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Smart home systems a no-brainer for growth, researchers say

Smart home systems and services will ring up sales of $18 billion in the U.S. this year and could more than double to $39 billion by 2019, fueled by security and home control products, Strategy Analytics predicted in a report Thursday. The opportunities in the sector are drawing in big consumer brands like Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Samsung. Professionally installed control and entertainment systems are the largest segment of the market, with 48% of sales today and forecast to be 37% in five years, Strategy Analytics analyst William

Android Smashes Apple, Windows In Q2 Phone Shipments

Google’s (GOOGL) Android operating system in Q2 continued to gain market share from Apple’s iOS and others in the smartphone business, as it moved into more lower-priced handsets for emerging markets. Android vendors shipped 255.3 million smartphones in Q2, up 33.3% from the same period last year and accounting for 84.7% of worldwide smartphone shipments, market research firm IDC said Thursday. A year ago, Android had 79.6% market share. Android

Signs Point To Pay-TV Cord Cutting Ahead

Internet video viewed on TV sets is spreading like wildfire in U.S. homes. Led by Netflix (NFLX), it also is starting to have an impact on pay TV subscriptions, analysts say. About 49% of U.S. households have at least one television set connected to the Internet via a video game system, Blu-ray Disc player, smart TV set or stand-alone device like a Roku box, Apple’s (AAPL) Apple TV or Google (GOOGL) Chromecast, according to Leichtman Research