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Market research firms are in a somewhat shaky business: on one hand, they're expected to apply their expertise and knowledge to form meaningful conclusions about the directions of particular technologies, industries, market trends, and and consumer behaviors—on the other hand, making future forecasts is a good way for these companies to shoot themselves in the foot because, if they turn out to be less-than-accurate, their… Read More

Worldwide personal digital assistant (PDA) shipments exceeded 2.8 million units, as Microsoft Windows CE operating system licensees surpassed the Palm OS for the first time in the third quarter of2004, according to Gartner, Inc. The Microsoft Windows CE operating system accounted for 48.1 percent of worldwide PDA shipments in third quarter of 2004. Palm OS units represented 29.8 percent of the market, down from 46.9 percent market share in… Read More

With this newest upgrade to the space-saving series, the Gateway Profile  5.5 packs more processing punch per square inch, featuring Intel's  next-generation 915G chipset, integrated Intelgraphics with up to 128MB  shared memory and higher-bandwidth serial ATA (SATA) hard drives.  The fully  field-serviceable desktop also continues to offer 15-inch, 17-inch or19-inch  screen sizes.   While end… Read More

From Gartner's press release: Worldwide PDA shipments declined 4.6 percent in the first quarter of 2004, but the battle for the PDA operating system market has heated up as PalmSource and Microsoft were in a virtual tie in shipments in the first quarter of 2004, according to preliminary results from Gartner, Inc. Palm OS shipments declined by 20.7 percent in the first quarter of 2004 compared with the same period last year (see… Read More

AOL, the online division of Time Warner Inc., has been hemorrhaging subscribers. It has 2 million fewer than it had last year, leaving it with about 24.7 million. In this year's third quarter, the company lost 688,000 customers. The new promotion offers the low-cost PC, along with a color printer and monitor, to people who sign up for a one-year subscription to AOL's Internet service at the full monthly price of $23.90.… Read More