The new year started with Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas which is the largest international exhibition of personal tech according to dpk.com.ua portal. Intel Ivy Bridge Release and beta version of Windows 8 are major topics of interest.
Despite its popularity Consumer Electronics Show is not the only interesting IT event of the year. Software, games and gadgets will be presented on multiple major exhibitions including World Expo 2012 in South Korea.
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona opened its doors in the end of February. In this forum leading world producers announce their recent devices such as Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
A long awaited premiere by Intel was expected in March with new Ivy Bridge that employ 22 nm technology. The major advantage of Intel Ivy Bridge Release is the new line of processors with built-in USB 3.0 support. Ivy Bridge CPU is expected to be 20% more productive than Sandy Bridge.
South Korea will open Expo 2012 in May and it will deal with the world ocean. The exhibition will last for three month from May 12 to August. One hundred countries will send in excess of 8 million viewers who will have a chance to see new electronic devices.
Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles is scheduled for June 5-7. A lot of new console and computer games will be offered this year. Electronic Entertainment Expo remains the global IT event for the 4th time. Computex Taipei will be operating about the same time in Taiwan where informational technologies are in the focus of investigation for almost 30 years.
Apple users are counting days till June 10th when iPhone 5 will be finally shown to the consumers. This event will continue the battle of Android phones vs iPhone. iPhone 5 will be shown for the first time on Apple WWDC 2012 conference in San Francisco. IT experts predict that iPhone 5 will have improved design and LTE support. In November Apple is also likely to offer a new Apple TV panel which is operated by voice and runs on iOS.
Microsoft has not been very successful in offering Windows OS for smart phones. That is why analysts expect Microsoft to show Windows Phone 8 together with Windows 8. This may be a winning strategy for Microsoft stock to benefit from tablet PC popularity.
End of August is also characterized by IFA exhibition in Berlin that has not changed its location for almost a century. European customers see new electronic devices on IFA for the first time.
Intel Developer Forum is scheduled for September of 2012. Intel will present its vision of ultrabooks, discuss cooperation with Google and offer Haswell platform.
Comex China in October of 2012 will take place in Beijing where recent trends in consumer electronics are presented to consumers in Asia. After Android 4.0 release new Android phones are likely to be offered there.
