Written by Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates

Mobile devices--smartphone or tablet--are becoming our life companions. These convergence devices discourage our need for single-purpose devices and inspire new applications and services that will touch upon every aspect of our life--personal or family. on Wednesday's panel "New Roles of Mobile Devices for Connected Consumers," you are going to hear stories from NewBay Software, Independa, Qualcomm and LimeLight Network about how each company's vision translate into concrete business offerings for their partners and end users.