Shares in software group Adobe head for the cloud June 17, 2014 SOFTWARE giant Adobe Systems last night topped growth expectations on the strength of its cloud computing wares. The Nasdaq-listed group said revenues totalled $1.07bn (£631m) in the second quarter, beating its targeted range of between $1bn and $1.05bn. Operating income rose 22 per cent to $135m. More than half of its revenues came from subscription [...]
London now has bigger fintech sector than Silicon Valley or New York June 16, 2014 London is now the biggest global centre for financial technology firms, beating both Silicon Valley and New York based on the number of people the industry employs. There are 44,000 people working in fintech in London, compared to 43,000 in New York and just 11,000 in Silicon Valley, according to research by South Mountain [...]
Three things you didn’t know about Level39 boss Eric Van der Kleij June 16, 2014 Chief executive of Level39 Eric Van der Kleij 1 He invented the online process of “web call back”, leaving your number on a website for someone to call you back, while struggling to buy flowers for his wife online. 2 Canary Wharf’s FinTech incubator Level39 was born following a very chance meeting between Eric and [...]
Mario Kart 8 is the game that Nintendo’s Wii U needs right now June 11, 2014 Mario Kart 8 is both joyous and frenetic, nostalgic but packed with twists and innovations. It’s exactly the game Nintendo needs right now, a strong – albeit lonely – argument for investing in a Wii U (an argument that will be considerably strengthened if the Japanese firm can repeat the trick with its upcoming Star [...]
Review: Watch Dogs on Xbox One June 11, 2014 ★★★☆☆ I can’t remember the last game I anticipated quite as fervently as I have Watch Dogs. It's a title that places cyber crime and state surveillance at its heart, making its protagonist’s weapon the connected world; a world it doesn’t take a spectacular mental leap to imagine us all living in. And, for the [...]
CryptoLocker, GameOver Zeus and the rest of the malware out to get you June 4, 2014 Welcome to the terrifying world of cyber crime. It’s a constantly evolving and increasingly prevalent threat. This week, the Europol’s European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) has been tackling the CryptoLocker virus, while the US National Security Agency has been pre-occupied with GameOver Zeus. Generally speaking, viruses are malware programs that replicate and wriggle into programs [...]
Days of future present May 28, 2014 The future is here and it’s slightly terrifying. We present some soon-to-be-released technologies straight out of science fiction. Swallowable sensors Whatever the future holds, we’re going to be seeing a lot more sensors; sensors in clothes, sensors in flower-beds and even swallowable sensors, which US company Proteus Digital Health is preparing to trial in the [...]
Rubik’s Retro May 21, 2014 The Rubik’s Cube turned 40 this week and Google celebrated by creating an online version of the classic puzzle. Melissa York chooses the best brain-teasers, old and new, for your smartphone. Flow Join a series of coloured dots to their corresponding coloured dots without crossing over any of the other lines to create a “flow”. [...]
Five of the best: Rubiks’ Retro contemporaries that have been updated for touchscreens May 21, 2014 Tetris The colourful stacking game has been revamped for smartphones and tablets for its 30th birthday with multiple gaming modes. It can now be played lightning fast on a touchscreen device, and scores can be compared on Facebook. iOS/Android; 69p Pac-man The yellow sphere will have been chasing ghosts for 35 years in 2015. Now [...]
Beautiful tech-nique in Brazil May 14, 2014 The world’s best tournament will showcase some of the best new technology. Here’s our World Cup tech top six: Knit-wear It’s not just the teams that go head-to-head every four years. Just as competitive is the battle waged between Adidas and Nike over who can bring out the most eye-catching boots. This year both companies [...]