CES 2013: welcome to the "post-smartphone era"
Posted on 6 Jan 2013 at 22:53
Author: Nicole Kobie in Las Vegas
Most time spent using smartphones isn't for communications, analyst says
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Do 'analysts' actually think ...
... about what they are saying? If we are entering 'the post-smartphone era' then smartphones will have to be replaced by something else. He seems to be saying that they are being replaced by themselves!
It's actually the post-phone era. Smartphones are becomming the personal computer (PC) and PCs are making single-function devices (including the phone) obsolete.
By JohnAHind on 7 Jan 2013 ![]()
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