Micro Focus and HP Enterprise agree tie-up to create UK tech giant September 8, 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise and UK-based Micro Focus are set to create one of the country's largest tech firms in a deal valued at around $8.8bn (£6.6bn). Shares in Micro Focus rose by 21.28 per cent in early trading today. Hewlett Packard Enterprise will merge most of its software assets with Micro Focus, which will pay the [...]
Now you can play Pokemon Go on the Apple Watch September 7, 2016 Apple Watch just got a killer app – Pokemon Go, the hit game of the year, will now be available on the smartwatch. John Hanke of Niantic Labs, the maker of the game, said the smartphone app has now been downloaded 500m times around the world and players walked an astonishing 4.6bn kilometers… so far. That's only set to increase. [...]
The Apple Watch 2 is here (and it’s waterproof) September 7, 2016 Apple has unveiled a second version of its smartwatch – the Apple Watch Series 2. Crucially, the new version will be waterproof for swimming up to 50m deep. On stage at an event boss Tim Cook also unveiled the iPhone 7, he claimed the original Apple Watch is now the second best selling watch brand in the world [...]
Here’s what analysts are saying about the iPhone 7 September 7, 2016 Apple stock edged up ever so slightly following the launch of the iPhone 7 and a host of other goodies designed to capture consumers' imaginations, rising 0.61 per cent. All eyes are on Apple after a slow year for the world's most valuable company, but did the tech titan impress? Here's what the analysts had [...]
Everyone is going nuts for Apple’s AirPod headphones September 7, 2016 Apple may have taken away our headphone jack, but in return they've given us Airpods – the future is well and truly here. The pricey (£159) wireless headphones are the epitome of Apple – slick, subtle and understated in design while saying a huge amount about any wearer of them. Clearly a love to hate type [...]
Killing off the iPhone 7 headphone jack is Apple’s gift to copyright holders September 7, 2016 The audio jack was invented in 1878 for use on manual telephone switchboards, making it the oldest audio standard still in use today. This tiny piece of hardware owes its unmatched longevity to its near perfect design. That same design was later adopted by the 3.5mm headphone jack, a globally accessible standard that you rarely [...]
Meet Apple’s iPhone 7 September 7, 2016 Apple has unveiled its long-awaited and much hyped newest device – the iPhone 7. It comes in a slick new black colour and the larger version has a dual camera, while the Home button is now completely touch sensitive rather than being an actual button that's clicked. Read more: The Apple Watch 2 is here (and it's [...]
Britain must be boldly pro-enterprise to master the Fourth Industrial Revolution September 7, 2016 Business leaders and politicians gathered in Davos at this year’s World Economic Forum annual meeting were told a revolution had started. Not a bloody revolution, but an economic and strategic one, with its impact felt across every industry and every country. This unprecedented, disruptive fusion of digital, physical and biological technological developments has been dubbed [...]
It’s a me Mario! Nintendo comes to the iPhone September 7, 2016 Fresh from its success with Pokemon Go, Nintendo is now coming to smartphones with Apple for the first time. The Japanese games maker will launch gaming app Super Mario Run. The announcement was made on stage at an Apple event where boss Tim Cook also revealed its newest device, the iPhone 7. Read more: One chart [...]
Apple iPhone 7: Everything we think we know September 7, 2016 Apple boss Tim Cook has taken to the stage in California at a special event where he is expected to reveal the iPhone 7 Hot on the heels just six months after the iPhone SE, Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, as well as give updates on the Apple Watch and [...]