sales Dive As Smartwatch Market Falls 32 percent
Apple is the sole smartwatch vendor in the top five to experience an annual decline in shipments, selling just 1.6 million wearable devices
Why Microsoft Will Miss Its Target Of One Billion Windows 10 Devices
ANALYSIS: Microsoft admits defeat and delays 'one billion devices' goal for Windows 10, but it shouldn't be blaming its phone sales - it's PCs that's letting it down
6 Top Tips For Developing The Perfect Social Media Strategy
Nick Leech, digital director, 123-reg, shares his best advice on creating a great social media plan
Hootsuite Snaps Up Sales Prodigy To Transform Social Selling
Hootsuite says its social selling solutions can help sales people identify leads from social media and engage in real-time
Facebook To Pay Millions More In UK Tax
Sales from big advertisers will no longer will routed through Irish tax haven as pressure mounts on Facebook to pay more corporation tax
HP CEO Blames Windows 10 For Poor Sales
“Tough” PC market hits HP revenues as ‘stimulation’ does not materialise
IPhone Sales Fall For The First Time
However Gartner figures still show global smartphone sales growing by nearly 10 percent last quarter
IDC: IPad Pro Claims Victory Over Microsoft Surface In Business Tablet Battle
Apple’s super-sized iPad takes top spot but overall tablet sales decline as premium devices become more popular than cheap slates
PC Market Struggles Through Another Tough Year In 2015
Analysts with IDC and Gartner say worldwide the number of shipments fell below 300 million, but add that sales should grow toward the end of 2016
What Should Sales Managers Ask Their IT departments For This Christmas?
Christmas is a time for giving, so perhaps IT teams will give their sales managers a bit of extra help this year. But what should sales staff ask for help with? Here are some ideas
NetSuite Updates OneWorld, Spreads Dominion To More Than 100 Countries
NetSuite's OneWorld gets default support for 20 languages and configurable tax compliance for more than 100 countries
Android Sales Push Global Smartphone Numbers Sky-High
Only Apple and Huawei managed to grow their market share compared to last year, Gartner report finds