Be ready to leap when the market turns September 15, 2010 THE popular obsession with City pay has not gone away, as was in evidence recently when the news that Bob Diamond will become CEO of Barclays was accompanied by lurid headlines about the “bonus banker”. City remuneration might be a dog-whistle issue for tabloids, but it’s also a big issue for everybody who works here, [...]
ODD JOBS September 15, 2010 CRIMINAL BARRISTER I became a lawyer because I struggled at school socially and wanted to go to the local college, but you could only do that if you took a subject they didn’t do at the school, so I chose to do law A-level. I was taught by a female barrister and she was so [...]
The idiot box gets smart – and threatens old media September 15, 2010 MODERN technophiles are already used to multi-tasking online. And with online mainstays now venturing into the coveted space of TV entertainment, attention spans are set to encounter another challenge. Google TV is due to launch in the US by the end of the year to rival Boxee – a service built originally from open source [...]
GADGETS September 15, 2010 COMMANDOS EMBRACE TWITTER Even as US commanders are still grappling with the implications of Wikileaks’ publication of sensitive military intelligence regarding Afghanistan, their fellows this side of the pond are embracing new media – albeit with limits. As he leads 450 men into battle, Lieutenant Colonel Dougie Graham will be sending updates of his progress [...]
GADGETS | REVIEWS September 15, 2010 AMAZON KINDLE £149 with 3G www.amazon.co.uk ACONFIRMED fan of Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader, I was lucky enough to be given the latest model to play with in advance. If you’ve seen the ads on the Tube and wondered whether to join the e-book revolution, the new Kindle is unlikely to disappoint. This is the second [...]
TECH TALK NICK BOOTHA September 15, 2010 THE everything-is-cheaper-online myth was created by the retail industry so they could charge you more and work less. That said, Google has created a price comparison website for phones that run Android. OK, it’s slow on my handset, but Google Shopper is worth the wait – and you’ll wait even longer to see it on [...]
Another month, another e-reader September 15, 2010 MARC SIDWELL YES I HAVE seen the future of books, and it isn’t lumps of dead tree. Whether the iPod of books turns out to be Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes and Noble’s Nook or Sony’s Reader – or even Apple’s iPad – these readers will catch on. The e-ink screens favoured by everyone but Apple still [...]
Spies and?Russians in classic le Carré London September 15, 2010 OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by john le carré Viking, £18.99 A LE Carré book is an event whether you’re a fan or not. He is the last great British thriller writer, a former spy for MI5 and MI6, and a man with an intellectually political core. He also manages to provide page-turners in a way [...]
Gollings to captain Sevens September 15, 2010 RUGBY UNION: Ben Gollings has been named as captain of the England Sevens team for next month’s Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The 30-year-old former Harlequins fly-half, who now plays in New Zealand for Tasman, will be competing in his third Games after playing in Manchester in 2002 and winning a silver medal in Melbourne in [...]
Exiles announce new deal September 15, 2010 RUGBY UNION: London Irish have announced internet security provider Trend Micro as their new kit sponsor and partner for the 2010-11 Aviva Premiership season. The company logo will be branded on the first-team shirt and Trend Micro will also become title partner in the club’s community programme. Richard Marsh, London Irish’s commercial director, said: “Trend [...]
