New report predicts that mobile consumers participating in mobile commerce will exceed 2 billion by 2017 A new report from Juniper Research estimates that there will be more than 2 billion mobile consumers that participate in mobile commerce of some kind by the end of 2017. This is an increase over the estimated 1.6 billion people that participate in the mobile commerce space currently. More people are gaining access to mobile devices and are relying on these devices in their daily lives. As such, they are gravitating toward mobile shopping…
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Google Glass has been adopted by staff members of the Edinburgh Airport
As wearable technology rapidly becomes more popular, these types of devices are turning up in all new places. It has become quite commonplace for passengers travelling through the Edinburgh Airport – or virtually any other airport, for that matter – to see staff members from customer service to security equipped with walkie talkies and cell phones, but Google Glass has now become the next step in technology that is being carried around, or worn, by these employees. It won’t be long before staffers will be wearing these augmented reality glasses…
Read MoreReport predicts future growth for mobile commerce
UK mobile commerce is on the rise Juniper Research, a leading market research firm, has released a new report concerning mobile commerce and its continued growth in the United Kingdom. Mobile commerce has already shown impressive growth over the past few years, but its future may be more promising. More consumers throughout the United Kingdom are beginning to rely on their smartphones and tablets for more than just communication and mobile shopping is becoming much more important to consumers. Mobile payments expected to reach $707 billion by 2018 The report…
Read MoreMobile augmented reality may have a bright future
Augmented reality could play a major role in the lives of consumers in the future Augmented reality is beginning to gain strong momentum throughout the world. The technology is often considered a novelty by many because of its uses in marketing and entertainment. Indeed, there are currently few practical uses for augmented reality, but that is likely to change in the near future, especially as mobile technology continues to grow more advanced. Juniper Research, a leading market research firm, has released a new report shedding light on the growth of…
Read MoreMobile banking will break the 1 billion user mark in 4 years
By the year 2017, studies are showing that the use of these services will have skyrocketed. The latest mobile banking study data from Juniper Research has indicated that an increasing acceptance of this type of smartphone and tablet based service has caused users to bring the number of users up to nearly 200 million. It is expected that the growing use of tablets will play an important role of the industry’s adoption. In fact, while mobile banking over tablets represents 9 percent of the total number of customers at the…
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