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Low cost smartphones, which are those smartphones that have a wholesale price below $200, are increasingly appearing in OEM and operator portfolios in both emerging and developed markets. According to ABI Research, shipments of these devices will grow from 238 million in 2013 to 758 million by 2018, driven by the low penetration of smartphones…
SessionM did a report about mobile game app users to discover what draws them to download a game, and what kind of behavior they display while playing. Some snippets of the report include: 36% of mobile gamers download a game because their friends recommended it. In comparison, good reviews attract 23% of users to download…
In its latest report, Juniper Research is looking at the emerging Smart Wireless Accessory sector. According to their figures, shipments of app-enabled smart accessories will approach 170 million by the end of 2018, compared to over 18 million this year. At that time the market will be dominated by consumer electronics (CE) and fitness accessories,…
Opera Mediaworks released its Q2 State of Mobile Advertising report, briefing the industry on mobile monetization and advertising trends that unfolded during the period. Here are the highlights: iPhone is still a clear revenue winner, generating 36.4% of revenue compared to Android’s 27.8%. Additionally, iOS also accounts for 43.8% of impressions though Samsung’s dominance of…
According to Parks Associates, 48% of U.S. broadband households now own at least one tablet, up from nearly 33% a year ago. 22% of households reported a tablet purchase, while only 7% purchased an e-reader in 2012, down from 9% in 2011. And that apparently is just a start with growth expected to continue as…
For the first time ever, the majority of tablet owners in the UK are women, with the share of female owners increasing by 9% in the past year, according to a YouGov survey. The figures for the second quarter of the year show that females own 52% of the tablets in the UK, up from…
According to Canalys’ figures, the worldwide smart watch market will exceed 5 million unit shipments next year. The research firm estimates that more than 330,000 smart watches were shipped in 2012, with Sony and Motorola leading the pack. Kickstarter-backed Pebble Technology has joined Sony as a market leader in 2013, and the new forecast now…
I very much love and enjoy writing about technology news for a job. Every so often there are shining moments in my career and today happens to be one of them. I get the privilege of reporting to you that scientists in Britain have discovered a new way to recharge your smartphone — and it’s…
eBay asked two hundred people to live without apps for four days and then asked them to report on the quality of their lives four days after their app-using rights had been restored. The results, represented in the infographic below, show that smartphone owners absolutely love their apps. According to the experiment results, one-third of…
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of Brits think that the next version of the iPhone will generate poor sales, with 59% forecasting that Samsung will become a more popular mobile phone brand in the UK. The research, conducted by a mobile phone comparison site MobilePhoneChecker.co.uk, polled 2,007 18+ adults from across the country to determine perceptions and…