We didn’t get into the technology business for its warm blanket of predictability and we rather enjoy the gladiator-like spectacle of the enterprise market. Still, part of the fun is handicapping the latest shiny gadgets and capabilities so crucial to our clients and our “bleeding-edge” IT talent. Shall we give the magic 8-ball a shake?
“Majority of Marketers to Increase Mobile Budgets in 2013” (Mashable)
“This year, mobile ad spending in the U.S. is expected to reach $2.6 billion. That includes spending on display, search and messaging-based formats. And another estimate shows mobile advertising on smartphones will be a $5.04 billion industry by 2015.”
“A bigger and better Samsung Galaxy Note?” (CNET)
“Citing unnamed sources, MK reports that the “phablet” is expected to feature a quad-core processor and Google’s latest Android OS, Jelly Bean. Besides a larger 5.5-inch display, the Galaxy Note 2 could also sport a bumped-up camera resolution of 12 megapixels.”
“Is This the Next Android?” (Daily Finance)
“The simple architecture does away with layers and layers of complicated programming interfaces, which should allow low-end hardware to provide respectable performance. Mozilla claims that 75% of Android and Apple (NAS: AAPL) apps are already built as HTML5 pages wrapped in a shell of proprietary technologies, so developers should have an easy time converting their apps to the new platform.”
“Microsoft Surface: Why CIOs Think It’s a Real iPad Challenger” (Tech Republic)
“Do not underestimate Microsoft’s entrenchment in the enterprise and the level of frustration IS professionals have with some of Apple’s ‘integrations’ to the enterprise.”
Finally, and not as disturbing as it sounds:
“Why Nashville Companies Are Targeting Tweens For High-Tech Jobs” (Fast Company)
“But Nashville isn’t just focused on college outreach, they’re also targeting junior high school students. Largen says his team is laser-focused on increasing the number of eighth graders who enroll in a track they call Foundations of Information Technology. “We know there is a high retention rate of students who start in the foundation class and continue throughout the IT track so we decided to focus our energy and resources there,” he says.”
