Users Will Soon Opt First for Smartphones and Tablets, Not Laptops and PCs

There’s a persistent debate going on in the IT industry over whether smartphones and tablets will replace laptops and desktops in coming years, especially in the workplace.
Market research firm Gartner on Monday issued a bold prediction that by 2018, more than half of all users will use a tablet or smartphone first -- instead of a laptop or desktop -- for all online activities.
Gartner said all online activities, which seems a bit of a stretch when it comes to the workplace, where many com