Saturday, 25 August 2012
Business Insider Recently, smartphone sales passed PC sales, meaning that smartphones are rapidly becoming the most common device connected to the Internet. This is not only having a profound effect on habits outside of work, but it's affecting the way we work as well. A recent report from BI...(size: 3.6Kb)
Business Insider A decade ago, we used our mobile phones to make phone calls and perhaps to send text messages. Some advanced users checked their email and maybe did occasional tasks online. Smartphones and tablets have changed these habits dramatically. But how, exactly? In a recent report on Mobile Usage...(size: 3.9Kb)
Business Insider In the two years since Apple launched the iPad, the tablet market has exploded. When one includes Android and other tablets as well as e-readers, nearly 100 million tablets were sold in 2011. Tablets and smartphones will not completely displace PCs. But they will quickly overwhelm them in...(size: 4.1Kb)
Business Insider For many years, technologists, venture capitalists, journalists, and large companies have pined for the era when the mobile phone would become our wallet. And yet, already five years into the smartphone era, mobile payments are not mainstream. In a recent report, BI...(size: 3.5Kb)
Business Insider U.S. mobile commerce is expected to hit $10 billion this year, up from $6 billion in 2010. Amazon, as a leading ecommerce site, is set to grab a big chunk of that. But when it comes to mobile, Amazon's ambitions are anything but limited to ecommerce. Recent reports from BI...(size: 3.7Kb)
Business Insider Last year, smartphone sales overtook PC sales for the first time, and Android is currently the global market platform leader. However, platform wars are heating up. And with Android's open nature and heavy reliance on device partners, Android is in transition. In a recent report, BI...(size: 3.8Kb)
Business Insider We are in a post-PC world, and there is a war on to be the platform that will dominate it. The real network effect in smartphones is with developers, not the end users. When it comes down to it, consumers are largely drawn to phones with the most and best apps. If you want to see who...(size: 3.1Kb)
Business Insider Skyrocketing social networking and mobile usage has led many to speculate on the key business model for mobile-social services. The most common answer is local commerce. But, checking in is not becoming a mainstream activity (see chart) and local couponing experiments aren't...(size: 3.3Kb)
Business Insider Business Insider Intelligence a new research and analysis service focused on mobile computing and the Internet. The product is currently in beta. For more information, and to sign up for a free 30-day trial, click here. The Apple-Samsung patent case has...(size: 1.8Kb)
Business Insider Business Insider Intelligence a new research and analysis service focused on mobile computing and the Internet. The product is currently in beta. For more information, and to sign up for a free 30-day trial, click here. The share of online video plays on...(size: 1.8Kb)