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Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Jul 24, 2008
Wireless technologies can have very different adoption cycles. As an example, wireless USB (WUSB) is currently hampered by the high price of the underlying UWB silicon, according to the latest market study by In-Stat …
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - May 16, 2008
In the wake of personal navigation devices success, cellular carriers have started to offer on-board and off-board navigation solutions, as well as a range of Location Based Services (LBS) such as friend finder and …
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - May 11, 2008
In today's digital-intensive world, young children represent a key target demographic for digital consumer electronic (CE) device manufacturers, according to the latest market study by In-Stat. Traditional CE and …
Also tagged: innovation, software, handheld, segmentation, ce
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - May 2, 2008
And now 2008 will mark the first year in which shipments of high-speed USB devices will surpass shipments of low- and full-speed USB-enabled devices, according to the latest market study by In-Stat. But the most …
Also tagged: multimedia, usb, broadband, device
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Apr 29, 2008
Linux, which has been much maligned by Symbian and Microsoft as a non-starter in the handset operating system market, is set to see strong growth as issues with framework fragmentation and silicon requirements are …
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Mar 26, 2008
According to ABI Research, the market for mobile smartphones will grow from around 10 percent of the total handset market in 2007 to 31 percent of the market in 2013. Looking forward, it's all going to be about …
Also tagged: design, usability, software, mobile, wireless, device
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Mar 14, 2008
In 2006 analysts said that it appeared that the market launch of ultra-wideband (UWB) was imminent. Several factors conspired to delay that, but ABI Research now expects UWB to see very strong growth starting in 2008 …
Also tagged: standards, wireless, broadband, uwb, device, ce
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Feb 20, 2008
The semiconductor industry has been experiencing relatively balanced growth over the past few years, and In-Stat anticipates that this will continue throughout their forecast period. In-Stat says there will be some …
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Feb 14, 2008
Presently, most mobile handsets with integrated GPS are smartphones or high-end feature phones, with wholesale prices in the range of $250 to $500, according to the latest market study by ABI Research. However …
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Feb 6, 2008
As the wireless handset market surpasses 1 billion units shipped per year, application processors are an increasingly important enabler of multimedia capabilities in high-end smartphones and feature phones. However …
Also tagged: multimedia, mobile, wireless, 3g, handheld