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In-car app market to be worth over $1.2 billion by 2017
In its latest study, Juniper Research is looking at the smart vehicle market, which according to them, will become the new frontier for app developers over the next five years. The research firm predicts that the market for in-car apps will be worth over $1.2 billion by 2017 due to advancements in automotive connectivity standards such as MirrorLink and ever higher smartphone ownership. The great news, as far as consumers are concerned, is that the prices will go down as the in-vehicle app ecosystem matures. The market for embedded telematics … Read more
Dusan Belic
European contactless payments grew 46% in the last three months
Visa Europe said that contactless usage has reached a critical point of adoption across Europe, with monthly transaction numbers reaching more than 19 million in March 2013. Put into money, that’s more than 1 billion EUR which has been spent on contactless cards and smartphones equipped with a Visa payWave app. In the UK, 1.5 million Visa contactless transactions have been made on London Buses since December, M&S processed over 230,000 contactless transactions every week, while the Post Office installed contactless payment terminals in all of its 11,500 branches. There … Read more
Dusan Belic
Canalys: BlackBerry and Windows Phone lacking top apps
This something Windows Phone and BlackBerry users don’t want to admit – their beloved platforms are lacking some important apps (and few awesome games). The sheer number of apps doesn’t matter much if you can’t have what’s popular out there (presuming that popularity also includes some quality). According to Canalys‘ report, of the top 50 free and top 50 paid apps in Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store in the US, just 34% are available in either the Windows Phone store or BlackBerry World. This is despite “substantial efforts” … Read more
Dusan Belic
This year global smartphone shipments will surpass shipments of feature phones
Global smartphone shipments are set to surpass shipments of basic and feature phones this year. According to the latest Smartphone Quarterly from NPD DisplaySearch, smartphone shipments will reach 937 million units in 2013, compared to just 889 million units for basic phones and feature phones. Between 2011 and 2016, smartphone shipments will grow at a CAGR of 26%, to 1.45 billion units, accounting for two-thirds of the mobile phone market. As you would expect, emerging economies are driving most of the smartphone growth, due in large part to introduction of … Read more
Dusan Belic
Verizon snags top spot for customer service in latest survey
Once again, Verizon has topped all other major U.S. carriers in the latest survey for customer service. According to the annual American Customer Satisfaction Index survey, Big Red was ranked highest in customer service quality by subscribers. The survey was conducted by using a 100 point system. Verizon scored 73 points, while Sprint came in second place scoring 71 points; AT&T came in third followed by T-Mobile taking the fourth spot. It’ll be interesting to see how things change next year, especially given how T-Mobile just recently changed its whole … Read more
Charles West
18 Year Old’s Invention Could Charge Your Phone Almost Instantly!
Teenage scientist Eesha Khare is smart. Very very smart. So smart, last weekend she managed changed the future of battery technology and win herself a $50,000 Intel Foundation Young Scientist prize. Khare,of Saratoga California, used nano chemistry to create a supercapacitor battery that could allow devices to charge in 20 to 30 seconds. Her motivation: “My cellphone battery always dies.” From NBC: Waiting hours for a cellphone to charge may become a thing of the past, thanks to an 18-year-old high-school student’s invention. She won a $50,000 prize Friday at … Read more
Wade Keye
There will be more than 2 billion mobile TV and video viewers by 2017
Mobile TV and video is set for a major growth with more and more people owning big-screen smartphones and tablets. Moreover, the rise of short and easily shared video clips, and the success that many streaming providers such as Netflix have achieved online also contribute to “something”… According to Juniper Research, there will be more than 2 billion mobile TV and video viewers by 2017. YouTube is preparing to make some money out of this trend (with its paid YouTube Channels) with Juniper’s report author Siân Rowlands predicting “incredible repercussions” … Read more
Dusan Belic
Multi-device shared plans available to only 5% of mobile users
In one of its latest studies, ABI Research is looking at mobile Internet pricing models. The research firm has identified 5 different models in operation: the Tiered Usage Pricing Plan, the All You Can Eat Data Plan, the Unlimited Plan with Speed Restriction, the Data Surfing Time Plan, and the Multi-device Shared Plan. Multi-device Shared Plans are relatively novel and at the moment only about 5% of mobile subscribers have the option to subscribe to them. Of the addressable market, 15% can choose from All You Can Eat Data plans, … Read more
Dusan Belic
BlackBerry’s Canadian market share grows to 13.5%
Canadians obviously want BlackBerry to succeed and have flocked in numbers to support the company’s new BlackBerry 10 devices, including the Z10 and Q10. According to latest figures from the research firm Raymond James, BlackBerry is steadily gaining its Canadian market share back. From its sunk market share of 6%, it managed to grow to 13.5% of the Canadian market. As you would expect, Apple and Samsung are ruling the market, accounting for 40.1% (down from 44% in Q4 2012) and 31% (also down from 35% in Q2 2012), respectively. … Read more
Dusan Belic
Samsung captures 95% of global Android smartphone profits in Q1 2013
We knew Samsung is the clear leader in the Android market but now we have numbers to put behind this claim. According to the latest report from Strategy Analytics, the Korean company managed to capture an impressive 95% share of $5 billion Android smartphone profits in the first quarter of 2013. Neil Shah, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, goes on to add that the Android platform accounted for 43% share of the entire smartphone industry’s operating profits that have reached $12.5 billion worldwide in Q1. Another Strategy Analytics’ Senior Analyst, … Read more
Dusan Belic
Tablet owners have nothing against video ads as long as they appear before content begins
The vast majority of adult tablet owners have nothing against video ads, but they don’t like being interrupted. In fact, 80% would like to keep accessing the content for free and are willing to watch ads in return. However, 82% prefer to see all ads before the content begins, according to the latest data from the GfK MRI iPanel. In addition, 74% of tablet owners would love to be able to pick and choose commercials they are shown. As for generational video viewing habits, Millennials (born 1977-1994) tablet owners spent … Read more