Taylor Swift 1; Apple 0: Tech giant backs down over payment policy after Shake It Off singer threatens to block album June 22, 2015 Apple Music has backed down on its payment policy a day after singer Taylor Swift said she would refuse to let the tech giant stream her album 1989. The Shake It Off singer had written an open letter to the company saying she would withhold her record in light of plans to offer a [...]
Taylor Swift lashes out at Apple’s new streaming service: “We don’t ask you for free iPhones. Please don’t ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation” June 21, 2015 Taylor Swift has lashed out at Apple’s plans to offer a free three-month trial of its music streaming service, writing: “We don’t ask you for free iPhones. Please don’t ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation.” She won't now be allowing her latest album, 1989, to be streamed via Apple's new [...]
Regent Street is home to more global retailers than homegrown, a new report claims June 19, 2015 There are more international retailers on Regent Street than homegrown names for the first time in the iconic road's 192-year history, a new report has found. Regent Street is now home to more than 50 international brands – a quarter of which are from the US – thanks to a flurry of openings in [...]
Unicode 8: Unicorns, cheese, eye-roll face and the 37 new emojis you’ll soon be using after Apple, Google and Microsoft updates June 18, 2015 Rejoice, emoji lovers! Soon you'll be have 37 new characters to use in your texts, tweets and chats. Even if you're not down with the emoji lingo (*sad face*), it's the perfect time to get in on the action – Goldman Sachs is doing it, and an emoji password could even be the new secure way [...]
Apple is ready to face rivals in music streaming market June 16, 2015 Apple’s announcement that it is to enter the music streaming industry points towards the way we will access music in the years ahead. But how will it fit into the sector, and what does it mean for those brands already occupying that space? Spotify is the major presence in the market at present. It has [...]
WWDC 2015: Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference showcases the tech we’ll all be using in the months ahead June 10, 2015 APPLE PAY The rollout of Apple Pay marks a new era for contactless payment and it’s going to be here as soon as July. After a successful trial in the US, Apple has teamed up with most major British banks so all you need to do is register your credit or debit card on [...]
Google’s Larry Page, American Express’ Ken Chenault, Three’s David Dyson: These are the UK’s top-rated chief executives, as voted for by their employees June 10, 2015 It's a tough business, being a chief executive these days – so a little bit of love from their employees never goes amiss. Now recruitment site Glassdoor has unveiled its list of the UK's highest-rated chief execs. Alas, the top-rated guy isn't even based here… The list, which is based on approval by their employees, [...]
This animation shows how 12 iconic company logos have changed over time: Coca-cola, Nike, Google, Apple, Microsoft June 9, 2015 Logos are key to how customers remember and relate to a company – meaning many avoid changing them too often. However, Zing Ecommerce has put together an animation showing how much some of the world's most widely recognised logos have changed over time. "It might surprise you how the most recognisable logos of some of [...]
Apple Pay in the UK: These are the retailers and restaurants signed up for the July launch June 9, 2015 Some of the UK's biggest retailers are lining up to start accepting Apple Pay when it launches in the UK next month. As well as being able to use your iPhone or Apple Watch to seamlessly glide through ticket barriers on the Tube, the Silicon Valley giant has its finger hovering over the button [...]
Everything we know about Apple’s new Spotify-killer: Seven reasons why Apple Music wins June 9, 2015 Tech giant Apple has finally gone and done it. Last night it revealed streaming service Apple Music. Here's why it's going to change the shape of the industry – and why it could end up killing off rivals like Spotify. * It launches really soon – June 30 – and will be available in [...]