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Tom Mainelli

Tom Mainelli

Head of Devices and Displays, IDC

Latest articles by Tom Mainelli

Technology
With Apple now selling used iPhones, the new phone market may have peakedWith Apple now selling used iPhones, the new phone market may have peaked
Technology

Today, buying a smartphone is a lot like buying a car.

By Tom Mainelli
Technology
With the Touch Bar, Apple again puts its faith in third-party developersWith the Touch Bar, Apple again puts its faith in third-party developers
Technology

And it makes the calculator the killer app. Seriously — you heard it here first.

By Tom Mainelli
Technology
What the iPhone 7 reveals about Apple’s augmented-reality plansWhat the iPhone 7 reveals about Apple’s augmented-reality plans
Technology

Tim Cook can’t stop talking about how big an opportunity augmented reality represents.

By Tom Mainelli
Technology
When will we see a touch-enabled Mac?When will we see a touch-enabled Mac?
Technology

It’s simply no longer amusing when I absent-mindedly tap on my Macbook Air’s screen.

By Tom Mainelli
Technology
The future of company devices may be ‘as-a-Service’The future of company devices may be ‘as-a-Service’
Technology

Procurement and deployment of the PC and other devices is about to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

By Tom Mainelli
Technology
The AR/VR platform wars have begunThe AR/VR platform wars have begun
Technology

Windows’ Holographic and Google’s Daydream represent early attempts to establish their platforms as key places for developers and content producers to create new AR/VR apps and media.

By Tom Mainelli
Technology
Let’s make PCs first-class citizens of the connected worldLet’s make PCs first-class citizens of the connected world
Technology

It’s high time that our most powerful, most productive and most expensive mobile computing device got its own full-time cellular connection.

By Tom Mainelli
Technology
The challenge and opportunity of augmented realityThe challenge and opportunity of augmented reality
Technology

Interest in this topic is off the charts, and tech investors are eager to learn everything they can about this burgeoning market.

By Tom Mainelli
Technology
The PC industry’s consumer conundrumThe PC industry’s consumer conundrum
Technology

A PC is still a PC, with all the good and bad that entails. And it seems that many consumers have simply moved on.

By Tom Mainelli
Technology
Tapping the Brakes on the Virtual-Reality Hype MachineTapping the Brakes on the Virtual-Reality Hype Machine
Technology

It’s not hard to see why Hollywood, burned by 3-D, is taking a more cautious approach to virtual reality -- you can’t just port old content and expect a good experience.

By Tom Mainelli