Gartner and IDC have released their preliminary figures for PC sales in the second quarter 2012 and cut forecast for growth in worldwide PC market this year due to slowing economies in Western Europe and the US, and the rise of the tablets. This is the seventh consecutive quarter with PC growth limited to a ...

If you are eligible to vote, there’s a greater chance that you vote President Obama over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, according to a new poll by Velti. There is a reason for this rather broad statement.  The Romney campaign is being “ruined” by increasingly important group of voters – smartphone owners. In a survey ...

Could the auto industry be the next to jump into the big data arena?  With the current, tough economic conditions, businesses strives to find cost-saving solutions with improved results. Companies that have large amounts of customer data can have a unique opportunity to take advantage of this information and turn them to greater efficiencies and ...

Today we are living the era of ‘permanent revolution’ thanks to the configuration of new media, entertainment and culture. Without a doubt, the technological developments that are setting up in record time are creating a new ecosystem, where leading Internet-connected devices is changing the way consumers’ access content. Smartphones, tablets, e-readers, personal navigation devices, wireless ...

In contrast to a computer or a laptop, in buying a smartphone users have much fewer choices in operating systems–you have to be content with what the manufacturer offers for the model. And when you search for a phone, mostly all you can find are iPhones and Androids. These operating systems (plus Windows Phone, which ...

Technology is constantly evolving to be more efficient and innovative, which significantly alters our daily behavior. Among these technologies, we can assume that in the coming years the so-called “augmented reality” will take an increasing role in every aspect in our lives, including more integration with our purchasing decisions. Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, ...

The work-life balance has become a subject that’s increasingly important in the debate on the IT market and policy development. This interest is due to multiple factors, spanning personal, social and economic. But given the constraints in terms of competitiveness that exist in the global economy, work-life balance is a luxury that is driving up ...

News Corporation, the media group owned by Rupert Murdoch, shaken by the scandal of illegal phone tapping of some of the British personalities, announced in a brief statement that the company will split into two separate companies. News Corp. explained one of the public companies will take care of the television and film business such ...

AddThis, the online content sharing platform provider, has extended toolset to include Pinterest, arguably the hottest social sharing network on the market. The company introduces a new, easier way to share Pinterest content via their toolbar plug-in for a more seamless provision of social referral traffic to Pinterest, as well as to publisher’s own sites. ...

This year Google IO, the annual conference for developers, will take place over three days from 27 to 29 June 2012 in San Francisco. The conference, often days after Apple’s own WWDC event, is Google’s opportunity to present and discuss applications for the company’s web browser and open Internet technologies, as well as presenting new ...