Items tagged with spending

by Paul Lilly - Wed, Apr 02, 2014

Gartner Reports IT Spending On The Rise To $3.8 Trillion In 2014

A million dollars isn't cool. Do you know what's cool? Try $3.8 trillion, which is how much market research firm Gartner anticipates will be spent around the world on IT in 2014 (Gartner was equally optimistic last year). If that proves to be accurate, it would represent a 3.2 percent jump compared to what was spent... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Thu, Oct 07, 2010

NPD Predicts Unhappy Holidays for Retail

Between the recent eBook Reader price war that broke out, the flurry of tablets just around the corner, and the recession finally starting to let up, you would think this holiday shopping season is gearing up to be busier than ever. You'd also be wrong, according to new data by market research firm The NPD Group. The NPD Group just finished... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Sun, Jul 25, 2010

Consumer Spending On Electronics Expected To Rise In The Coming Year

In need of some good news for your weekend? Try this on for size. With the economy on the rebound, many analysts are looking to the consumer electronics sector to see if disposable income is once again being spent on new PCs and other gadgets that we could probably live without, but would rather not. After Microsoft... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Sun, May 09, 2010

U.S. Households Spending More On Consumer Electronics

There's great news all around coming from the Consumer Electronics Association, which has just published an annual report on American spending in the world of consumer electronics. Without a doubt, 2009 was a rough year for most, and while technology didn't suffer too bad in the grand scheme of things, pains were still felt. Many experts assumed... Read more...

by Daniel A. Begun - Mon, Sep 15, 2008

IT and Consumer Spending Down in 2H2008

If there was any doubt that the U.S. economy is hurting, taking a gander at today's financial news should sober you up quickly: Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, and Bank of America is bailing out foundering Merrill Lynch. If you are not an investor, you might ask why you should care and what does this have to do with technology. The state... Read more...

by Dave Altavilla - Fri, Dec 02, 2005

Online Growth = Industry Growth and Ad Spending

I'm not one to toot my own horn typically (well OK, maybe just a little) but this article over at ZDNet speaks volumes about our little "community" here on the net. We've been growing in leaps and bounds at HotHardware.com and like the technology we cover, so has the online industry, your influence on technology and your buying... Read more...