I still get a twinge of wry amusement when, in tech discussions, we refer to ‘users’. I think the only other industry that widely uses that term to refer to customers is the narcotics business! It’s partly historical and partly based on the perennial fact that folks who use tech…

The spat between Facebook and Apple regarding access to users’ data (see here for CNN’s summary) is long-overdue. When Clive Humby coined the phrase “data is the new oil” he didn’t mean it as a metaphor for robber barons hoarding vast swathes of it and making obscene fortunes while crushing…

The dumbest thing about most smart watches today is that you’re expected to charge them as often as your phone. There’s one smart watch that defies this idiocracy, with a 30 day battery life, all the cool features and a $75 price tag. It puts Apple and Fitbit to shame…

I’m a VR sceptic. I love the notion of virtual worlds: of being able to explore the galaxy or a mapped human heart in a 360 degree immersive environment. But I also understand how difficult ‘immersion’ is, in the digital sense. It’s a bit like facial recognition: despite the amazing…