Consumers now have more choices than ever before when it comes to selecting a smartphone or connected device. As we all know, 2010 was the year of connected devices but now we learn that for the first time in the U.S., the number of smartphones shipped last year exceeded the traditional computer segments (that consists [...]
February 8, 2011 – 8:57 AM
IDC recently reported that in Q4 2010 smartphones surpassed PCs during the quarter. This news means that by 2011 not 2012 as previously speculated, smartphones will outsell PCs. This is exciting news for the connected devices industry as many are pointing to devices such as the iPad and other tablets as a factor to depressing [...]
January 31, 2011 – 8:59 AM
During CES earlier this month, manufacturers were raining tablet announcements, with over 100 models counted. At this February’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), you can certainly expect the flood to continue. As the leaders of connected device activation, our President and Head of Strategy &Corporate Development Mike Mulica, will be speaking on the “Embedded Consumer Electronics: [...]
January 12, 2011 – 11:10 AM
Scheduling the CES show in Las Vegas the week after the holidays is in my opinion good for two reasons, 1-you can walk off all the extra sweets you ate during the holidays and 2- who doesn’t like an excuse to kick off the new year with a party in Vegas? The energy surrounding the [...]
January 3, 2011 – 9:44 AM
In last week’s Wall Street Journal there was an article discussing the top trends in mobile technology for 2010. The last week of December always brings the “year in review” or “top ten” lists, however I couldn’t agree more with Andrew Dowell that “in 2010, the computer went mobile.” As we have discussed previously in [...]
