The beginning of the New Year often marks an avalanche of stories enthusing about the “next big thing.” Usually, a glorious, completely transformed future is predicted due to the disruptive qualities of a new technology.
This article will be the first of a series in which I’ll try to let the steam out of a few commonly hyped trends. To be clear, each of these technical innovations represents genuine change in the way we approach mobile computing. I just think there are going to be bumps in the road.
