A new forecast from the International Data Corporation shows tablet shipments exceeding those of portable PCs this year.
The continuing fall in PC sales is expected to result in tablet shipments overtaking the entire portable and desktop PC market by 2015.
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Podcast - 22nd May 2013
We start this week's podcast by talking about Yahoo and Tumblr before moving on to discuss Google's recent developer conference.
There are product announcements from BlackBerry, HP and the former MeeGo developers at Jolla... and there's some interesting mobile app news as well.
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HP has announced a new Android device with a detachable keypad, enabling it to transform between notebook and tablet.
It’s called the HP SlateBook x2 and was revealed alongside a convertible Windows-based computer.
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Podcast - 8th May 2013
We start today's programme with the promise of a faster roll-out for the UK's mobile broadband services.
Next on the agenda is tablet sales... followed by mobile security, mobile boarding passes, quarterly results, acquisitions, advertising and management succession.
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The adoption of smartphones and tablets is resulting in consumers spending less time with dedicated devices... but most people still turn to standalone equipment on occasions.
Research from the Consumer Electronics Association in the USA shows that portable game consoles, satellite navigation devices and e-book readers are most likely to be discarded first.
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