Is fintech the new black? Lower trust in disruptors gives banks reason to cheer June 10, 2016 Digital innovation – and more specifically the impact of fintech – is currently the most intensely debated topic in the financial services sector. Two years ago hardly anyone outside the industry had heard of fintech. Now it’s the hottest investment class globally for VCs. PwC recently produced a report claiming that over 20 per cent [...]
Government urged to step in as small firms find themselves front and centre of the firing line for cyber crime June 10, 2016 An industry body is calling on government to do more to help the UK's smallest businesses protect themselves from cybercrime, after a report out today found such crimes are hurting these firms disproportionately. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) study discovered that smaller businesses are collectively the target of 7m attacks a year, with two-thirds of small [...]
Phone-menal: Brits waste £811m on unnecessary mobile charges June 9, 2016 Brits collectively wasted a stonking £811m in the last 12 months on unnecessary costs on top of their monthly mobile tariffs, a study by price comparison and switching service uSwitch.com has found. More than one in four (42 per cent) British mobile users paid out an extra £39.72 per year on unforeseen mobile charges. The study found that exceeding mobile data limits (39 [...]
Map: Here are the areas where you can now order Amazon Fresh food and groceries in the UK June 9, 2016 Amazon Fresh is finally here. Now you can turn to the online retailer not just for books, clothes, the latest tech, and a million other things, but for fresh food too. That means fresh fruit, meat, seafood, veg, dairy and baked goods, and more, just like any other supermarket's home delivery service, along with other store cupboard goods [...]
Uber slapped with fine by French courts over illegal service June 9, 2016 Uber has been slapped with a fine by French authorities over its UberPop service, which the country's government deems illegal. The court in Paris fined the billion dollar startup €800,000 (£626,000), only half of which is payable, but avoided a payment of as much as €1.5m Read more: Porsche on-demand? VW boss reveals Gett plans Two Uber France [...]
Now you can get Twitter alerts directly when your Tube line is delayed June 9, 2016 Want to know when there's delays on your Tube line before you head to work? Now you can get simple direct updates on delays and any other issues with services direct to your phone via Twitter, making the faff of searching and checking updates obsolete. Transport for London (TfL) has teamed up with Twitter to deliver [...]
Here’s who’s winning the EU referendum on Twitter June 9, 2016 We're heading for the home straight on the road to the EU referendum vote. The polls are swaying back and forth (as is sterling), but which side's winning when it comes to the social media vote? It's Vote Leave which is fuelling the biggest discussion, with almost twice as many mentions of Leave and other [...]
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst review: The free-running, wall-climbing, ledge-shimmying postwoman returns in this parkour sequel June 8, 2016 Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC | ★★★☆☆ Much like its eight-year-old predecessor, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst revels in the thrill of movement and physical momentum. You play an urban parkour enthusiast in a hyper-surveilled Orwellian futurescape, delivering clandestine snailmail by leaping from rooftop to perilous rooftop, climbing up vertiginous elevator shafts and whizzing across miles [...]
HP Elite X2 1012 review: An enterprise-level, two-in-one laptop that’s too business-minded to be much fun June 8, 2016 There’s a great deal to dislike about the HP Elite X2 1012, a business-level, tablet-laptop hybrid with a sleek and detachable aluminium keyboard and a surprisingly lovely iPhone 5 style chamfered finish. You’ve got ugly little grievances, like the default, HP-branded desktop wallpaper, which appears to be a picture of a petri dish filled with [...]
Netflix has revealed its “binge scale” – how do you watch these top shows? June 8, 2016 Are you a House of Cards fanatic, watching it all in one go? Or do you like to build up the anticipation with a weekly watch? Most people watch the Netflix hit show by savouring it over time, but when it comes to something like tense drama The Fall or Dexter, we just can't help [...]