It expects smartphone and tablet demand to continue lagging, however, thanks to competition from lower-priced devices with strong specifications.
November's research also showed increasing tablet demand, including an uptick due to the holidays.
One of the finds from the Roman temple was a small rolled-up lead tablet, demanding a curse be placed upon the wearer of a precious ring.
The M86 Security Labs predicted in its threat report for 2011 that the "exploding smartphone market and growing tablet demand will lead to more mobile malware".
Their latest quarterly report illustrates how closely they are monitoring smartphone and tablet demand by price segment – a familiar concept for any PC manufacturer.
You could point to a weak economy, issues regarding Windows 8 and its market reception, unimaginative new PCs from OEMs, rising tablet demand, a general shift to mobile, and a host of other reasons.
The company warned, however, that overall smartphone and tablet sales demand might stagnate due to seasonality.
The iPad launched, and created the ever-morphing tablet category, demanding an all-new set of applications along with it.
According to Suneet Tuli, the problems started when the university overseeing the project rejected the early tablets and demanded improvements.
"In the coming year, there will clearly be many more consumers using tablets, accelerating demand for content and driving advertiser interest".
