How phones and the internet have changed over the past decade
by Jay Ball, April 20
As Bridgend-based telecom company DataKom celebrates its 10th year in business, MD Jay Ball reflects on how tech has changed over the last 10 years. 10 years feels like a relatively short time – just 10 years ago in Wales the smoking ban came into force, and Tony Blair stepped down as prime minister....
Read More >Interview: Martin Bryant, community editor of Tech North
by Nicholas Fearn , February 8
Martin Bryant is probably a name you’ve heard of in the technology industry. He worked for world renowned tech publication The Next Web for a few years. Shifting around various roles, he eventually became editor-in-chief and was responsible for leading a global news team. Now he’s working as community editor of Tech North. In his...
Read More >10 tech trends to watch out for in 2017
by Emma Willis, February 1
With 2016 now out of the way and 2017 in full swing, it’s time to look ahead to the trends you should be watching out for in the coming 12 months. The way businesses work and think will be deeply impacted by changes in technology in a variety of areas, and we’re expecting to see...
Read More >Blog: Flex and the city
by Adrian Lewis, October 3
Flexible working, or agile working as it’s often called, is growing in popularity. The ONS reports that the number of “home workers” has doubled since 1998 thanks to the rise in the number of freelancers and new attitudes by employers to flexible and remote working. Despite the growth in home working, TUC figures...
Read More >Dodging the digital climate
by Lyanna Tsakiris, September 29
There has been talk recently of the need for a generation of tech junkies to ‘digitally detox’ being greater than ever. This summer, for the first time ever, the phrase ‘digital detox’ started trending on Twitter. Reports that ‘Pokemon Go’ fanatics are walking like zombies into lampposts and other clichéd objects are a sure sign...
Read More >5 top reasons start-ups should opt for coworking
by Peter Ames, September 20
Coworking’s no longer a new phenomenon, far from it in fact, but it is going from strength to strength across the country. No longer limited to big cities, many smaller towns (and even villages) will offer some sort of coworking space. So why should you consider it for your start-up? Peter Ames, from deskspace experts...
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