"tablets" articles
Google’s annual I/O event, which took place from May 11-12, revealed a handful of new releases and updates to its range of hardware and software. Google also shared that a few previously discontinued and canceled products would be revived, including Android tablets and watches, the latter of which will feature a partnership with Samsung. Android 13 was also debuted and is slated for release in August alongside the new Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. Key points of emphasis for Android 13 include...
The gaming industry is in the midst of a transition towards greater multiplatform play and greater dependence on recurring subscription service revenue. The increasingly mobile connected consumer fuels the momentum behind mobile gaming. Consumer interest in multiplayer gaming, particularly on PC and gaming consoles, continues to be healthy. Game industry competitors are investing in growing their services revenue as consumers find subscription access to multiplayer capabilities, game...
by Elizabeth Parks | Apr. 29, 2022
Tags: broadband, cloud services, digital content, digital media, tablets
Tags: broadband, cloud services, digital content, digital media, tablets
The use of streaming video services continues to rise, and people are viewing streaming video entertainment with the expectation that they can access their content whenever, wherever, and on whatever device they want. The increasing diversity of devices on which streaming video is consumed presents a rising challenge within the streaming video ecosystem.
55% of US broadband households now own a smart TV. 58% of those households use the smart TV as the device they access most...
by Parks Associates | Mar. 28, 2022
Tags: online video, OTT, pay TV, set top, smart TV, streaming, tablets, TV Everywhere
Tags: online video, OTT, pay TV, set top, smart TV, streaming, tablets, TV Everywhere
Today, Parks Associates released industry reports that address the emerging opportunities, partnerships, and strategic recommendations for the connected CE industry. The report Under Attack: Assessing New Threats to Pay TV notes that while consumers watch over 30 hours of video per week on average, the number of households planning to cancel their pay-TV service (potential cord-cutters) has also increased, reaching 7% of U.S. broadband households with pay-TV service.
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by Parks Associates | Mar. 12, 2015
Tags: connected CE, cord cutting, digital content, online video, OTT, pay TV, streaming, tablets
Tags: connected CE, cord cutting, digital content, online video, OTT, pay TV, streaming, tablets
Today, Parks Associates announced new smartphone and tablet research at Mobile World Congress that reveals that app users regularly use nearly eight apps on their smartphone and nearly seven apps on their tablet. The average user spends 3.3 hours per week using social networking apps on a smartphone, while gaming and music apps score 2.7 and 2.6 hours per week, respectively.
Commenting on the data, Parks Associates’ director of health and mobile product research, Harry Wang...
So, Amazon is getting into the movie business . Here are three questions that I am hearing from folks in the industry about Amazon's announcement.
Why is this announcement a big deal?
Compared to many other players entering the original content space, Amazon is unique. Netflix , HBO , Hulu , and CBS all have (at least) one thing in common – their primary business is to provide interesting video content to consumers. In contrast, Amazon is a retail / CE maker...
by Brett Sappington | Jan. 22, 2015
Tags: digital content, digital media, millennials, movies, multiscreen, online video, OTT, streaming, tablets
Tags: digital content, digital media, millennials, movies, multiscreen, online video, OTT, streaming, tablets
Parks Associates research released yesterday revealed that Apple's shares of the tablet market are falling, decreasing from 46% in 1Q 2012 to 37% today. Rival companies Samsung and Amazon are picking up the extra shares, both vying for second place with about 15% of the tablet market.
The new research comes from the firm's primary consumer study, 360 View: Mobility and the App Economy , which also shows that 60% of U.S. broadband households own a tablet....
This morning, activist investor Carl Icahn issued an open letter to Apple, urging the technology innovator to buyback more shares. As an industry analyst, I am more interested in Mr. Icahn’s rationales and assumptions about Apple’s future growth, and there are plenty in that open letter. We agree with Mr. Icahn on many fronts but also disagree with him on several other areas. Here is a quick summary of how I dissect his arguments.
What we agree with Mr. Icahn:...
by Harry Wang | Oct. 9, 2014
Tags: Apple, mobile, mobile payment, NFC, Payments, smart watch, smartphone, tablets, wearable
Tags: Apple, mobile, mobile payment, NFC, Payments, smart watch, smartphone, tablets, wearable
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