In-Stat expects mobile VOIP to reach 139 million users by 2014. Integration in social-networking services, along with cheap international calls, is spurring growth. – Mobile voice over IP use is expected to rise to nearly 139 million
users by 2014, according to a new report from In-Stat.
Thanks to companies such as Skype, Fring
and Google, mobile VOIP (voice over IP) technology
has been gaining popularity over the last five years, as an inexpensive option fo…
The introduction of Apples iPad, Kindle e-readers, Droid smartphones and other devices are pushing mobile chips sales. By 2014, In-Stat expects sales to top 4 billion units. – The mobile processor market is set to reach 4 billion units by 2014,
market research firm In-Stat reported Oct. 26. Mobile device growth,
said the firm, is reshaping the high-tech industry, and with rising
sales of smartphones and converged devices is coming an increased need
for everything from…
An In-Stat study projects tablets such as Apple’s iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab would record the highest compound annual growth rate through 2014. – Despite turbulent economic conditions, mobile computing continues to
see surging demand resulting from more advanced designs, new form
factors and pent-up business demand, according to research by IT
market analysis firm In-Stat. The report projected mobile computing
devices, including tablets, …
Google on March 8 announced the launch of its Google Public Data Explorer, which allows users to view and create charts based on a wide variety of public data, such as mortality and fertility rates. The app leverages publicly available statistics from the World Bank and other sources. Users can play with the data endlessly, filtering it through various metrics and displaying it in different types of charts and graphs. Google claims it has been using anonymous information from its users searches to best determine what sorts of public data are most requested, and then used that to create a list of the most popular data and statistics search topics. Those results will likely continue to inform Googles process as it integrates more public data into its offerings.
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Twitter says its users are tweeting a combined 50 million times each day, indicating a huge bump in Twitter use despite claims by some that the Twitter machine is slowing. However, Twitter faces steep social networking competition from Facebook and now Google Buzz. If the growth rate keeps up, it could signal great things for the microblog Web 2.0 service, which is building professional services and an ad platform around which to make money. Here are 10 reasons why Twitter’s tweet count matters.
– Twitter Feb. 22 said its users were sending a combined 50 million Twitter messages each
day, indicating a huge bump in Twitter use despite other claims that the
Twitter machine is slowing.
quot;Folks were tweeting 5,000 times a day in 2007. By 2008, that number
was 300,000, and by 2009 it had …
The economic recession is taking its toll on wireline data spending among U.S. businesses, but is expected to rebound in the coming years, a report by In-Stat finds.
– A report from market research firm In-Stat found spending on wireline data
services by U.S.
businesses this year is falling across nearly every category, with the
exception of IP VPN and Ethernet services. Overall, In-Stat expects a nearly 2
percent decline in U.S. business spending on wireline …
Stats Chippac (STAT SP), the chip-testing and packaging company controlled by Temasek Holdings Pte, dropped 4.1% to 71 cents. The company said its second-quarter profit slumped to $2.2 million, compared with net income of $22.1 million a year earlier as sales fell 26%.
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