Investors are pleased with TalkTalk’s decent start to the year July 20, 2016 TalkTalk shares jumped more than four per cent in early trading as it reported a solid start to the year. The figures First quarter revenue for the three months to the end of June were flat year-on-year It lost 9,000 broadband customers and 23,000 TV customers, but added 48,000 mobile users and 36,000 Fibre consumers. Its [...]
Uber’s heading to the UK courts over workers’ rights July 20, 2016 Uber and its drivers will head to court today to battle it out in a legal case over workers' rights. The hearing at an employment tribunal is due to begin in London and is expected to rule on the status of some Uber drivers in the first case of its kind in the UK. The action [...]
Nintendo back in the game as Pokemon Go-es bananas July 20, 2016 Pokemon Go has already established itself as the viral hit of 2016 – and it could not come soon enough for Nintendo. The game has taken a life of its own, as young smartphone users are able to act out a game from their childhoods in an ‘augmented reality’. Nintendo’s share price has risen sharply, [...]
Pokemon No: Nintendo’s share price falls July 20, 2016 What goes up must come down? Nintendo’s share price fell four per cent in the US on Tuesday – and fell even further in out-of-hours trading on Wednesday. It was also down even further in Japan on Wednesday. Shares in the US had rocketed by 12 per cent on Monday to $37.37, doubling since the [...]
Liberty Global remains committed to Virgin broadband investment post-Brexit July 20, 2016 Virgin Media owner Liberty Global remains committed to investing in the UK following the vote for Brexit and will begin the next stage of a multi-billion pound investment in the UK's broadband infrastructure network. Nearly half a million new premises in London will get superfast broadband by 2018, creating 500 new jobs by the end of this [...]
Pokémon Go: Should you invest in Nintendo? Investors are set for share price slump, but longer term virtual reality games will prove a winner July 20, 2016 The craze for newly-released mobile game Pokémon Go has sent shares in co-owner Nintendo up 75 per cent. Pokémon Go has been downloaded over 15m times since it was released last week. It currently ranks as the fastest adopted game in history. So far, it’s available to play in the UK, US, Germany, Australia and New [...]
BT needs to be open about Openreach aims July 20, 2016 When it comes to Openreach, the arm of BT that runs the UK's cables, fibre and network infrastructure, the telecoms giant is hovering outside the door of the last chance saloon. On the eve of a pivotal decision on the future of Openreach, MPs on the culture and media select committee have upped the ante [...]
Cloud brings profit downpour for Microsoft as profits jump and share price climbs July 19, 2016 Microsoft has bounced back into the black in the second quarter of the year with strong growth in its cloud-based products boosting earnings at the tech giant. After reporting a $3.2bn (£2.44bn) loss in the same period last year, Microsoft raked in $3.1bn in profits during the three months to the end of June pushing [...]
Britain hasn’t lost Arm: Its acquisition is the start of a new Great British tech story July 19, 2016 A week ago, many were wondering whether the UK’s tech sector would become less relevant in a post-Brexit world. The news of Arm’s acquisition by SoftBank for £24bn means many things for UK tech – but irrelevance is not one of them. This acquisition is positive and timely news. Following the referendum, it’s an immediate vote [...]
Twitter will let you apply to become a verified user July 19, 2016 Twitter's much-coveted blue tick of user verification is about to go mainstream. The tech giant said today it will allow any user to apply to gain the verified user status – usually reserved to high profile tweeters and celebs – which is illustrated by a tiny blue tick alongside their profile picture. Users will simply [...]