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NFC-enabled smartphones alone will represent a commerce opportunity of US$800 billion by 2015, predicted Parks Associates in a report released last year.

From the article, "PayPal Hits the Pavement With Mobile Payment System" by Erika Morphy

"Hopefully, they will come up with something innovative as they did with first Wii," Pietro Macchiarella, a research analyst at Parks Associates, told the E-Commerce Times. "Right now, the Wii is showing its age."

Perhaps the biggest issue for Verizon will be how consumers react to metered pricing -- particularly since Sprint continues to offer an unlimited data access plan for its 4G network, ...read more

It's also possible that the Kindle -- while attracting lots of media attention -- is such a small part of Amazon's overall business that the company doesn't feel the need to disclose how many it sells, suggested ...read more

"There's almost a consensus that Verizon Wireless will get the iPhone, but the question is when," Harry Wang, a director of research at Parks Associates, told MacNewsWorld. - ...read more

Gaming software sales were down in June, although hardware saw a boost...

It is unusual for software sales to drop while hardware sales increase, said Pietro Macchiarella, - ...read more

Lately it seems that every idea Apple has returns piles of cash to the company's coffers. So, it should not be surprising that Apple is experiencing quick success in the e-book marketplace. More than more than 5 million - ...read more

When Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad early this year, he was asked if Apple's latest product was just a bigger version of its already highly popular iPod. Of course, Jobs said no; the iPad was a completely - ...read more

"The mobile phone business has always been a bit of a 'me-too' business. If anybody has a hit, their competitors always have to come up with some kind of a response," John - ...read more

"My sense is that consumers have been very happy with the pricing model Amazon has established," Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst with Parks Associates, - ...read more