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Mobile You: Taking Fewer Devices … Or More?
Between the Lines —
... Worldwide, smart phones are now outselling laptop computers, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal by Nick Wingfield. The implication: Professionals are now more inclinded to leave laptops behind and use their smart phones as their digital computing devices, while on the road. [image] Now, only 3% of folks citied by an In-Stat survey in the report actually supported that, saying they left their laptops behind when mobile. And, it’s probably never really going to become a widespread habit. The contention here: We’ll take more devices, rather than fewer. We’ll just ...
Going mobile
Know It All —
Smart phones are replacing portable computers for many tasks.
Or in other words, smart phones have become portable computers.
Meanwhile, Dell's ...
Smartphones as laptop replacements: can you see the trend?
jkOnTheRun —
... Is it time to leave the laptop behind? That's the question asked today over at the Wall Street Journal in Nick Wingfield's thoughtful piece. Actually, there's more than just thought and opinion in it. There's some cold, hard facts that illustrate a trend we've been watching develop for several years. In 2004, global smartphone shipments were half that of notebooks. Last year, the tables turned as there were more smartphones than notebooks shipped world-wide and that trend is continuing. ...
Around the Web 10.27.08: Netflix on Macs, Guitar Hero World Tour in stores, Google Earth on iPhones
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... -- Leave the laptop at home; that smart phone in your pocket may be powerful enough to handle most road-warrior chores. WSJ ...
As the world of smart-phones turns
GMSV —
... should be able to afford to lower the phone’s price to $99, which would ensure its dominance in the smart-phone market. And with visions of an iPhone-toting world dancing in our heads… This just in : “Road warriors,” as those who travel for business have come to be called, are finding that lugging around their laptops are a pain. So some of them are ditching their laptops in favor of their increasingly powerful smart-phones. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, “ It’s time to think about leaving your laptop at home .” After all, you can surf the Web on your ...
Nokia Struggles To Keep Pace With Apple, Google
bMighty.com - Features —
... profits. In the past, businesses people gravitated to sleek devices designed to help them stay in touch with friend and cohorts. That emphasis has shifted as businesses demand more data capabilities to maintain contact with cohorts, customers, and third party partners. That means smartphones. Market research firm In-Stat, predicts that Smartphone OS-based phones will grow at more than a 30% compound annual growth rate for the next five years globally. Underscoring this market shift, smartphone unit shipments already exceed those of laptop computers and many ...
Are Cellphones Really Displacing Laptops? [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network —
... Regardless of hyperbole, there’s mounting evidence that cellphones are indeed displacing laptops. Back in October, the Wall Street Journal published a piece on whether it was Time To Leave The Laptop Behind, analyzing the impact of smartphones on laptop usage. ...
