Top 10 Technology Trends for 2012
By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 08 December 2011, 01:48 IST   |    1 Comments
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3. Hosted Services

Google started the ball rolling with apps and OnLive, which replaced traditional cable box. As we move into 2012, more and more of what we access will be hosted. Already, movies are streamed rather than downloaded, and it will not be long until most of our applications exist on the Internet and do not run locally. Expect a big push in this direction in 2012.

The cable box will increasingly be replaced by game consoles and smart TVs next year. This has been going on in Europe for some time, with systems like the Xbox, and Verizon just started a similar effort with that product here for FiOS customers.

 
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