Intel’s Semi-intelligent Strategies for the Future

Intel Corporation (INTC) is the global leader in semiconductor technology. It manufactures microprocessors and chipsets for desktops, portable PCs, servers, and, more recently, for tablets, smartphones and wearable technologies.

Intel is heavily dependent on its PC Client Group business segment, and PC sales have traditionally been a driving force for Intel. However, a secular decline in the PC industry has hurt its profits, and smartphones, tablets and wearable technology will be the key revenue drivers for Intel in the future.

Intel’s microprocessors and chipsets are widely used in PCs, desktops and servers, and their demand drives Intel’s revenues. Due to a decline in the PC industry, Intel’s revenues fell 1.6% year-over-year (YoY) in 2012. Read more.

Wearable Technology: A Technological Fashion Statement!

What if your watch, reading glasses and other accessories were intelligent devices whose capabilities went beyond their conventional use? That is the idea behind ‘wearable technology’, which tech companies are using to incorporate cutting-edge technology into everyday accessories like watches, glasses (Google Glass), wristbands, fabrics, fitness monitors (Fuelband and FitBit), etc.

The different applications of wearable technology were initially limited to the health, fitness and military sectors; but commercial manufacturers are rapidly catching up with their own ideas on how it can be applied in everyday life, as a result, wearable technology is increasingly being fused into chic accessories.

Intense competition and rapid innovation are the primary drivers accelerating a reduction in consumer technology life spans. Products are evolving at exponential rates, and reaching maturity sooner than their predecessors. Read more.