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COMPUTERS September 23, 2016 As iPhone Sales Stagnate, Services Promise Growth for Apple
By: sristy SahaThough Apple Inc is selling enough iPhones to keep investors happy for now, the world’s most valuable publicly traded company is set increasingly to rely on its apps and services to drive growth. Apple’s services business alone – which includes the App Store, Apple Pay and iCloud – will be “the size of a Fortune […]
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COMPUTERS August 7, 2016 Global IT Spending to Experience Marginal Growth in 2016: Gartner
By: sristy SahaWorldwide IT spending is forecast to total $3.54 trillion in 2016, barely a 0.6 percent increase over 2015 spending of $3.52 trillion, according to research company Gartner. The year 2015 saw the largest US dollar drop in IT spending since Gartner began tracking IT spending. At least $216 billion (roughly Rs. 14,62,620 crores) less was […]
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NEWS August 2, 2016 As iPhone Sales Stagnate, Services Promise Growth for Apple
By: sristy SahaThough Apple Inc is selling enough iPhones to keep investors happy for now, the world’s most valuable publicly traded company is set increasingly to rely on its apps and services to drive growth. Apple’s services business alone – which includes the App Store, Apple Pay and iCloud – will be “the size of a Fortune […]
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COMPUTERS June 3, 2016 international IT Spending to enjoy Marginal growth in 2016: Gartner
By: sristy Sahainternational IT spending is forecast to general $3.54 trillion in 2016, barely a 0.6 percent boom over 2015 spending of $three.52 trillion, according to analyze enterprise Gartner. The yr 2015 noticed the biggest US dollar drop in IT spending considering Gartner started tracking IT spending. at the least $216 billion (more or less Rs. 14,62,620 […]
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COMPUTERS April 15, 2016 Lenovo Posts Profit Gain Despite Slowing PC Sales, Smartphone Growth
By: sristy SahaChinese technology giant Lenovo on Wednesday posted a surprise gain in net profit for the third quarter, despite slowing growth in the smartphone market and declining PC sales in the face of ailing global markets. Lenovo said net profit for the three months ended December 31 was $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,045 crores), a 19 […]
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ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 Flipkart bets on large appliances to power next stage of growth
By: sristy SahaFlipkart started selling large appliances again in early 2014, nearly a year after it was forced to withdraw these products because of customer complaints about late deliveries and poor quality of products. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Bengaluru: India’s largest e-commerce firm Flipkart Ltd is banking on sales of high-priced products such as television sets, refrigerators and […]
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ALL DEALS March 4, 2016 MakeMyTrip turns to tents, dharamshalas to power growth
By: sristy SahaMakeMyTrip currently has around 25,000 hotels on its platform and is seeking to expand this number fourfold in the next two years. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint New Delhi: Online travel company MakeMyTrip Ltd is considering offering its users non-hotel alternatives such as dharamshalas, homestays, bed-and-breakfast establishments and tents as it steps up the competition with SoftBank-backed […]
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NEWS February 26, 2016 Apple’s Growth Machine Is Finally Starting to Sputter
By: sristy SahaApple has been corporate America’s most ridiculously unbelievable growth story. And now it’s over. Take a deep breath. Exhale. Get used to it. Yes, the Apple we have come to know was a gravity-defying growth machine. Apple is the most valuable company in the world, yet it increased its revenue in the last 12 months […]
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ALL DEALS February 23, 2016 Looking for Signs That Apple’s Runaway Growth Is Waning
By: sristy SahaInvestors have long relied on Apple to deliver one crucial attribute: growth. Now they are beginning to wonder whether Apple’s days as a growth stock are coming to an end. With sales increases of Apple’s prime product, the iPhone, projected to decelerate, and no clear new blockbuster device on the horizon, the era of the […]
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