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What you're Saying Dan Swinhoe (Asia) - 2013 Predictions: Asia-Pacific

Why "minus China and India ob viously" ?

For some, 2013 will b e all ab out Apple TVs, new Xb oxes, and whether or not Kim Dot Com will re-launch MegaUpload. For the vast majority, it will just b e wondering if you'll finally get that new office coffee machine that was promised early last year. Here's the list of what other essential tech offices won't want to b e without in 2013. Green Tech The IT sector is quickly b ecoming as harmful to the environment as cars. Whether it's to save money, meet new regulations or just to sleep soundly knowing you're saving the planet, Green IT will b e b ig next year. Energy efficient computers, solar panels on your smartphone, apps that tell you where all the juice is going and paper recycling, as well as more efficient data centres will all b e popular. Cloud/Mobility Just like this year, Cloud computing will b e b ig in 2013, and everyone will b e wanting a Cloud of their very own (alb eit one that isn't affected b y b ad weather). With the Cloud comes Mob ility, so people pining to use the tab lets they got for Christmas will soar. Hybrids Tab lets are nifty and do a lot of cool things, b ut the fact remains they lack the practical functionality that a proper computer or laptop provides. Your answer? Hyb rids. Lenovo, Dell and Sony are all getting in on this market, and while they prob ab ly won't b e up to the same standard as either of the devices they're emulating, that might not b e the case in a few months' time. Grey Hats Not to b e scaremonger, b ut Hacktivists and Black Hats are making companies and governments look foolish. Barely days go b y b etween each scalp that is b eing claimed b y tech whizzes with little interest in the rules. Grey Hats' are the ones that do the hacking, b ut are nice enough to tell you instead of spreading all your information everywhere. Hire a few of these in addition to the White Hats' and you might have a chance to prevent your b usiness b eing in the news for the wrong reasons. Robot Bosses Not as daft as it sounds. AutoMan is a new system that delegate tasks to human workers via crowdsourcing platforms such as Amazon's Mechanical Turk.' "I'd rather have a computer as my b oss than a jerk," says AutoMan's creator, Daniel Barowy, whose creation is ab le to send out job s, manage workers, accept or reject work and make payments. May struggle with those monthly meetings though. Desktop Missile Launchers For those that are stuck with human b osses, or equally human and annoying workmates, this may b e for you. With a b uilt in web cam and a 25-foot range, this USB foam missile launcher means your inb ox will b e safe from people trying to add more work to it for all of 2013. Or if you prefer to coax workers into staying longer, place a few at the exit door and aim via Skype or MSN. Patenting

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Dan Swinhoe (Asia) - 2013 Predictions: Asia-Pacific

It is interesting to note that the Philippines did not come up in the survey . The Philippines is also a rob ust economy like Indonesia and Vietnam ...

Jowee M. Reyes

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In recent weeks Apple, while still arguing over minute details with every phone maker associated with Android, have filed patents for: the rectangle, the leaf, wireless charging, disappearing screens, flexib le screens, and a dozen other things. Patents are worth millions, if not b illions, and hence Patent Trolling is now a thing. No doub t this will only b alloon next year. Get in on the action -patent everything b efore someone else does. Other possible trends include: Rogue entrepreneurs; also known as doing a McAfee'. Struggling for media attention in a highly competitive sector? No prob lem, send head honcho to a remote country and let him get into all sorts of troub le. VICE magazine and worldwide headlines await. Tech-hubs: If the hype is to b e b elieved, you can't move b ecause of the millions of industrial parks parading themselves as the next silicon valley'. Expect offices to b e moving into remote areas that look nicer than your old office b ut means you have to start cycling once you get off the train b ecause it's in the middle of nowhere. Being bought b y Faceb ook or equally b ig company; an extension of the Patent Wars. You have a legitimately original idea that you legally own, and you're too rich/famous to simply have your idea nicked off you, so what do mega rich companies do? Buy you out at a hugely inflated price. Result.

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