Tiny percentage of mobile apps will make it
Consumers are increasingly turning to recommendation engines, friends, social networking or advertising to discover mobile applications rather than sorting through the thousands of mobile apps available. As a consequence, Gartner predicts that through 2018, less than...Legitimate software poses business threat
Vulnerabilities in software regularly used by employees at work are the leading cause of internal cyber-security incidents in business. This was one of the conclusions drawn by the Global Corproate IT Security Risks 2013 survey conducted by B2B International in...Phone access ‘vital’ while driving
Almost 50% of consumers consider it vital to have access to a phone in their vehicle, and about 40% consider it vital to access apps such as navigation and music while in the vehicle. These are among the findings from IDC Manufacturing Insights, from its national...Utilities’ gamification spend to boom
In a new study, Business Strategy: The Role of Gamification in Utilities’ Consumer Engagement, IDC Energy Insights forecasts that, by 2014, worldwide utilities IT spending for gamification tools, applications and services will be approximately $13,5-million, rising to...CE market still in decline
The 2014 International CES event held in Las Vegas last week served as a showcase for exciting new products like ultra-high-definition (UHD) televisions and wearable technology devices. However, these products won’t ship in high-enough volume in 2014 to rescue the...