Business Technology

With the development and innovation of technology is growing at a rapid rate, the future’s bright for sensors Sensors are becoming more pervasive, and yet they have been around for some time now. They are subsequently fast becoming part of the furniture in every sector of industry and in consumer markets. For example, Apple’s legendary [...]

New technology causing loss of productivity is an ongoing bugbear for businesses, and a cause of controversy every time a new technology hits critical mass  First it was the telephone. Decades ago the debate raged as to whether employees should be allowed to make and receive private calls on the office phone. Now it would [...]

Senior managers face a tricky decision when choosing mobile platforms for their businesses. Should they stick with a tried and trusted recipe, or take a chance on something fresh? They used to say that nobody ever got sacked for buying IBM. Until recently, much the same could be said of Research in Motion (RIM), the [...]

Banks, retailers, advertisers and mobile phone companies are all clamouring for a share of the digital money market – but the real winners could end up being consumers themselves Digital money is becoming big business. But whose business will it be? In outline the revenue model falls into three parts, says Dave Birch, chairman of [...]

The products may be small but Britain’s microelectronics industry is a huge success story. It’s time for the designers, entrepreneurs and engineers to step into the limelight The recent death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs provoked some extraordinary reactions. “The world has lost a visionary,” said US President Barack Obama. The mayor of New York, [...]

As we demand a more personalised viewing experience, being able to beam content from your phone or tablet to your TV is no longer a distant dream Speculating about the future of media and entertainment becomes easier when you can see the inevitable convergence of two booming trends. Connected TVs enhance your viewing enjoyment by [...]