As of 24 April, the Apple Watch is officially on sale globally, but how will the device impact British business owners We’ve investigated the effect the gadget is set to have for entrepreneurs and also other emerging technologies that could play a part in the future of UK SMEs.
Mobile health startup Peak has received a $7m Series A funding round from multiple investors, which will allow the brain training app to expand its team with additional neuroscientists and engineers.
British businesses are encouraged to embrace smartphones and tablets as consumers will spend around £53.6bn annually via mobiles by 2024, which is more than a fivefold increase on the £9.7bn spent through devices today, according to Barclays.
By Zahid Jiwa
With chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne’s announcement that the government will pledge £40 million in funds to develop applications for the Internet of Things and Smart Cities as part of the 2015 budget, it got me thinking about how this funding could be utilised to best effect.
Global money transfer firm World First has introduced what it calls “the world’s first international payments app for a wearable device.”
Over half of UK employees have hit out at their workplaces to say they’re not provided with access to digital services to do the job sufficiently, a report from Fujitsu has found.
Mark Kanji, CEO of London-based Apptivation, has gone from an idea for an app development consultancy to a business turning over £12m inside two years. He shares his journey with us.
Whether it’s a busy bar/pub on a Friday night, a coffee shop on the way to the office, half time at a football match, interval at the theatre or a concert, we have all experienced the fight to get served – often several times a night. And Q App, featured in the Everline Future 50 this year, has set out to become our queuing nightmare solution.
A year after introducing a Bluetooth-connected Oral-B toothbrush and accompanying app at Mobile Word Congress, consumer products firm Procter & Gamble has returned to the technology trade show in Barcelona with a software development kit for third party firms.
Mobile World Congress has started, and mobile messaging services provider Acision has introduced a new service for businesses which will allow them to reach employees in real-time through digital interactive communications and training.
