#6 2013 will be a make-it-or-break-it year in mobile for some vendors

2013, when it comes to mobile market, mini tablets with screens 8 inches or less will be the rage and will account for 60 percent of tablets sold. The Smartphones and tablets together will contribute to 20 percent growth in IT market. This year will be make-or-break year for mobile platforms. The one who fail to tap at least 50 percent of developers interested in developing apps, it won't survive. Google and Apple are past that threshold but Microsoft now sits at 33 percent and RIM at 9 percent. The surge in mobility will lead to mobile devices surpassing PCs as the method of choice for online access. Mini tablet surge: The tablet market will grow by at least 42% to more than 170 million units in 2013. Mini tablets with screens smaller than 8 inches will account for as much as 60% of unit shipments, up significantly from 33% in 2012.

#5 Big data will get bigger

The big data will continue to grow with investment in technologies and services growing to nearly $10 billion in 2013 following IDC’s prediction of the big-data market growth at an annual rate of 40 percent.