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TV Households with a Connected TV Rises to 69%, Total Devices Surpass Pay-TV STBs
New research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that U.S. TV households with a connected TV has risen to 69%, up from 24 percent in 2010 and 50 percent in 2014. Connected TV devices include…
1Q Smartphone Shipments Rose a Surprising 4.3 Percent to 347.4 Million
First quarter 2017 smartphone shipments rose a surprising 4.3% globally over the same period last year, according to new research from IDC. Global smartphone unit shipments totaled 347.4 million in 1Q. Market data from previous…
Report: Time Spent Using Mobile Hits 5 Hours Daily
The time spent using mobile has hit 5 hours each day for the average U.S. consumer, according to the latest market data from Yahoo’s mobile analytics specialist company Flurry. That’s 20 percent higher than it…
Wireless Earbud and Headset Growth Expected to Jump Thanks to Apple, Now at 23%
Wireless earbud and headset growth is poised to accelerate, according to Parks Associates. Although researchers found just 23% of broadband households with wireless earbuds and 16% with wireless headphones as of year-end 2016, that’s set…
Report: Mobile Malware Infections Soared 400% in 2016
Mobile device users worldwide faced a steadily growing number of malware threats throughout 2016. Smartphones were most at risk, accounting for 85 percent of total mobile malware infections globally in 2016’s second half, according to…
Report: Apple iPhone 6s and 7 Models Were Best Selling Smartphones in 2016
Warding off challenges from other premium, as well as low-cost, competition, Apple’s iPhone 6s and 7 models were the best selling smartphones worldwide in 2016, according to IHS Markit. Apple’s latest smartphone, the iPhone 7…
Report: Voice Assistant Penetration Jumps to 12% of U.S. Broadband Households
U.S. households have been taking to digital voice assistants faster than they typically adopt new consumer electronics, according to new market research from Parks Associates. Voice assistant penetration rose from 5% of U.S. broadband households…
Snapchat Effect? Apple Clips App Lets Users Create and Share Sophisticated Photo and Video Creations
Apple has introduced Clips, a mobile app designed to make it easier for users to combine video clips, photos and for the first time, voice-produced animated titles to produce their own video shorts and share…
Report Sees Strong Interest in Smartphone Artificial Intelligence
Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the mobile networking and device industry is on the rise. Growing use of smartphone artificial intelligence is driving improvements, which will add momentum to growth, according to a new…
Report: 2016 Smartphone Shipments Reach Record High 1.5 Billion, Apple Overtakes Samsung in 4Q16
Global 2016 smartphone shipments reached a record high 1.5 billion units, a 3 percent year-over-year increase, according to the latest market data from Strategy Analytics. Growth picked up in 4Q, rising 9 percent year-over-year, as…
Smartphone Habits Survey: 75% of Americans Keep Them on All Day and Night
Habitual smartphone use is now ingrained in societies worldwide. According to new smartphone habits survey results from ReportLinker nearly half – 46 percent – of Americans said they check their smartphones first thing in the…
Parks Finds 71 Percent of Broadband Households With Wi-Fi or Apple AirPort
There are 30 percent more computing devices, as well as 45 percent more connected devices, on average in U.S. broadband households with Wi-Fi access as compared to those without it, according to new market research…