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Spotify Charts launch, showcase 50 most listened to and most viral tracks each week

Taking a page out of Billboard's playbook, Spotify is using its listener data to determine the most popular music in a particular country. Available on the website or as embeddable widgets, the weekly updated charts will reveal which tracks are most listened to for the Spotify 50. The Social 50 list will contain the tracks most often actively shared by the service's users, including via Facebook and Twitter. Another new addition is the ability to see play counts for an artist's top tracks, tracking global plays since October 2008. That's rolling out to desktop clients first and will pop up elsewhere later, while the charts will update every week at noon ET. Hit the link below for this week's list topped by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Daft Punk, although we'll know if it's really taking off when we see a green record on someone's wall in a future episode of Cribs.

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Source: Spotify Top Tracks

]]> chartslistenedmusicrankingsocialspotifystreamingtop50widget Tue, 21 May 2013 22:26:00 -0400 21|20579010 <![CDATA[Google to downrank sites hit by valid copyright claims]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/10/google-to-downrank-sites-hit-by-valid-copyright-claims/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/10/google-to-downrank-sites-hit-by-valid-copyright-claims/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/10/google-to-downrank-sites-hit-by-valid-copyright-claims/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Google to downrank sites hit by valid copyright claims

Google has been dogged by claims that it facilitates the piracy of content through its search results pretty much since day one. Starting next week, the web giant will be taking a much more aggressive approach to sites hosting pirated material by downranking frequent offenders. The new results algorithm will take into account the number of valid copyright notices received against a site and penalize them appropriately in the rankings. Google says that this will allow consumers to more readily find legitimate sources of content such as Hulu and Spotify, but it's hard not to see the move as one intended to appease studios, content producers and government officials that routinely threaten to hammer companies like Google with lawsuits and restrictive legislation. Mountain View was also quick to highlight how responsive it's been to industry concerns -- citing the fact that it receives and processes more copyright complaints in a day than it did in all of 2009 combined. For more details, hit up the source link.

Update: The MPAA has issued the following statement from Michael O'Leary, Senior Executive Vice President for Global Policy and External Affairs, in response to Google's move:

We are optimistic that Google's actions will help steer consumers to the myriad legitimate ways for them to access movies and TV shows online, and away from the rogue cyberlockers, peer-to-peer sites, and other outlaw enterprises that steal the hard work of creators across the globe. We will be watching this development closely - the devil is always in the details - and look forward to Google taking further steps to ensure that its services favor legitimate businesses and creators, not thieves.

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]]> Googlempaapiratepirated mediaPiratedMediarankingsearchsearch rankingSearchRanking Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:08:00 -0400 21|20298449 <![CDATA[HP reclaims top spot in PC sales, market as a whole climbs 21 percent]]> http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/hp-reclaims-top-spot-in-pc-sales-market-as-a-whole-climbs-21-pe/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/hp-reclaims-top-spot-in-pc-sales-market-as-a-whole-climbs-21-pe/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/hp-reclaims-top-spot-in-pc-sales-market-as-a-whole-climbs-21-pe/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Well, Apple's reign atop the list of the world's top PC makers was short lived. After clawing its way into the lead, if you counted the iPad as a PC, HP is back atop the heap -- even with Cupertino's tablet-inflated numbers. According to Canalys, the Palo Alto company shipped 15.8 million units in the first quarter of 2012, barely sneaking passed Apple by 40,000 computers. Of course, remove Apple's 11.8 million iPads, and it's not even a competition. Lenovo, Acer and Dell rounded out the top five, with the total market shooting up 21 percent over the same time last year. However, there is plenty of reason to believe we won't see client PC fly out the door at such an incredible rate. Amazingly, according to Canalys, tablets accounted for 40 percent of all PC shipments in the US. For more details check out the PR after the break.

