More than 2 million smart-home products were sold on eBay this year as shoppers kept linking their homes to smartphones, according to research provided by the online bidding site. Read more…
More than half (57%) of consumers plan on shopping on a computer, 42% on a mobile device and 13% through a virtual assistant this holiday season, according to a Citi Retail Services survey. Read more…
Businesses use a variety of methods to gather user reviews on mobile apps, including push notifications and social media, according to a survey from how-to website The Manifest. More than half (63%) of companies make changes to their apps based on suggestions posted in app stores. Read more…
Smartphones were the dominant way to watch online video during Q2 2018 at 62%, up 9.8% from the second quarter last year. Read more here…
Short-form, six-second ads that have become more popular on social media and even broadcast TV get high marks for mobile viewership but pack little emotional punch, according to a study by media platform Teads and researcher Realeyes. Read more here…
Wireless media and entertainment will grow into a $3 trillion market over the next decade, with 5G networks making up about $1.3 trillion of that revenue, according to a study commissioned by Intel. Download the report here…
The event showcases Alphabet’s growing interest in health and technology. Read more…
Auto brand Dodge announced a multichannel campaign for the holiday season that includes a video series on digital and social channels including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, according to a company press release. Read more….
Market research firm Strategy Analytics published a report showing a sales decline of 360 million smartphones in the third quarter from a year earlier, equal to an 8 percent dip. Read more…