Fort Lauderdale, Florida, January 22, 2019, Hotwire Communications, the industry leader in fiber optics and telecommunications services, received independent recognition by PCMag, as the Best Gaming ISP of 2019 in the United States. The results were determined by gathering user submitted…
A new connected TV device forecast from NPD Group calls for installed internet connected TV devices in the U.S. to grow from 210 million at the end of 2017 to 275 million by the end of 2021. The research firm…
Shipments of personal computing devices — traditional PCs, tablets, and workstations, will fall 3.9 percent this year, according to a global PC device shipments forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). In its newest report, the research firm said that the…
Ten percent of U.S. broadband households are watching esports, according to new esports video gaming research from Parks Associates. The research firm defines esports as “professionally or semi-professionally organized competitive video gaming events, including popular gaming titles such as ‘League…
April 5, 2018 –When it comes to gaming, there are lots of factors that can mean the difference between winning and losing. More and more, gamers recognize that a strong high speed Internet connection is one of the most, if not…
Direct spending on mobile games exceeded the combined spending total on home console, PC/Mac, and handheld console games by more than one third in 2017, up from a single-digit margin by the same measure in 2016, according to a new…
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies are expected to see record growth this year, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The forthcoming U.S. Consumer Technology Sales and Forecasts report from CTA projects AR/VR headset sales (including eyewear) eyewear will…
Some 110,000 new software application development jobs were created across the App Economy ecosystem in the U.S. from May 2014 through May 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and reported in a new app economy job creation…
Music and video content aren’t the only types of digital consumer products subject to piracy. Increasing numbers of counterfeit mobile phones and video games also are being found. Nearly one in five mobile phones and one in four video game…
Moble app use continued on a growth path in 2016, and smartphone users spent a lot more time using them, according to the latest market data from Yahoo’s Flurry. Usage of individual apps increased an average 11 percent year-over-year in…
Virtual reality (VR) headsets were a focal point for holiday season shoppers as consumer electronics (CE) industry participants introduced a variety of new offerings. VR awareness has increased substantially, giving ReportLinker the chance to survey consumers regarding their experiences and…
Nearly 8 in 10 U.S. consumers (78%) use smartphones to play video games, recent digital gaming research results revealed. Nearly 7 in 10 (68%) use tablets to read ebooks, according to a market research survey from PayPal and SuperData Research….
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