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"Worldwide consumer tablet sales are forecasted to reach 118.9 million units in 2012, according to market research firm Gartner. The figure represents a 98% increase from 2011, when Gartner says 60 million media tablets were sold. The firm predicts Apple's iPad will continue to be the dominant tablet and is projected to account for 61.4% of worldwide sales in 2012, despite the success of Amazon's Kindle Fire and the arrival of Microsoft's Windows 8 platform. Read on for more."

Good news for consumers from the United Kingdom, O2 has just announced its January sale. The January 2012 sale is now open at O2 store.

Microsoft's quarterly sales figures are in and they point to a company in flux - as well as tepid sales for the Xbox One.

The refurbished iPad Mini along with fourth generation iPad have arrived on sale for users. Both these devices arrived few months back. For those hunting for dropped priced iPad fourth generation or iPad Mini, now the time has come for you.

Those who purchase Google Glass are cautioned that they are not allowed to sell their expensive advanced tech-savvy specs on eBay or on any other site. On the fronts of sale shown on its website, the search giant revealed that a Google Glass was forever, until you wish to give it away for nothing.

Microsoft and its partners have capably made up in the tablet zone, as per a report from Strategy Analytics. It states that the software giant and the devices makers have scored more than 3 million tablets' sales in the initial quarter of this year.

"Apple has been busy this week, after regaling us yesterday with its monumental sales performance so far this year, it has now released the dates for WWDC 2012. This year the event will take place between the 11 - 15 June, and the $1,599 tickets are on sale now; however they usually sell out in a very short amount of time."

According to Apple's newly published sales report, the company has shipped more iOS powered devices in 2011 than it has shipped its Mac PCs in last 28 years

"Apple has released a statement announcing that the new iPad has topped 3 million sales since its launch on 16 March."

"Mobile shopping has hit the bigtime, with major stores - both online and on the high street - embracing handheld technology to boost sales figures in the post-Christmas rush."

"Apple has suspended the sale of all iPhones in China after a mini riot broke out at the launch of the 4S."

"The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has gone on sale, with the UK getting the first opportunity to buy the third official Google Phone complete with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Retailer Phones 4U grabbed the exclusive on the 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD smartphone, offering the handset from free with a £36 ($57) per month, two-year agreement."

It appears that the first place to formally offer up the Galaxy Nexus for sale is Phones4u in the UK, complete with shipping date of November 16th. For those of you who are unaware of the world of Android, this Galaxy Nexus device is Google's next hero device, the one to run their next-level mobile operating system Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This device was introduced earlier this month in Hong Kong, China to throngs of ravenous online viewers and a room full of publishers snapping their cameras furiously."

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On the smartphone fronts, it may be that Android have struggled a lot to own the healthy share from Apple in the past some years, but till now Apple has handled to control its influence in tablet sales. This is now altering, reveals IDC analyst Sameer Singh.

"HTC have announced a 30% drop in handsets and tablet sales over the course of November."

Though originally expected to do well, the iPhone 5c has failed to live up to Apple's predictions. Now sources close to the company say they are reducing orders, as sales are likely going to drop more.

Android & iOS are reported recently to lose their UK's market hold of smartphones as almost 17% of consumers have shifted to Windows Phone from Android.

WhatsApp, the loved & very famous messaging or chatting app, has refused bids that states its purchase by Google for $1bn. WhatsApp's chief of business development NeerajArora states to AllThingsD that the firm was not involved in any sales conversations or plans with Google.

It is the first time since iPad that Apple released two iPad models in one new product release event, and it is also the first time that Apple the great company released three iPad models in one fiscal year, it is still the first time that Apple entered a comparatively smaller size tablet line. What makes Apple do this reschedule of throwing out new updates? The pressure partly comes from this 7 inch tablet market, where Amazon and Google have made solid territories, although Apple might not want to admit, and partly comes from its gloomy sales of iPad 3, which has been totally dismissed from Apple Store immediately after iPad 4 board the ship.