Year: 2010

A series of studies, undertaken by Arieso (http://www.arieso.com) — a provider of customer centric network management software solutions — comparing subscriber demand for mobile data has shown that different users and different devices exhibit markedly different demands on mobile networks.

Barclays Capital Analyst Ben Reitzes wrote in a note to investors — as reported by “Forbes” (http://blogs.forbes.com/briancaulfield/2010/12/08/subsidized-ipads-sizzle-but-mac-sales-could-steal-show/?partner=yahootix) — that he expects Mac unit sales to surge 16% for the quarter ending in December, compared to the same period a year-ago.

Apple, meanwhile, seems to be preparing for the launch of the iPad 2 by the end of the first quarter of 2011. This could limit how much iPad inventory Apple wants to have on hand going into next year, says Reitzes.

You might want to rethink that Christmas tie for Dad or that bottle of perfume for Mom. Just in time for the holidays, 50+ marketing specialist DMW Direct (http://www.dmwdirect.com) says consumers over the age of 50 are recasting our images of what growing older looks like. Consider putting an iPad in their stocking.

DMW Direct compiled a list of top holiday gifts for 50+ Moms and Dads:

° iPad. Unlike the stereotype of older consumers being averse to new things, Boomers are among the biggest buyers of new technology.