]]> acerApplecanalysdellhewlett-packardHPlenovomarketnumbersPC marketPcMarketrankingrankingsstats Tue, 01 May 2012 14:55:00 -0400 21|20228433 <![CDATA[Bing almost catches up with Yahoo! in latest ComScore US figures]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/19/bing-almost-catches-up-with-yahoo-in-latest-comscore-us-figures/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/19/bing-almost-catches-up-with-yahoo-in-latest-comscore-us-figures/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/19/bing-almost-catches-up-with-yahoo-in-latest-comscore-us-figures/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Bing already claimed its title as the world's second favorite search engine, but in the US it has continued to lag in third place behind Yahoo!. The gap is closing rapidly, however, with ComScore's latest stats revealing a 15.0 percent share for Redmond versus Yahoo!'s 15.1 percent. What's more, those figures don't reflect mobile search, which must surely be a growth area for Bing as Windows Phone gathers American followers. Meanwhile, Ask Network remains static in fourth place and AOL (Engadget's parent company) comes a distant fifth -- although it did show a little growth spurt between October and November, taking 1.6 percent of the 17.8 billion recorded searches and pretending not to notice Google way up there on top. Full ranking after the break.

]]> AmericaAOLAsk NetworkAskNetworkBingComScorefiguresGoogleMicrosoftMicrosoft BingMicrosoftBingNorth AmericaNorthAmericarankingsearchsearch enginesearch figuressearch shareSearchEngineSearchFiguresSearchSharestatisticsUSUSAYahoo Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:50:00 -0500 21|20130801 <![CDATA[Fujitsu K supercomputer now ranked fastest in the world, dethrones China's Tianhe-1A]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/fujitsu-k-supercomputer-now-ranked-fastest-in-the-world-dethron/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/fujitsu-k-supercomputer-now-ranked-fastest-in-the-world-dethron/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/20/fujitsu-k-supercomputer-now-ranked-fastest-in-the-world-dethron/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Remember the K -- the Fujitsu supercomputer that promised to do a whopping ten petaflops by the year 2012? Well, it hasn't reached that threshold just yet, but according to the latest Top 500 supercomputer list, it's still faster than any other machine on Earth. In fact, the top-ranked beast is more powerful than the next five supercomputers combined, consumes enough electricity to power about 10,000 homes for a full year, and is capable of churning out about 8.2 quadrillion calculations per second -- three times as many as what runner-up (and former number-one) Tianhe-1A can process. Today's announcement marks the first time since 2004 that a Japanese creation sits atop Top500.org's rankings, but Fujitsu isn't exactly resting on its laurels. Before deploying it next year, engineers at the Riken Advanced Institute for Computational Science are aiming to add about 100,000 cores to the K's collection of 548,352, which would provide it with even more computational muscle, and likely spell doom for all of humanity. Find out more in the PR after the break.

]]> calculationcomputingcpufujitsufujitsu kFujitsuKjapanklistpetaflopprocessingprocessorrankingRiken Advanced Institute for Computational ScienceRikenAdvancedInstituteForComputationalSciencespeedsupercomputertop 500top 500 supercomputer listTop500Top500SupercomputerList Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:37:00 -0400 21|19971098 <![CDATA[ComScore: Microsoft becomes second for online video in one month (update)]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/comscore-microsoft-becomes-second-for-online-video-in-one-month/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/comscore-microsoft-becomes-second-for-online-video-in-one-month/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/22/comscore-microsoft-becomes-second-for-online-video-in-one-month/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Earlier this month, we got word that Bing had surpassed Yahoo! as the world's second most used search engine, and now Microsoft's solidifying its place as runner-up, coming in behind YouTube as the internet's number two provider of streaming video, with 48 million unique viewers in February. According to ComScore's latest ranking of online video providers, the software giant went from number seven to number two in just one month, bumping Yahoo! down to third place. Of course, YouTube is still way out in front, with over 140 million visitors, but given the speed with which it leaped ahead, we'd say Bing is doing something right. Check out more online video results after the break.

