Comments on: 5 Biggest Losers as Smartphone Sales Surpass PCs

By: HP Shifts Printing Away From PCs Via Google Cloud Print : Mobile Technology News «

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:09:46 +0000

[...] that can use such functionality, it’s notable to see a traditional computer maker — the biggest in the world, in fact — moving away from the very computing hardware that has helped grow the company. I [...]

By: Intel Buys SoC Startup to Boost Atom’s Mobile Appeal: Cloud Computing News «

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:48:53 +0000

[...] computers, but the advent of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets — and the very real possibility they ultimately will cut into computer sales — has Intel on the defensive for the first time in a long [...]

By: Can Android Save Intel in a World of ARM Devices?: Mobile Technology News «

Can Android Save Intel in a World of ARM Devices?: Mobile Technology News « — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:45:32 +0000

[...] firms may disagree on the exact timing of it, but sometime around the beginning of this year, smartphones outsold computers for the first time. The trend is only going to continue because of the roughly 5 billion handsets in use today, not [...]

By: Transpera Team Jumps to YuMe: Online Video News «

Transpera Team Jumps to YuMe: Online Video News « — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:00:57 +0000

[...] or browser-based video ad sales, mobile will become increasingly important — particularly as smartphone sales outpace PC sales [...]

By: With Nokia Dating Microsoft, Intel Was Just Stood Up: Mobile Technology News «

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:25:35 +0000

[...] continue to be relegated to desktops, laptops and servers. That sounds great until you hear that smartphones are now beginning to outsell traditional computers. And even worse: mobile chip companies are prepared to power Windows computers and even servers in [...]

By: Nimbuzz Ping Shows Smartphone Opportunities in Feature Phones: Mobile Technology News «

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:18:37 +0000

[...] applications as well as new services, such as Nimbuzz Ping. While the last quarter likely generated close to 100 million smartphones sold , there are over five billion mobile subscribers around the globe, meaning far more people around [...]

By: Why Google Just Enabled Cloud Printing on Phones: Mobile Technology News «

Why Google Just Enabled Cloud Printing on Phones: Mobile Technology News « — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:30:48 +0000

[...] Estimates of computer sales indicate roughly 350.9 million sold in 2010, with 93.4 million sales in the last quarter alone. Those numbers are comprised by both desktops and laptops, with the majority now being notebook computers: quarterly laptop sales began to surpass those of desktops in 2008. But many of those laptops can already print to shared printer on a home or enterprise network. Enter the smartphone, which typically doesn’t have the ability to print and is on pace to start outselling traditional desktops and laptops combined. [...]

By: 5 Biggest Losers as Smartphone Sales Surpass PCs « Social Media Notes and News

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:23:14 +0000

[...] According to research firm Gartner, last quarters impressive personal computer sales pale in comparison to an even faster growing Smartphone market. So, again I ask, to Macbook Pro or do I hold out for the iPad 2? Amplify’d from gigaom.com [...]

By: Enterprise Efficiency - David Wagner - Death of the PC & Rebirth of Personal Computing

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:32:23 +0000

[...] has been predicted before; and it is happening again. This year, we're going to see the moment when more smartphones are sold than PCs. And if you count tablets, we've already gotten to the point where 3G-enabled portable devices have [...]

By: Lenovo’s New Mobile Division: Better Late than Never: Mobile Technology News «

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:31:01 +0000

[...] The timing of the new mobile group comes hot on the heels of 2010 computer sales figures: the Gartner group last week estimated that 93.4 million personal computers were sold in the last quarter of 2010 and that Lenovo accounted for 9.4 million of those. Such numbers boosted Lenovo’s quarterly market share by 21.4 percent compared to the year ago quarter. While personal computers will likely never go away, the future is in smaller mobile devices as evidenced by smartphones sales about to surpass those of …. [...]