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  • Windows 7 retail sales up 234% on Vista

    Windows 7 retail sales up 234% on Vista

    NPD Group reveals initial sales stats for boxed units 6 November 2009 10:29 GMT

    Retail sales of Windows 7 were well over 200% higher than Vista's in the two operating system's first days of being on sale in the States, the NPD Group has revealed.

    But although Windows 7 software unit sales were 234% higher than Vista's, it seems revenue...

  • US Mac users have more gadgets and money

    US Mac users have more gadgets and money

    Survey finds they are the ones companies should chase 6 October 2009 17:22 GMT

    Interesting stats just in from the NPD Group's 2009 Household Penetration Study in the States show that most US Mac-owning households are more gadgeted up than the average, with 48 consumer electronics devices compared to the average PC computer household that owns about...

  • Apple Mac OS x 10.6 sales beat previous OS releases

    Apple Mac OS x 10.6 sales beat previous OS releases

    Snow Leopard roars 18 September 2009 10:04 GMT

    Sales of Apple's latest operating system, "Snow Leopard", or Mac OS X 10.6, have beaten those of the company's last two OS releases in the first 2 weeks on the shelves.

    The US figures, from the NPD Group from both online and retail shops, although not revealed...

  • Consumer netbook confusion reported

    Consumer netbook confusion reported

    Sound the same as notebooks 23 June 2009 15:25 GMT

    A new report suggests that US consumers are somewhat confused when it comes to the netbook category.

    "They sound the same", says market research company, The NPD Group, as one explanation as to why consumers may be getting netbooks and notebooks confused.

  • BlackBerry Curve beats iPhone in popularity stakes

    BlackBerry Curve beats iPhone in popularity stakes

    As new Curve announced on AT and T 4 May 2009 23:56 GMT

    RIM and its range of BlackBerry handsets has regained the upper ground against the iPhone, according to new figures out in the US.

    According to the NPD Group, a "leading provider of reliable and comprehensive consumer and retail information for a wide range...

  • iPhone beats RAZR as top selling US mobile . Phones, iPhone, Apple, Motorola, Statistics, Mobile phone industry, NPD 0

    iPhone beats RAZR as top selling US mobile

    Moto phone dethroned 10 November 2008 15:23 GMT

    Apple's iPhone 3G has "dethroned" the Motorola RAZR as the leading handset purchased by adult consumers in the US.

    The iPhone 3G overtook the RAZR during the third quarter of the year, according to market research firm NPD.

    This marks an end to...

  • iTunes holds US top spot for music sales. Audio, iTunes, Apple, Statistics, Music downloads, Biz, NPD, Amazon 0

    iTunes holds US top spot for music sales

    But Amazon gaining ground 6 August 2008 15:13 GMT

    Market research firm specialist NPD Group has revealed that Apple has held onto the US top spot for music sales in the first 6 months of the year.

    The NPD data is based on stats from respondents aged 13 and up, who reported on their purchases of physical CDs,...

  • Blu-ray sales dramatically down . Home Cinema, Blu-ray, Statistics, DVD, NPD 0

    Blu-ray sales dramatically down

    40% drop in sales of players as DVD is "good enough" 1 May 2008 11:22 GMT

    NPD Group retail sales tracking data released this week show sales of Blu-ray standalone players have decreased drastically since the beginning of the year.

    Standalone Blu-ray player unit sales in the States dropped a whopping 40% from January to February and...

  • Survey reveals boom in US gaming. Gaming, Biz, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft, PS3, PS2, Sony, Xbox 360, NPD 0

    Survey reveals boom in US gaming

    ...and good news for the big three 18 January 2008 13:43 GMT

    What was hot and what was not in the gaming world last year has been revealed by the latest report by international market research firm, NPD.

    The report concentrates on the US and has good news for all three of the biggest players - Nintendo, Microsoft and...

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