One in four iPad purchases are made by first-time Apple owners
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 - The iPad has been highly successful at drawing new customers to Apple, as a new study has found that about 25 percent of buyers in the U.S. have made the iPad their first-ever Apple product. ( 0 comments )
Domestic data shows Apple's Mac sales up 5% in March quarter
Mon, Apr 16, 2012 - The latest U.S. sales data from NPD suggests Apple's Mac sales were up 5 percent year over year during the March quarter, a number lower than some have expected. ( 18 comments )
iPad Retina Display features Super High Aperture pixels, double the LEDs
Fri, Mar 9, 2012 - Packing four times the pixels into the new iPad's Retina Display has proven to be a challenge for Apple's manufacturing partners, who are utilizing advanced technology like Super High Aperture pixel design and packing in double the LEDs for backlighting. ( 51 comments )
iPad & MacBooks combine to give Apple 27% share of all mobile PC shipments
Thu, Feb 23, 2012 - The combined total of iPad and MacBook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2011 gave Apple a whopping 26.6 percent share of the mobile PC market, nearly tripling the share held by second-place HP. ( 111 comments )
Apple earned $1 out of every $5 US consumers spent on electronics this holiday
Mon, Feb 13, 2012 - During the busy holiday shopping season, Apple accounted for 19 percent, or nearly one in five, of all U.S. consumer dollars spent on electronics, according to the NPD Group. ( 26 comments )
Emerging markets expected to propel tablet market to 383 million units in 2017
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 - A new analysis projects worldwide tablet shipments to grow to 383.3 million in 2017 as the portion of tablets purchased by customers emerging markets increases. ( 24 comments )
Most small & medium businesses plan to buy Apple iPads in next 12 months
Thu, Dec 29, 2011 - A new survey of small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. found that 73 percent plan to buy tens of thousands of dollars worth of tablets in the next 12 months, and most of those purchases will be Apple's iPad. ( 46 comments )
Quarterly US Mac sales up 13%, expected to grow in December
Mon, Dec 12, 2011 - The latest domestic sales data from the NPD Group shows the Mac lineup demonstrating 13 percent year over year growth in the first two months of the current quarter, a growth number Wall Street watchers expect Apple will handily exceed when the December quarter is concluded. ( 17 comments )
Apple on pace to sell record 5.3M Macs in holiday quarter
Mon, Nov 14, 2011 - Apple is set to have another blockbuster quarter for the Mac platform, with the latest sales data showing the company headed toward selling as many as 5.3 million over the holidays. ( 42 comments )
Apple's iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS were two best-selling US smartphones in Q3 2011
Mon, Nov 14, 2011 - Demonstrating the success Apple has had in continuing to sell previous-generation iPhone models at a discounted price, the iPhone 3GS was the second-best-selling smartphone in the U.S. last quarter, bested only by Apple's iPhone 4. ( 30 comments )
Apple on pace to sell record 4.5M Macs this quarter
Mon, Sep 12, 2011 - The latest sales figures from the NPD Group show Apple's Mac platform is set to have its best quarter ever, with sales on pace to hit 4.5 million. ( 45 comments )
Apple's 2-year-old iPhone 3GS still America's No 2. smartphone
Mon, Aug 22, 2011 - Apple isn't just holding onto the top spot among US smartphones with last year's iPhone 4. It's also occupying the second most popular slot with its budget priced iPhone 3GS, which is only available in the country on one carrier. ( 53 comments )
Apple's iCloud faces consumer confusion over 'cloud computing'
Tue, Aug 9, 2011 - As Apple plans to push its iCloud service to consumers this fall, a new survey has found that most people don't even know what the term "cloud computing" means. ( 72 comments )
NPD data suggests Apple sold record 4.2M Macs in June quarter
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 - The latest domestic sales figures from the NPD Group suggest Apple may have sold as many as 4.2 million Macs in the June quarter, a sum that would represent the company's best quarter ever. ( 10 comments )
Apple's US Mac sales grow 15% in April & May; stronger June sales expected
Mon, Jun 13, 2011 - Through the first two months of Apple's third quarter of fiscal 2011, U.S. Mac sales are up 15 percent year-over-year, but that number is expected to rise in June when Apple faces a more favorable 2010 comparison. ( 10 comments )
Tough 2010 comparisons cause 'soft' 9% Mac sales growth for Apple in April
Mon, May 16, 2011 - Mac sales a year ago were exceptionally strong, making Apple's year-over-year sales increase in April 2011 a "soft" 9 percent. ( 30 comments )
NPD: iPad cannibalization of PC market has slowed
Wed, May 11, 2011 - A new report from market research firm NPD claims that the iPad's cannibalization of the PC market has slowed, as new purchasers of the device are less likely to have forgone a PC purchase than were early adopters. ( 42 comments )
Launch of Apple's Verizon iPhone stems growth of Google Android platform
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 - Market share of Apple's iPhone grew in early 2011 thanks to the launch of the new Verizon iPhone, resulting in lost ground for the Google Android platform for the first time since the second quarter of 2009. ( 54 comments )
New MacBook Pros push Apple's US sales up 47% year over year in March
Mon, Apr 18, 2011 - Driven by strong sales of the new Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Pro lineup, domestic Mac sales are estimated to have increased 47 percent year over year in the month of March. ( 28 comments )
NPD data shows Feb. Mac sales slowdown before Apple's MacBook Pro refresh
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 - U.S. Mac sales were on the low end of expectations -- but still up 16 percent year over year -- in the first two months of the March quarter, ahead of Apple's release of the new MacBook Pro lineup. ( 4 comments )
NPD data shows Mac sales up 20%, Apple on pace to sell 3.6M in March quarter
Tue, Feb 22, 2011 - The latest U.S. sales data shows Apple's Mac sales are up 20 percent year over year, putting the company on pace to meet an expected 3.6 million units sold in the March quarter. ( 9 comments )
Apple's domestic holiday Mac sales up 18% year over year
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 - New domestic sales data from the NPD Group shows that Apple's U.S. Mac sales were up 18 percent year-over-year during the holidays, suggesting that the company remains on track to report its best quarterly Mac sales ever. ( 17 comments )
NPD data shows Apple on track to sell record 4.3M Macs in Dec. quarter
Mon, Dec 13, 2010 - Apple is on pace to have yet another record breaking quarter for Mac sales, this time crossing the 4 million milestone in a three-month span for the first time ever. ( 21 comments )
NPD: 11% of consumers likely to purchase Apple iPad by February
Wed, Nov 24, 2010 - In a survey of consumers conducted by the NPD Group, 11 percent said they are likely to purchase an iPad from Apple by February of 2011. ( 54 comments )
NPD: Early iPad adopters more satisfied, active than recent buyers
Fri, Oct 1, 2010 - The NPD Group revealed this week that customers who bought an iPad at launch are extremely satisfied with the device and use it quite often, but more recent purchasers are less active with their tablet. ( 116 comments )
