A survey has found that technology gifts top the charts as the most desired Valentine’s Day presents this year, with over 42 per cent of people wanting some form of gadget from their partner.
Read More »Michael Liedtke / AP Technology Writer San Francisco—Technology’s big-spending trio of Google, Facebook, and Amazon.com appear to be tightening their belts—at least a notch—in a concession to cost-conscious investors and a strong dollar that’s taking a big bite out of their revenue.
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Brandon Bailey / The Associated Press Apple said sales of Macintosh computers were up 9 percent in the last quarter. The company increased its share of the personal-computer (PC) market at a time when overall PC sales were declining. Apple no longer reports separate numbers for its iPod music players.
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Brandon Bailey / The Associated Press San Francisco—Despite some glimmers of recovery, the personal-computer (PC) industry is still struggling with declining sales, according to two recent market reports showing that global PC shipments fell in 2014 for the third year in a row.
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Two billion mobile phones were shipped worldwide in 2014, 75 percent of which were smartphones, says Tim Bajarin, longtime technology analyst and president of Creative Strategies. Demand is growing by 10 percent to 12 percent each year. And we want to send e-mails, play games, stream music and videos, get step-by-step directions—all battery hogs.
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