The latest International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report is out and it shows that global smartphone growth is expected to growth at a much slower rate in 2015 than last year. The overall market will still grow 11.3% this year but this is a marked drop from the 27.6% growth seen in 2014. 2015 will also be […]
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Enterprise wearables shipments to top 27 million units by 2020
Wearables such as fitness trackers and smartwatches are making inroads in the consumer market. A recent report expects that the overall wearable computer market will top 235 million units by 2020. Tractica, a market research firm, expects that enterprise wearables is also poised for substantial growth over the next few years. Defined as wearables used in a corporate setting, they are […]
Apple Watch demand not waning after all?
KGI Securities yesterday cut its Apple Watch sales estimate from 20 to 30 million down to less than 15 million, citing evidence of cooling demand for Apple’s smartwatch. A separate report shows that not only can market analysis firms not agree on expected sales numbers but they can’t even agree on whether Apple Watch demand is increasing, plateauing or even […]
Apple Watch demand showing signs of waning?
Before the Apple Watch launched, market analysis firms weighed in with their predictions on how well it would sell. Some such as J.P. Morgan predicted that sales could top 25 million units in the first year alone. KGI Securities expected sales to fall in the range of 20 to 30 million units. In a new research note, the latter now […]
LG Display top supplier of smartwatch displays in Q1 2015
LG Display has quickly established itself as the top supplier for smartwatch display panels. Market research firm DisplaySearch found that the South Korean company accounted for 90 percent of overall revenues and 66.8 percent of shipment volumes (some 8 million panels) in Q1 2015. Its success is attributed to the fact that it is one of only two manufacturers capable […]
Smartwatch shipments to top 100 million in 2020
Smartwatch shipments were off to a very modest start in 2014. Estimates range from the mid to high single-digit millions depending on who you asked. Despite such humble beginnings, smartwatches are expected to quickly become a much larger market over the next few years. BI Intelligence estimated back in March that over 120 million smartwatches would ship in 2020. IHS has looked […]
U.S. Apple Watch pre-orders estimated to hit nearly 1 million in first 24 hours
Early signs suggest that early Apple Watch pre-orders were stronger than some analysts predicted. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster had expected that first day pre-orders would hit about 300,000. Slice Intelligence suggests that they were about three times stronger than that and hit nearly a million pre-orders in the U.S. alone. The report estimates that 957,000 people in the U.S. pre-ordered […]
IDC: Smart wearables shipments to top 25 million units in 2015
Smart wearables, devices capable of running third-party applications, are one of the most exciting areas of mobile technology these days. New devices are announced almost every day as companies rush in to grab their slice of the pie. Devices like the Moto 360 and Samsung Gear line helped shipments reach 4.2 million last year. Market research firm IDC expects that […]