IDC: 1.3B smartphones will ship in 2014 but growth will slow
Per usual Android handsets will dominate the smartphone market, according to IDC, accounting for more than one billion, or 82 percent, of those shipments.
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The global tablet market is slowing down, says IDC
It’s been clear for a while that iPads and other tablets follow a much longer upgrade cycle than smartphones. A new report from IDC backs up this anecdotal trend with sales estimates.
Why I’m more bullish on Windows Phone than IDC is
Android will keep its majority smartphone share thanks largely to lower cost handsets says IDC. Wait a second: doesn’t that segment bode well for Microsoft too?
Tech media pioneer Pat McGovern dies at 76
Pat McGovern, the visionary behind a tech publishing and IT research giant, and philanthropist behind the McGovern Institute for Brain Research died Wednesday.
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IDC rethinks its big data forecast; still pegs it at $32B by 2017
IDC has released its forecast for the big data market and predicts it will grow to $32.4 billion by 2017, at a…
IDC reduces 2013 PC sales forecast: Down 15 percent in consumer markets
PC sales are declining in 2013 more than expected as IDC has revised its estimate downward. Enterprise sales are down around 5 percent but the consumer market is seeing a 15 percent drop as people migrate tasks away from traditional computers.
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Berg Insight: 8.3M wearable devices were sold in 2012
The number of wearables sold globally nearly tripled between 2011 and 2012, but the market is still tiny when compared to smartphones. Berg, however, predicts 64 million wearable device shipments in 2017.
While iPad shipments slip in Q2, rest of worldwide tablet market surges
The world’s top five tablet makers all saw triple-digit growth in shipments during the second quarter — with the notable exception of Apple. The company’s iPad numbers were down year-over-year without a new iPad during the quarter.
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IDC: Big data alone will drive billions in storage sales
IDC is predicting a $6 billion big-data storage market by 2016, part of an overall big data market worth nearly $24 billion.
IDC says big data will be $24B market in 2016; I say it’s bigger
Research firm IDC is predicting a big data market that will grow revenue at 31.7 percent a year until it hits the $23.8 billion mark in 2016. However, that number could start looking a lot bigger when analytics, SaaS applications and other products are included.
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Why laptop makers should be focusing on tablets now
First smartphones overtook traditional computer sales and now tablets are on track to outsell laptops, according to IDC, which predicts more tablets will be sold than laptops by 2015. Computer makers should be looking to where the growth is as tablets replace laptops for many.
Fueled by holidays, record 362M mobile devices expected to ship in Q4
A lot of people are expected to unwrap smartphones and tablet gifts this month: Tablet shipments are expected to increase 55.8 percent this holiday over last year’s; smartphone shipments are expected to jump 39.5 percent in the same time frame, according to IDC.
This week in cloud: More outages, fewer data centers
By 2016, there will be fewer data centers but those that are built will be much bigger, according to IDC research. Cedexis launches tool to help AWS customers route computing loads around Amazon EC2 regions to mitigate service problems.
Developer survey explains Facebook’s mobile moves
Two-thirds of mobile developers in a new survey believe that Facebook can get disrupted by a mobile-first startup. And most developers are unhappy with the state of HTML5. The results help explain why Facebook bought Instagram and why it has backed off supporting HTML5.
5 things you need to know about cloud in Europe
Yes, cloud adoption in Europe hasn’t happened as fast as in the US. But despite the difficult economy, there’s considerable interest in cloud on the continent. The market bears watching and here are 5 things you should know about it.
Local governments could save most from cloud, but are least receptive to it
IT officials in cities and towns are far cooler towards the notion of cloud computing than their peers in state and federal government, according to new IDC research. That’s surprising considering how much they could save by making the move, experts say.
IDC: Analytics a $51B business by 2016 thanks to big data
The market for business analytics software grew 14 percent in 2011 and will hit $50.7 billion in revenue by 2016, according to IDC. The category will grow at a 9.8-percent-a-year rate until then, driven in part by the hype around big data.
IDC pegs Windows Phone to pass iOS by 2016. (Really!)
Research firm IDC offers up its look at smartphone market share through 2016 and suggests several surprising trends: Android may peak this year while Windows Phone will jump past iOS in 2016. A year ago, IDC said the same thing for 2015. Here’s the problem.
Devs flirting with–not dating–HTML5 and Windows Phone
Mobile software developers are interested in the new kids on the mobile block–HTML5 and Windows Phone–but very few are actually turning that interest into product plans, according to the latest survey published by IDC and app tools maker Appcelerator.
