Investments of passion performance and global luxury spending trends. Luxury is getting a makeover, all at the speed of social media. The consumer of “luxury” is increasingly digitally-savvy, time-sensitive, socially aware, and more and more concerned about sustainability. The industry surpassed €1 trillion in retail sales value in 2015 and delivered healthy growth of 5% … Read more
Smart homes: Game-changing gadgets bring the tech from science-fiction films to life. The world is now a smartphone society. Our homes are becoming smarter, funnier, more connected, and even a little bit playful. Almost anything in your home, car or office can be gadgetry. New health and lifestyle devices measure anything from how much we … Read more
Gambling is perceived completely different when it’s done online. People generally think that an online casino is a place where worn-down addicts are looking for their cheap fix and some easy wins, much like they would in a gambling den somewhere in a shady neighborhood. But nothing could be further from the truth. An online … Read more
When you think of luxury smartphones, your mind is instantly drawn to Apple, Samsung and more recently HTC. This does a disservice to the depth and diversity of this marketplace, however, as a number of high and low-end brands compete for a larger share of the market. Take LG, for example, which is set to … Read more
It’s easy to underestimate the value of the mobile gaming segment, especially when you consider the fact that it is underpinned by the freemium business model and driven by tiered subscription offers. Even if we account for the revenue generated by online casino games, it is hard to estimate exactly how lucrative this sector is. … Read more
Just a few short years ago, Samsung and Apple were locked in an endless battle for supremacy in the ultra-competitive smartphone market. At one point, Samsung even seemed set to steal a march on its rivals as it broke new ground with its cutting-edge tablet designs and wearable technology designs (think of the Samsung Gear … Read more