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"Star Walk iPhone app on iPad"] [/caption]
Based on all the details Wednesday, I've written an iPad analysis report that clients should be able to dive into later today....
January 29, 2010 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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I'll be publishing a detailed analysis for clients about the Apple iPad and its effect on connected devices (i.e., it's a big deal) in the next day or so. I have also posted photos that I took of the press, VIPs, and tablets we saw today for those who are interested....
January 28, 2010 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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Here are my quick reactions to today's Apple Special Event; expect some more thoughtful ...
January 27, 2010 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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I got a rude awakening early this morning: the ice and snowstorm that blew through Massachusetts last night knocked out our power. That meant we had no lights, no heat, and no running water (darn those electric well pumps!)....
January 18, 2010 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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This week, I've been in New York City at Gridley Company's Ninth Annual Internet, Marketing, Financial Technology, and Information Services Conference (whew! try saying that three times fast)....
January 13, 2010 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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As I'm heading down to New York City for a mobile technology investor event after CES, I was pleased and proud to see Scott Kirstner's kind praise of Yankee Group's Anywhere book printed in today's Boston Globe ....
January 11, 2010 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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Opening day of CES added another 9 miles to our pedometer, bringing our total walking mileage to the event to 26.7 miles....
January 8, 2010 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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That's French for "After now, the deluge". And that's about how I feel about today's CES opening in just 2.5 hours. It's going to be a very busy day....
January 7, 2010 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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Today is the day before Consumer Electronics Show opens or CES - 1, as I like to call it....
January 6, 2010 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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Happy New Year from Las Vegas! Andy Castonguay, Dmitriy Molchanov, and I will be covering the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show all week from this city in the desert, trying to keep up with the tsunami of news and announcements from the show....
January 5, 2010 | Blog | by Carl Howe
Link Data: Research Topic Consumer Access, December 2009
This global forecast of consumer access services spans fixed-line, VoIP, broadband and mobile services for 55 countries and 11 regions.
Dec. 28, 2009 | Data Module | by Carl Howe
Link Data: Global Consumer Forecast, December 2009
The topline figures in Yankee Group's Link Data: Global Consumer Forecast on global consumer spending hide many differences among market segments and regions.
Dec. 28, 2009 | Data Module | by Carl Howe
Link Data: Asia-Pacific Consumer Forecast, December 2009
This forecast examines consumer behavior in Asia-Pacific for fixed-line and wireless services.
Dec. 23, 2009 | Data Module | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Agatha Poon
Link Data: Asia-Pacific ConnectedView Forecast, December 2009
This forecast encompasses consumers and enterprises across both mobile and fixed-line spaces.
Dec. 23, 2009 | Data Module | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Agatha Poon
Link Data: Asia-Pacific Mobile Forecast, December 2009
The Asia-Pacific region comprises emerging markets with immense potential, and highly advanced mobile markets that are at the forefront of mobile data services.
Dec. 23, 2009 | Data Module | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Agatha Poon
Link Data: North America Consumer Forecast, December 2009
Containing forecasts of wireless and fixed-line retail consumer activity in the U.S. and Canada, this forecast now extends to 2013.
Dec. 23, 2009 | Data Module | by Carl Howe
Link Data: North America ConnectedView Forecast, December 2009
This forecast provides market data, including subscribers, contracts, technologies and handset sales through data applications, content provider revenue and consumer/business splits.
Dec. 23, 2009 | Data Module | by Carl Howe
Link Data: North America Mobile Forecast, December 2009
This market forecast includes users, ARPU and revenue summaries, segmented prepaid and postpaid; with voice/data segmentations and technology splits including handset sales.
Dec. 23, 2009 | Data Module | by Carl Howe
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Today's New York Times had a terrific article talking about the challenges facing retailers in managing search advertising during the holidays....
December 22, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
Link Data: North America Mobile Carrier Monitor, December 2009
The Yankee Group Link Data: North America Mobile Carrier Monitor follows the fortunes of the largest carriers in North America. Data revenue is picking up just in time to preserve upward momentum in the industry.
Dec. 18, 2009 | Data Module | by Carl Howe
Link Data: U.S. Consumer Service Provider Monitor, December 2009
The Yankee Group Link Data: U.S. Consumer Service Provider Monitor, December 2009 compares service providers in the United States that deliver consumer services across voice, data and TV categories, including satellite TV.
Dec. 14, 2009 | Data Module | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Vince Vittore
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I mentioned last month that I thought that Google might launch a net neutral mobile phone to spur the wireless market toward its vision . Well, according to Techcrunch and Google itself , Google apparently gave its employees unlocked Google phones for the holidays to "eat its own dogfood"....
December 13, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
Link Data: Asia-Pacific Mobile Carrier Monitor, December 2009
The Yankee Group Link Data: Asia-Pacific Mobile Carrier Monitor offers unprecedented comparability between operators in Asia-Pacific, which is the most dynamic region for wireless activity.
