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Parks Associates, a marketing research firm, announced their polls showed 18% of consumers would be searching for a tablet this Christmas. WeSellTablet.com knows many will be seeking the hottest brands, and urges consumers to compare prices for Black Friday All-New Kindle Fire HD Tablet Deals.

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PlumChoice, a white-label tech support services provider that helps top companies deliver high-value customer experiences throughout a product's lifecycle, will partner with Parks Associates to present "Success in Premium Tech Support: A How-to Guide" on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. ET.

The free webinar will arm customer experience, business development, product management, application services, service planning, and marketing and call center operations executives with the ...read more

Azuki Systems, the leader in the delivery of any content to any screen over any network, today announced that its VP of Engineering, Rob Hickey, will be participating as a panelist at the upcoming 17th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, which will be co-located with CTIA on May 20-23, 2013, in Las Vegas.

Hosted by international research firm Parks Associates, CONNECTIONS™ focuses on innovative technology and business solutions for the connected consu ...read more

Parks Associates today announced new research showing 26% of U.S. broadband households own a smart TV and 46% own at least one set-top box. Furthermore, 63% of smart TV owners connect the set to the Internet, and 79% of these owners use the TV to watch premium online video on a monthly basis.

Corporate executives and Parks Associates analysts will focus on connected and mobile CE at the 17th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, co-located with CTIA 201 ...read more

Parks Associates today announced adRise, NAGRA, Rovi, Samsung, and YuMe will discuss revenue strategies and consumer app usage in the session "Monetization of Connected Devices: Apps and Advertising" at CONNECTIONS™, co-located with CTIA, May 20-23 in Las Vegas.

The research firm reports that ad-supported apps will account for 88% of all apps downloaded in the U.S. by 2016, accounting for 26% of all app revenues.

CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, hoste ...read more

New industry research from Parks Associates shows app developers are targeting the smart TV platform as the next significant growth area as nearly 80% of smart-TV owners regularly use apps. App Development and Distribution Models details the app development process and monetization strategies for multiple platforms, including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and connected cars.

"Smartphones have the highest penetration rate of app platforms at 60% of U.S. broadband household ...read more

Parks Associates today announced the new report "IP Home Management Services in Europe," which focuses on the European market for residential home monitoring and control solutions, including an analysis of new channel entrants, vendors, and technology providers. This industry report provides a thorough analysis of the European market for IP-based home systems and management services and examines business models for utilities, service providers, and security companies.

"Adopt ...read more

New Consumer Analytics research from Parks Associates indicates consumers continue to prefer Apple over the other top brands in tablets, with 44% of holiday tablet shoppers planning to purchase an iPad 2 versus 24% opting for the Kindle Fire. The Microsoft Surface comes in at 21% with the GoogleNexus last at 12%.

"Apple continues to gain strength in key product categories," said John Barrett, Director, Consumer Analytics, Parks Associates. "In the tablet market, consumers in ...read more