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Apple’s iPhone 12 and Mac sales skyrocket despite ongoing pandemic Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup maintained enormously strong demand from consumers from January through March, according to the company’s fiscal Q2 earnings posted today. Apple reported record March quarter revenue of $89.6 billion, up 54 percent year over year. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/28/22407894/apple-q2-2021-earnings-iphone-ipad-mac

Apple eclipses Samsung as top smartphone vendor for the first time in four years, says Gartner The introduction of Apple Inc.’s iPhone 12 family helped the smartphone giant overtake Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. as the top smartphone vendor in the holiday quarter, according to Gartner, marking Apple’s first time holding down the top position in four years. Apple AAPL, -2.98% had a 20. Continue Reading . . . https://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-eclipses-samsung-as-top-smartphone-vendor-for-the-first-time-in-four-years-says-gartner-11614008750

The iPhone just had a huge quarter Surging iPhone sales in the final three months of 2020 pushed Apple ahead of Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone maker, according to new research. Continue Reading . . . https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/22/tech/apple-samsung-smartphone-sales/index.html

EVs made up more than half of car sales in Norway last year More than half of all cars sold in Norway are now electric, claims new data from the country’s Road Federation. Reuters is reporting that, across 2020, EVs made up 54 percent of all new car sales, a figure that jumps even higher if you include plug-in and hybrid vehicles as well. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/evs-outsell-traditional-engines-in-norway-for-all-of-2020-115746618.html

UK vinyl sales have grown for the 13th year in a row Vinyl’s resurgence wasn’t a fad. Today, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has announced that 4.8 million LP albums were sold this year in the UK. That’s almost 10 percent higher than 2019 and consistent year-over-year growth since 2007. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/uk-vinyl-cassette-tape-music-streaming-record-sales-2020-113518653.html

All the Labor Day sales and deals to shop this weekend The unofficial end of summer is upon us. Labor Day has arrived, and hundreds of retailers are celebrating with sales and deals on products across categories. Continue Reading . . . https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/07/cnn-underscored/labor-day-sales-deals-2020/index.html

US spending on tech booms even as overall purchasing declines The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge in sales for consumer technology in the US, even as spending declines overall, an NPD analyst is reporting. For the week ending April 18th, NPD’s Stephen Baker notes that consumer tech sales increased by 23 percent year-over-year. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/28/21239516/npd-consumer-spending-technology-work-from-home-education-entertainment

More than one in ten American adults are expected to own a smartwatch by the end of next year, and the health features introduced in the Apple Watch Series 4 are thought to be playing a major role in adoption. That would represent 11.1% of the US adult population. from https://9to5mac.com/2018/12/13/smartwatch-ownership/ https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/12/Smartwatch-ownership.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500

You know the deal: Black Friday is this Friday, Nov. 23 -- but some of the sales started this past weekend. For instance, the hot $199 PS4 and Xbox One bundles are already available almost everywhere -- and the PS4 is already sold out at Walmart. from https://www.cnet.com/news/black-friday-ads-2018-the-full-ads-and-best-deals-from-best-buy-walmart-target-newegg-kohls-and-more/ https://cnet2.cbsistatic.com/img/bHuWYOF3PHfiEGfYCkbcP61Vdr8=/724x407/2018/11/02/8572fedc-2fef-4a11-a76a-9d722ca56d79/tcl-s405-smart-tv.jpg

The second quarter of the year is always the slowest one for iPhone sales, as consumers hold off for the new models announced in September, but that didn’t stop the iPhone from topping US smartphone sales … Counterpoint Research includes the snippet in a new report today. from https://9to5mac.com/2018/08/29/iphone-sales-q2-2018/ https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/08/apple_union_square_023.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500