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A few weeks ago, Apple announced their Q1 earnings and the numbers were staggering: They sold more than 37 million iPhones and 15 million iPads. To put that in perspective, that’s more iPhones sold per day than babies were born! And it isn’t just Apple that’s doing well. Mobile devices as a whole are seeing significant growth. Over the 2011 holiday season, U.S. tablet ownership doubled, and a recent study found that 39% of the tablet market share is now Android-enabled devices.

Now that you’re up-to-date on recent stats, let’s get down to the question that has been swirling: Will mobile be the death of the PC? This debate is nothing new, but it is becoming more prevalent with the lightning-speed adoption of smartphones and, most recently, tablets. The question is no longer “will” but “how long before” the mobile market is larger than the PC market. Depending on which study you read—and there are plenty—you will find that mobile has already eroded PC sales or will do so very soon. One estimate predicts that Android sales will surpass PC sales this year and iOS will follow next year (see graph above). Another study from Gartner reports that mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common web access device worldwide by 2013. Consider this recent stat from Canalys: 487.7 million smartphones were shipped in 2011 vs. 414.6 million PCs. This indicates that the post-PC era is already upon us.

Given these recent findings, what do you think this means for the future of PCs?

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Deloitte’s annual Technology Trends report is now available. This year’s report, themed Elevate IT for Digital Business, examines ten emerging forces that can have measurable value to the enterprise, including enterprise mobility.

Below is a snippet from Tech Trends contributor and Deloitte | Übermind Principal, Shehryar Khan. To read more and download the full report, head over to Deloitte.

The mobile revolution is underway. Companies big and small, across virtually every industry, are clamoring to unlock the potential of mobility in their business. At Deloitte | Übermind, we have helped some of the largest and most recognizable brands define and execute their mobile strategy. Our goal is not just to create killer, intuitive mobile apps that are breathtakingly beautiful as they are functional (though we love to do that); it is to help companies transform their business through the use of the new generation of smartphone and tablet devices. 

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Today is a pretty epic day for us. Today, we’re joining forces with Deloitte.

We get that this raises a whole lot of questions. So, let’s start with the most basic of them all: Why Deloitte? More specifically, why would an innovative digital agency such as Übermind join forces with one of the world’s largest professional services firms?

Answer: The mobile revolution is here—it’s time to ready your organization. Deloitte Consulting has well-established technology services across capabilities such as systems integration, enterprise solutions, information management, and emerging technologies. As part of their tech practice, we will lead in strategy, creative, mobile apps, and web.

Joining Deloitte gives us a chance to be part of something big—something bigger than we could ever accomplish on our own. By combining our creative and technical chops with Deloitte’s global reach, industry insight, and deep talent, we have the ability to make an unmistakable impact in the industry.

We are also focused  on maintaining what was working. The key elements of our business that make us unique will remain the same: our people and culture. We look forward to continued success as part of Deloitte Consulting LLP.

For more info, visit deloitte.com/us/ubermind.