This week, Apple gears up for their October 23rd event, pre-orders for Microsoft’s Surface tablets sell out, and we take a look at the mobile industry by the numbers.
News and Insights
- CNET - iPad Mini, anyone? Apple sets Oct. 23 event
- GigaOm - Google sent out a cryptic invite to press for an event on Oct. 29 in NYC; many say will involve Android
- New York Times - EBay’s focus on mobile apps helps lift revenue 15%
- CIO - The Windows 8 UI: how do interface and usability experts rate all the changes?
- GigaOm – Estimates of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet sales are near 1 million units for the quarter
- Mashable - Pre-orders for the Microsoft Surface tablet slated to ship on October 26 have sold out for U.S. customers
- Mashable – The Microsoft Surface tablet team held a Q&A session on Reddit, revealing new information
- CIO - Is Windows 8 an existential threat to Android tablets? Analysts weigh in
- TabTimes - Q4 2013 will be the real tipping point for tablet adoption. Here’s why
- TechRadar - What are the top 10 tablets for business use? (Yes, there is actually more than one)
- CNN- Isis mobile wallet will launch next week in Austin and Salt Lake City
- ZDNet – Will mobile finally enable a paperless office? One analyst is skeptical
Research
- Vision Mobile - [Infographic] The Mobile Industry in Numbers
- Forrester - E-businesses who do not take a longer-term approach to mobile will see their efforts fall short
- Chitika - Android smartphones now have majority mobile web traffic share with 50%
- NPD Group – Apps boost time spent on smartphones; accounting for 120+ minutes of daily usage in August 2012 compared to <100 in 2011
- eMarketer – Mobile phones as POS in retail expected to reach $640 million this year
- ABI Research - NFC mobile payments to hit $100B in 2016
- eMarketer - 57% of first-time smartphone buyers in Q4 2011 bought an Android device
- eMarketer - Consumers’ desire for mobile-friendly sites stretched across all verticals
- ThinkEquity - 48% of IT Managers said they would choose Microsoft as their corporate mobile standard
- Forrester - 12% of workers now using tablets
