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UK tablet sales expected to drop this year

Global sales still increasing

Figures from telecom analysts CCS Insight show that fewer than 14 million tablets will be sold in the UK this year.

That’s a drop of 3 million devices from last year’s total.

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More than a quarter of UK children have a tablet by the age of eight, says uSwitch.com

More than a quarter of UK children have a tablet by the age of eight, says uSwitch.com

New research published by price comparison service uSwitch.com shows that 27% of UK children have their own tablet device by the time they’re 8 years old. That’s almost 3.5 million children.

In fact, 10.7% of children were using touch-screen devices before they were 2 years old.

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Google announces the connected contact lens

Google says it’s testing a ‘smart’ contact lens that’s designed to help people with diabetes monitor their glucose levels.

The lens, which is being developed by Brian Otis and Babak Parviz within the next-generation Google X project team, contains a wireless chip and glucose sensor.

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