Going wireless for the iPhone 7? Here’s our pick of the best Bluetooth headphones of 2016 September 8, 2016 B&O BeoPlay H8 £399, beoplay.com The soft lambskin muffs on the Bang & Olufsen BeoPlay H8s are the most comfortable things you’ll ever place against your ears. Those luxury materials are matched by the huge sound quality, crisp mids and clear, honeyed bass. It’s the sort of fidelity you’d expect from a pair of wired headphones. [...]
Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia ban use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7s September 8, 2016 Three Australian airlines have banned the use of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 on board over fears that they could set fire on board. In a move that could be mirrored by other airlines, Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia said that passengers would not be able to operate the phones during flights. The carriers said that [...]
Dixons Carphone grows revenue and continues to win market share as it brushes off Brexit September 8, 2016 Mobile phone retailer Dixons Carphone is continuing to gain market share and grow revenues – and it's not feeling any ill effects from the recent Brexit vote, the company said today. And investors were also feeling positive about the company, with shares up 3.5 per cent in early trading this morning. In a trading update on [...]
The seven crucial things you need to know about Apple and the iPhone 7 September 8, 2016 Apple's whirlwind event in California on Wednesday evening has brought us several new products and a new insight into Apple's direction. If you weren't glued to your screen to watch it as it happened, here's our round up of everything you need to know about it waking up this morning. 1. The iPhone 7 is [...]
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 [...]