A study by Cisco showed that smartphones have surpassed desktops and laptops as the preferred devices but not in Internet use. Photo/File
Desktop computers and laptops will remain the main source of Internet traffic — at 80 per cent — this year despite the huge upsurge in the use of smartphones and tablets, says a new report.
“Strong sales of smartphones and tablets have prompted suggestions that the PC is becoming an anachronism. But PCs have remained strong. The installed base of PCs should increase albeit at a slower pace in 2013” said the report by Deloitte titled Technology, Media and Telecommunications Predictions.