It remains very early in the game, and there is still tremendous room for consumer usage and category growth by multiple players in this space.
It means that as carriers try to profit from consumer usage, they may discourage customers using iPhone and Android powered phones from increasing video, picture and Web data downloads in the exponential fashion that Apple and Google investors are accustomed to seeing.
In India, for example, nearly 50% of consumer Internet usage is accessed through mobile phones.
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As income per capita gets above those levels you start seeing consumption of cars, all consumer durables, cellphone usage, etc.
Sticker shock is what consumer groups fear most about tiered usage plans.
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Yet there remains a disconnect between the events in the gulf and both consumer behavior (in terms of energy usage) and energy policy (or lack thereof).
Microsoft has underestimated how tiny usage obstacles loom large in the consumer experience.
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All investors should keep in mind, that the successful usage of real estate research information on mobile consumer devices is not assured.
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Mobile phone usage for shopping provides another advantage to the consumer.
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Of note, more than one third of the injured children in this study were less than 6 years of age-the age group for which the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recommends against trampoline usage.
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Softkinetic is also developing its technology for wider usage than just videogames, and has partnered with various companies to develop applications in consumer electronics, health care and video-conferencing.
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Consumer companies are exploring smart vending machines that have tiny computers on a wireless network which leverage information like usage data and weather forecasts to determine replenishment schedules.
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