Google to compile financial data October 13, 2010 Google is planning to launch a new measure of inflation collated from online shopping data, to be known as the Google Price Index (GPI). It’s part of a public data project that will see the search giant release new ways for users to collate information from a multitude of sources. A list of the top [...]
helicopter drone uses ipod joystick October 13, 2010 Visitors to the recent Tokyo Games show were treated to a special demonstration of the Parrot AR Drone, a toy helicopter (pictured) that users can control wirelessly via their iPhone or iPad. The drone has two cameras mounted on its body, which is suspended between four helicopter blades that give it instant manoeuvrability in any [...]
facebook offers more security October 13, 2010 Facebook is to offer temporary log-ins for use on public computers. It works by having users text the letters “otp” to the number 32665. It replies with a temporary password. However, the system will require users to register their mobile phone to their Facebook account. In addition to this feature, the site will now also [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 13, 2010 DATING COMEDY NERVE’S LONDON PREMIERE Nerve, a comedy about love and dating, has already earned plaudits in New York. In London it will hit a nerve, too, with the story of an online dating rookie whose date has had far too much experience. Together they explore their fears and expectations, their past and their vulnerabilities. [...]
The grisly taste of her screams October 13, 2010 SCREAM BY NIGEL MCCRERY Quercus, £20 A more gruesome beginning to a book you couldn’t ask for. A woman is bound, with her kneecaps exposed, as a ruthless killer tells her how he’s going to carve through her knee bones, one after the other, before moving onto other parts. Her screams are immense but pointless. [...]
The art world heats up once more October 13, 2010 AS an army of glamorous art industry movers and shakers traipsed into Frieze Art Fair’s marquee yesterday, a young woman was standing outside distributing paper leaflets for an upcoming exhibition. Not that surprising perhaps – some galleries need all the help they can get publicising themselves – except that the gallery in question was the [...]
Eco-dazzle at Paris Motor Show October 12, 2010 Two key trends revealed themselves at this year’s Paris Motor Show. First, while the carmakers have showed eco concepts for years, this year was the first Paris Show where so many production versions of hybrid and electric cars were launched. Second, the sports and supercar brands proved that they too have a place in this [...]
CAR TALK October 12, 2010 ASTON’S NEW CITY CAR Aston Martin’s “premium, bespoke commuter car” and its most controversial car ever, the Cygnet luxury city car, is to go into production in 2011 at the company’s Gaydon headquarters. Targeted at Aston owners who only drive their sports cars at the weekend, Aston Martin hopes it will keep Aston owners driving [...]
Fine dining at the Royal Exchange October 11, 2010 Sauterelle Royal Exchange, Bank, EC3V 3LR www.danddlondon.com 020 7618 2483 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £42 DESPITE the grandness of its architecture, its lofty dimensions, the prestige of its retail outlets and, above all, its illustrious place at the heart of the City’s history and culture, as a place to socialise or [...]
THREE OTHER RESTAURANTS NEAR THE ROYAL EXCHANGE October 11, 2010 RELAIS DE VENISE L’ENTRECOTE The formula that’s made the Relais de Venise restauarants a French institution could have been made for the City – salad starter followed by a large, perfectly-cooked steak and delicious frites. Accordingly, L’Entrecote has become a Square Mile institution in no time. 5 Throgmorton Street, EC2N 2AD. www.relaisdevenise.com GREENS RESTAURANT AND [...]