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AI, incentives and power in 2026
Monday, December 22nd 2025
The AI hype is over, and the industrial reality has begun. Here are some predictions for 2026, from the rise of disposable software to potential clashes over worker rights.
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When does travel planning get seriously upended by AI?
Wednesday, February 26th 2025
AI is everywhere in the travel industry - just not where most travellers see it. Chatbots can churn out a basic itinerary, but true AI-native trip planning has a much higher bar to clear. Personalised recommendations and seamless bookings may still feel out of reach, but we might be closer to change than it seems.
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Is this the end of Windows Server?
Sunday, June 10th 2012
A sacred cow has been bumped off over at Micrsoft with Linux now available in Azure instances. This is a major change in the server OS world.
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Humanising the Internet of Things
Friday, February 24th 2012
Just making your device "smart" isn't enough - it needs to also be usable. The human aspects of IoT are consistently forgotten in this new interaction space.
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On a post-flash world and Adobe's place within it
Tuesday, October 4th 2011
Sacred cows in the Adobe world finally appear to be on the BBQ. Recent signals from the tooling company suggest Flash may finally be about to die - and not too soon.
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The web of intent
Monday, August 8th 2011
Web applications could handle common tasks such as sharing or pinning using an Intent oriented design.
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I like where I think Sony is going
Thursday, October 7th 2010
Sony could regain consumer electronics leadership by turning its Android phones into a hub for movies, gaming and home displays. This is a speculative roadmap that links Xperia, Crackle and a possible PSP successor.
![Thingstreams - the future of product / consumer dialogue]()
Thingstreams - the future of product / consumer dialogue
Tuesday, July 20th 2010
As consumers engage more directly with each other, how to brands understand what is happening in the "backchannel"?
![2010: The year the Netbook turns into the Web-book]()
2010: The year the Netbook turns into the Web-book
Sunday, January 3rd 2010
Netbooks are drifting away from their lightweight roots, so 2010 should belong to web books and tablets. What are the traits of these network-first devices, and why they will reshape consumer computing?
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2010 will be the year Apple and Google have a cage fight
Sunday, December 20th 2009
2010 is going to be a cage match between Apple and Google for mobile dominance. With Android's rapid growth and iPhone's ecosystem pressures, the battle lines are clearly being drawn.
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The Golden Age of mobile? Soon maybe...
Tuesday, July 21st 2009
With smartphones, data plans and app stores exploding in 2009, it feels like the golden age of mobile is near but not here yet. The real shift will come with contextual and augmented reality experiences.
