iPads and low-end rivals propel higher tablet shipments: report May 1st, 2013 - 23:50h (CET +01.00) By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Global tablet shipments more than doubled in the first quarter and while Apple remained the top seller, Asian manufacturers making low-end gadgets accounted for a major chunk of the growth, according to a r... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ipads, lowend, rivals, propel, higher, tablet, shipments, report, Top Keywords

UPS to forfeit $40 million over illegal online pharmacy shipments Mar 29th, 2013 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc has agreed to forfeit $40 million it earned from illegal Internet pharmacies shipping drugs using its services, U.S. authorities said Friday. As part of the settlement, UPS entered a non-prosecution agreement wit... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : forfeit, million, illegal, online, pharmacy, shipments, shipments, report, Top Keywords

Officials: Arms shipments rise to Syrian rebels Mar 27th, 2013 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Mideast powers opposed to President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels in coordination with the U.S. in preparation for a push on the capital of Damascus, officials and Western military ex... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : officials, arms, shipments, rise, syrian, rebels, shipments, report, Top Keywords

Egypt confiscates shipments of military uniforms Mar 23rd, 2013 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - Cairo airport officials confiscated 10,000 pieces of military-style clothing on Saturday as officials in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria seized 25 tons of camouflage material used for making military uniforms. (Source: Associated Pr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt, confiscates, shipments, military, uniforms, rebels, shipments, report, Top Keywords

China smartphone shipments to rise to 460 million by 2017: IDC Mar 7th, 2013 - 07:20h (CET +01.00) HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's smartphone shipments are expected to rise sharply to 460 million by 2017 and will make up nearly all mobile phone sales, research firm IDC said, as increasingly wealthy consumers opt for more feature-filled phones. ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, smartphone, shipments, rise, million, 2017, shipments, report, Top Keywords

Russian arms trader: Syria shipments will continue Feb 13th, 2013 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - Russia will keep supplying weapons to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime despite the country's escalating civil war, the head of Russia's state arms trader said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : russian, arms, trader, syria, shipments, will, continue, report, Top Keywords

A comparison of smartphone and tablet shipments Jan 30th, 2013 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) On Wednesday, Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled two new BlackBerry phones, the first running the BlackBerry 10 system. The first of the phones won't be available in the U.S. until March. BlackBerry devices ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : comparison, smartphone, tablet, shipments, shipments, will, continue, report, Top Keywords

Google Nexus 7 shipments expected to top 1 million this month Dec 12th, 2012 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) Despite Apple's (AAPL) attempts to single out the Nexus 7 as an inferior tablet to its iPad mini, Google's (GOOG) 7-inch slate continues to sell very well, especially now that it starts at $249 for a 32GB model. According to Digitimes, global shipmen... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, nexus, shipments, expected, million, month, continue, report, Top Keywords

Total shipments of Android phones to surpass 1 billion in 2013 Sep 13th, 2012 - 01:10h (CET +01.00) Market research firm IHS iSuppli estimates that by 2013, cumulative shipments of Android smartphones will exceed 1 billion units. Handsets shipping with Google's (GOOG) mobile operating system are expected to reach 451 million units in 2013, an incre... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : total, shipments, android, phones, surpass, billion, 2013, report, Top Keywords

US senators warn Iraq over Iran shipments to Syria Sep 5th, 2012 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) American senators visiting Iraq warned the Baghdad government Wednesday that it risked damaging relations with the U.S. if it is allowing Iran to fly over its airspace to deliver weapons to Syria. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : senators, warn, iraq, iran, shipments, syria, 2013, report, Top Keywords