Apple's AirPlay is most popular screen-sharing tech, but still largely unused

Tablet and smartphone owners are increasingly aware of that their devices can leverage screen-mirroring functions like Apple's AirPlay, but the vast majority of device owners make no use of this capability, according to a new study from the NPD Group.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 79

Improved iMac supply propels Apple's Mac sales up 14%

After a disappointing holiday quarter, signs continue to show that Mac sales are on the rebound, with the latest data from the NPD Group revealing a 14% year over year increase in January and February.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 32

Domestic Mac sales grow 31% as Apple catches up with iMac demand

The latest data from the NPD Group shows U.S. Mac sales in the month of January were up 31 percent year over year, suggesting Apple began to catch up with demand for its new all-in-one iMac.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 42

US MacBook sales drop 6% over 2012 holidays, NPD says

In spite of discounts on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and even Thanksgiving Day, Apple's MacBook line of computers saw a 6 percent decrease in U.S. sales over the five-week-long 2012 holiday sales period.

John Virata 13 years ago 94

Black Friday sales of Windows notebooks down 10%, Apple's MacBooks stay flat

Retail sales of Apple notebooks on Black Friday were flat year over year as overall consumer electronics sales declined nearly 6 percent, while sales of Windows-based notebooks plummeted 10 percent despite the launch of Windows 8.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 56

Led by Apple's iPad, tablets projected to surpass notebooks by 2016

Shipments of touchscreen tablets, led by Apple's market dominating iPad, will surpass traditional notebooks by 2016, according to a new forecast.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 41

One in four iPad purchases are made by first-time Apple owners

The iPad has been highly successful at drawing new customers to Apple, as a new study has found that about 25 percent of buyers in the U.S. have made the iPad their first-ever Apple product.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 22

Domestic data shows Apple's Mac sales up 5% in March quarter

The latest U.S. sales data from NPD suggests Apple's Mac sales were up 5 percent year over year during the March quarter, a number lower than some have expected.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 18

iPad Retina Display features Super High Aperture pixels, double the LEDs

Packing four times the pixels into the new iPad's Retina Display has proven to be a challenge for Apple's manufacturing partners, who are utilizing advanced technology like Super High Aperture pixel design and packing in double the LEDs for backlighting.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 50

iPad & MacBooks combine to give Apple 27% share of all mobile PC shipments

The combined total of iPad and MacBook shipments in the fourth quarter of 2011 gave Apple a whopping 26.6 percent share of the mobile PC market, nearly tripling the share held by second-place HP.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 110

Apple earned $1 out of every $5 US consumers spent on electronics this holiday

During the busy holiday shopping season, Apple accounted for 19 percent, or nearly one in five, of all U.S. consumer dollars spent on electronics, according to the NPD Group.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 25

Emerging markets expected to propel tablet market to 383 million units in 2017

A new analysis projects worldwide tablet shipments to grow to 383.3 million in 2017 as the portion of tablets purchased by customers emerging markets increases.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 23

Most small & medium businesses plan to buy Apple iPads in next 12 months

A new survey of small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. found that 73 percent plan to buy tens of thousands of dollars worth of tablets in the next 12 months, and most of those purchases will be Apple's iPad.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 45

Quarterly US Mac sales up 13%, expected to grow in December

The latest domestic sales data from the NPD Group shows the Mac lineup demonstrating 13 percent year over year growth in the first two months of the current quarter, a growth number Wall Street watchers expect Apple will handily exceed when the December quarter is concluded.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 16

Apple on pace to sell record 5.3M Macs in holiday quarter

Apple is set to have another blockbuster quarter for the Mac platform, with the latest sales data showing the company headed toward selling as many as 5.3 million over the holidays.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 41

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