For the first time since 1999, music revenues have seen an upward tick, reversing a dozen-year trend of losses, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). While it’s true that the growth is pretty modest (up 0.3 percent), it is nonetheless growth.   Frances Moore, chief executive of the IFPI, praises this industry that has learned to be creative and change with the times. “These are hard-won successes for an industry that has...

March Madness is about to descend on basketball fans everywhere as we finalize our brackets and schedule our lives around the NCAA college basketball tournament. In CEA’s Sports and Technology Study V, CEA analyzed how the tournament and other sporting events drive the adoption of technology and found that nearly two-thirds of sports “Super Fans” are self-proclaimed early technology adopters. In fact, 37 percent of sports fans said they intend to watch NCAA tournament on TV...

Now on i3: Today is the first day of spring, and as spring break approaches, many Americans are setting off on vacations and new adventures, and more often than not, their consumer electronics (CE) devices go with them to entertain, assist and solve problems.

Many consumers are currently using cloud-based services, yet they do not realize it.  Slightly more than 36 percent of online U.S. adults agree they have heard of the cloud but they admit they are not sure what it really is. With only 19 percent agreeing they consider themselves to be “someone who knows a lot about the cloud,” it appears consumers’ knowledge of cloud computing is somewhat … clouded.    When questioned about understanding...

What leads to success? Why do some companies thrive while others fail? Recently Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, spoke about what drives and inspires "ninja innovation" at the 2013 South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences and Festivals in Austin, Texas. Listen to the podcast from SXSW and share your thoughts in the comments.Photo by mn_francis courtesy of Creative Commons