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VR Headset Shipments to Exceed 21 Million in 2019 Globally, As Next Generation Consoles Drive Growth: Juniper Research
By 2023, Juniper anticipates that over 37 million games consoles will be using VR, representing 19 percent of consoles. It recommended that future headset releases align with mid-cycle console updates to enable bundling of consoles and headsets into a single offering.
ABI Research: Machine Vision Boosted by the Increasing Use of AI Chips in the Mobile Devices Market
Shipments of mobile devices, including smartphones, tablets, and wearable cameras, with embedded machine vision technology, will increase from 45 million in 2018 to over 590 million in 2023, according to a new forecast by ABI Research. That amounts to a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 67 percent.
Component Shortages, Brexit, and Yellow Vest Movement Dampen the PC Market in 2018Q4 in EMEA, Says IDC
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) came in negative in the fourth quarter of 2018, with the market declining by -5.8 percent year-over-year (YoY) and totaling 19.6 million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC).
Steady Growth Masks Seismic Shifts in US Video and TV Market: Futuresource Research
Futuresource Consulting estimates that the US video and TV industry saw a 1 percent rise in consumer spend in 2018, taking the market up to $133 billion. That represents a 53 percent of the global total, with modest annual increases expected for the future, reaching $136 billion by 2022.
Showtime's Chris DeBlasio Speaks on the Importance of Communication Unification Across Multiple Channels/Platforms in Sports and Entertainment
In order to compete effectively in today's multi-screen/multi-platform environment, sports and entertainment organizations must not only present content on all relevant platforms used by consumers, but also tailor each experience so that it is optimized for each medium, according to Chris DeBlasio, Senior VP of Sport Communications at Showtime, in a podcast interview for journalists ahead of the PRSA's InterSections 2018 Conference on August 9-10 in Anaheim, Calif.
AR/VR 1.0 must die in Order for AR/VR 2.0 to Live, Digi-Capital Says
The future of AR/VR could be bright, but only if it moves beyond where it is today. 2018 was the first of what look like two transitional years, with a potential shakeout in 2019 before an inflection point in late 2020. Digi-Capital's new Augmented/Virtual Reality Report Q1 2019 and AR/VR Analytics Platform look at where we are today, where we’re heading tomorrow, and some of the changes needed to get us there.
Technicolor's Luis Martinez-Amago Discusses Key Trends Defining Network Service Provider Strategies for the Connected Home
This year will see more Network Service Providers (NSPs) around the world embrace "managed services" as a core strategy for generating new recurring revenues and competing with retail offers, says Luis Martinez-Amago, President and General Manager for Technicolor's Connected Home Division, in an audio interview for journalists.
J.D. Power - Automated Driver Assistance Systems: Alarms Abound
Vehicle quality is the best it's ever been. Ever. Owners made it very clear in the J.D. Power 2018 Initial Quality StudySM (IQS), and this was the fifth year in a row that we have seen the industry improve.
Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 13.4 Percent in 2018 Increase Driven by Memory Market, Gartner Says
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $476.7 billion in 2018, a 13.4 percent increase from 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Memory strengthened its position as the largest semiconductor category, accounting for 34.8 percent of total semiconductor revenue, up from 31 percent in 2017.
Allied Market Research Cyber Security Market Outlook Through 2025
The cyber security market is projected to reach $258.99 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 11.9%. Cyber security also referred to as Information Technology (IT) security, emphasize on safeguarding computers, programs, networks, and data from unlicensed or spontaneous access. As cyber threats have gained importance, security solutions have progressed as well. Factors such as rise in malware and phishing threats, and growth in adoption of IoT and BYOD trend among organizations, are driving the cyber security industry growth.
Technicolor Returns to CES 2019 to Share Latest Innovations for the Connected Home
Technicolor experts and executives will be on hand during the CES 2019 conference and exposition -- being held over January 8-11 in Las Vegas -- to demo and discuss leading-edge developments on a range of connected home technologies, including: Management of Multiple Video Platforms, Android TV, Ultra-Broadband, DOCSIS 3.1, Wi-Fi 6, and Advanced HDR.
Retailers to Lose $130 billion Globally in Card-Not-Present Fraud Over the Next 5 Years: Juniper Research
Retailers are set to lose some $130 billion in digital CNP (Card-not-Present) fraud between 2018 and 2023, according to a new Juniper Research report. The report highlighted that increasingly complex approaches by fraudsters, alongside retailers’ inertia in adapting to new fraud prevention requirements, would be key factors behind the increases in fraud transaction value.
VR’s Consumer Market Success Spurs Growth in Enterprise VR PoC Projects, ABI Research Finds
The consumer Virtual Reality (VR) market continues to dominate in terms of both shipments and value chain revenue, and by 2023 the consumer VR hardware market will reach $5 billion in revenues, according to a recent report by ABI Research.
Losses From Online Payment Fraud to Double by 2023 to Nearly $48 Billion Annually, Juniper Research Says
A new study from Juniper Research has found that annual online payment fraud losses from eCommerce, airline ticketing, money transfer and banking services, will reach $48 billion by 2023; up from the $22 billion in losses projected for 2018.
More Than Eight in 10 Legal Departments Are Unprepared for Digitalization, Gartner Says
New "digital realities" will require a new legal framework, with two-thirds of respondents to Gartner's CEO Survey expecting their business models to change in the next three years. Digitalization looms large as a key driver of near-term business change and legal departments must reorient themselves around digital project challenges that accelerate existing legal and compliance risks.
Michael Foy of J.D. Power Explores How the Wealth Management Sector Can Integrate Human and Technological Touch Points to Maximize Customer Experience
Digital transformation is changing the way that people buy, get information and invest. Though wealth management is a relative latecomer to digital transformation, today's wealth management companies and their customers are now relying increasingly on digital processes to purchase wealth management services -- as well as for some basic investment advice, says Michael Foy, Senior Director, Wealth Management Practice J.D. Power, in a new interview for journalists.
Consumer Anxiety About Data, Device and Online Service Security Has No Impact on Purchase Decisions: Parks Associates
Although an overwhelming majority of consumers are very concerned about the security of their personal data, smart devices and online services, that anxiety has no impact on purchase decisions, new research from Parks Associates reveals.
U.S. K-12 Education Market Beats Forecast in Q3, But Stock Issues Spell Uncertainty: Futuresource
Sales of Mobile PCs into the U.S. K-12 market increased in the third quarter of 2018, with shipments growing 10 percent year-on-year, according to new research from Futuresource Consulting. This follows growth of only 3 percent in Q2.
VR at a Mobile Fork in the Road; ABI Research Lowers 2023 Forecast
The Virtual Reality (VR) market is at a crossroad, finds ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies.
Smartphone Shipments Expected to Further Decline in 2018 Before Returning to Growth in 2019, According to IDC
Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to decline by 3 percent in 2018 before returning to low single-digit growth in 2019 and through 2022, according to International Data Corp. (IDC).