http://www.industryanalystreporter.com/index.asp Tekrati Industry Analyst Reporter News Service en-us Copyright 2005 Tekrati, Inc. All Rights Reserved. editor@tekrati.com (Barbara French) http://www.industryanalystreporter.com/T2/Images/Tekrati_Logo_85x40.gif http://www.industryanalystreporter.com/index.asp 85 40 http://ce.tekrati.com/research/10288/ Barbara French, Tekrati In 2007, the cable set top box (STB) market experienced record-setting growth, as both worldwide unit shipments and revenues reached new highs, reports In-Stat. Strong demand for basic digital cable set top boxes, especially in the Chinese market, coupled with sustained demand for advanced digital cable set top boxes in the North American market, is fueling the market growth, the high-tech market research firm says. Consumer Electronics Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:50:40 UT http://ce.tekrati.com/research/10280/ Barbara French, Tekrati It has been a quarter since HD DVD lost its contest with Blu-ray, and the market has absorbed the consequent impacts while remaining open to changes. But the Blu-ray player and optical drive markets must undergo further evolution before reaching their full potential, according to a study by ABI Research. Consumer Electronics Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:50:40 UT http://ce.tekrati.com/research/10245/ Barbara French, Tekrati While a large number of phones today still use browsers with very limited web browsing capabilities, many smartphones are incorporating browsers that support the latest capabilities such as AJAX and RSS, as well as websites optimized for viewing on a mobile device. ABI Research sees this segment of the mobile browser market accounting for the vast majority of growth over the next five years, as the open-Internet browser (OIB) segment for mobile grows from 76 million in 2007 to nearly 700 million browsers delivered in 2013. Consumer Electronics Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:44:14 UT http://ce.tekrati.com/research/10244/ Barbara French, Tekrati While Bluetooth has been in the market for almost a decade, it has not proliferated widely in Asia. In terms of consumer awareness, this region still lags behind others. However, the picture is changing, especially when it comes to cellular handsets, according to a new study from ABI Research. Consumer Electronics Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:39:20 UT http://ce.tekrati.com/research/10217/ Barbara French, Tekrati JupiterResearch has found that introducing portable media players (PMP's) with internet browsing capabilities are likely to stimulate significant growth among those accessing wireless web and will create additional opportunity for advertisers. The analysts forecast an advertising spend of $2.2 billion on mobile messaging, display ads, and search via mobile technology, by the year 2012. Consumer Electronics Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:58:01 UT