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The recent Deloitte survey revealed that Brits dig 4G technology, with 25% of respondents saying they plan to upgrade to the LTE service in the next 12 months. Moreover, almost half of smartphone respondents (46%) said they were likely to choose a 4G phone as their next handset. Overall, more than one third of survey…
The number of users utilizing mobile money transfer services is expected to grow from just under 150 million this year to almost 400 million by 2018, Juniper Research is forecasting. The research firm expects that the growth will primarily come from deployments of domestic money transfer services, with multinational network operators increasingly launching products on…
Everyone’s talking about smart accessories (like smart watches) these days and Juniper Research forecasts that hardware and service revenues from these devices will grow from $2 billion this year to more than $23 billion in 2018, with accessory shipments approaching 170 million. The key areas driving this growth will be fitness, health, Consumer Electronics (CE),…
We’re a little less than an hour away before Apple announces its latest iPhone devices to the world, and we already have a pretty good idea as to what the new handsets will bring to the table. The iPhone 5S is rumored to ship with a similar design as the iPhone 5 but with some…
More than half of Brits (53%) would be unwilling to give up their mobile phone contracts in order to save money, and 76% would be unwilling to go without home internet even if their finances were in dire straits, according to a new YouGov survey. Carried out on behalf of Leeds Building Society, the survey…
Android’s smartphone app revenues are projected to reach almost $6.8 billion by the end of 2013, nearly doubling its revenues from the previous year. While Google’s mobile platform has some way to go before catching iOS’ smartphone revenues, it will grow at a faster rate. According to ABI Research, Android smartphone app revenues will increase…
A lot of things comes with being a product of the 21st century, and that means the evolution of having physical items replaced with technology products like the iPad or Kindle Fire. In this case, 71 percent of students want the ability to use their textbooks on their tablets, according to a new report from…
Valve’s Portal has blown some minds in its day. The 2007 cult favorite and its 2011 sequel featured reality bending gameplay that would leave your brain as warped as the portals you’d jumped through. Now a new homebrew project out on the Nintendo DS might just blow your mind again. Aperture Science DS is a…
Chinese handset makers are getting better with a day, so we’re not surprised to learn that they took over 60% market share of the smartphone market. According to the Chinese Xinhua report, some 130 million domestically-produced smartphones were sold in the first half of 2013, up 115% from the same period in 2012. The leading…
In its latest report, Juniper Research forecasts that app-enabled smart watch shipments will reach 36 million per annum by 2018, up from just over 1 million this year. The research firm argues that the growth will be driven by a new multi-function segment capable of performing an array of additional functionalities such as tracking fitness…