Apple iOS 9 adopted faster than any other update and now accounts for 50pc of devices September 21, 2015 Apple says its latest operating system iOS 9 was the fastest adopted update in history, and now accounts for more than 50 per cent of devices. The figures come less than a week after the release of the update, which brings with it a better battery life and several other new features, and the company [...]
Skype down: Global outage, chat issues and status problems hit Microsoft’s video calling platform across UK, Europe and US September 21, 2015 Video calling platform Skype has been hit by a global outage that has locked users out for several hours. The problems first surfaced just before 9:30am on Monday morning (21 September) but were still affecting the Microsoft-owned system internationally well into the afternoon. According to user site Down Detector, there have been thousands of reported [...]
This TfL collision map shows London’s most dangerous junctions and roads when you’re on your bike, walking, driving or in a taxi September 21, 2015 If you're a cyclist in London, then Transport for London have published an amazingly useful map which can warn you of the spots on your journey where you're most at risk of being involved in an accident. The new interactive map, found at collisionmap.london, lays out the exact location of every single collision in the [...]
Apple malware XcodeGhost hits iOS App Store in major China attack September 21, 2015 Apple is cleaning up its App Store after it was hit by a major malicious software attack from China. The malware, called XcodeGhost, was first identified by a number of internet security firms and is the first large-scale attack of its type to hit Apple. The malware is hidden in the code used by app developers, [...]
New polls show voters don’t think Jeremy Corbyn is cut out to be Prime Minister September 21, 2015 The honeymoon is over. Just one week after being elected leader of the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn has been hit with a series of new public opinion polls showing that the wider electorate is rejecting the Islington North MP and his far-left policies. Corbyn decidedly won the Labour leadership contest with 59.5 per cent of the first-preference votes. But [...]
UK skills gap: Our lack of “interpersonal skills” such as empathy is turning us into robots September 21, 2015 By now we all know that our jobs could be taken by robots – but a new report claims that we are already acting like automatons, and it's hurting our business life. A study of 1,000 people found that while "almost 100 per cent" had technical and computer skills, very few were able to pass [...]
Tom Watson: Leaving Labour for Liberal Democrats is “like quitting Beatles for Bananarama tribute band” September 21, 2015 Leaving Labour for the Liberal Democrats would be like "quitting the Beatles for a Bananarama tribute band", Tom Watson has said. Speaking on the Today Programme this morning Watson rubbished claims that a number of Labour MPs were unhappy with the new direction of the party under Jeremy Corbyn. He said: "I don't think anyone [...]
Brexit “ridiculous” says Hitachi boss Hiroaki Nakanishi – but admits it’s not a deal-breaker September 21, 2015 The idea of the UK leaving the European Union is "ridiculous", the boss of Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has said, urging the Prime Minister not to break with the trading bloc. Hiroaki Nakanishi, the chairman and chief executive of Hitachi, has discussed the thorny issue of Brexit with David Cameron and chancellor George Osborne, as well [...]
Jeremy Corbyn outlines “People’s Railway” rail renationalisation policy September 21, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn has revealed his first significant policy a week into his new job as leader of the Labour party – the creation of a "People's Railway". Corbyn has outlined plans to renationalise Britain's railways in a step by step, "line-by-line" process, he told the Independent on Sunday. “We know there is overwhelming support from [...]