article_snippet.sent: the publishing industry, forcing magazines and newspapers to create tablet-ready versions for digitally savvy customers.
article_snippet.sent: Industry expert Giulio Montemagno, from SVP International, RetailMeNot, says that while tablets might have revolutionised some markets, tablets risks being lost in a sea of other products.
article_snippet.sent: This year alone, shoppers are set to spend £6.32 billion [$9.37 billion] using tablet devices in the UK, up from £3.62 billion [$5.36 billion] 2014,’ he said.
article_snippet.sent: We are seeing a strong shift from tablets to smartphones as the lines blur between smartphones, phablets, and tablets.
article_snippet.sent: It's being squeezed from both sides by “phablets” like Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and even the iPhone 6 Plus, but also on the other side by hybrid laptops like the Surface Pro 3.
article_snippet.sent: Times and trends change.
article_snippet.sent: Right now, it's all about larger screen smartphones and full metal bodies.
article_snippet.sent: Tablets are not top of the wanted list for consumers right now, but that doesn't mean consumers never will again.
highlights_snippet.sent: But larger smartphones and smart watches may herald Apple's first generation end .
  