In historic shift, smartphones, tablets to overtake PCs

December 8, 2010 | Source: Computerworld

Shipments of smartphones, tablets and other app-enabled devices will overtake PC shipments in the next 18 months, an event that may signify the end of the PC-centric era, market research firm IDC said.

Cloud computing will also expand. Public cloud services will grow by 30% in 2011, rising to $28.7 billion worldwide.