Update: Well, as it turns out, Microsoft wasn't number two for video in February, after all. We received an e-mail this morning informing us that ComScore made a correction to its numbers, showing VEVO as the runner-up, with 49 million unique viewers last month. That doesn't change the software giant's leap ahead -- it's still holding down third place, with 48 million -- but it certainly looks like someone's got some stiff competition. Check out the updated chart above for the new numbers.

]]> bingbing+searchbingsearchcomscoregooglemicrosoftmicrosoft+bing+searchmicrosoftbingsearchnumbersonlineonline videoOnlineVideorankingsecond placeSecondPlacestatsstreamingstreaming videoStreamingVideoVEVOvideoyahooyoutube Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:57:00 -0400 21|19888566 <![CDATA[Google makes rich richer, poor poorer in search results]]> http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/google-makes-rich-richer-poor-poorer-in-search-results/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/google-makes-rich-richer-poor-poorer-in-search-results/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/25/google-makes-rich-richer-poor-poorer-in-search-results/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

If you've been paying attention to the state of search as of late, you'll know that Google's between a proverbial rock and hard place right now. Some individuals and companies claim Mountain View's beloved search engine is losing to the spammers, squatters, scrapers and content farms by failing to weed them from the system -- though you can now do that on your own -- while others say it's squashing the little guy by unfairly downranking competitors in search results. We're not sure if either is truly the case, the company's made a mildly controversial move this week: it's tweaked the search algorithms to "reduce rankings for low-quality sites," and "provide better rankings for high-quality" ones. As ever, Mountain View's not talking about what that change mathematically entails, though it says about 11.8 percent of queries will be affected as a result. In short: some will be happy, some sad, some angry, and many won't notice at all.

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]]> algorithmalgorithmsdownrankGooglerankingrankingssearchsearch rankingsSearchRankingsuprank Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:06:00 -0500 21|19859226 <![CDATA[Visualized: world's most trafficked websites and their favicons]]> http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/visualized-worlds-most-trafficked-websites-and-their-favicons/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/visualized-worlds-most-trafficked-websites-and-their-favicons/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/visualized-worlds-most-trafficked-websites-and-their-favicons/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

We knew Google Search was an iconic service (we had to), but seeing it dwarf the rest of the web like this is pretty humbling. This here map of the internets uses Alexa data from earlier this year to assign the favicon dimensions of each of the top 288,945 sites around the world. Oh, and if you don't have an icon sidled up next to your URL, tough luck, you're not on here. See how many you can spot before your eyes start bleeding, then hit up the source to look up your favorite sites. As to your absolute favoritest site of them all, you can spot us somewhere in the space between vBulletin and Wikipedia.

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]]> alexabiggestebayespnfacebookfaviconfaviconsgoogleiconiconsimdbinternetmsnmyspacenmaprankingreachsitestraffictwittervisualizedwebwebsiteswikipediawordpressyahooyoutube Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:19:00 -0400 21|19607090 <![CDATA[Fortune names RIM fastest growing company... in the world]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/fortune-names-rim-fastest-growing-company-in-the-world/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/fortune-names-rim-fastest-growing-company-in-the-world/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/fortune-names-rim-fastest-growing-company-in-the-world/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

It shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that RIM is doing pretty well even in the face of an economic downturn, but it looks like it's been doing really well -- at least according to Fortune, which has just named the Canadian company the fastest growing firm in the world. That's apparently based on a combination of profits, turnover, and investment return over three years which, in RIM's case, translates an 84% growth in profits in the past three years, a 77% growth in revenue, and a total return of 45%. It's also actually the first time RIM has made the list, although that's at least partly due to the fact that Fortune didn't include non-US firms last time around.

