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Flexible touchscreens will go mainstream in the next couple of years, not just among gadget makers but also in “the world around you,” driving a nearly 250 times expansion in shipments from 2013 through 2020. According to IHS, global shipments of flexible displays will soar to 792 million units in 2020, up from 3.2 million…
Although we still wait to see the first Tizen-powered smartphone, ABI Research is predicting the bright future for the nascent platform. The research firm says that Tizen will emerge as a 5th largest mobile OS by the end of this year, after Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry. Other platforms like Firefox OS, Ubuntu and…
In its latest report, Berg Insight is looking at in-store mobile wallet payments, forecasting their growth in Europe from less than 0.1 billion EUR in 2012 to 45 billion EUR in 2017 (CAGR of 275%). At that time, this will correspond to 1.6% of the credit and debit card payments. Meanwhile, in North America –…
Smartphones are about to reach a very important milestone. According to the International Data Corporation or IDC, this year total worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to surpass that of feature phones for the first time in history. The IDC is reporting that smartphone shipments will hit approximately 958.8 million in 2013, a 32.7 percent increase…
Apple has managed to keep its leading position in the tablet market having ended the first quarter of this year with 50% share of all tablet shipments. However, the Android ecosystem is poised to overtake iOS. According to ABI Research, Android will keep growing not least thanks to the huge Chinese market, which may be…
Strategy Analytics says that industry players should lose no time to position for the 5G race. According to their findings, companies starting now will be able to influence the definition of the requirements for the new generation systems, while making sure their R&D spend translates into strong 5G patent positions. Samsung is the latest industry…
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…
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…
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…
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…