Esquire expands CCTV product range

As part of its ongoing diversification drive, Esquire Technologies – the digital and lifestyle distributor – has expanded its range of K Guard-branded CCTV and security products.  According to Asgar Mahomed, MD of Esquire Technologies, over the past two years K Guard...

iPad sales slower, says retailer

The Notebook Company reports that sales of iPads are down 40% for the first two months of the year when compared to the same period last year.  MD Christopher Riley says he had predicted the drop in iPad sales as consumers had over-spent over the festive season and...

Mobile phone sales decline in 2012

Worldwide mobile phone sales to end-users totalled 1,75-billion units in 2012, a 1,7% decline from 2011 sales, according to Gartner. Smartphones continued to drive overall mobile phone sales, and the fourth quarter of 2012 saw record smartphone sales of 207,7-million...

Record global sales for tablets

Worldwide tablet shipments outpaced predictions, reaching a record total of 52,5-million units worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. The tablet market...

Tablet sales pull ahead of notebooks

It is expected that more than 240-million tablet PCs will be shipped during 2013, effortlessly surpassing the 207-million notebook PCs projected to ship during the year. This is according to Christopher Riley, MD of The Notebook Company. “We are also witnessing this...