Posts Tagged ‘tablets’

TechTalk: The TV Edition

08/08/2012 16:58 by Aoife McArdle

The TV edition of our magazine, TechTalk, is now out, exploring current trends, issues and market developments affecting technology organisations today. 

It’s difficult to think of a technology that has been more important and influential than TV.

For a large part of the twentieth century, TV played a key part in many of our lives, entertaining and informing, serving as a virtual fireplace. The latest technology evolutions, such as Connected TV, have the potential to completely change this TV-viewing culture and experience. Today, we can choose from an almost limitless selection of content, challenging a past era of restrictive, scheduled viewing. Additionally, the rise of the ‘second screen’, mainly in the form of smartphones or tablets, has added a new dimension to TV viewing, enabling us to engage with content in new ways.

Tech Trends 2012 – Harmonisation of Digital Life

26/03/2012 12:23 by Hannah Tierney

At a time when innovation in devices, mobility and connectivity continue to drive the way we use everyday services, socialise and communicate, what trends can we expect to emerge in the forthcoming months? Using GfK data to explore how technology is likely to evolve throughout this year, we’ve identified five consumer-led trends to look out for…

1 – Reaching the Cloud

This is the year that cloud-based solutions will creep into the mainstream. Offering internet-based computing where shared information, software, and resources are accessible on demand, this trend is largely driven by the ever-increasing use of smartphones, connected devices and other advanced mobile applications. As such, it is an essential development to complement the ecosystem as it facilitates consistent service usage and storage across any device.