Mike Temporale
11-29-2004, 02:15 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobilepipeline.com/news/54200419' target='_blank'>http://www.mobilepipeline.com/news/54200419</a><br /><br /></div>Alright, so maybe not <i>World Domination</i>. :wink: However, in the latest market research report from Gartner, they predict that smartphones (note the lower "s") will break out into the primary device for mobile users. Gartner doesn't claim that the PDA will disappear, just that they will be relegated to specific mobile applications. <br /><br /><i>"Smartphones will become essential business tools next year and wireless e-mail will become so important that employees will eventually be evaluated on how well they use the technology, market research firm Gartner predicted Wednesday. Specifically, the firm predicted that more smartphones, ...will be shipped in 2006 than PDAs. PDAs will continue to play a role in the enterprise for use with mobilized applications, according to Gartner, but smartphones will be the device that most mobile users will use from day to day, according to the report. The study said that it expected 20 million smartphones to ship in 2006 compared to about 13 million PDAs."</i><br /><br />Another interesting prediction from Gartner is that only 10% of smartphone users will use the device to stream video and for snapping pictures, and we won't reach that level until 2008. Maybe that's why some devices are starting to ship models without the embedded camera.