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]]> blackberrybusinessfortunelistlistsmobilerankingrankingsresearch in motionresearchinmotionrim Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:22:00 -0400 21|19132783 <![CDATA[Fortune names RIM fastest growing company... in the world]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/fortune-names-rim-fastest-growing-company-in-the-world/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/fortune-names-rim-fastest-growing-company-in-the-world/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/18/fortune-names-rim-fastest-growing-company-in-the-world/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

It shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that RIM is doing pretty well even in the face of an economic downturn, but it looks like it's been doing really well -- at least according to Fortune, which has just named the Canadian company the fastest growing firm in the world. That's apparently based on a combination of profits, turnover, and investment return over three years which, in RIM's case, translates an 84% growth in profits in the past three years, a 77% growth in revenue, and a total return of 45%. It's also actually the first time RIM has made the list, although that's at least partly due to the fact that Fortune didn't include non-US firms last time around.

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]]> blackberrybusinessfortunelistlistsrankingrankingsrim Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:22:00 -0400 21|19132782 <![CDATA[Survey finds Nintendo to be the most reputable game company]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/survey-finds-nintendo-to-be-the-most-reputable-game-company/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/survey-finds-nintendo-to-be-the-most-reputable-game-company/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/survey-finds-nintendo-to-be-the-most-reputable-game-company/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

It's fresh from celebrating the Game Boy's twentieth birthday and solid sales of the DSi, but it looks like Nintendo already has some more good news to boast about, with the Reputation Institutes's annual survey finding that it is by far the most reputable game company around, and the sixth most reputable company overall. That ranking is made all the more impressive by the fact that Nintendo apparently wasn't even in the top 200 in last year's list, and by the fact that it's the only strictly gaming company on the list at all, although Microsoft and Sony come in at 30 and 126, respectively. Hit up the read link below to check out the complete rankings.

[Via Joystiq]

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]]> gamingnintendorankingreputablereputationreputation instituteReputationInstitutevideo gamesVideoGames Fri, 08 May 2009 16:01:00 -0400 21|1540714 <![CDATA[LG overtakes Motorola for third place in global handset shipments]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/lg-overtakes-motorola-for-third-place-in-global-handset-shipment/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/lg-overtakes-motorola-for-third-place-in-global-handset-shipment/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/lg-overtakes-motorola-for-third-place-in-global-handset-shipment/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Half a year ago, Motorola was still clinging tight to the number three spot in terms of worldwide handset shipments, but boy -- what a difference six months makes. According to numbers compiled by DigiTimes, LG Electronics managed to ship just over 100 million mobile phones in 2008, while Moto checked in with "just" 99.9 million shipped. That makes LG the third largest handset maker in terms of shipments, barely beating out Moto and Sony Ericsson who placed fourth and fifth, respectively. As expected, Nokia and Samsung are still holding down the top two spots, but it's the continued slippage of Motorola that's most significant here. You know what they say about being on rock bottom, right? We bet Motorola's wondering if that mantra applies here.

[Via phonescoop]

Filed under: Handsets, LG, Misc, Mobile

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]]> businessgrowthindustryLGmobileMotorolarankingsales Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:57:00 -0500 21|1435087 <![CDATA[LG overtakes Motorola for third place in global handset shipments]]> http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/lg-overtakes-motorola-for-third-place-in-global-handset-shipment/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/lg-overtakes-motorola-for-third-place-in-global-handset-shipment/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/20/lg-overtakes-motorola-for-third-place-in-global-handset-shipment/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Half a year ago, Motorola was still clinging tight to the number three spot in terms of worldwide handset shipments, but boy -- what a difference six months makes. According to numbers compiled by DigiTimes, LG Electronics managed to ship just over 100 million mobile phones in 2008, while Moto checked in with "just" 99.9 million shipped. That makes LG the third largest handset maker in terms of shipments, barely beating out Moto and Sony Ericsson who placed fourth and fifth, respectively. As expected, Nokia and Samsung are still holding down the top two spots, but it's the continued slippage of Motorola that's most significant here. You know what they say about being on rock bottom, right? We bet Motorola's wondering if that mantra applies here.

