EGHAM, United Kingdom - For the first time since 2004, smartphone sales to consumers declined in the fourth quarter of 2017 from the same three months a year before as people keep their phones longer or upgrades slow. Gartner reported global sales of smartphones to end users totaled nearly 408 million units in the fourth
DETROIT – Have you enjoyed attending an MTAM Mobile Monday Michigan event at one of our chapters in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids or Lansing? Have you benefitted from education you received from an expert speaker, or contacts you made at one of our monthly events? Have you thought about finding a way to be
COSTA MESA, Calif. - Unlimited data plans are the magic elixir for wireless network quality, while “bring your own device” promotions are having the opposite effect, according to the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Wireless Network Quality Performance Study –Volume 1. The study finds that customers with unlimited data plans experience a lower incidence of overall network problems,
COSTA MESA, Calif - Could social media be realizing its true calling as the ultimate customer service channel? According to the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Wireless Customer Care Full-Service Performance Study overall satisfaction is highest when customers ask questions or make requests of their wireless carriers via social media. “Personalized feedback, rapid-fire response time and interaction
DETROIT – As is always the case, January is a busy month in terms of major industry events for Michigan businesses, and 2018 was no exception. Two major events took place in January that are of great importance to firms in our state, CES in Las Vegas, and NAIAS in Detroit. Mobile Monday Detroit has
ANN ARBOR - While the Big Three automakers are still in the research and development phase, University of Michigan startup May Mobility already has tested its bright green-and-white driverless shuttles on public streets in downtown Detroit, and has ambitious plans for growth. The company recently licensed five autonomous driving-related technologies from U-M that will help
DETROIT - PlanetM, the mobility effort launched by Gov. Rick Snyder, announced Tuesday the category winners and finalists for the 2018 PlanetM Awards that showcase innovations in mobility platforms and technologies. Winners will be recognized at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in January at Cobo Center. The PlanetM Awards are a partnership between PlanetM,
DETROIT – The North American International Auto Show announced Thursday that 57 automotive technology startups will showcase their technologies as part of the NAIAS’ startup event, AutoMobili-D. 2018 NAIAS Chairman Ryan LaFontaine, CEO of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Highland Township, noted that the number of startups exhibiting is up nearly 40 percent from the event’s
BINGHAM FARMS – The “Alexa Revolution” continues. Detroit-based research and consulting firms Jacobs Media Strategies and jācapps, along with partner Sonic Ai, today revealed details from a new national online study showing that one in five (20%) respondents age 13 and older with Internet access plan to purchase a voice-controlled smart speaker such as an
EGHAM, UK - Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 383 million units in the third quarter of 2017, a 3 percent increase over the same period in 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. All of the top five smartphone vendors achieved double-digit growth apart from Apple, which achieved a 5.7 percent increase. "Despite market
