Handsets and Clouds

Good questions.  Will The Smartphone Become Obsolete? ... A look at how cloud technology may change the future of mobile handsets. ...  In the current mobile manufacturing competition, device makers strive to give users a distinct product with unique features. So is it possible to imagine a common, ubiquitous device? That is, a mobile handset virtually the same as every other? Distinguished not by ‘bells & whistles' and physical features, but by its cloud-based, personalized profile, services & apps delivered to the user via SaaS?   ... '