[Via phonescoop]

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]]> businessgrowthindustryLGMotorolarankingsales Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:57:00 -0500 21|1435038 <![CDATA[North American TV shipments up 28% year-over-year, Samsung gets bragging rights]]> http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/16/north-american-tv-shipments-up-28-year-over-year-samsung-gets/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/16/north-american-tv-shipments-up-28-year-over-year-samsung-gets/ http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/16/north-american-tv-shipments-up-28-year-over-year-samsung-gets/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Despite the weakening economy here in the US and elsewhere, people are -- as predicted -- still showing interest in HDTV. Shortly after seeing what a nice Q2 the plasma sector had, DisplaySearch has revealed that TV shipments in general were way, way up in said quarter. In fact, North America saw the biggest year-over-year increase (28%) since the outfit started tracking TV shipments in 2004; then there's the 26% quarter-over-quarter growth, which is equally impressive. LCD TV shipments rose 52% compared to last year while PDP shipments shot up 34% in the same period, and it's safe to say that Samsung has the most to gloat about. It was the leading overall brand with shipments of its sets surging to a record 19.1% of all shipments in North America during Q2. Anxious to see who took the proverbial silver / bronze? Check out all of the stats in the read link below.

Filed under: Industry, Displays, Samsung, LCD, Plasma, HD

]]> displaysearchhdlcdplasmaquarterquarterlyrankingrankingsresultssalessamsung Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:13:00 -0400 21|1285496 <![CDATA[Motorola clings to number one spot in US sales, RIM still rocking]]> http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/motorola-clings-to-number-one-spot-in-us-sales-rim-still-rockin/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/motorola-clings-to-number-one-spot-in-us-sales-rim-still-rockin/ http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/motorola-clings-to-number-one-spot-in-us-sales-rim-still-rockin/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Uh oh, Moto. Go 'head with your bad self. Just days after posting a meager profit (but a profit nonetheless) and maintaining your position in third in worldwide mobile market share, along comes a report claiming that you're still numero uno in the United States. While handset sales overall shot up 5.3% here in Q2, Motorola maintained a 26% share and managed to stare down at least a few naysayers. In related news, LG held tight to the silver with 22%, while RIM gained a double-digit market share increase thanks to sales of its oh-so-hot BlackBerry handset. Number nerds, feel free to tap the read link for even more fractions and decimals.

[Via RCRWireless]

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]]> analysisanalystblackberrybusinessdataindustrymarket shareMarketSharemotomotorolarankingrankingsreportrimsales Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:15:00 -0400 21|1281097 <![CDATA[Motorola clings to number one spot in US sales, RIM still rocking]]> http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/motorola-clings-to-number-one-spot-in-us-sales-rim-still-rockin/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/motorola-clings-to-number-one-spot-in-us-sales-rim-still-rockin/ http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/11/motorola-clings-to-number-one-spot-in-us-sales-rim-still-rockin/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Uh oh, Moto. Go 'head with your bad self. Just days after posting a meager profit (but a profit nonetheless) and maintaining your position in third in worldwide mobile market share, along comes a report claiming that you're still numero uno in the United States. While handset sales overall shot up 5.3% here in Q2, Motorola maintained a 26% share and managed to stare down at least a few naysayers. In related news, LG held tight to the silver with 22%, while RIM gained a double-digit market share increase thanks to sales of its oh-so-hot BlackBerry handset. Number nerds, feel free to tap the read link for even more fractions and decimals.

