Category: Polls
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…
Liverpool is best UK city for ‘geeks’, claims survey
Liverpool is the best UK city for geeks according to Broadband Savvy Broadband Savvy, a leading authority on UK broadband service and performance, has conducted research into the best cities for geeks to visit or live in the UK. With Brits now spending 32% more on video games and consoles than…
‘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…
Holograms to replace handwritten notes, says poll
Holograms and body implants will replace handwritten notes and letters as ways people will communicate in the future, a new survey into digital habits has suggested. A poll of more than 3,000 children and adults in Britain by children’s charity Barnardo’s found that just 13% of young people and 8% of adults believe people will…
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…
Technology dominates Top 100 World’s Most Valuable Brands. Google and Apple remain top.
Bingeing on Netflix box sets, sharing stories on Facebook and downloading content from Apple’s iTunes and Alibaba’s Ali Picture have contributed to a record year for tech brands in the 2018 BrandZTM Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking released today by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown. Eight out of the Top 10 are technology or tech-related brands. This category continues to dominate the rankings with Google and Apple retaining…
Not so smart. Three quarters of us don’t understand tech terms such as IoT and blockchain
Overall Brits scored 30.8% when tested on 2018 technology terms. 25-34 year olds are the most tech savvy age group, scoring 35% on the test, the least savvy were the 45-54 year olds who scored just 24.7%. The Northern Irish are the most tech savvy in the UK scoring 39.3% on the buzzwords quiz. See how you score on the 2018 tech buzzword quiz A survey from translation…
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…