Global mobile devices other than smartphones with a mobile data plan are projected to increase by more than eight percent annually through 2016. A whopping 60 million Wi-Fi-only devices per year — mostly tablets –…
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 1.9 percent year over year in the fourth quarter of 2012 (4Q12), as strong holiday smartphone sales raised shipments of these devices to levels nearly equal to those of…
Second-screen devices combined with customized content, interactive apps and loyalty programs will drive social TV consumers over the next 24 months, according to a new report from Gartner. Social TV describes the trend of consumer…
Worldwide device shipments (i.e. PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are projected to total 2.4 billion units in 2013, a 9 percent increase from 2012, and forecast to continue growing to reach more than 2.9 billion…
The fourth quarter 2012 Japan Quarterly Mobile Device Tracker shows that smartphone shipment volumes increased 29.2 percent year-over-year. Japan now comprises 8.8 percent of total smartphone shipments, according to International Data Corporation. The ratio of…
The Gesture Recognition and Touchless Sensing Market — which includes technologies such as RFID, IR, Capacitive, Biometric, Gaming, and Smartphones — is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 35…
More smartphones are forecast to be shipped globally than feature phones in 2013, the first such occurrence in the mobile phone market on an annual basis. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly…
According to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC), smart connected device shipments rose 28.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 367.7 million units shipped, http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23958513. Tablet shipments experienced the highest level…
ABI Research projects one billion cameras were shipped in smartphones and tablets in 2012, according to new research released by the company. Almost every smartphone shipped today has an embedded rear camera and one in…
In the third quarter of 2012, the Japan mobile device market, including PCs, smartphones, tablets, mobile cards, and personal routers, grew 25.6 percent, according to the International Data Corp. (IDC). A whopping 13.56 million units…
