Touchscreen display shipments slow in 2Q13

Display panels for touchscreen mobile PCs suffered a sequential decline during the second quarter of 2013, according to a new report entitled Touch Panel Shipment Database – Notebook PC – Q3 2013, published by HIS. Shipments of touchscreen panels for notebook PCs...

And the top 10 start-ups for 2013 are …

This year, the World Economic Forum has named 36 leading start-ups as its Technology Pioneers 2014. New technologies and innovations are constantly changing and improving the way we do things and approach problems. Processes, institutions and industries that have been...

The state of big data in 2013

Much has been said about big data, but the real question to be answered is whether the technology is being used by company, and what value it offers. Analyst Steven Ambrose points out that 50-billion devices will soon be connected to the Internet, adding to the wealth...

Smartphones set for 33% growth

Smartphone shipments are expected to grow 32,7% year-over-year in 2013, reaching 958,8-million units – up from 722,5-million units last year, according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. 2013...

A game-changing year for videoconferencing

A recent Canalys UC Market report for EMEA forecasts that between 2012 and 2014, video shipments will spike. It seems businesses large and small are coming round to the idea of using video conferencing as an effective and efficient business communications tool, says...