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Google Closing In On Amazon’s Smart Speaker Lead
Google // August 14, 2018

New research shows that Google gained ground on Amazon’s global smart speaker share for the second quarter of 2018. Strategy Analytics’ latest smart speaker report, “Global Smart Speaker Vendor & OS Shipment and Installed Base Market Share by Region: Q2 2018,” provides detailed quarterly metrics...

For B2B, Promise In BYOD?
B2B Payments // August 17, 2017

The edges between B2B and B2C might be blurring a bit — if the devices have anything to do with it. Prabhat Agarwal, director of research at AppOptix, explains why consumers using phones to conduct business can present some opportunities (of the revenue kind) for...

Swiss’ Smartwatch Problem (Thanks To Apple)
Mobile Commerce // February 22, 2016

The age of the traditional Swiss watch that “just” tells time — regardless of wristband, face and a high price tag — may be winding down. As CNET reports, global shipments of smartwatches were higher than those seen for Swiss watches in the fourth quarter of last...

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Wearables Like Apple Watch Outsell Entire Watch Industry

February 06, 2020
The Apple Watch had a record-breaking 2019, outselling the entire Swiss watch industry, a report by Strategy Analytics indicated on Wednesday (Feb. 5). Apple Watch shipped 30.7 smartwatches worldwide last year, compared with 21.1 million for all Swiss watch brands combined. “Analog wristwatches remain popular among older consumers, but younger buyers are tipping toward smartwatches […]

Google Closing In On Amazon’s Smart Speaker Lead

August 14, 2018
New research shows that Google gained ground on Amazon’s global smart speaker share for the second quarter of 2018. Strategy Analytics’ latest smart speaker report, “Global Smart Speaker Vendor &...