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  Samsung’s decision to launch a phablet last year raised some eyebrows from non-believers but the Korean giant has proved that an unconventional smartphone/tablet hybrid can sell. Today they confirmed to have shipped 5 million units of Galaxy Note globally and they managed to reach this feat in just five months since its launch in [...]

  There’s no denying that Apple’s App Store is one of the best things to happen to the smartphone industry. Not only it paved way for others to copy their business model, it gave developers a chance to showcase and sell their apps. And now in under three years after Apple hit the first billion, [...]

  If you ever wondered Nokia’s contribution in bringing mobile phones to the masses, you have to take a look at the latest milestone. Nokia Series 40 phones aka featurephones sales have surpassed a whopping 1.5 billion units. The first Series 40 phone was Nokia’s 7110 in 1999 and the 1.5 billionth device to be [...]

  Need more proof to confirm Samsung is already killing it with their Galaxy S II? Well, they’ve announced that they’ve managed to sell 3 million Galaxy S II units worldwide in a span of just 55 days. Of course, the numbers here reflect on the supply side and not the actual consumer sales but [...]

  Samsung has released some Galaxy S II sales numbers for South Korea and it does look impressive. At their home turf, Samsung has managed to sell over a million Galaxy S II units in about 30 days of the phone’s launch. Mind you, these numbers are based on supply, which means the figures include [...]

  4 and a half years and Sony’s PS3 gaming console has finally reached the iconic milestone of 50 million PS3 units. As of March 29, 2011, Sony has managed to sell 50 million PS3s worldwide indicating the strong growth of the console since its launch in November 2006. Sony also confirmed that its PlayStation [...]

  Opera might lag behind from the competition in the desktop browser race but it’s a different ball game when it comes to mobile devices. They rule the mobile market and this month’s State of the Mobile Web report is a valid proof of that. They’ve passed a whopping 100 million users who use Opera [...]

  Samsung’s executive, Lee Young-hee confirmed in a recent earnings call that the 2 million Galaxy Tabs sales figure did not refer to the sales to the consumers. In fact, these numbers belong to the sales to its distributors, retailers and cellular operators. However, when prodded about the sell-in figures (sold to consumers) by an [...]

  Motorola has gained an upper hand in the dual SIM phone market with the introduction of Milestone XT800. XT800 is India’s first Android-powered dual SIM device that supports one GSM and one CDMA SIM with a dual standby mode. Unlike other dual SIM devices we’ve seen in the past, this baby from Motorola is [...]

  It’s no small feat by any means and Apple is rightfully flaunting it. Their App Store that empowers millions of iPhones, iPod touches and iPads with variety of apps has surpassed total downloads of 10 billion, making it the most successful App Store in the market today. Apple has also confirmed that they’ll announce [...]

  Samsung who were non-existent in the smartphone race till 2009 jumped into the race in 2010 with their Galaxy S range of devices. Now the company is confident than before and claims they can sell 60m smartphones in 2011 alone. At the CES, JK Shin told reporters that they’re looking to sell 60m smartphones [...]

  Samsung has announced that its bestselling Android phone aka the Galaxy S has surpassed sales of 10m units. The phone sales have been averaging to about 1.4m per month and took just under 7 months to reach this milestone, making it the fastest selling smartphone in Samsung’s history. A region-wise breakup shows that Galaxy [...]

  LG has announced that its cheapest Android 2.2 running phone has surpassed sales of 2 million units. LG says the first million took about 40 days but the next million sold in just 20 days. The phone has been getting good reception in regions like United States and South Korea where they’ve sold about [...]

  Here’s a fact that recently released Kinect is doing better than Sony’s PlayStation Move. Microsoft has announced that Kinect for Xbox 360 has sold more than 1 million units worldwide in just 10 days. With the holiday season arriving soon, Microsoft has also upped its sales forecast for this year from 3 million to [...]

  LG has had a rough year when it comes to smartphones so it’s good to hear that one of their smartphones is doing well. They’ve announced that their Optimus One (P500) has sold more than a million units in 40 days. Optimus One is one of the few affordable handsets that comes with Android [...]