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Strategy Analytics predicts that global mobile broadband subscriptions on tablet PCs will grow 8 times from 2012 to 2017 with more than 165 million new connected tablet PCs

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According to IDC smartphones outshipped feature phones for the first time in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13)

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Strategy Analytics is very optimistic that Joyn will gain global success, achieving close on 300M users by 2017. Joyn is an evolution of current mobile operator communication services that allows mobile operators to compete in mobile messaging, against the likes of WhatsApp, Facebook, Blackberry Messenger and Apple’s iMessage.

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According to a recent Cricket Wireless survey, 47 percent of consumers feel they are overpaying for their wireless phone.

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A surge of smaller, lower-priced handsets in the tablet market has led IDC to increase its 2013 forecast for the worldwide tablet market to 190.9 million, up from its previous forecast of 172.4 million units. One in every two tablets shipped this quarter was below 8 inches in screen size.

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According to ABI Research media tablets are taking the market by storm and they predict that 145 million tablet devices will ship worldwide in 2013. They expect tablet sales to be driven by a combination of new market entrants, more affordable choices for consumers, and increased adoption by business users.

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Research firm IDC reports that the worldwide mobile phone market grew 1.9% year over year in Q4 2012, boosted by strong holiday smartphone sales. IDC also reports that the high-growth smartphone market, was dominated by Samsung and Apple.

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Research from consulting firm Bain shows that mobile banking is becoming more popular world-wide. Their research found that the U.S. reported the highest frequency of mobile interactions, averaging 4.9 mobile transactions in the previous three months.

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IDC has been surprised by surging Android tablet shipments and robust demand for Apple’s new iPad mini. As a result the IT analyst firm has had to increase its 2012 forecast for the worldwide tablet market.

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According to the latest research from Gartner, there are three significant security challenges to overcome when migrating from enterprise-owned mobile devices to”bring your own device” (BYOD)

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