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Although many carriers have started offering some sort of unlimited data plans, the truth is that most of us don’t need all that data. In fact, it seems that half a gig is enough a majority of U.S. mobile subscribers. The information comes from Nielsen that says that in the first quarter of 2012 the…
In its latest report, Juniper Research is looking at the mobile search and discovery market, forecasting that it will reach $15 billion by 2017, nearly three times it is expected to generate this year. According to the report, the clickthrough and cost-per-click rates for search & discovery, including web search, local search, augmented reality search…
China is already the world’s largest smartphone market and by the 2017, 80% of the population could own a smartphone. The forecast comes from research2guidance, which points to two factors that could lead to such an increase in smartphone adoption: the country’s buoyant middle-class and the availability of low-end, one-thousand Yuan (about $150) smartphones. Continuous…
A survey conducted in May and June by Harris Interactive and Skyfire reveal shocking results about smartphone users’ preferences for the videos they watch on their devices. Over 900 U.S. and 1,000 British smartphone owners participated. Almost seven out of every eight respondents — 86 percent — say they prefer standard definition video over high definition…
In its latest press release, ABI Research talks about gesture recognition technologies saying that they add another dimension to our interactions with machines. According to the research company, 600 million smartphones will be shipped with vision-based gesture recognition features in 2017. To prove its forecast, ABI turns to camera-based tracking, saying that such technology has…
Visage Mobile released a somewhat intriguing infographic titled “Dirty Little Secrets” that deals with wasted mobility spending. The company used its “Mobility Central” platform and carrier data from 450 companies in 21 different industries to compile data for both Corporate Liable and Individual Liable devices. The highlights include: 10% of downloads by enterprise employees consist…
In today’s mobile space, it’s all about who (which company) has a bigger ecosystem. Apple is still leading the way with its iOS platform, though Google’s Android is catching up. Microsoft’s Windows Phone is also a contender but it’s still far away from the two leading operating systems. That said, we also have few losers…
The largest independent mobile video service Vuclip announced the results of a recent survey of women with 2,700 respondents from the U.S. The results suggest that 78% of women believe their time spent viewing content on mobile is increasing. Moreover, it found that approximately 55% of women are spending more than 30 minutes per day…
The market for smart accessories is set to boom according to Juniper Research. Their latest report predicts that sales of these app enabled devices will rise from just over 10 million this year to over 100 million units by 2017, with services like payment processing, health and fitness monitoring leading the way. The research company…
After gambling, Juniper Research is looking at the prospects of mobile betting on sportsbooks and exchanges, predicting that this market will reach $45 billion by 2017. In comparison, last year mobile and tablet users placed $13 billion in bets, $3 billion of which came from the UK. And the market keeps growing rapidly with companies…