As the mobile industry is gathering in Barcelona this week to show off the latest trends in smartphone technology, it’s time to spare a thought for those devices that have fallen victim to the smartphone’s unstoppable rise. Ten years ago – the iPhone had just been unveiled but was yet to be unleashed on the world – we used […]
Big Data on Wheels
Modern cars are equipped with more than 100 sensors that create a constant stream of data. Measuring things like location, performance, physical parameters and driving behavior, often several times per second, the amount of data generated by these sensors is immense. According to a McKinsey estimate, connected cars create up to 25 gigabytes of data per hour. […]
Where People Use Voice Assistants (Infographic)
It is the nature of the tech industry to always be looking for the next big thing. Rarely have industry insiders and observers been as united in their view of what that thing is as they currently are. If the predictions turn out to be correct, touch control will soon be seen as “so 2010” as digital […]
In The Fast Lane: The Connected Car (Infographic)
According to analyses by Statista’s Digital Market Outlook, the market for hardware that turns cars into connected cars with a permanently embedded Internet connection (via eSim) is growing at an exuberant rate. It comes as no surprise that consumer demand is on the rise in our ever more connected world. In Europe, Brussels helps too: eCall […]
Virtual Reality Content Set To Outpace Hardware by 2018 (Infographic)
These days, tech-enthusiasts are being bombarded with news on the latest virtual reality devices; all the while, VR content is being over-looked. This is in spite of the strong growth potential VR content holds. Research by Tractica shows that VR content will overtake VR hardware as the strongest segment in regards to revenue generation in 2018. According to […]
Photo of the Day: The Numbers Behind Amazon’s Echo (Infographic)
Amazon’s Echo, a smart speaker powered by Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa, has turned into one of the hottest tech items this holiday season. The Echo and the smaller Echo Dot are completely sold out on Amazon’s website and won’t become available until after the holidays. The devices are capable of voice interaction and can be […]
The Most Wanted Tech Gifts in 2016 (Infographic)
Last week, Apple’s Airpods, the highly anticipated wireless earphones unveiled at the iPhone 7 event in September, finally became available in the company’s online store. Originally scheduled to be launched in October, technical issues had forced Apple to postpone the release to a point where a 2016 release started to look unlikely. Despite making it in time […]
The Countries With The Fastest Internet (Infographic)
According to Akamai, South Korea is well ahead of the pack when it comes to fast internet. With an average connection speed of 26.3 Mbps, 10 more than the U.S., no country even comes close. The UK has even less to shout about than the States, with a paltry 14.9 Mbps. For an advanced country with a small geographical area to cover, […]
Why The F-35 Program Is An Expensive Necessity For The U.S. Military (Infographic)
According to Statista’s latest Forbes feature, a spate of recent crashes involving U.S. Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 fighter aircraft show why the F-35 has become such an expensive necessity for the U.S. military. This chart shows F/A-18 Hornet crashes from June to December 2016.
What Consumers Think About Amazon Go (Infographic)
Last week Amazon, the world‘s leading online retailer, showed off its ambitions to conquer the physical retail space by introducing Amazon Go, a store concept that will use computer vision and machine learning to let customers pick up what they need and leave the store without going through a checkout process. The technology will track the items […]