Category: Poll
Tyto launches sixth annual Tyto Tech 500 for 2022: Richard Branson tops list
Richard Branson tops the Tyto Tech 500 list European PR agency Tyto has published its sixth annual Tyto Tech 500, revealing the most influential individuals in the tech sectors of the UK, Germany and France. The Tyto Tech 500, the only objective data-driven influence study into Europe's technology sector, claims the publishers, this year reveals how academics and cybersecurity…
Cheese and onion crisps top snack for streaming content
In what seems like perhaps the weirdest - and most pointless - survey in a long time, EE has revealed which snacks we like to eat while watching a TV show or film on our smartphones. No surprise that crisps come out top (41%), though - perhaps more surprisingly - Cheese and Onion are the…
‘E-babies’ will be majority of births by 2037, research shows
By 2037 more babies in the UK will be born to parents who met online than offline, new research about so called 'E-babies' shows. Research by dating platform eharmony and the Imperial College Business School also identified 2035 as the year when more people will start meeting their partners on rather than offline. It suggests…
Adults ‘missing out on full benefits of apps due to lack of confidence’, claims survey
One in seven of us are not getting the most out of apps due to a lack of confidence and knowledge about how they work, a survey suggests. Some 13% of people feel they are missing out on the full benefits of apps for these reasons – including 12% of Millennials aged 25 to 34…
Strongest May growth for online retail since 2010
Optimism around the Royal Wedding and the forthcoming World Cup led to strong online sales in May, according to IMRG Capgemini After a positive display from the High Street, the sun was also shining online in May, with UK online retail sales up nearly 20% year on year, according to the…
Employees want tech to boost business productivity, not to monitor performance
Perhaps unsurprisingly, workers want technology that helps them become more efficient rather than helping their bosses snoop on them, a new business report shows. Over half of employees (53%) are prepared to use technology like wearables to boost their own productivity at work. However, three quarters (74%) said no to wearables being used by employers to monitor performance. These…
Have gadgets become too complicated? Over 8 in 10 of us think so, apparently
A huge 84% of the population believe that gadgets have become too complicated One in ten Brits use just 10% of tech on their gadgets Less than a quarter are able to use all of their cars’ functionality More than a third of UK adults only use half of the available technology on their smartphone…
Amazon Prime Day gives July’s online sales a lift – but lowest growth rate in 4 years
UK online retail sales were up 11% year-on-year in July boosted in part by Amazon Prime Day, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. However, this was the lowest July growth rate for the index in four years (since July 2013) and last year it was 18.6%. Growth for online sales…
Half of all images are selfies, claims new research
Image: Nearly half of all digital snaps are selfies. Image courtesy of HelloCanvas.co.uk Seems we are a nation of happy snappers, or at least very vain, taking more than 2,000 selfies per year, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 British adults carried out by digital printing website HelloCanvas.co.uk, found that while…
Banning in-flight gadgets increases parental stress!
The thought of an in-flight gadget ban could be enough to force over a quarter (26%) of parents of young children to abandon flights abroad, according to new research by price comparison and switching service uSwitch.com. While a restriction on gadgets would cause one in five (21%) parents to only take short-haul flights, 41% think that…
