.2014 – According to a new mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, worldwide smartphone shipments will reach a total of nearly 1.3 billion units in 2014, representing an increase of 26.3% over 2013. Looking ahead, IDC expects 1.4 billion smartphones to be shipped worldwide in 2015 for a 12.2% year-over-year growth rate. Slower annual growth continues throughout the forecast with unit shipments approaching 1.9 billion units in
The Managing Board of SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA/FWB: S92) has adjusted its sales and earnings forecast for 2014. For the current fiscal year, the SMA Managing Board expects sales of between ?775 million and ?790 million (previously: ?850 million to ?950 million) and a loss of up to ?115 million excluding provisions for the planned staff reduction (previously: loss of up to ?45 million excluding provisions for the staff reduction). The Managing Board gives the further accelerated decline in d
SEATTLE, WA — (Marketwired) — 12/02/14 — Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) today announced the Company has named Ryan Waite senior vice president of products. With more than 20 years of experience in big data, supercomputing and software at Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, Waite will be responsible for leading Cray–s products division, which manages the Company–s line of compute, storage and big data analytics solutions."With the convergence of big data analytics
PALO ALTO, CA — (Marketwired) — 12/02/14 — HP (NYSE: HPQ) today introduced the HP EliteBook Folio 1020 family, the industry–s thinnest and lightest business-class notebooks. The HP EliteBook 1020 and the HP EliteBook 1020 Special Edition (SE) are ultra-thin at 15. 7 mm, and the SE takes advantage of HP–s exclusive blend of magnesium-lithium alloy and reusable carbon fiber to achieve a weight of only 1 kg (2.2 lbs.)(1). Both share a tough, cutting-edge design that offers elite business-clas
SAN JOSE, CA — (Marketwired) — 12/01/14 — Dan Fairfax, (NASDAQ: BRCD) Chief Financial Officer, will present at the NASDAQ OMX 31st Investor Program on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the Waldorf Hilton in London, from 3:45 p.m. GMT / 10:45 a.m. ET to 4:15 p.m. GMT / 11:15 a.m. ET.Jason Nolet, Vice President of Switching, Routing and Analytics Products Group, will present at the Bank of Montreal 2014 Technology and Digital Media Conference on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the Grand Hyatt Ho
CALGARY, ALBERTA — (Marketwired) — 12/01/14 — Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) ("Shaw") announced today the filing with Canadian securities regulators of its 2014 audited annual consolidated financial statements, related management–s discussion and analysis and 2014 annual information form and the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of its 2014 annual report on Form 40-F which includes the Canadian filings.These documents are available on Shaw