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TalkTalk to make first foray into mobile contracts

TalkTalk will branch out into the mobile contract business and plans to increase its core network capacity by more than 100 times as part of its plans to stem revenue loss Read more

17 May, 2012 by Ben Woods

Nokia admits Lumia struggles to challenge UK rivals

Nokia has reported its first-quarter earnings, revealing that its flagship range of Lumia smartphones is failing to make a splash in the UK and other countries, contributing to an overall loss of more than €1bn as device sales fell 40 percent Read more

19 April, 2012 by Ben Woods

BT accelerates fibre plans as revenues fall

...end of 2014. BT's announcements came alongside its third-quarter 2011 financials, in which it revealed revenue was down five percent in a year... Read more

3 February, 2012 by Ben Woods

BSkyB buys The Cloud

...at a network of convenient locations," BSkyB said in its second-half financials announcement on Thursday. As well as supporting Sky Mobile TV, the Cloud... Read more

27 January, 2011 by Ben Woods
Cloud lifts Oracle to healthy results

Cloud lifts Oracle to healthy results

Oracle reported third-quarter income of $2.5bn and trumpeted success with its Fusion suite of apps for enterprises Read more

21 March, 2012 by Rachel King

Samsung profits driven by mobile growth

Samsung's mobile phone sales were up 54 percent in the last three months of 2011, balancing weaker demand for PC memory and disaster-blighted supply chain problems Read more

27 January, 2012 by Ben Woods
Apple doubles iPhone and iPad sales

Apple doubles iPhone and iPad sales

Strong global sales of mobile devices have lifted Apple to record-breaking revenue in its first quarter, with the Chinese market performing particularly well, but there is still room for rivals if they build up their developer ecosystems Read more

25 January, 2012 by Ben Woods

iPhone 4S helps double Apple's profits to $13bn

Apple took in revenue of more than $46bn in the last three months of 2011, with strong launch sales of the iPhone 4S over Christmas setting a record for the handset Read more

24 January, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

Microsoft revenue grows despite PC market woes

Microsoft has increased its revenues owing to a strong performance in its business and server divisions, but it struggled with Windows revenues due to a weakening in the consumer PC market Read more

20 January, 2012 by Ben Woods

HP quarterly earnings plunge as PC confusion bites

Profits fell 91 percent in the fourth quarter, weighed down by the decision to stop selling WebOS-based devices and the now-reversed plan to separate off HP's PC division Read more

22 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

Virgin Media customers opt for higher speeds

More than 50 percent of Virgin Media's new customers sign up for 30Mbps or more service, and more than 25 percent of all its subscribers are on 20Mbps, the company said as it reported billion-pound quarterly revenue Read more

27 October, 2011 by David Meyer

Poor BlackBerry PlayBook sales drag on RIM earnings

Lacklustre uptake for the BlackBerry tablet has contributed to a 50-percent drop in profits for RIM, which is counting on an upcoming software update to revive its fortunes Read more

16 September, 2011 by Ben Woods

ZTE smartphone push pays off at expense of profits

The Chinese handset maker sees revenue jump but profit growth fall as it shifts its focus from feature phones to own-brand smartphones and continues a push to expand sales in Europe Read more

11 August, 2011 by Ben Woods

BT profits rise 20 percent despite revenue drop

BT's takings have dipped because people are using their landlines less, but cuts to operating costs have meant a rise in profits Read more

28 July, 2011 by David Meyer

Virgin Media sees revenue grow despite cable exodus

Increased take-up of data services and public-sector contract wins helped drive a small rise in second-quarter revenue even though Virgin lost 36,000 'lower-end' subscribers Read more

27 July, 2011 by Ben Woods

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