Where to drink in the City: The changing face of Square Mile nightlife September 17, 2014 The City of London: engine-room for the country’s economy, working place of some of the most powerful decision-makers in the Western world. But the Square Mile is strangely anachronistic in terms of its watering holes. If you fancy a drink after work, the choice has tended to be between good old spit and sawdust boozers [...]
Keep burglars at bay with this home security tech August 13, 2014 Thousands of us are preparing to head for the hills for the last few weeks of summer, squeezing in a few precious days of R&R before the long slog towards Christmas. But leaving a home full of laptops and expensive jewellery can be a persistant niggle – and replacing them in the event of a [...]
Get your game on for the Glorious Twelfth August 12, 2014 The Glorious Twelfth has come around again and it looks to be a bountiful season following a warm winter and a dry spring. Since 1831, 12 August has been the official start of the red grouse shooting season, the date when marksmen from up and down the country reach for their guns, don their wellies [...]
The iPhone 6: Apple rumours swirling as September release date approaches August 6, 2014 It seems like an age since Apple boss Tim Cook took to the stage to unveil the iPhone 5S, probably the strongest “mid-release” upgrade since the inception of the iPhone. That saw the introduction of the fingerprint reader and a faster processor that dragged mobile gaming into a new league. But once again, Apple’s rivals [...]
Beautiful things June 26, 2014 Limited edition walnut projector This limited edition walnut projector is part of a “time-capsule” concept album by US composer Deru This stunning carved walnut handheld projector is one of only 500 available. It was designed as part of a multimedia project by Emmy-award winning American composer Deru. The unit will house a “time-capsule” collection of [...]
Eat with Alain Ducasse and Wolfgang Puck June 25, 2014 President Obama’s favourite chef Wolfgang Puck will join up with Alain Ducasse this week to host an exclusive dinner showcasing the best in contemporary American and French cuisine at CUT, 45 Park Lane this Friday (27 June). The pair of superstar chefs curate a five-course menu showcasing signature dishes from the menus of their London [...]
Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic comes full Arctic Circle June 12, 2014 Over the next month, aspiring young eyes will gaze up at television screens in unequivocal hero-worship of several talented but nonetheless overpaid, preening athletes. By association, kids will covet their cash, fame, cars and those FIFA-licensed, chunky-gold Hublots on their wrists. Hard to believe, by contrast, that just six decades ago children of a similar [...]
London’s best flats with square garden access June 5, 2014 Next weekend, over 200 gates will be unlocked, grass will be mown, shrubs will be spruced and marquees will be erected to allow thousands of people to walk around London’s historic garden squares. The annual Open Garden Squares Weekend will kick off on 14 and 15 June to showcase the beauty and grandeur of these [...]
CryptoLocker, GameOver Zeus and the rest of the malware out to get you June 4, 2014 Welcome to the terrifying world of cyber crime. It’s a constantly evolving and increasingly prevalent threat. This week, the Europol’s European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) has been tackling the CryptoLocker virus, while the US National Security Agency has been pre-occupied with GameOver Zeus. Generally speaking, viruses are malware programs that replicate and wriggle into programs [...]
