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Tablet Sales Continue To Decline

Fergus Halliday May 5, 2017 No Comments

According to the latest numbers out of the IDC, global tablet sales continued to decline this quarter. Worldwide shipments of tablets fell 8.5% to 36.2 million, making this the tenth…

Digital Video Game Market At All Time High, Says SuperData

Fergus Halliday April 28, 2017 No Comments

According to research firm SuperData, the global digital video games market grew in size 7% in March to a new high of $8 billion in USD. Superdata noted that the mobile…

Chinese Smartphone Brands Gain In Latest IDC Numbers

Fergus Halliday April 28, 2017 No Comments

IDC’s latest quarterly figures has seen Chinese players like Oppo and Huawei gain market share at the expense of smartphone heavy-weight Apple. IDC say smartphone vendors shipped a total of…

Foxtel Rated Last In Consumer Value Survey

Fergus Halliday April 6, 2017 No Comments

A recent consumer survey by Canstar Blue has found Foxtel ranked last among consumers when it came to pay-TV and streaming services. The survey ranked Netflix at the top, followed…

Android Overtakes Windows As #1 OS

Fergus Halliday April 4, 2017 No Comments

In a sign of just how much smartphones have displaced the traditional PC paradigm, StatCounter say that Google’s Android platform has now surpassed even Windows as the world’s biggest OS.…

Oz Retail Sales Down In Feb

Fergus Halliday April 3, 2017 No Comments

According to the latest data out of the Australia Bureau of Statistics, Australia’s retail sector slipped 0.1% (in seasonally adjusted terms) during February 2017. It’s a sharp drop from the…

Don’t Count Apple Out Yet, Says IDC Analyst

Fergus Halliday March 31, 2017 No Comments

Between the Infinity Display, curved design and Bixby, Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone looks poised to give competitors, and especially Apple, a run for their money. However, at least one IDC…

Android App Revenues Poised To Overtake iOS In 2017

Fergus Halliday March 30, 2017 No Comments

According to new data out of App Annie, consumer spend on Android applications is set to overtake that of users on iOS platforms for the first time in 2017. However,…

Video Content Continues To Dominate, Says Verto

Fergus Halliday March 24, 2017 No Comments

A new report by Verto Analytics indicates that video continues to be the most popular and engaging form of online content by a wide margin. Verto found that “video still…

Smart Homes Leads To Better Smartphone Experience, Says Research

Fergus Halliday March 24, 2017 No Comments

New research by JD Power has suggested that the more smart home devices a consumer owns, the better their smart phone experience will be. In the firm’s 2017 US Full-Service…