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Think tablets are selling like hot cupcakes? Check out Ultrabooks, those super-thin laptops that look like the MacBook Air. According to Juniper Research, shipments of these devices will grow at three times the rate of tablets over the next five years. However, tablets volume will remain higher, with 253 million shipped in 2016, compared with…
Apple gains another notch on its belt by becoming the largest chip (semiconductor) purchaser in the world, beating out Samsung for the top spot, according to data from Gartner. The Cupertino-based company spent $17.3 billion on semiconductors in 2011, which catapulted it up to a 5.7 percent total share of chip purchasing. Rounding out last years…
We all know Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) are dying rapidly with many modern smartphones offering great navigation experience out of box. According to a new research from Berg Insight, global shipments of PNDs declined to about 33 million units in 2011. However, the picture is not that gloomy, with PND makers experiencing a growth in…
Economic hardship won’t affect mobile banking with Juniper Research predicting customers will flock to such services in volumes, eventually reaching 530 million users by 2013, up from 300 million in 2011. According to the research company, mobile services are becoming a fundamental component of banks’ business strategies as they respond to the current financial crisis.…
It was another banner quarter for smartphones, as the latest Nielsen numbers said that over 60 percent of those who bought a phone within the last three months chose a smartphone over a feature phone and most of these users chose an Android or iPhone. Android still led the U.S. market for the latest period…
Most of us use our smartphones at a healthy rate, occasionally checking email, talking or texting friends, surfing the web, or playing some games throughout a regular day. Some smartphone users, however, obsessively cling to their phones night and day. This smartphone addiction gets so intense that these users are reporting hearing “phantom vibrations” —…
It’s one thing to have some of your customers want to switch to a different brand. It’s another thing to have three-quarters of your customers unsatisfied and planning to make the switch. What company could possibly have 75% of its mobile phone users plotting to abandon it? You guessed it: RIM. According to data from Drippler,…
A report from Canaccord Genuity concludes that the Apple iPhone 4S was the top-selling phone on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint in November. Raise your hand if you’re surprised. No hands? I thought so. Yes, the iPhone is topping carriers’ sales charts once again. “IPhone 4S sales strength continues as distribution increases – Our November checks…
According to a new report from Juniper Research, the global redemption rate of mobile coupons will average at over 8% by 2016, representing an eightfold increase over the best paper coupons campaigns. The secret for this growth lies in the North American and Western European markets where users are now beginning to follow the same…
According to the latest report from NPD In-Stat, last year ended with 29 million active mobile VoIP users, up from 9 million in 2010. Service providers have increased smartphone penetration and competition to thank for this surge in demand. Moreover, some mobile operators also started embracing mobile VoIP, helping drive the usage. However, the research…