... to a PC again.
"In emerging markets, PC penetration is low, but consumers are not keen to own PCs. Consumers in emerging markets primarily use smartphones or phablets for their computing needs, and they don't find the need to use a PC as much as consumers in mature markets."
The PC market continues ...
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... upgrades required will vary greatly among use cases. Start with systems that represent the most risk — desktops, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), smartphones and externally facing servers. Information security leaders need to be prepared for scenarios in which the appropriate decision is not to patch. ...
... too many companies do.”
Trend No. 4: Passwordless Authentication Is Achieving Market Traction
Passwordless authentication, such as Touch ID on smartphones, is starting to achieve real market traction. The technology is being increasingly deployed in enterprise applications for consumers and employees ...
... life. Visual search for marketing: Visual search is the ability to initiate a search using real-world images captured by a mobile device, including smartphones and tablets. It can enhance customer experience across all phases of the buying journey from awareness to post-sale service and support. Beyond reducing ...
... adoption of wireless health monitoring technology.
Near-Term Flag: By 2017, costs for diabetic care are reduced by 10 percent through the use of smartphones.
Wearable monitors hold huge promise. Today, a simple wristband can collect heartbeat, temperature and a number of environmental factors. Wireless ...
... business activities, mobile apps will become even more significant.
"In the next three to four years, apps will no longer be simply confined to smartphones and tablets, but will impact a wider set of devices, from home appliances to cars and wearable devices," said Mr. Blau. "By 2017, Gartner predicts ...
... unsurprising that investment in mobile app development and device management ranks second, given the rapid growth in adoption of mobile-data-enabled smartphones and tablets, the increased popularity of BYOD, and the explosion in the number of devices capable of participating in the Internet of Things,” said ...
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The device market (PCs, ultramobiles, mobile phones, tablets and printers) is forecast to decline 3.7 percent in 2016. The smartphone market is approaching global saturation, slowing growth. The PC and ultramobile markets are expected to decline. The underlying reasons are a combination ...
... 2016, a 6.3 percent decline from the second quarter of 2015. With a stagnant economy in the region, it put pressure on discretionary spending, and smartphones ranked as a higher priority to purchase than PCs. There were election activities in Australia, the Philippines and South Korea, which created a lull ...