It is common for observers to decry some way in which the United States lags other regions by some measure of Internet, broadband or wireless adoption. Sometimes that is accurate, but only for a time. In other areas, the U.S. adoption rate exceeds that of other regions. Smartphone devices and applications and Internet apps provide examples.
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Friday, November 5, 2010
US Smartphone Penetration Leads Europe
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Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
U.S. Smartphone Penetration Now at 28%
Smartphone penetration in the United States reached 28 percent in the third quarter of 2010, according to The Nielsen Company.
The growing popularity of smartphones like Apple’s iPhone, RIM’s Blackberry devices and a variety of Google Android-based models on the market has accelerated the adoption rate.
The growing popularity of smartphones like Apple’s iPhone, RIM’s Blackberry devices and a variety of Google Android-based models on the market has accelerated the adoption rate.
Among those who acquired a new cellphone in the past six months, 41 percent opted for a smartphone over a standard feature phone, up from 35 percent last quarter.
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Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Half of Mobile Users to Be Web-Enabled by 2013
85.5 million mobile users will access the web from their mobile devices in 2010, more than eMarketer earlier had forecast.
In 2013, penetration will reach the halfway mark, and by 2014, 142.1 million users, representing 54 percent of the U.S. mobile user population, will access the internet using mobile browsers or applications.
In 2013, penetration will reach the halfway mark, and by 2014, 142.1 million users, representing 54 percent of the U.S. mobile user population, will access the internet using mobile browsers or applications.
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Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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