Samsung shares are not on fire after flaming recall September 12, 2016 Shares in Samsung have unsurprisingly stumbled after the smartphone maker was forced to recall its recently launched flagship Galaxy Note 7 due to a fiery battery situation. The South Korean tech giant was forced to pull the device from the shelves after reports of it exploding and on Friday said it had identified 35 such incidents. Read more: Samsung Galaxy [...]
These are the FTSE 100 social media winners and losers September 12, 2016 FTSE 100 firms are finally getting the hang of social media and even jumping on the Snapchat bandwagon to build their profile, new research reveals. Seven firms in the blue-chip index now have official accounts on the fledgling messaging service with a further six using the platform in some form. Read more: Google, Facebook and Twitter blasted over [...]
Raspberry Pi maker shareholders set to vote on Avnet takeover offer September 11, 2016 Shareholders in the electronics maker behind the Raspberry Pi computer Premier Farnell will vote on the 185p-per-share offer for the company today. Investors are expected to back the £868m deal, which is seen as a sign the UK’s tech industry is still attractive to overseas investors. The deal requires 75 per cent of shareholders – [...]
The tie-up between Morrisons and Amazon is growing closer September 11, 2016 Morrisons has ramped up its ties with Amazon unveiling plans to add the online retail giant's lockers to its supermarkets across the country. Hundreds of Amazon lockers used for click and collect deliveries will be introduced this year, letting customer pick up items at their convenience rather than having to be at home for a delivery. Read more: Now Amazon's getting into [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 7: US urges consumers to stop using devices after dozens of batteries exploded September 10, 2016 The US' consumer safety authority has urged all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners to stop using their phones, ahead of issuing an official recall, piling more pressure on the South Korean electronics giant. The Consumer Product Safety Commission released advice yesterday for users to switch their phones off until they can be replaced. Samsung, the [...]
This Fidget Cube wants to make you more productive and less stressed while you’re at work September 9, 2016 We've all been stuck next to that one person who can't help but click their pen, constantly tap their notepad or otherwise fidget during a meeting or otherwise quiet working day. Or, maybe, that person is you. Whether you're a sufferer of other people's fidgeting or you know you're guilty of it, pro-fidgeters Mark and Matthew [...]
Elon Musk just went on a mini rant about the SpaceX Falcon fireball September 9, 2016 Tesla founder and tech-world entrepreneur Elon Musk has been on a mini-rant today about the explosion that engulfed his SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket last week. Musk's SpaceX is a space tourism company that is aiming to take humans to Mars by 2025. But the forward-looking group suffered a major setback during pre-launch testing last week, when it [...]
This study shows you’re probably not allergic to gluten September 9, 2016 The recent trend for clean eating and banishing anything remotely fun unhealthy from our diets shows no sign of abating – and probably top of the list of most-maligned substances is gluten. But if you've been harbouring suspicions that some of your friends claiming to be allergic to gluten aren't being totally truthful, you could be right. [...]
#UhOh: Twitter shares fall further as chief exec Jack Dorsey set to come under pressure September 9, 2016 Twitter’s shares tumbled six per cent in the US yesterday amid reports that the firm’s chief executive is under pressure to turn things around within the next few quarters. The social media giant’s board met on Thursday to look at money-saving options, CNBC first reported, and a sale of the company could also be considered. [...]
UK named as best G20 country for starting a digital business September 9, 2016 The UK has been named as the best G20 country for ease of starting a digital business. Britain scored the highest marks for digital business environment – which includes regulation such as recruitment practices, tax frameworks, time taken to start a business and legal efficiency – in accountancy firm EY’s G20 Digital Entrepreneurship Barometer, which [...]