Thus declares InfoWorld, and it is a challenge to refute one of the objections raised by writer Galen Gruman, though I would argue that people who tend to pre-order products sight unseen are generally (and in the iPad’s case), not fools, but just impatient and love to consume. More »

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These sales figures would have The Beatles in its heyday jealous. Despite the wide criticism that Vista received, consumer confidence in Microsoft has not dampened too much, as the Redmond behemoth’s follow-up operating system has sold over 90 million copies, most of which are to home users. More »

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From Htcyou: Even though Acer’s Liquid is in many ways inferior to Google’s Nexus One, the former has been a hot commodity, while the latter has barely had a sales pulse because Acer’s phone is actually much cheaper when import taxes are imposed. In the States, the Nexus One is $529, but getting one in the UK costs around £440 after VAT and other fees. In contrast, the Liquid can be had for as little as £333.70 with VAT. More »

It’s no surprise that 2009 was a bad year for the video game industry. With the economy in a rut and families pinching pennies, video game sales have fallen 8% since last year when 2008 saw a record breaking $21.4 billion dollars in video game sales, according to the NPD. More »

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Remember back in the good ‘ole days when you had to buy an entire CD just to hear the one song that you heard on the radio? Well, it’s back to the future where MP3s to your favorite songs are just a click away. But could these innocent downloads be hurting your favorite artists? CNN tells the story. More »

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I was somewhat surprised with the PSP Go’s launch. It was not the device that was unexpected but rather its price and form factor. Usually, when a portable gaming machine (or a console) has been out for years, a company improves it while lowering prices. Instead, Sony went an unconventional route and radically altered the PSP’s functionality by releasing the PSP Go, which removed the ability to play hundreds of existing UMD-only games that millions of PSP owners already have in their collection. In addition to this bizarre move, Sony also made the PSP Go a “premium” PSP and decided to sell it for substantially more than the standard unit. More »

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Today is Black Friday and many retailers are slashing prices down to the cheapest they can go. Apple was the retailer that got the most attention when it slashed prices because of their usual high priced products. Apple’s Black Friday sales started yesterday in Australia and New Zealand, and today in the U.S. The discounts are similiar to last year with the price cuts in the 4-10% range. More »

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The iPhone is the leader of the smartphone market now. Every phone that comes out (ex. DROID, Hero) is always called the iPhone Killer until it falls into the shadows after a year (Palm Pre). The reason for the iPhone’s popularity is its handy iPhone OS software, and the amazing app store, but exactly how popular is the iPhone? The iPhone has lots of customers here in the US but overseas, it seems to be just another phone. For example, in China, the iPhone does not carry WiFi capabilities, limiting one of the key features, thus making the iPhone unfavorable to customers. More »

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Earlier this year, Apple’s Retail power was at a standstill. It was reported that Apple had opened over 250 stores, eight per quarter the year before, but all of this suddenly came to a stop when Apple opened only one store in the 3rd quarter of its sales this year. Apple’s Retail domination had come to a screeching halt over the past summer, but now the gears have started up again and Apple Stores are popping up all over. Just yesterday, Apple opened its 4th retail store in Downtown, New York, being the 15th in the New York Metro area. More »

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Are we seeing the decline of Microsoft already? Today Microsoft announced for the first time in their history, profits have declined for the entire fiscal year. This was something many forecasters had seen coming, as Microsoft kept seeing a steady decline of 3.2 percent per year. More »

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