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  • Todd Hixon Todd Hixon, Contributor
    Jan 16, 2013
  • Forrester Research Forrester Research, Contributor
    Jan 16, 2013

    US Mobile Retail Sales To Reach $31B By 2017

    The rapid growth and ubiquity of smartphones has led many to conclude that a significant portion of Internet activity, including shopping, will migrate to these mobile devices. To help eBusiness professionals in retail get a better sense of the real size and opportunity that exists, Forrester has released its “US Mobile Retail Forecast, 2012 To 2017.” Retailers beware: while mobile commerce is growing and undeniably shifting how some consumers buy, the pertinent facts are that: read »

  • Patrick Moorhead Patrick Moorhead, Contributor
    Jan 16, 2013

    Who Won the Smartphone Chip Wars at CES 2013?

    The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is best known for gigantic 4K TVs and Android-powered refrigerators, but this year’s CES brought brand new smartphone chips from Intel, Nvidia, and Qualcomm.  While information is still limited, all three of these players brought their best to the game and I wanted to share with you what I saw and heard at the show. Intel   read »

  • Forrester Research Forrester Research, Contributor
    Jan 16, 2013

    US Mobile Payments To Reach $90B By 2017

    This week, the National Retail Federation (NRF) held its 102nd Annual Convention and EXPO —Retail's Big Show 2013. Attendees gathered from around the world to demo products and services and exchange ideas about the future of retail, including mobile payments. Mobile payments have captured the attention and imagination of industry insiders, venture capital investors, and innovators. Although retailer investment and consumer adoption have been nascent to date, we see that changing. Forrester forecasts[...] read »

  • Jon Matonis Jon Matonis, Contributor
    Jan 16, 2013

    Silent Circle Adds Android For Encrypted Voice And Video Calls

    Silent Circle announced today that they have released Silent Phone for Android users which is now available for download in Google Play. As the Apple iOS version has already been available, this new release is good news for the many business users that require a cross platform communications solution. However the encrypted text capability is still pending on the Android version. read »

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  • Chuck Jones Chuck Jones, Contributor
    Jan 16, 2013

    Apple Estimates from 65 Analysts

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    Fortune reporter Philip Elmer-Dewitt compiles sell-side and independent analysts forecasts for Apple.  He has gathered 65 projections, 38 of them sell-side analysts and 27 independents.  The independent analysts are more bullish than the sell-side analysts and even the most pessimistic independent analyst’s EPS estimate of $13.06 would be just below [...] read »

  • Simon Montlake Simon Montlake, Forbes Staff
    Jan 16, 2013

    Lenovo CEO Worth $740M As PC Maker's Stock Hits Five-Year High

    Lenovo stock closed up 2.1% Wednesday in Hong Kong and have been trading at a five-year peak. Following a 36% run-up in the stock price in 2012, the company's market cap is $10.4 billion . That means Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing is sitting on a big capital gain after investing $404 million in June 2011 in the company's shares. At the time, he said the purchase of a roughly 8% stake in Lenovo was "based on my strong belief in the company's very bright future." His belief wasn't misplaced. Lenovo has been[...] read »

  • Chuck Jones Chuck Jones, Contributor
    Jan 16, 2013

    Samsung Smartphones Gaining Momentum While iPhone Has Leveled Off

    451 ChangeWave Research has been tracking smartphone buying intentions for the past four years.  Apple has seen a steady increase of purchase intentions from the 30%s in the 2008/2009 timeframe to the 40%s in 2010/2011 to the 50%s in 2012.  With every new iPhone starting with the 4 the iPhone purchase intention has been higher than the previous version.  However, the dropoff one quarter after a new iPhone has been introduced has been the greatest for the iPhone 5 with a 19 point drop vs. 11 points[...] read »

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