Dec. 11, 2009 | Data Module | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Agatha Poon
Anywhere Consumer: 2009 Canadian Survey Suite, Wave 1-12
The Yankee Group Anywhere Consumer: 2009 Canadian Survey Suite is an online methodology of 2,797 Canadian consumers. The types of questions asked include: Who do you buy your services and devices from?, How do you research?, Where do you buy (channels)?, How do you pay (bundling, prepaid, postpaid, family plans)?, How much do you pay?, Why did you buy? Why will you buy?, How good are your service providers?, How do you use connectivity?, How do you get content?, How do you pay for it?, What would make the experience better?, How will the economy impact consumption patterns?
Dec. 11, 2009 | Survey | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Christopher Collins
Anywhere Consumer: 2009 U.S. Survey Suite, Wave 1-12
The Yankee Group Anywhere Consumer: 2009 U.S. Survey Suite is an online methodology of 15,608 U.S. consumers. The types of questions asked include: Who do you buy your services and devices from?, How do you research?, Where do you buy (channels)?, How do you pay (bundling, prepaid, postpaid, family plans)?, How much do you pay?, Why did you buy? Why will you buy?, How good are your service providers?, How do you use connectivity?, How do you get content?, How do you pay for it?, What would make the experience better?, How will the economy impact consumption patterns?
Dec. 11, 2009 | Survey | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Christopher Collins
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By leaving out 30 years of legacy software accumulated in today's operating system designs, Google's Chrome OS has the potential to define a new class of Anywhere devices ranging from picture frames to media tablets. Just don't expect it to replace your Windows PC or Apple Mac; Chrome OS will infiltrate its way into homes through add-on devices rather than PC replacements.
Dec. 9, 2009 | Report | by Carl Howe
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Ace Yankee Group colleague Benoit Felten and co-author Herman Wagter have written a stunning article challenging the premise that bandwidth hogs force broadband operators...
December 7, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
Anywhere Consumer: 2009 U.S. Survey Suite, Wave 1-11
The Yankee Group Anywhere Consumer: 2009 U.S. Survey Suite is an online methodology of 14,262 U.S. consumers. The types of questions asked include: Who do you buy your services and devices from?, How do you research?, Where do you buy (channels)?, How do you pay (bundling, prepaid, postpaid, family plans)?, How much do you pay?, Why did you buy? Why will you buy?, How good are your service providers?, How do you use connectivity?, How do you get content?, How do you pay for it?, What would make the experience better?, How will the economy impact consumption patterns?
Dec. 1, 2009 | Survey | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Christopher Collins
Anywhere Consumer: 2009 Canadian Survey Suite, Wave 1-11
The Yankee Group Anywhere Consumer: 2009 Canadian Survey Suite is an online methodology of 2,553 Canadian consumers. The types of questions asked include: Who do you buy your services and devices from?, How do you research?, Where do you buy (channels)?, How do you pay (bundling, prepaid, postpaid, family plans)?, How much do you pay?, Why did you buy? Why will you buy?, How good are your service providers?, How do you use connectivity?, How do you get content?, How do you pay for it?, What would make the experience better?, How will the economy impact consumption patterns?
Dec. 1, 2009 | Survey | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Christopher Collins
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Some people watch football on Thanksgiving Day....
November 27, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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Note to Rupert Murdoch: Jerry McGuire notwithstanding, yelling "Show me the money" is a loser as an Anywhere media strategy....
November 25, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
Anywhere Consumer: 2009 Canadian Survey Suite, Wave 1-10
The Yankee Group Anywhere Consumer: 2009 Canadian Survey Suite is an online methodology of 2,330 Canadian consumers. The types of questions asked include: Who do you buy your services and devices from?, How do you research?, Where do you buy (channels)?, How do you pay (bundling, prepaid, postpaid, family plans)?, How much do you pay?, Why did you buy? Why will you buy?, How good are your service providers?, How do you use connectivity?, How do you get content?, How do you pay for it?, What would make the experience better?, How will the economy impact consumption patterns?
Nov. 24, 2009 | Survey | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Christopher Collins
Anywhere Consumer: 2009 U.S. Survey Suite, Wave 1-10
The Yankee Group Anywhere Consumer: 2009 U.S. Survey Suite is an online methodology of 12,917 U.S. consumers. The types of questions asked include: Who do you buy your services and devices from?, How do you research?, Where do you buy (channels)?, How do you pay (bundling, prepaid, postpaid, family plans)?, How much do you pay?, Why did you buy? Why will you buy?, How good are your service providers?, How do you use connectivity?, How do you get content?, How do you pay for it?, What would make the experience better?, How will the economy impact consumption patterns?
Nov. 24, 2009 | Survey | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Christopher Collins
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The economic crisis that started in 2008 reshaped the Anywhere landscape, crowning Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea as the world's first Anywhere countries. Yankee Group predicts that despite the poor economy and one-year delay in its development, the global Anywhere Economy will total nearly $1 trillion by 2013.
Nov. 18, 2009 | Report | by Carl Howe
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Not satisfied with Verizon's recent launch of its Android-powered Droid phones, Techcrunch.com is now agog with rumors of Google launching its own phone. What's unanswered in the post, though, is an important question: Why? Now I don't have any inside information from Google....
