• On Track: Testing the Apple Watch Ultra’s GPS

    At its most recent keynote event, Apple claimed that its flagship wearable, the Apple Watch Ultra, provides the "most accurate GPS of any sport watch in the market" in dense ...

  • What to Expect from IFA 2022

    Following a hugely scaled back edition in 2020 and a cancelled event last year, IFA is back in full force for 2022 — and FDM CCS Insight is sending a ...

  • Smartwatches Keep Ticking Along

    The global market for wearables has enjoyed a buoyant few years, with the boost in interest triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic sparking a solid period of growth. Smartwatches have continued ...

  • The Smart Home Opportunity

    Smartness has quietly made its way into people's homes. Our research has found that in advanced markets, 37% of households own at least one smart home device, be that an ...

  • Cutting the Cord

    It's been very hard to avoid talk of virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR), smart glasses and the metaverse recently. Throughout the developer conference season, rumours have abounded about ...

  • Light as Air

    Nreal's latest smart glasses set to launch in the UK Smart glasses continue to be a hot topic in the tech world, with lots of speculation about when and how ...

  • Has Google Botched the Pixel Watch?

    Clock ticking for the rumoured smartwatch It's been almost a year since Google burst back onto the smartwatch scene at its I/O event in 2021. At the time, its acquisition ...

  • Levelling Charges

    The battery life question is a fascinating smartwatch dynamic With lots of devices in our day-to-day lives, we have pretty clear expectations about battery life. Take the smartphone; the idea ...

  • Competition for Wrist-Space Heating Up

    Wearables coming off strong growth in 2021 Despite turbulence from the pandemic, wearables have overcome supply chain difficulties and resonated with buyers increasingly conscious of their health and fitness. Strong ...

  • MWC 2022, Tuesday 1 March

    Your guide to the top stories from the second day of the event Today's highlights from our analysts in Barcelona cover announcements from telecom operators, chipmakers, wearables and extended reality ...