Tag: Consumer Tech

Trends & Innovation / 23rd April 2026

The era of the sub-£80 smartphone may be over. With component economics shifting, entry-level handsets are increasingly considered “permanently uneconomical” to manufacture. A memory chip shortage fuelled by AI data centres is now expected to run through 2027, and consumers will feel it in their wallets long before the fabs catch up.

Trends & Innovation / 13th March 2026

They’re calling it the “biggest upgrade in a decade,” We’re moving from a digital paper map to a full-blown AI travel partner.