Global mobile-phone sales increased 34 percent in the first quarter of the year, as a surprising number of people choose to upgrade to flashy phones with built-in cameras and colour screens, a market-research firm said Tuesday.

Nintendo console predicted to be most popular by end of 2008.

Analysts praise early numbers, but long-term outlook still up in the air.

Monday 4 December will be the biggest e-sales day of 2006.

Are touch screen phones the best phones? Phone companies aren't waiting to fine out, so get ready to play spot-the-iPhone-clone.

Wii now outselling Xbox 360 and PS3 worldwide.

Gamers likely to take wait-and-see approach.

Everything going 'according to plan'.

Apple smartphone passes 1m sales mark in 74 days.

The two biggest PC makers in China - Lenovo and Founder Electronics - have hinted at plans to strengthen their export strategies targeting other nations, including Australia.

Semiconductor Industry Association predicts growth of 7.7 per cent until 2010.

US sales up 38 per cent this quarter.

Apple portables selling twice as fast as the Walkman.

Selling at a rate of one per second.

Microsoft claims to be leading the pack, and claims it's won the next gen console battle. But the Wii is hot on their heels.

Consumers take up 1.4m iPhones.