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 [...]
Forget trade deals: Unilaterally tearing down our tariffs would be Britain’s Berlin Wall moment September 7, 2016 The Aussies are itching for a free trade deal and the Prime Minister is said to want to lead the world against protectionism. For most people such issues are economic, pure and simple. Unfortunately, what is missing is the moral dimension, which needs to be far better understood. Adam Smith argued that “all commerce that [...]
As Fabric closes its doors for the last time, is arbitrary state intervention killing London’s night life? September 7, 2016 Alex Proud, founder of Proud Galleries and Proud Camden, says Yes. Possibly the world’s greatest club has been closed. A club held by most in the industry (and until recently by the Met and Islington Council) as an example of good practice, run to the highest standards of professionalism, crime prevention and drug prevention. Six tragic [...]
Meet Apple’s iPhone 7 September 7, 2016 Apple has unveiled its long-awaited and much hyped newest device – the iPhone 7. It comes in a slick new black colour and the larger version has a dual camera, while the Home button is now completely touch sensitive rather than being an actual button that's clicked. Read more: The Apple Watch 2 is here (and it's [...]
A Vauxhall MP has blasted the construction of the Garden Bridge in a late parliamentary debate September 7, 2016 Labour MP Kate Hoey has blasted plans for London's Garden Bridge, saying the project “cannot work” under current plans. Hoey, MP for Vauxhall, led an adjournment debate in parliament questioning the ability of the Garden Bridge Trust to raise investment. One of Sadiq Khan's first acts as London mayor was to reveal that it would [...]
Black Lives Matter UK protesters charged after causing travel chaos with City Airport blockade September 7, 2016 The group of nine climate change protesters who caused travel chaos for thousands of London City Airport commuters yesterday have been charged. The Metropolitan Police said the group have now each been charged with aggravated trespass and being unlawfully airside within a restricted area of an aerodrome. Read more: Runway reopens at London City Airport after seven [...]
Britain must be boldly pro-enterprise to master the Fourth Industrial Revolution September 7, 2016 Business leaders and politicians gathered in Davos at this year’s World Economic Forum annual meeting were told a revolution had started. Not a bloody revolution, but an economic and strategic one, with its impact felt across every industry and every country. This unprecedented, disruptive fusion of digital, physical and biological technological developments has been dubbed [...]