Dean Anthony Gratton
Bluetooth: Its Incredible Journey
Bluetooth wireless technology has been with us for over 20 years. It has become the de facto connection technology for exchanging data...
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Dean Anthony Gratton
Apr 14, 20204 min read
Covid19: The Future of Engagement
If we can’t “connect” with our hands, then let’s be sure that we can always connect with technology.
Dean Anthony Gratton
Oct 9, 20174 min read
The Fall of Innovation
It must be something about the autumn air with the leaves falling and the onset of winter where we regularly witness the appearance of...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jun 8, 20174 min read
An IoT PaaS: My Implementation Quest
The more I research, the more I discover and understand that the internet of things (IoT) is still very much in its infancy. Many...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Mar 17, 20174 min read
One Thing We Do Know About 5G: It’s Inevitable!
4G as a mobile telecommunications technology has been bandied around for over a decade or so and has appeared prematurely in several...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jan 24, 20174 min read
2017: Predictions of a Futurist
It’s somewhat belated: But, I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and a fabulous New Year! Another Year With No Noteworthy Surprises...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Dec 20, 20162 min read
Who needs Santa when you have Skype?
I couldn’t feel more festive if you covered me in chocolate, sprinkled me liberally with icing sugar and called me a Yule log! Test Drive...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Nov 30, 20163 min read
The Strange World of Skype Bots
“Fancy a pint?” my colleague Frank exclaimed and, indeed, it was that time of the day – of the week for that matter! 5pm on a Friday and...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 23, 20163 min read
Shrugging off the bugs: Exploring consumer complacency
I have often been described as a seasoned or veteran engineer – well, I mean, in terms of software engineering and all things wireless...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 4, 20163 min read
Connecting the cows, chickens and sheep through the IoT
I’m taking a rather heavenly perspective while reflecting upon Microsoft’s vision for the Internet of Things (IoT). It seems that when it...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jun 8, 20163 min read
Skype looks to you to Shoot the Future
Acclaimed British screenwriter Tony Jordan recently pointed out that “the urge to be entertained is a primal human need. People love good...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Mar 3, 20165 min read
Mobile World Congress: The Greatest Smartphone Show on Earth!
The largest mobile trade show in the world has once again come and gone. Yes, of course, I’m talking about the 2016 Mobile World Congress...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jan 29, 20164 min read
The Hottest Consumer Tech Predictions of 2016
Did I blink too quickly or was CES2016 over in a flash? In some respects, the event lacked the wow factor of previous years, although...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Dec 31, 20153 min read
Top five reasons 2015 has been an awesome year for Skype
Having recently joined Skype in Media as a columnist, I thought I’d sum up the wonderful year so far with Skype and Microsoft. Here are...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Dec 17, 20155 min read
The Industry Highs and Lows of 2015
So here they are! The highs and lows of the telecoms industry that have kept us all intrigued, if not always entertained, throughout...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Oct 29, 20154 min read
Time Will Tell: The Apple Watch Revisited
At the start of the year I predicted some key technology trends for 2015, one of which was wearables, although I was unconvinced by the,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Oct 21, 20153 min read
Going Back to the Future with Skype
Sometimes things just fall into place at exactly the right moment for seemingly no reason whatsoever, but more than often there needs to...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Sep 30, 20154 min read
Why we shouldn’t hang up on the landline
The traditional telephone has become an endangered species it seems. That reassuring purr of the landline when we pick up the receiver is...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Sep 29, 20153 min read
ARMed for broadcast technology success
It came as no surprise when I heard the news that Cambridge born and based ARM had been presented with the IBC 2015 International Honour...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 25, 20153 min read
Hold that flight, I’ve got Skype!
I remember it well: That crowded airport, the hustle, the bustle, the constant announcements broken occasionally by the sound of frantic...
a technologist, analyst & futurist
I dispel the rumours, gossip and hype surrounding new technology
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