the next mainstream phone sensor
One of the next sensors to become mainsteam on the phone will be a photoplethysmographic sensor.
Understanding “Mobile” Shopping
Earlier this week, the New York Times reported on a study by Forrester. The key finding: “Even though just 9 percent of shoppers own tablets, sales from tablets already account for 20 percent of mobile e-commerce sales and 60 percent of tablet owners have used them to shop.” Certainly tablets are set to have a disruptive impact […]
Amazon’s (Eventual) Tablet
I’ve written in the past about Amazon’s (eventual) entry into the tablet world. Some interesting research from Retrevo consistent with points I’ve made in the past. First, consumers have grown quickly comfortable with Amazon as an OEM. You’ll recall that the original Kindle was panned heavily by critics, but consumers have warmed quickly to Amazon devices. As you can […]
State of the Mobile Internet
Some interesting tidbits here from Akamai (with the full report here). My comments are in Bold. The average monthly 3G traffic is the highest for laptops (1-7 GB), followed by tablets (250-800 MB) and smartphones (80-600 MB) -> not surprising Online video (30–40 percent) is the largest contributor to mobile traffic volume, followed by Web browsing […]
How Impactful is Verizon for RadioShack and RadioShack for Verizon
By now you’ve read the news that RadioShack (RSH) will stop carrying T-Mobile devices on September 14th and start carrying Verizon devices on September 15th. If you missed it you can read more here: (Reuters, TechCrunch, Engadget). How impactful might this be for both Verizon and RadioShack? Let’s start first with RadioShack. Despite poor results, the stock […]
