The biggest: there are 2.8 billion smart devices out there right now, Otellini said.
Moving customer information and wallets onto smart devices definitely requires that everything is managed securely.
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The growth in smart devices means that a flood of data will be unleashed.
But smaller countries like Sweden are ahead when it comes to consumer adoption of smart devices.
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The industry implication is: smartphones are really Smart Devices, especially for younger consumers.
Competitive industry dynamics continuing to negatively affect the Smart Devices and Mobile Phones business units.
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Nokia says unit sales were 71 million for Mobile Phones and 12 million Smart Devices.
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Moving customer information, pricing logic and wallets onto smart devices definitely requires that everything is managed securely.
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Phones, the actual smart devices, are now of less importance as a differentiator than in the recent past.
"Sound Platform 2 was re-designed to complement today's smart devices, " said Matthew Paprocki, co-founder and creative director of Soundfreaq.
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The second catalyst is the proliferation of smart devices, both in the government workplace and in the constituent community.
But both companies are leading in mindshare and in market share and benefitting from this growth in Smart Devices.
One open question in this vision of services built with hyper-connected smart devices: who owns the relationship with the customer?
Last month, China had an estimated 220 million active smart devices in circulation versus 222 million in the United States.
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Smart Devices sales were an estimated 1.2 billion Euros, including 6.6 million units, of which 4.4 million were Lumia phones.
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The U.S. has the largest TAM at 200 million and has 91 million consumers using iOS and Android smart devices (55%).
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That includes 2.3 billion Euros in Mobile Phones, 1.7 billion Euros of Smart Devices and 200 million Euros in other sales.
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With more smart devices entering the home, consumers need Wi-Fi that is powerful, easy to use and can maximize their connected experiences.
"Today's smart homes and smart devices deserve a smart home network, " said Brett Wingo, vice president and general manager, Cisco Home Networking.
Put them on your computer screen and smart devices, carry them in your notebook, or set up task reminders to ping you.
Android phones, iPhone, iPads and other smart devices are all about apps.
Perhaps recognizing that they needed to develop smart devices that were for work and for play, they named their tablet computer the PlayBook.
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"We continue to execute on our strategy to reach new audiences and new markets, " said Jo Harlow, executive vice president, Nokia Smart Devices.
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The widespread global adoption of social networking coupled with the growing pervasiveness of smart devices are causing a tectonic shift in online news consumption.
Designed to work with SMART Devices that are typically connected to the internet, SMART Glasses are interactive and merge virtual information with the real world.
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Ten principles stand out: n Smart devices will proliferate like rabbits.
Therefore, Smart Devices at all sizes need to offer the same functionality so the only choice consumers have to make is what size they want.
Nokia shipped 6.1 million smart devices in the fourth quarter and posted higher Lumia sales of 5.6 million compared to the previous quarter, a 27% rise.
And unless you are a technology holdout, you now live in an Internet-centric world where you use multiple smart devices and enjoy instant access to information.
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