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Kyria Accredited Again by Investors in People Kyria first gained recognition as an Investor in People (IIP) in January 2006, and we’re proud to announce that not only has Kyria maintained our status following a review by IIP in January

Dark Patterns in UI Design For this month’s blog post we’re looking at website user interface (UI) design and user experience (UX) design, and in particular something called Dark Patterns.UI and UXWhen designing a UI, there are always choices to

Logistics: Very Big Business For the first blog post of the year, we decided to do something a little different and look at some eye-catching facts and figures from the Logistics sector. This is a sector that has been close

Kyria adds an in-house Product Owner to the team For the last blog post of the year, we decided to talk to the latest member of the Kyria team, Business Analyst/Product Owner Graeme Lindsay. Graeme joined Kyria in November, having

Getting the Balance Right Last year we wrote a blog post on The Importance of Hiring Graduates and Interns, and in the 12 months since that post, we’ve hired three additional members of staff who have recently graduated from university.

Agile and Scrum – Continues Improvement As you might have seen on our Twitter feed, the whole Kyria team (along with two colleagues from CCL-Logistics), recently went on a 2-day Agile training workshop, which proved insightful, fun and very worthwhile. So,

Interesting Things to Read, Watch and Interact With Here at Kyria, we like to promote learning and knowledge sharing, so for this month’s blog we’ve put together a collection of websites and content providers who help broaden the mind with

Useful Apps Used by Kyria For this month’s blog post, we decided to focus on some of the apps and add-ons that we like to use here at Kyria to make life just that little bit easier. The following tools

Introduction to: Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and Virtual Reality The terms Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and Virtual Reality have become buzz words in the technology sector over the past few years, and over the last 12 months or so, these

The 25th Anniversary of Technology That Shaped The Future 1992 was an important year for science and technology. Alongside historic events such as the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 aimed at fighting climate change, and Pope

Introduction to: Blockchain Unless you’re particularly up on the latest technologies, you may never have heard of blockchain. But you may have heard of the digital currency Bitcoin, which has come to prominence over the past few years and is

The 10th Anniversary of The iPhone Launched in 2007, the iPhone did a lot more than just take over the smartphone market, it impacted the lives of people right around the world and changed how we thought about technology. From

Kyria Blog: Zero Discrimination Day March 1st is Zero Discrimination Day, a day described by the UN as one which draws attention to the millions who still suffer from social and economic exclusion due to prejudice and intolerance. They call on

Introduction To: The Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) has been heavily touted as one of the next big things in the technology industry. But what exactly is the Internet of Things? Well, for the first in our

Technology Battles of the Past With the New Year comes the January Sales, a time when retailers reduce prices in the hope of increased sales. And if you're a tech enthusiast, now could be the time to grab that games

Howard Perkins and the Highland Trail 550
The season of giving is here and we're getting into the spirit by giving you an extra blog post this month.

And this is indeed a special blog post because it features Kyria's Managing Director

2016: A Year in Technology With the year drawing to a close, we decided to take a look back at 2016 and the technologies that have come to prominence in the last 12 months, both in the wider world and

The 25th Anniversary of The Lithium-Ion Battery In 1991, Sony and Asahi Kasei released the first commercial lithium-ion battery, forever changing mobile technology. As Sony say themselves "By dramatically increasing the energy density from that of conventional rechargeable batteries, Sony was able to solve

The Importance of Hiring Graduates And Interns As Kyria has grown and we've hired additional experienced software developers to take on the work, we've recognised the need for younger staff members to join the company too. Over the summer, Kyria

Kyria Summer Internship My name is Maria-Luiza Koleva, I am a student of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow and for the past three months I have been on an internship at Kyria. Being in IT was never my

Pokémon Go, Snapchat And The Growth Of Augmented Reality Pokémon Go is a genuine phenomenon. Adults and kids alike have fully embraced the mobile game's call to "capture" Pokémon in the world around them. The success of Pokémon Go has

Kyria Night Out: Zombie Quarantine and The Riddler On Thursday June 30th, Kyria employees spent the afternoon discussing work projects and core values, and spent the evening dealing with a Zombie Quarantine and The Riddler. As work days go, it

Kyria and Technology: Culture, Evolution and Revolution The advancement of technology is a standard part of modern life. From touch-screen smart watches, to superfast broadband, the evolution and revolution of technology continues to change life both at home and work.

Kyria Office Move Here at Kyria, we're not averse to an office move. As we've continued to grow and add more staff, moving offices has become part of the norm here. Though on this particular occasion, unlike with our last

Kyria Careers: Show Us That You Can Make It Simple This blog post was inspired by an internal conversation in the Kyria office this past week. A recently arrived staff member asked Howard Perkins, our Managing Director, if Kyria is