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Blog:Facebook Aims To Strengthen Loyalty With Facebook Home, But The App Suits Facebook More Than Its Users

Speculation leading up to today's Facebook Android announcement painted a picture of significant disruption, including Facebook's own branded device running a customized version of Android...

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Client Inquiry:Trends In Apps And Smartphones

What are the trends in apps and smartphones, along with platforms, in the past year?

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Report:Prepare For Adaptive Mobile Networks

Small-Cell Technologies Will Transform Both Carrier And Corporate Networks

Mobile connections are increasingly vital to the productivity and efficiency of the businesses that CIOs support, and wireless networks are undergoing radical changes to deliver high-quality...

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Report:Microsoft Bets Big On Skype

Redmond Will See Little Revenue, But Integrating Skype Will Bolster Products

Microsoft announced its decision to purchase voice over IP (VoIP) innovator Skype for a jaw-dropping $8.5 billion, acquiring 660 million users around the world — though barely 1% of these are...

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Client Inquiry:Trends In Mobile Broadband

1. Who controls wireless broadband? Who are the players? What does the marketplace look like? 2. What are the future trends for broadband traffic (e.g., Netflix accounts for 30% of US web traffic)?

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Client Inquiry:Number Of US iPhones

How many mobile subscribers have an iPhone in the US?

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Report:Phone-Based Navigation Continues To Grow Rapidly In 2010

In May 2009, Forrester predicted that, while a growing number of consumers would embrace navigation solutions, the phone would be the most widely used tool for navigation by 2013. Our most recent...

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Report:AT&T Leaps Back To The Top With T-Mobile Buy

Device And App Product Strategists Must Scale Up To Keep Up

Consumer product strategists throughout the broader wireless ecosystem are waking up to a potentially radical shift in the industry landscape as AT&T announces its plan to reclaim the top spot in the...

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Report:Google Wallet Is Not About Mobile Payments

Google's statement that mobile payments are just getting started is correct. Its announcement on May 26, 2011, was another early salvo in what will be a long and hard-fought battle to change...

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Blog:Apple’s iCloud Further Cements Platform Loyalty With Superior Total Product Experience

At today’s Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple unveiled iCloud, the company’s long-expected solution for the multi-device, multi-connection world. With iCloud, Apple has liberated its...

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Blog:AT&T's Revamped Data Pricing Is More About Tomorrow Than Today

  This morning AT&T announced new data pricing for its mobile customers. Today's $30 per month unlimited use plan will be replaced by two plans: $15 per month for up to 200 megabytes of...

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Report:Predicting Individuals' Loyalty To Mobile Computing Ecosystems

As Multidevice Adoption Spreads, Today's Weak Attachment To Vendor Ecosystems Will Strengthen

Personal technology vendors are engaged in a battle for their customers' loyalty, which (they hope) will translate to ongoing investment in related devices, software, and services. As individuals...

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Blog:Softbank Buys Sprint — Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop: Clearwire

Today Softbank — whose assets include the third largest mobile carrier in Japan — announced its intent to purchase a 70% share of Sprint in a complex financial transaction. It's a...

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Client Inquiry:Mobile Internet Usage

What is the penetration of mobile Internet usage?

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Client Inquiry:The Future Of Phone Numbers

When will we see mobile and home telephone numbers (E.164 numbers) replaced by addresses, such as a SIP address? The UK Payments Council is proposing to use a mobile number as a unique identifier in...

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Blog:Apple Affirms The Power Of Its Ecosystem Ahead Of Microsoft's Renewed Challenge

With Apple's launch of the iPhone 5 and myriad new device announcements from Amazon, HTC, Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung, we pointed out that these devices are just one element of a broader...

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Blog:Galaxy S 4 Launch Reveals Samsung's New Market Position

  At Samsung's New York City launch event for its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S 4, the company continued the "thumb in Apple's eye" approach that has characterized its...

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Blog:Product Strategists: Strive To Be Like Steve

The outpouring of remembrance and appreciation of Steve Jobs reflects the breadth of his influence: on technology, on industries ranging from music to retail, on consumer behavior, and on individuals...

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Client Inquiry:Gross Adds Of Major Mobile Carriers In The US

How did the four major cell phone carriers (AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint) perform in gross adds over the past three quarters (i.e., new activations for Q4 2010 through Q2 2011)?

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Tool:Nearly Half Of Consumers Who Think Their Phone Runs Windows Or Android Get It Wrong

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Client Inquiry:WiMax For Enterprises

We currently have a large outdoor area where 802.11 is providing network connectivity to mobile devices. The site would like to increase the number of end devices, broaden coverage, maintain...

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Client Inquiry:Dual-Band Smartphone Trends

What's the trend for dual 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi in smartphones?

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Report:iPhone 4S Cements Apple's Product Strategy Leadership Position

Apple's Cross-Device Product Strategy Drives Product Differentiation And Customer Loyalty

Let's face it: Many observers, anticipating a redesign and a raft of hardware innovations, reacted with disappointment to Apple's iPhone 4S unveiling. Does it matter? No. Why? Because Apple launched...

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Blog:BB10 Provides Slim Hope For BlackBerry

The long, much-delayed wait is over. Today RIM took the formal wraps off its new BB10 platform and the first two smartphones running the OS: the all-touch Z10 and the Q10 that will carry the...

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Blog:iPhone 4 Will Reinforce The Differentiating Power Of Software In Phones

  To the surprise of no one, today Apple unveiled the fourth version of its iconic device: iPhone 4. While some features such as the higher resolution camera, LED flash, and front facing...