Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Apple, iPhone, iPod, IPod classic, iPod Touch, ITunes Store, Mac, Macintosh
Apple‘s profit jumped 36% to $1.05 billion and revenues increased 43% on huge sales growth of Mac computers and the successful launch of the iPhones. Apple shipped 2.28 million Macs (up 51%), 10.6 million iPods (up 1%) and 1.7 million iPhones during the quarter. Apple also confirmed it acquired microprocessor designer P.A. Semi Inc., giving the company its first stake in the chip business. (Cynopsis 4/24)
Sales growth of Apple’s iPods flattened out at 1% in the first quarter, and the company had to lower the price of its 1-gigabyte Shuffle because of falling sales. But observers note that Apple has spun out enough ancillary iPod products — such as the iTunes Store, the iPhone and iPod Touch — to ensure the company a strong revenue stream even if the MP3-player market collapses. (The New York Times 4/23) )
Amid a wall of 2008 flat-panel TVs, Samsung devoted most of a Wednesday press event to its “Touch of Color” design collection, a move that parallels its spring multimedia marketing campaign. Among the technical features Samsung showcased were built-in InfoLink Internet connectivity and networking capabilities on the ToC sets and HD plasma sets that can support 3-D content, which reportedly is an industry first. (TWICE 4/23)
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