[Via RCRWireless]

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, RIM, Mobile

]]> analysisanalystblackberrybusinessdataindustrymarket shareMarketSharemobilemotomotorolarankingrankingsreportresearch in motionresearchinmotionrimsales Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:15:00 -0400 21|1281070 <![CDATA[Motorola manages minuscule profit, clings to bronze medal]]> http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/02/motorola-manages-minuscule-profit-clings-to-bronze-medal/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/02/motorola-manages-minuscule-profit-clings-to-bronze-medal/ http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/02/motorola-manages-minuscule-profit-clings-to-bronze-medal/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

It has been a solid tick since Motorola had a quarterly earnings report that it didn't just send over via the paper airplane method and run for the hills, but the most recent one was actually worth cracking a smile over. After moving more mobiles in North America than it expected too, shares shot up 13% and bullish analysts began to think that the worst was over. Chief Executive Greg Brown noted that Moto will be "adding substantially to its product portfolio" here in the near future, which will hopefully enable it to get a stronger grasp on the number 3 handset maker ranking. During the most recent quarter, the outfit shipped 28.1 million phones to just barely maintain its market share lead over LG, though it remains to be seen if it can keep this up. No pressure Moto, no pressure at all.

[Via RCRWireless]

Filed under: Motorola, Misc, Mobile

]]> businessearningsindustrymobilemotomotorolaprofitquarterquarterlyrankingrankings Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:03:00 -0400 21|1273641 <![CDATA[Sony vaults to top of latest North American LCD sales rankings, Samsung still king overall]]> http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/sony-vaults-to-top-of-latest-north-american-lcd-sales-rankings/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/sony-vaults-to-top-of-latest-north-american-lcd-sales-rankings/ http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/08/sony-vaults-to-top-of-latest-north-american-lcd-sales-rankings/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Betcha didn't see this one coming. After Vizio and Samsung battled over the last few quarters for LCD supremacy here in North America, Sony has ratcheted up to number one after boosting its market share in said region from 9.7-percent to 12.8-percent. According to new research from DisplaySearch, Sony was the leading brand in the 40- to 44-inch, 45- to 49-inch and 50- to 54-inch LCD segments. 'Course, Samsung still remained king of the overall flat-panel market (and notched silver medals in both LCD and plasma sales), but it was Panasonic holding onto the top spot overall in PDP market share. Where's Vizio, you ask? Clinging to the bronze in both LCD and overall flat-panel sales. Hit the read link for lots more numbers -- if you're into that type of stuff, that is.

[Via Widescreen Review]

Filed under: Industry, Displays, Samsung, Sony, LCD, Plasma, HD

]]> businessflat-panelflat-panel rankingFlat-panelRankinghdindustrylcdlcd rankingLcdRankingplasmaplasma rankingPlasmaRankingrankrankingsalessamsungsony Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:15:00 -0500 21|1109815 <![CDATA[Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD player: 269000 sold]]> http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/xbox-360-hd-dvd-players-269000-sold/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/xbox-360-hd-dvd-players-269000-sold/ http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/18/xbox-360-hd-dvd-players-269000-sold/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

We're betting we weren't the only ones curious to know how many Xbox 360 HD DVD players were included in the 750,000 number we saw thrown out late last month, and while 269,000 may sound massive at first, it's really not all that surprising. If you'll recall, Microsoft managed to move 92,000 of these things last holiday season, and considering its perpetually lower price (comparatively speaking), it's been a fairly attractive option for Xbox 360 owners looking to get into the HD DVD game. According to new sales figures outed by NPD Group, over one-third of the HD DVD standalone player market is made up of the aforementioned units, and the attach rate to the 360 install base sits at 3.4-percent. 'Course, if the price of this thing keeps a-droppin', we could easily see that percentage climb higher once the dust settles from the end-of-year buying frenzy.

