BlackBerry Priv shipments pushed to November 30

It looks like the BlackBerry Priv turned out to be a success as the Canadian phone maker has pushed back the smartphone s shipping date. Ships on the 30th of November Earlier, BlackBerry UK said that the Priv would ship to buyers who pre-ordered the device starting on the 9th of November. It seems, however, that buyers around the world were eager to get their hands on the high-end Android-powered slider, as Blackberry UK now says that the smartphone will start shipping to buyers starting on the 30th of November. If it s only now that you re hearing about the BlackBerry Priv, the smartphone rocks a 5.4-inch screen with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD). This works out to a pixel density of 540 ppi. Underneath the keyboard slides out a physical QWERTY keyboard. If you prefer a virtual keyboard, the Priv offers this too. Under the hood is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 64-bit hexa-core processor (two cores clocked at 1.8 GHz, four cores clocked at 1.44 GHz, and an Adreno 418
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Samsung Galaxy S6 global shipments reach 10 million

According to a report, global shipments of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge have hit a combined 10 million units. The news comes to us courtesy of Yonhap News, with a high-ranking Samsung official telling the site, The sales of the Galaxy S6 series have already surpassed 10 million. Find this impressive? Well we don t. The Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge have been available since the 10th of April. This means that the two new smartphones have been around for over a month. To put things in perspective, global shipments of the Galaxy S4 hit 10 million in 27 days, while it took the Galaxy S5 25 days to reach the 10 million mark. This said, it took the S6 and the S6 Edge longer to reach the milestone. On the flip side, the Samsung official did not mention when the S6 and the S6 Edge hit the 10 million milestone. This means that the two could have reached the milestone earlier. To recap, the Galaxy S6 and the S6 Edge rock a 5-inch screen with a resolu
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Samsung expects Galaxy S6 shipments to break records – S6 Edge to be limited

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge are only beginning to reach their owners around the world, but it seems the two are destined to become best-sellers, Reuters reports. Samsung s mobile division head honcho, J.K. Shin, said at a media event that Samsung expects to see record shipments for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge. Sadly, he failed to mention exact figures, but based on how the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy S4 did in their respective launch years, 80 million in three years and 43 million in the year of launch respectively, the Galaxy S6 and the S6 Edge is expected to ship 50 million units combined by the end of this year. This said, profits are also expected to be on the rise in the following quarters. Sadly, we also have bad news. Shin said that the demand for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge exceeds supply. This means that supply may be limited. Samsung says that edged screens are more difficult to manufacture. If you re unfamiliar with the S6 and the S6 Edge, t
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Apple iPad shipments said to decline by 30% this 2015 – 12.9-inch iPad Pro will not help

According to KGI Securities analyst, an analyst renowned for predicting Apple unannounced plans, Apple s iPad will not sell as strong as it did in the past years, saying shipments will decline by 30% this year. Apple is expected to launch its rumoured 12.9-inch iPad Pro (iPad Plus or whatever Apple plans to call it) this year. Sadly, the larger iPad will not be able to help boost iPad sales. In a note to investors obtained by 9to5Mac, Kuo writes: iPad shipments to plunge over 50% QoQ in 1Q15F & 2Q15F outlook dim; bodes ill for sales & earnings of suppliers through 1H15F. We forecast iPad shipments will decline 52.7% QoQ in 1Q15 to 10.1mn units, and continue to lose momentum in 2Q15F, dropping another 30-40% QoQ to 7-8mn units. 1H15F shipments around 18mn units, down 40% YoY; 2015F to struggle to top 45mn units, down 30% YoY. We forecast iPad shipments of 18mn units in 1H15… Based on seasonal patterns (shipments rise 10-20% HoH in 2H), we project full-year shipments will struggle to
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Tablet shipments dropped by 30% in Q1 2014

Did you hold off on buying an iPad or Android tablet this 2014? Apparently, you’re not the only one, as tablet shipments dropped by 30% in Q1 2014 (January to April). The news comes to us courtesy of DigiTimes. According to the site’s data, “Global tablet shipments reached only 58.56 million units in the first quarter of 2014, down almost 30% sequentially, but up 4.6% on year despite Samsung Electronics trying to boost both its high-end and entry-level tablet shipments and Lenovo pushing shipments to meet its fiscal 2013 targets. Seasonality, Apple seeing weaker sales, and the tablet market growing mature were also factors that affected shipment performance, according to Digitimes Research. “Shipments of iPads suffered both on-year and sequential drops to reach 15.85 million units in the first quarter. Non-iPad tablet shipments were 22.31 million units, down 20% sequentially, but up over 30% on year thanks to strong demand for Samsung, Lenovo and Asustek s Windows-based models
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