Google is not the only challenger to Microsoft July 9, 2009 GOOGLE opened yet another front in its war on Microsoft earlier this week by announcing the launch of its new PC operating system. Chrome will compete directly with Microsoft’s sacred cash cow, Windows, which accounted for around 45 per cent of the software giant’s $22.5bn operating profit last year. Google’s decision to take on Microsoft [...]
Falling Mayfair prices attracting students and the fashionable set July 9, 2009 LONDON’S playground of the super-rich has always been a place that ordinary mortals – even high-earning ones – would rarely consider within their reach. But times have changed, and with them, Mayfair’s rental prices, which have dropped 15-20 per cent since their peak in 2007. Charity Delves, lettings manager at Mayfair estate agent Wetherell, says: [...]
FOCUS ON: ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE July 9, 2009 87,LANCASTER ROAD, ST ALBANS, AL1 4ERPrice: £685,000This smart four-bedroom property is just a mile from the city centre and the railway station, which is 20 minutes away from St Pancras. The master bedroom has an en suite while the downstairs includes a large reception room, separate dining room and kitchen/breakfast room. A driveway at the [...]
It’s big, but it’s just not funny or a bit clever July 9, 2009 FilmBRUNOCert: 18I LIKED Borat, I did. I laughed out loud, enthusiastically, throughout. I like Ali G too. I get Sacha Baron Cohen’s shtick and I see his genius. At least I did until I sat through Bruno. It was the slowest 80 minutes of my life (rivalled only by the removal of my top left [...]
NOW SHOWING FOUR OF THE BEST July 9, 2009 JEFF KOONS AT THE SERPENTINE – One of the most influential American artists of recent times is on great form at this absorbing show. A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC AT THE GARRICK – A spectacular revival of Stephen Sondheim’s 1973 musical. THE FOURTH PLINTH – Don’t miss the human volunteers that make up Antony Gormley’s installation [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS July 9, 2009 FILM FIRED UP – Two high school guys decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader camp. SOUL POWER – A documentary on the legendary soul music concert staged in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974. 25 SHOTS OF RUM – French film about the complex relationship between a father and daughter. DVD BRONSON – Grisly tale about [...]
Bringing summer to the office July 9, 2009 IT’S a question that bothers all professional ladies in the summer months. How can we dress in a summery way but also appropriately for work? Summer dresses are a world of potential professional pitfalls – exposed flesh galore, stubbly legs on view, cleavage and the general appearance of being headed for a beach party rather [...]
HOW TO BE A BEACH BABE WITH EASE July 9, 2009 Sara HollambyStyle CounselIT’S so easy for all sense of style to get washed away in the waves on holiday, when you’re hot and sticky and covered in a fine layer of salt, sand and pink patches. I always admire those women who go to the beach with matching accessories, sleek hair cleverly “thrown” up in [...]
Q&A: BUYING July 9, 2009 Camilla DellMANAGING PARTNER AT BLACK BRICK Q. Dear Camilla, I’m trying to buy a property in London but every time I find something that I like I keep getting gazumped. What can I do?A. Your problem is not an uncommon one. In the UK, until you’ve exchanged contracts, another buyer can come in and offer [...]
A banker’s bash at philosophy is short on logic July 8, 2009 GOOD VALUEBy Stephen GreenALLEN LANE, £20 SAMUEL JOHNSON famously opined about watching a dog walk on its hind legs: it is not done well, but you are surprised to find it done at all. Something of the same reaction seems to be behind the excitement generated by this book. It is laudable that Green, the [...]