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You’ve heard about fanboys, right? Apple has one of the most dedicated following in the world with some of their users bashing any other platforms and devices (not made by the Cupertino-based company) by default. To be fair, Apple does make some rock-solid products and is — unlike many of its competitors — well-known for…
Smartphones will drive $20 billion in aftermarket accessory revenues this year, accounting for more than half of the $36 billion that all aftermarket handset accessories will produce. By 2017, smartphone accessories will grow to $38 billion in revenues, with feature phone accessory revenues declining to $12 billion. Feature phone consumers will spend an average of…
According to a new report from Juniper Research, the strong growth amongst games and infotainment applications, in part fostered by consumer tablet market, will push mobile entertainment revenues to more than $65 billion annually by 2016, up from $36 billion last year. The report titled “Mobile Entertainment Strategies: Business Models & Forecasts 2012-2016” noted that…
Juniper Research issued another press release dealing with prospects of the mobile adult video content. According to the research company, tablet owners present a specially interesting group for the content providers, with the user base set to triple by 2015. Tablet owners are generally more affluent than the average user and are more likely than…
The sharp rise in smartphone sales will drive future growth in the pico projector market, as increasing consumer demand for the ability to watch videos, make presentations, and capture and view photos will fuel new technological breakthroughs. According to a new report by GBI Research, pico projectors are following in the footsteps of HD video…
More and more users are getting a tablet, whether it’s the Apple iPad or some Android-based one (or perhaps the BlackBerry PlayBook). According to Yankee Group, tablets in use in the U.S. will climb from 25 million in 2011 to more than 134 million in 2015, with sales eventually eclipsing those of PCs. Apple is…
Yup everyone and their mama have a mobile phone these days. However, you may want to know the specifics like what’s the smartphone ownership structure and how many folks are accessing their email while on the go. St. Louis-based digital marketing and design agency Steadyrain gathered all the data it could found and used it…
Yesterday I wrote up a post calling out Eric Schmidt for inaccurately predicting that six months from December 6, 2011, Android development would surpass iOS development. I used a few examples off the top of my head over the past six months of apps that did end up expanding to Android after gaining success on…
We have a new infographic to share, prepared by the good folks of [x]cube LABS. According to the data they gathered, an engrossing 70% of the organizations are either using or plan to use custom mobile apps for their business, indicating the “stirring effect of mobilizing an enterprise.” Moreover, enterprises are gradually implementing the concept…
Research firm IDC released its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report today. It predicts that Android market share is at its peak right now, but Windows Phone will continue to grow mostly at its expense. Seriously, that’s what it said. “The smartphone parade won’t be as lively this year as it has been in past,” said…