E-Reader Shipments Are Declining…Unless They're Increasing
A look at two new reports about shipments of media tablets and e-readers shows that nobody really has any idea yet whether tablets are canni…
Another take on the cloud-jobs debate
Whether you think cloud computing creates or kills jobs depends on what kind of jobs you’re talking about and how companies will use the IT savings they reap in moving to the cloud. Consultant David Linthicum sees validity in the cloud-as-jobs-creator argument.
IDC: Apple sold most smartphones in Q4, but Samsung wins 2011
Both Apple and Samsung have sold a historic amount of smartphones in the past year, and coming up with a tally of who sold more is harder than you’d think. But The NPD Group says they’ve done all the number crunching and have a winner.
Living In A Smartphone World: Apple Number-Three Among ALL Mobile Players
It was five years ago that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) executives brushed off the idea of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) as “not a threat” to Nokia’s top position…
Does Anybody Care About Tablet Stats That Don't Include The Kindle Fire?
Let’s find out! Research firm IDC released its Q3 2011 report on media tablet shipments today. You’ll recall that the Kindle Fire and Nook T…
Apple Dips On The Back Of JPMorgan’s Back And Forth On iPad Production
Here’s one of those instances that makes you wonder about where investment analysts get their information, and what their agendas might be b…
Mobile Lowdown 9-21-11: Apple October 4; Google; HTC; Tablet Forecasts
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Apple looks like it has a date for its much-anticipated new product announce…
IDC: Q2 Is The First Time Smartphones Outstripped Feature Phone Shipments
Looks like another tipping point in mobile progress was reached in Q2 this year: IDC says that shipments of smartphones outstripped those of…
Will spectrum scarcity sink wireless access to content in the cloud?
Incumbent wireless service providers and a chorus of experts have warned of a looming spectrum crisis, which could threaten the success of cloud-based and other high-bandwidth offerings. A silver lining is on the horizon, however, in the form of policy and technological innovations.
Reports: Feature Phone Sales Decline, Apple Now Top Smartphone Vendor
Sales of mobile devices aren’t growing as fast as market researcher IDC had predicted they would during 2011, but for a different reason tha…
Quarterly Wrap-up
NewNet Q2: Google closes the quarter with a bang
Social commerce continues to be a hot market, even if its business models remain unproven. Groupon’s prospectus showed it was capable of explosive growth but was still burdened by huge losses. Thousands of brands and merchants are building Facebook stores, though it’s hard to show they’re effective at actually selling anything.
Can metadata manage our growing data deluge?
IDC’s latest snapshot of the digital universe suggests that data volumes continue to grow at a dramatic pace that shows little signs of slowing down. The sheer scale of the problem suggests that simply adding more storage is not a sustainable strategy. What is the solution?
Updated Mobile Lowdown 6-10-11: Apple v Lodsys; IDC Microsoft; LightSquared
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) fights back on the Lodsys patent claims on developers, while getting e…
Nokia Is Now Number-Two In Its Home Market, Thanks To Samsung and Apple
Another milestone passed in the mobile industry: Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the reigning leader in mobile handsets, has now lost the number-one posi…
Microsoft With Nokia: Maybe Not As Far-Fetched As It Sounds?
It has been a while since the last time we heard that Nokia and Microsoft might work together on a device — at least a few months. So perha…
Apportunity Knocks: Apps To Be A $35 Billion Business By 2014
Some in the mobile industry have written off apps, arguing that they will recede in importance as technology makes mobile internet browsing…
The Global Rise of the Smartphone
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion broke into the top five handset vendors for the first time during the first quarter of this year, according to numbers released by research firm IDC. However, BlackBerry is just the first beneficiary of the wider transition to smartphones.
Utilities Not Ready for Coming Customer Engagement from Smart Grid
If the latest consumer backlash over smart meters in Texas wasn’t enough of an indicator that utilities are facing a communication problem…
IDC 2010 Forecast: Apple's iPad Arrives & Frenetic Tech M&A
The end of the year is approaching, and market research firm IDC today came out with its annual list of Top 10 Predictions for the technology market. The forecasts, working on the theme of “recovery and transformation,” include some surprises.
Dow Jones’ Sale Price Of Fin Solutions Shockingly Low: $13.5 Million, On $14 Million of Revs
Yesterday the news came out that Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS), as part of its continued string of divestitures, had sold off its Online Financial S…
Despite iPhone's Success, BlackBerry Curve Was on Top in Q2
In the battle of the smartphones, RIM’s (s rim) Blackberry Curve edged out the competition to take the top spot as the…
Online Ad Spend Rises 28 Percent In Q4; Google’s Internet Ad Share Slipping: Report
Online ad spending in Q4 grew nearly 28 percent over the same period the year before, coming in $7.3 billion, said analyst firm IDC. For the…
Standard at the New Standard: The Game of News
Diehards have tried to revive The Industry Standard, the original dot-com tome that went bust in 2001, more than once over the…
