Many of us are still wired to the office, tied down to the trusty PC. But the number of business users on the go—not to mention consumers who stay connected 24/7 via their smartphone—isn’t likely to go down ever again.

Those mobile technology users enjoyed their experience on the PC or with their laptop and they want it replicated with their smartphone or tablet device.

(For a look at some interestuing statistics on mobile technology, check this slideshow.)

Vijay Gopal, vice president and enterprise chief architect at Nationwide Insurance, believes the number of smartphone users will keep increasing, particularly as the user experience keeps improving. He points out that as little as four years ago touch screens on smartphones were not prevalent.

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