[Via High-Def Digest]

Filed under: Industry, HD DVD, Players, Others, HD

]]> businesshdhd dvdHdDvdindustrymicrosoftnpdothersrankingratingsalesxbox 360xbox 360 hd dvdXbox360Xbox360HdDvd Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:16:00 -0500 21|1065533 <![CDATA[AMD slips out of iSuppli's top 10 semiconductor suppliers]]> http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/amd-slips-out-of-isupplis-top-10-semiconductor-suppliers/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/amd-slips-out-of-isupplis-top-10-semiconductor-suppliers/ http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/29/amd-slips-out-of-isupplis-top-10-semiconductor-suppliers/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

iSuppli -- the market research firm that keeps us up to speed on exactly how much each iPod pads Steve's wallet (among other things) -- has recently published its list of top players in the 2007 semiconductor market, and lo and behold, AMD isn't even in the top ten. It's noted that while Intel's chip revenue is expected to rise 7.7-percent in 2007, AMD's sales are predicted to sink some 22.7-percent for the year. Of course, AMD had only risen into the upper echelon of this list for the first time last year, but now it has fallen back to 11th, trailing the likes of Samsung, Toshiba, STMicroelectronics, Infineon, Sony, NXP, Intel and Texas Instruments. If you're interested in seeing the details behind the numbers, be sure and hit the read link below. Oh, and please do keep the fanboy comments respectable, will ya?

[Via PCWorld]

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops

]]> amdbusinesschipmakerindustryinteliSupplirankingrankingsSemiconductor Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:07:00 -0500 21|1050692 <![CDATA[Consumer Reports' take on HD DVD / Blu-ray players: it's a tie]]> http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/18/consumer-reports-take-on-hd-dvd-blu-ray-players-its-a-tie/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/18/consumer-reports-take-on-hd-dvd-blu-ray-players-its-a-tie/ http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/18/consumer-reports-take-on-hd-dvd-blu-ray-players-its-a-tie/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

We've taken a look at a number of Consumer Reports' views in the past, but the latest critiques give format fanboys (hardly) any ammunition to use against their respective rivals. Reportedly, CR evaluated Pioneer's DBP-94HD and Toshiba's HD-XA2, and while we were anxious to see which unit "proved" superior, the fact is that both units garnered an impressive 91-percent rating. Granted, the publication did review a total of nine high-definition players from each camp, but the general feeling was that all of them provided "excellent HD picture quality with high-def discs." In the end, we were told that both sides had their pros and cons; for Blu-ray, it's the wider array of players from various manufacturers, while HD DVD maintains the lead on price. Truth be told, we're not terribly shocked to see both camps getting a fair amount of praise, and while we know there's lots of you out there holding out for one to win the proverbial race, it sounds like we could be waiting a bit longer for the finish line to be crossed.

[Image courtesy of ConsumerReports]

Filed under: Industry, Reviews, Blu-ray, HD DVD, Players, Pioneer, Toshiba, HD

]]> blu rayblu-rayblurayConsumer ReportsConsumerReportsformat warFormatWarhdhd dvdHdDvdpioneerrankingratingreviewreviewstietoshiba Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:10:00 -0500 21|1042937 <![CDATA[Vizio slips to second in North American LCD TV sales]]> http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/02/vizio-slips-to-second-in-north-american-lcd-tv-sales/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/02/vizio-slips-to-second-in-north-american-lcd-tv-sales/ http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/02/vizio-slips-to-second-in-north-american-lcd-tv-sales/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Oh, how the times they are a-changin'. Merely months after Vizio ousted Samsung as the LCD TV king in Q2, Sammy is back on top of overall flat-panel TV sales here in North America. Thanks primarily to a staggering 37-percent quarter-to-quarter growth rate (compared to Vizio's 12-percent), Samsung now has an 11.8-percent unit share compared to Vizio's 10.2-percent. Strictly looking at LCD TVs, Vizio still isn't holding the gold; rather, Sharp rocketed ahead to the top spot in that category and left the previous leader clinging to second. It should be noted that Vizio's sales are far from stagnant -- the firm has experienced a 334-percent increase year-to-year in LCD TV growth compared to Sharp's 88-percent. Still, we wouldn't count on the current leaderboard staying this way for long, as Black Friday (and the holiday season in general) has a tendency to shake things up.

