Opinion and Analysis
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Facebook and Google Just Dropped Off 2020’s “Best Places to Work” List Glassdoor's long-running "Best Places to Work" list has just debuted for 2020, with a few shocks for big tech companies. -
Tech That Changed The World This Decade From autonomous cars to voice assistants, technology has made some huge leaps and bounds in the past decade. We list some of the most ground-breaking tech advancements of the past ten years -
Most Embarrassing Tech Launches of 2019 From Elon Musk's not-so-unbreakable Cybertruck windows, to Facebook's unwelcome Dating service, we run through the big tech launches of 2019 that failed to wow, or were just plain embarrassing. -
The Tesla Cybertruck Is Weird, But At Least It’s Interesting Elon Musk has announced the Tesla Cybertruck, an electric pickup truck with a unique design that's drawing ridicule. But hey, at least it's interesting. Take a look at some of the specs and the outlandish aesthetic here before making your snap judgement. -
Can Amazon’s Latest Kindle Raise a Generation of Readers? This week, Amazon announced its latest ebook reader, and while there have been plenty of Kindle models over the last decade, this one was a first - a Kindle dedicated entirely to children. Can the device encourage children to read more, and put down the iPad? -
Streaming Services, Virtual Reality and the Future of Gaming Watch out Xbox and PlayStation – serious contenders such as Apple and Google have announced plans to take on the gaming industry. From streaming services and disc-less consoles to virtual reality and augmented reality, we count up the gaming innovations on the way. -
$3 Million for Fortnite, Just $250k for FIFA: eSports Prize Money Explained Why was the prize pool for the Fortnite World Cup more than ten times the size of that for the FIFA eWorld Cup? We looked at the stats and spoke to an expert to find out why the build-and-shoot-'em-up game is more lucrative than a sim of the world's favorite ball sport. -
How Hearing Aids are at the Forefront of Wearable Tech Innovation While fitness trackers, smartwatches and augmented reality glasses grab the headlines, a more discreet type of wearable tech has been quietly innovating behind the scenes – the hearing aid. We explain how the latest updates put hearing aids at the cutting edge of wearable tech. -
Foldable Screens – a Bad Start, a Bright Future Foldable smartphones have had trouble in the early stages, but does that mean flexible screen technology isn't viable? We talk to a consumer tech testing expert to find out why the technology's bad start doesn't mean the future isn't bright. -
JOMO – The Joy of Missing Out Might be the Future of the Internet A new report out from the social network writing site Wattpad makes the case for Gen Z's embrace of "JOMO," defined as the joy of missing out, and the antithesis of modern social media's FOMO-powered all-you-can-click strategy. -
What Brexit Means for the UK’s Tech Industry Brexit is the spectre looming on the horizon for the British tech scene — with potential impacts on investment, diversity, and much more. We spoke to Russ Shaw, founder of Tech London Advocates to find out exactly how the Brexit will play out for the British tech industry. -
Tech is Making Us Worse Drivers – But Might Stop Us Driving Altogether Technology is making us worse drivers across the board. Whether it's big screens on dashboards, or phones in hand, we're all far too distracted at the wheel. But, the same tech that is a distraction today might stop us driving altogether in the not-too-distant future.