May 23, 2014
Sales at The Notebook Company, a leading retailer of notebooks and accessories, were down by 20% in April and May. CEO Christopher Riley comments: “April is often a tough month. But this year, during April and May, we had all the normal holidays – which are a rash of...
May 6, 2014
PC shipments to East Africa suffered a huge year-on-year decline of 31,6% in the first quarter of 2014. According to a preliminary report by International Data Corporation (IDC) that covers Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia, the record quarterly decline saw...
May 5, 2014
After several years of growth in the use of emerging payment methods like prepaid cards and mobile payments, a new IDC Financial Insights survey saw a small decline in online bill payment as well as both network-branded and store-branded gift cards. Mobile payments...
Apr 23, 2014
The global decline in sales of laptops and desktops is set to continue during 2014, both locally and overseas. This is according to Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, who comments: “We are seeing a constant decline – a decline that will not abate. Laptop...
Apr 16, 2014
Intel has reported first-quarter revenue of $12,8-billion, operating income of $2,5-billion, net income of $1,9-billion and EPS of 38 cents. The company generated approximately $3,5-billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of $1,1-billion, and used $545-million...