Why are people reconsidering their relationships with Big Tech? How might geopolitics impact innovation? Can digital tools help boost resilience amid uncertainty? In this part of the 2021 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about the shifting role of technology in the wake of the pandemic.

The Motorola Razr – the noughties flip-phone coveted by Gen Yers in the early days of cell phones – has been relaunched as a foldable smartphone. As people question their relationship to constant connectedness, Motorola is using its device to remind people of the happier, earlier days of personal tech.

The pandemic has exposed how the visually-impaired community is being failed by poor web and app design. This report examines the implications of the growing ‘senior surfer’ cohort and opportunities for brands to increase revenue and build a stronger society through user-centric design.

For anyone concerned that phones look likely to continue increasing in size until they reach comically impractical dimensions, Apple may have put a stop to that. Looking to win over reluctant purchasers, the iPhone 12 mini responds to a desire for smaller phones that deliver on performance.