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment

]]> businesshdtvindustrylcd tvLcdTvmarketmarket shareMarketSharenorth americaNorthAmericapdpplasmarankingrankingssalessamsungsharpususavizio Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:59:00 -0400 21|1027931 <![CDATA[Vizio slips to second in North American LCD TV sales]]> http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/02/vizio-slips-to-second-in-north-american-lcd-tv-sales/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/02/vizio-slips-to-second-in-north-american-lcd-tv-sales/ http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/02/vizio-slips-to-second-in-north-american-lcd-tv-sales/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

Oh, how the times they are a-changin'. Merely months after Vizio ousted Samsung as the LCD TV king in Q2, Sammy is back on top of overall flat-panel TV sales here in North America. Thanks primarily to a staggering 37-percent quarter-to-quarter growth rate (compared to Vizio's 12-percent), Samsung now has an 11.8-percent unit share compared to Vizio's 10.2-percent. Strictly looking at LCD TVs, Vizio still isn't holding the gold; rather, Sharp rocketed ahead to the top spot in that category and left the previous leader clinging to second. It should be noted that Vizio's sales are far from stagnant -- the firm has experienced a 334-percent increase year-to-year in LCD TV growth compared to Sharp's 88-percent. Still, we wouldn't count on the current leaderboard staying this way for long, as Black Friday (and the holiday season in general) has a tendency to shake things up.

Filed under: Industry, Displays, Others, Samsung, Sharp, LCD, Plasma, HD

]]> businesshdindustrylcdlcd tvLcdTvmarketmarket shareMarketSharenorth americaNorthAmericaotherspdpplasmarankingrankingssalessamsungsharpususavizio Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:59:00 -0400 21|1027930 <![CDATA[Samsung 'restructuring' handset division, hints at Armani partnership]]> http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/03/samsung-restructuring-handset-division-hints-at-armani-partne/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/03/samsung-restructuring-handset-division-hints-at-armani-partne/ http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/03/samsung-restructuring-handset-division-hints-at-armani-partne/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

In the wake of increased competition from Motorola and Nokia in particular, Samsung is reportedly "restructuring its handset division," which will aim to find "new sources of revenue, realigning businesses, and cut costs." As expected, the move will also involve a number of "personnel reshuffles," but a Samsung spokesman was quoted as saying that there won't be any "forceful" job cuts. Interestingly, we're hearing further details that the firm is indeed courting the idea of partnering with "luxury name brands such as Italian fashion house Armani to develop premium brand phones," and considering just how hot avant-garde mobiles have been of late, we certainly don't think that's a bad idea.

[Via JustAMP]

Filed under: Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Misc, Mobile

]]> Armaniavant-gardebusinesscompetitionfiringindustryjob cutsJobCutskorealuxurymobilemotorolanokiarankrankingrestructuringsamsungSouth KoreaSouth KoreanSouthKoreaSouthKorean Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:15:00 -0400 21|957103 <![CDATA[Apple ties Gateway for third in US PC shipments, looks to steal the bronze]]> http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/apple-ties-gateway-for-third-in-pc-shipments-looks-to-steal-the/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/apple-ties-gateway-for-third-in-pc-shipments-looks-to-steal-the/ http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/19/apple-ties-gateway-for-third-in-pc-shipments-looks-to-steal-the/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget#comments

While many have criticized Apple for (debatably) giving its handheld lineup more priority than the Mac, it looks like sales aren't suffering because of it. Presumably due (at least in part) to the halo effect stirred by Apple's marketing blitz of its iPhone and iPod, Apple's US personal computer shipments for Q2 of this year landed them in a tie with the once mighty Gateway in terms of American market share. Granted, Gateway did have a few more shipments than Apple, but if Gateway continues to fade and Macs continue to move, we could see Cupertino raising up the bronze (outright) here soon. Attaboy Steve -- just snag 18-percent more of the market and second place is all yours.

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops

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