Gartner says Asia-Pacific tech spending will grow 3.4% on 2012
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total $3.8 trillion in 2012, a 3.7 percent increase from 2011, according to the latest outlook by Gartner, Inc. In 2011, worldwide IT spending…
Small businesses warming up to technology and apps
With the continued proliferation of mobile devices and business applications, America’s small businesses continue to leverage emerging technologies to help run their day-to-day operations more effectively and efficiently. According to…
TNS Digital Life 2012 confirms higher reach of digital versus radio and print
TNS, the world’s leading custom research company, announced the results of its global study, TNS Digital Life 2012. Covering 93 percent of the world’s online population through interviews with 72,000…
Mobile worker population to reach 1.3 billion by 2015, according to IDC
By 2015, the world’s mobile worker population will reach 1.3 billion, representing 37.2% of the total workforce. According to an updated forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC), the most significant…
Survey shows CIOs are using technology to “amplify” the enterprise
IT organizations will have to deliver on multiple priorities without an increase in their IT budget, as CIO IT budgets are expected to be flat, increasing just 0.5 percent, with…
CMOs see business strategy & digital marketing as top priorities
Chief marketing officers (CMOs) want to have greater influence in setting business strategy, and they feel an increasing need to raise their technology IQ, according to a new global CMO…
National PBS survey finds teachers want more access to classroom tech
PBS LearningMedia announced today findings from a national survey of teachers grades pre-K-12 that sheds light on the rising role of technology in America’s classrooms, as well as barriers teachers…
Android will replace iOS as the most important platform to developers, says Ovum
Android has replaced Apple’s iOS in terms of importance to developers in the Asia-Pacific region in the last 12 months, according to Ovum. However, it is clear that iOS and…
Employers share most outrageous excuses employees gave for coming in late in CareerBuilder’s Annual Survey
Cat hiccups, a disgruntled roommate and a governor’s phone call are among this year’s most unusual excuses employees gave for being tardy, according to a new CareerBuilder study. Sixteen percent…
Study reveals Kindle Fire leads in North America
Appcelerator, a new platform and services company that is enabling Web developers to build intuitive, content-rich applications for Mobile, Tablet and Desktop platforms, and IDC revealed that Amazon’s new Kindle…
