Stretch your pockets: 150M “phablet” sales expected in 2013

Jan. 22, 2013 - 9:01 AM PDT Jan. 22, 2013 - 9:01 AM PDT

Over the air digital TV on Galaxy Note 2

Make sure the next pair of pants you buy has big pockets. You may need them if ABI Research is correct when it says 150 million “phablets” will be sold this year. Read more »

Despite name, “phablets” to be big sellers: 208M in 2015

By Kevin C. Tofel

May. 24, 2012 - 9:06 AM PDT May. 24, 2012 - 9:06 AM PDT

If you haven’t yet head of “phablets,” you might want get familiar with them because ABI Research expects 208 million of them to sell in 2015. Thanks to more media consumption and web browsing consumers may shift from one- to two-handed use for these larger devices. Read more »

Get Ready for Social TV and 3 Screen Video Packages

By Chris Albrecht

Feb. 5, 2009 - 2:40 PM PDT Feb. 5, 2009 - 2:40 PM PDT

Between over-the-top video delivery, widgets and remote-less TV controls, what a television does will go through dramatic changes in 2009. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. According to two new research reports, people are looking for their TVs to get social, and the way […] Read more »

TVs to Help Boost Online Vid Viewers

By Chris Albrecht

Dec. 12, 2008 - 12:08 PM PDT Dec. 12, 2008 - 12:08 PM PDT

ABI Research released its Broadband Video and Internet TV report today, in which it predicts that, thanks to more Net-connected TV devices, the number of people watching online video will grow globally to 941 million in 2013 from 563 million at the end of 2008. Online […] Read more »

Vid-Biz: Move, iTunes, Unhappiness

By Chris Albrecht

Nov. 19, 2008 - 12:49 PM PDT Nov. 19, 2008 - 12:49 PM PDT

Move Networks Partners with Permission TV; adaptive streaming company hooks up with online video platform provider to resell integrated services to smaller media companies. (Broadcasting & Cable) ITunes Numbers Still Tiny for NBC; TV by the Numbers says at most, iTunes downloads are less than one […] Read more »

Broadband Video Watchers Double; IPTV to Grow 64%

By Liz Gannes

Sep. 26, 2008 - 4:15 PM PDT Sep. 26, 2008 - 4:15 PM PDT

Two new bits of video research out today: One from ABI Research saying 63 percent of U.S. online households watch video in their browsers, up from 32 percent a year ago. The other a projection from Gartner, which says IPTV services will grow to 19.6 million […] Read more »

Intel and Yahoo Look to Widgetize the Living Room Web

By Michael Wolf

Aug. 20, 2008 - 9:44 AM PDT Aug. 20, 2008 - 9:44 AM PDT

This morning at the Intel Developer Forum, Intel and Yahoo announced a joint initiative to bring Internet widgets to TV. The two companies are teaming up in an effort they believe may help jump-start the nascent living-room-web market, which up to this point has seen a […] Read more »

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Stretch your pockets: 150M “phablet” sales expected in 2013

Despite name, “phablets” to be big sellers: 208M in 2015

TVs to Help Boost Online Vid Viewers

Vid-Biz: Move, iTunes, Unhappiness

Broadband Video Watchers Double; IPTV to Grow 64%

Intel and Yahoo Look to Widgetize the Living Room Web

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