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Technology news predictions show a smartphone number tripling by 2019

11/14/201311/11/2013 Julie Campbell

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If this forecast is correct than there will be three times more of these devices by that time. A technology news report has been issued by Ericsson of Sweden which has indicated that by the year 2019, they expect the number of smartphones to have tripled to the point that the total figure will have reached 5.6 billion worldwide. If this is correct, then it will mean that smartphones will make up 60 percent of all global cell phones. Ericsson, the largest telecommunications network maker in the world, expressed in…

Mobile marketing is now critical to small businesses in US

07/26/201307/23/2013 John Montgallo

A recent study is revealing that smartphone penetration is making it vital to advertise over this channel. According to the latest study from Pew Research, most Americans are now smartphone owners, which means that the potential for mobile marketing is an enormous one throughout the United States. A new research report has been issued that has revealed the impact on small businesses in the U.S. According to Michael Berner, the president of the firm that released the report, Mobile App Source, the penetration of smartphones indicates a“Mass societal shift to…

Technology news from India shows growth in smartphone penetration

06/07/201306/03/2013 Jennifer Goula

A recent report has shown that this massive population is becoming increasingly important to mobile commerce. According to a technology news report released by the Economic Times of India, smartphone ownership in that country is maintaining one of the most rapidly increasing growth rates in the world. There are a number of reasons that this has suddenly started occurring in this highly populated country. According to Credit Suisse technology news data analyses, the creation of a number of installment payment plans in India, as well as major discounts that have…

The future of mobile commerce and how it is revolutionizing business worldwide

06/04/201312/13/2013 Julie Campbell

M-commerce is moving forward at full steam and many feel that it won’t be long before it turns retail upside down. It doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone to hear that cell phones are the most widely used electronic device in the world, as there were approximately 7 billion of them. This means that there are nearly four times (3.8 times) more phones than there are PCs. A growing percentage of cell phone users now own smartphones. These individuals are relying on their devices on an increasing basis, and…

Study shows almost 50 percent of mobile phone users in the U.S. now have smartphones

02/26/201202/27/2012 Sam Lambert

According to the data from Nielsen research, as of January 2012, almost half (48 percent) of all mobile phone users have a smartphone device. This is an increase of 36 percent over the number of smartphones at the same time last year, which had increased by 23 percent over the first quarter of 2010. The penetration of smartphones is racing ahead and shows no signs of stopping, though it is notably changing the way that consumers are interacting with the online environment. Businesses are taking note of the difference that…