Lifestyle

  • SNAP HAPPY
    Thursday, 24th June 2010
    Timothy Barber selects the best cameras to take away to beautiful holiday destinations
    Samsung NX10 A hybrid camera combining compact dimensions with digital SLR tech, the NX10 includes a 14 megapixel detachable lens, HD movie recording, and a very high quality, 3 inch viewing screen. £599 www.jessops.com Leica V-Lux 20 Taking a camera on your travels is one thing, but how about one that can record exactly where you took each picture? German company Leica’s new compact uses GPS technology to do just that, tagging pictures with exact geographical coordinates. £495 www.leica-storemayfair.co.uk Canon Ixus 300HS As luxury compact cameras go, the 10 megapixel IXUS 300 HS is an... [Read more]

  • The apps that mean business
    Monday, 18th January 2010
    As more firms engage with Apple’s iPhone, Jeremy Hazlehurst takes a look at some of the most useful applications for City folk
    Jeremy Hazlehurst
    Financial information Bloomberg has the best financial information on the iPhone by a mile (free). For those in the UK, you might also want to add Shareprice (free, pictured above), which gives you... [Read more]
  • Is Twitter all it’s cracked up to be?
    Monday, 18th January 2010
    After Ricky Gervais denounced the site, we ask if it’s worth being a tweeter
    YES Timothy Barber ONE of the things I like most about Twitter is its capacity to seriously irk those who’ve barely even looked at it. There are masses of noteworthy websites out there that most... [Read more]