Amazon challenges Apple TV with Fire TV update that can stream 4K video September 17, 2015 Amazon has unveiled an update to its popular media streaming box Fire TV, capable of streaming ultra high definition content. With the launch, Amazon is clearly taking a swing at Apple, as the online retail giant’s announcement comes a mere week after Apple presented a new Apple TV update. But in the UK, Amazon may [...]
Britain will never grow its own Apple without spending more on technology R&D September 17, 2015 The last decade has witnessed an explosion in the number of digital startups springing up across the country – not just in east London, but across the whole of the UK. Of these, however, you can count the number of firms built around core Intellectual Property (IP) on one hand. At a time when we’re [...]
From Open-plan offices to FinTech and regulation: Four ways the City is changing September 17, 2015 The City will face a number of opportunities, as well as a few adversities, in the years to come according to a new report by published by the City of London Corporation. Here's a quick round-up of the main changes: Rise of the open-plan office The rise in flexible working, technological changes and cost pressures are [...]
Coffee isn’t just a stimulant – it actually slows down your body clock and stops you releasing the sleep hormone September 17, 2015 Many of us are reliant on coffee for a much-needed boost first thing in the morning, but it if you drink it once the afternoon is over, you can say bye-bye to an early night. According to new research published in the journal Science Translation Medicine, the drink is more than just a stimulant [...]
Apple iOS 9 software update for iPhone and iPad: When to download, what features you’ll get – better battery life, smarter Siri and split screen September 17, 2015 If you have an Apple device (and let's be honest, who hasn't), then get ready for your iPhone or iPad to look different and do some exciting new things by the end of the day. The iOS 9 update lands today, and you'll be able to install it from 6pm in the UK, assuming everything [...]
Bloomberg terminals to pull more data in from Twitter September 16, 2015 City traders and other Bloomberg terminal addicts can look forward to to getting more Twitter data to help make smarter decisions. We already know that when markets get moving, Twitter follows suit – but it goes the other way too, with tweets moving markets. Bloomberg and Twitter are now expanding their partnership, according to reports [...]
Apple iOS 9 release: Here’s how to download the latest update to the iPhone and iPad operating system – and why it isn’t working for some September 16, 2015 It’s update time for iPhone users: iOS 9 is here. Apple released the latest version of the operating system running on iPhones and iPads at 6pm UK time – and you should get a friendly phone reminder from Apple when it's ready to download. As always, servers are overheating as every single iPhone user worldwide [...]
Samsung really is working on a foldable smartphone – first photos of “Project Valley” leaked September 16, 2015 Samsung is working on a top-secret foldable smartphone, given the codename “Project Valley”. Photos reportedly showing the Korean tech giant’s prototype of the phone have ended up on Chinese social media site Weibo, alongside suggestions that the model could go on the market early next year. If the sound of a “foldable” phone puts you [...]
Apple Watch software update watchOS 2 delayed due to bug – iOS 9 release not affected September 16, 2015 Apple has postponed the release of new Apple Watch software watchOS 2, expected to be made available today, because of a bug. The software update would have been released to Apple Watch owners today. How long it will now be delayed is unclear, a company spokesperson said to the Financial Times: We have discovered a [...]
The entrepreneur space race: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos takes on Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt in the fight for space exploration September 16, 2015 A new kind of space race has taken off, and this time it involves entrepreneurs eager to dominate commercial spaceflight. Yesterday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, a key player in the field, announced his latest endeavour – his startup Blue Origin is investing more than $200m (£129m) in building rocket manufacturing facilities in Florida and [...]