Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Smartphone hypergrowth - we'll be wading knee-deep by 2015
The latest projections, from Parks associates, is for over 2 billion people worldwide owning at least one smartphone in 2015, with unit sales growing over 175 per cent from 2010.
"Smartphones represent a new lifestyle," said ...read more
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Snapping the tag': will cameras be driving mobile commerce by 2013?
According to one researcher, phone users are willing to pay for enhancements such as photo-editing capabilities, comparison shopping, and social networking services. Parks Associates claims that fact means that US consumers alone will spend more than $500 million per year - ...read more
Friday, August 15, 2008
Billions of bucks to be spent on web video
This one, a study by Parks Associates’ called “Video: Direct-to-Consumer Services” would have us all believe that “TV-based Internet video” receivers and web-enabled CE platforms will drive revenues for premium Internet video services past the US$6 billion mark - ...read more
Friday, July 13, 2007
Social network users are the slappers of the Internet world
A new survey from Parks Associates reveals that by comparison with those who frequent social networking sites on the Internet, mobile subscribers are paragons of monogamous rectitude and dog-like faithfulness.
The research shows that users of social - ...read more
Thursday, April 24, 2003
13 million China broadband users by year-end
U.S. analyst firm Parks Associates said in a new report that it anticipates a thriving market for broadband services in China, estimating the number of users will grow to 13 million by the end of 2003. Broadband users in China grew from 2 million in mid-2002 to 6.6 - ...read more