You Got M-Mail! Mobile E-Mail Usage Doubled in 6 Months
According
to NPD’s Mobile
Consumer Track, personal e-mail usage on mobile phones increased from
3% of mobile phone users in March 2006 to 6% in September 2006. Mobile
e-mail has a long way to go before it rivals traditional PC-based
e-mailing, but growing numbers of U.S. consumers have begun to test-drive
e-mailing on-the-go.
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Video
game industry retail sales jumped 34% in November to $1.7 billion from
$1.3 billion last November, 
Global
purchases of IT goods and services will slow to 5% growth in 2007,
reaching $1.55 trillion in sales according to a new report detailing
worldwide technology spending and purchases by Forrester Research. US
purchases of IT goods and services will also grow 5% in 2007, the slowest
rate of growth since 2003. Forrester's forecast for US IT spending growth
is up from the previous estimate of 2%.
Worldwide
semiconductor revenue totaled $261.4 billion in 2006, an 11.3% increase
from 2005, 
During
the first 35 days of this holiday season through Dec5, total online retail
(non-travel) spending reached $13.7 billion, marking a 25% increase versus
the corresponding days in 2005, 
Spending
time with friends and family is what majority of U.S. adults (over 70%)
look forward to this holiday season, according to a Harris Poll of 2,429
U.S. adults surveyed online by Harris Interactive between November 13 and
20, 2006. The top 5 are:
Annual
U.S. revenues from Internet video services – spanning user-generated
content to television shows and movies – will exceed $7 billion by 2010,
Listed
below are the top 10 business trends data points for today, culled from
the most authoritative business news and data sources. Today's
trend data points to payrolls, satellite radio, game consoles, premium
cars, consumer sentiment, and economic growth.
Total
nonfarm payroll employment rose by 132,000 in November to 136.0 million
and the unemployment rate edged up from 4.4% to 4.5%, 
