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According to Globe News Wire, the pet tech market is expected to reach £14.39 billion ($20 billion) worldwide by 2027. With more and more of us choosing to adopt a new furry friend into the family, the opportunities in developing pet tech are undeniable. As with any other sector that …

NortonLifeLock has released a new global study examining consumers’ at-home online behaviours. Findings from the UK portion of the research show that, while 69% of Brits surveyed say they try to limit their screen time by engaging in activities such as hiking or spending time with friends, over two in …

Wireless Logic was recently involved in developing an ambitious smart buildings programme for Carbon Intelligence, a sustainability data and consulting firm, that aids companies to move towards a zero-carbon economy and connect sustainable practices with business value. Liam Rock, Senior Energy Performance Engineer at Carbon Intelligence, said: “Our goal was …

Harrogate-based Intelligent Servers Ltd has received a £600,000 government-backed loan from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). Founded in 2011 by its Managing Director, Andrew Hughes, the company is one of Europe’s leading refurbished server, storage, networking and component resellers, specialising in HPE, Dell and Cisco. Since its establishment, Intelligent …

Lenovo’s latest ThinkSmart Core is a modular room kit tailored to the hybrid work environment and is available in two room kit configurations. This includes the ThinkSmart Core + Controller, designed for workspaces that are already equipped with Teams-certified audio and visual devices. The second option is ThinkSmart Core Full Room …

 Brother UK has launched a new series of A4 business inkjets designed for small businesses and home offices to help resellers capitalise on the shift to hybrid working. The new A4 Mini Business series includes four new models. The new devices include three mid-range A4 business inkjet models, which feature …

Hyper-casual mobile game developers can win a minimum of $300,000 in a new challenge hosted by App Annie and CrazyLabs. The challenge invites developers to submit their hyper-casual games and test their ideas inside the CLIK Dashboard – CrazyLabs’ self-serve platform for testing and usage monitoring. CrazyLabs will offer a minimum …

India’s The Esports Club has announced its first ever mobile esports tournament, LG Ultragear TEC Invitational Season 1 for Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI). The invite-only tournament will witness participation from India’s top 20 teams while featuring a total prize pool of INR 5,00,000 ($6,722 USD). It will be a four …

Peter Ruffley, CEO at Zizo discuses why creating a robust data foundation for digital transformation is imperative. Digital transformation is being merged with the Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create an unmanageable, unfocused concept of ‘doing things better’ without addressing the fundamental, underpinning essence …

Robert Belgrave, CEO at Pax8 UK explains why during times of uncertainty, the Cloud came out as king Cloud computing has been crucial for so many over the past 12 months as the world has adapted to considerably greater levels of operating from home. While Cloud prominence and growth has, …

Iouri Prokhorov, CEO at Intelastel explains how Intelastel is facilitating a shift towards digitisation. In the well-warehoused world of ecommerce, online retailers soon realised there was a fine line to tread between providing a dazzling array of options and provoking the agonising decision paralysis that led to cart abandonment. How …

Mark Appleby, Business Development Manager at Wireless Logic discusses the role cellular connectivity played in reducing the strain on the healthcare system during COVID-19 and beyond. eHealth is a steadily growing industry that advanced hand-in-hand with connectivity and digital communication. For years, eHealth solutions have allowed healthcare providers the flexibility …