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• Nokia Tops New ABI Research On-board Handset-based Navigation Software Vendor Matrix Ranking

  - 2008-10-29

  LONDON -- Nokia has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Garmin and Intrinsyc claimed the second and third spots in the company's new evaluation of worldwide on-board handset-based navigation software vendors. The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed by...

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• International Mobile Business Subscribers Want Similar Device Features but Different Services, According to ABI Research Survey

  - 2008-10-22

  NEW YORK -- In a survey conducted by ABI Research among mobile business customers from seven industrialized countries, the mobile device features currently attracting most interest and used most often are similar, regardless of location. Bluetooth, speakerphone and voice activated dialing are the most adopted features; QWERTY keyboards, touchscreens, PIM/PDA...

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• Key Forecasts Highlight Rapid Evolution of the Ultra-Mobile Device Market, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-10-13

  NEW YORK -- The fledgling market for ultra-mobile devices UMDs - a catch-all term that includes ultra-mobile PCs UMPCs, netbooks, and mobile Internet devices MIDs - is already complex, and will become more complicated as it grows. A few salient forecast numbers may serve to guide vendors and investors as...

  Tags: ABI Research, HARDWARE, MARKETING, mobile, Tablets

• Video Surveillance Dollars Not Just for Security, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-10-08

  NEW YORK -- Security is the best-known application of video surveillance, but by no means the only one. Transportation systems and retail are both promising markets for video surveillance, where its uses extend to legal liability prevention, customer behavior analysis, and store design. Global spending on video surveillance for...

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• Smartphones, iPhone, and Messaging Driving ARPU Gains for AT&T Mobile Business Customers, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-10-07

  Mobile messaging revenues are driven by smartphone penetration, occupation segmentation and pricing. AT&T has the best combination of these variables resulting in the highest mobile messaging revenues from the mobile business customer. A new study from ABI Research analyzes customer demographics and mobile services usage to create profiles of mobile...

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• MySpace and Facebook Fast Becoming the Leading Mobile Social Networks, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-10-06

  NEW YORK -- According to a recent online survey* conducted by ABI Research, nearly half (46%) of those who use social networks have also visited a social network through a mobile phone. Of these, nearly 70% have visited MySpace and another 67% had visited Facebook. No other social networking site...

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• CE Vendors Offering Internet Connectivity Must Get the Usage Model Right, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-09-29

  NEW YORK -- The trend towards cramming ever more functions into mobile phones is forcing consumer electronics vendors to explore new capabilities in their devices in order to stay relevant to consumers in a "connected age." Mobile Internet Devices MIDs combining specialized functions (camera, media player, navigation etc.) with wireless...

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• Number of US Online Households Watching Broadband Video Doubled In One Year, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-09-26

  NEW YORK -- According to a new ABI Research survey of online households in the United States, the number of consumers watching video streamed through a browser has doubled over the past year, going from 32% a year ago to 63% today. ABI Research believes this is due to growth...

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• Moblin to Ship the Lion's Share of Linux Mobile Internet Device Operating Systems, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-09-23

  LONDON -- The Mobile Internet Device MID market is shaping up as a very promising greenfield opportunity for mobile operating system vendors to find new outlets for their products. Linux will be an important part of this market from the start and will be championed by solutions such as Moblin...

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• Internet-Connected Consumer Electronics Go Mobile: ABI Research Launches New Research Service to Help Clarify a Nascent Market

  - 2008-09-19

  NEW YORK -- Ultra-mobile devices - UMPCs, netbooks, and mobile Internet devices - and consumer electronics devices such as game devices, portable media players, digital cameras and camcorders, and connected navigation devices are increasingly connecting to the Internet over cellular networks. This trend is still in its infancy, and will...

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