In a similarly unsettling development for Apple, the tech giant appears to be playing catch-up in an area it has long dominated: mobile hardware. As Amazon’s Echo continues to gain traction -- and Google prepares to launch its own smart speaker, Google Home -- Apple is reportedly developing a similar device.
Late or not, entering the smart-speaker race is a no-brainer. By 2020, half of all North American households with broadband will boast smart devices, according to a recent forecast from Parks Associates.
From the article "Apple Reportedly In Talks To Buy Tidal, Jay Z's Music Streaming Service" by Gavin O'Malley.
A December 2023 report from Parks Associates revealed a couple of somewhat surprising research findings: 20% of U.S. internet households own a TV antenna, and 12% of those that don’t plan to buy one i...
Video streamers and legacy pay-TV companies are seeing more competition than ever, which led to a 50% churn rate in 3Q 2023, according to research from Parks Associates. Annual churn among all over-th...
The answer: 17, per research released at the CES 2024 trade fair by Parks Associates. That’s up from eight as recently as 2015. The international market research and consulting firm’s latest Consu...
In a recent report, research firm Parks Associates found that U.S. households had an average of 17 connected devices in the third quarter of 2023. From the article, "At CES 2024's #RoborockTechTalk...