November 18, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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Connected homes filled with Anywhere consumer devices sound like such happy places. But consumer electronics vendors forget that such connectivity also means that consumers get to see their every mistake, and some of those mistakes can be bad for their brands very bad....
November 17, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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Applications like Skype and Vonage for smartphones are bringing VoIP services onto carrier networks, whether mobile operators want them there or not. Rather than fighting the trend, operators should adjust terms and conditions to make VoIP apps profitable, rather than prohibited.
Nov. 16, 2009 | Report | by Carl Howe
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Google's acquisition of mobile Internet advertising network Admob for $750 million just signals that it intends to reprise its desktop Internet strategy on the mobile Internet....
November 10, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
Anywhere Consumer: 2009 U.S. Survey Suite, Connectivity Choices and Digital Experience Mid-Year Analyses (Wave 1-6)
The Yankee Group Anywhere Consumer: 2009 U.S. Survey Suite, Connectivity Choices and Digital Experience modules survey 7,906 U.S. consumers using an online methodology. The types of questions asked include: Who do you buy your services and devices from?, How do you research?, Where do you buy (channels)?, How do you pay (bundling, prepaid, postpaid, family plans)?, How much do you pay?, Why did you buy? Why will you buy?, How good are your service providers?, How do you use connectivity?, How do you get content?, How do you pay for it?, What would make the experience better?, How will the economy impact consumption patterns?
Nov. 9, 2009 | Survey | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Christopher Collins
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It seems like these aren't the Droids they were looking for....
November 6, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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In case anyone wasn't counting, Apple's App Store now has more than 100,000 applications . According to the press release, Apple has seen more than 2 billion downloads of those apps; my estimate is that that number is now about 2.4 billion worldwide....
November 4, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
Anywhere Consumer: 2009 Canadian Survey Suite, Wave 1-9
The Yankee Group Anywhere Consumer: 2009 Canadian Survey Suite is an online methodology of 2,127 Canadian consumers. The types of questions asked include: Who do you buy your services and devices from?, How do you research?, Where do you buy (channels)?, How do you pay (bundling, prepaid, postpaid, family plans)?, How much do you pay?, Why did you buy? Why will you buy?, How good are your service providers?, How do you use connectivity?, How do you get content?, How do you pay for it?, What would make the experience better?, How will the economy impact consumption patterns?
Oct. 30, 2009 | Survey | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Christopher Collins
Anywhere Consumer: 2009 U.S. Survey Suite, Wave 1-9
The Yankee Group Anywhere Consumer: 2009 U.S. Survey Suite is an online methodology of 11,667 U.S. consumers. The types of questions asked include: Who do you buy your services and devices from?, How do you research?, Where do you buy (channels)?, How do you pay (bundling, prepaid, postpaid, family plans)?, How much do you pay?, Why did you buy? Why will you buy?, How good are your service providers?, How do you use connectivity?, How do you get content?, How do you pay for it?, What would make the experience better?, How will the economy impact consumption patterns?
Oct. 30, 2009 | Survey | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Christopher Collins
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CFO Tim Morse just finished up his presentation here at the Yahoo Analyst Conference, and of course, he presented some details of the timeline of the Yahoo-Microsoft Bing deal....
October 28, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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Today, I'm out at the Yahoo Analyst Conference in San Jose, California. This morning, we're mixed in with the financial analysts, and the day kicked off with CEO Carol Bartz introducing the day....
October 28, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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The eBook business is hot....
October 23, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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As structured, Spotify?s peer-to-peer streaming music service Won't make it in the U.S. To succeed, the music streaming service must adopt better advertising and music deals, as well as smarter, more operator-friendly software.
Oct. 20, 2009 | Report | by Carl Howe
Anywhere Consumer: 2009 Canadian Survey Suite, Wave 1-8
The Yankee Group Anywhere Consumer: 2009 Canadian Survey Suite is an online methodology of 1,929 Canadian consumers. The types of questions asked include: Who do you buy your services and devices from?, How do you research?, Where do you buy (channels)?, How do you pay (bundling, prepaid, postpaid, family plans)?, How much do you pay?, Why did you buy? Why will you buy?, How good are your service providers?, How do you use connectivity?, How do you get content?, How do you pay for it?, What would make the experience better?, How will the economy impact consumption patterns?
Oct. 20, 2009 | Survey | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Christopher Collins
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Yankee Group colleague Andy Castonguay recently published a killer report predicting the near-inevitable death of mobile phone subsidies (actual title: The Golden Subsidy ...
October 19, 2009 | Blog | by Carl Howe
Anywhere Consumer: 2009 U.S. Survey Suite, Wave 1-8
The Yankee Group Anywhere Consumer: 2009 U.S. Survey Suite is an online methodology of 9,160 U.S. consumers. The types of questions asked include: Who do you buy your services and devices from?, How do you research?, Where do you buy (channels)?, How do you pay (bundling, prepaid, postpaid, family plans)?, How much do you pay?, Why did you buy? Why will you buy?, How good are your service providers?, How do you use connectivity?, How do you get content?, How do you pay for it?, What would make the experience better?, How will the economy impact consumption patterns?
Sep. 30, 2009 | Survey | by Carl Howe | CO-AUTHORS: Christopher Collins