By: Lynsey Barber

I'm City A.M.'s award-winning technology editor, covering everything from happenings at Apple and Google to the latest London startup. In particular fintech, blockchain, artifical intelligence, driverless cars, virtual reality and the sharing economy get me out of bed in the morning. I'm always trying to illustrate stories with pictures of dogs. Sometimes with some success. I was named technology journalist of the year at the UK Tech Awards.

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Now Sky’s doing virtual reality reporting – with help from the Silicon Valley VR startup Jaunt it invested in

November 19, 2015

Sky is the latest media company to embrace the brave new world of virtual reality, following in the footsteps of the New York Times across the pond. Its news channel has produced a video report, called Migrants Crisis – The Whole Picture, which can be experienced by viewers virtually, placing them deeper wihin the story. Touted as [...]
How financially literate are you? S&P global financial literacy survey finds two-thirds of the world are bad with finance knowledge, but how do you compare?

November 19, 2015

Two-thirds of the world is financially illiterate, according to a comprehensive new study of our understanding of things such as compound interest, inflation and investment. The UK was ranked as the sixth most financially literate country in the world, with Scandinavians leading the way. In Norway, Denmark and Sweden, 71 per cent of people answered three [...]
David Cameron is getting his own £10m Air Force One-style prime ministerial plane

November 19, 2015

David Cameron is emulating the president of the US with his very own jet dubbed a "budget" version of Air Force One, and it comes with a £10m price tag. The Prime Minister – and other senior ministers – will now have access to a converted RAF jet to travel privately to official engagements. The Queen and fellow members [...]
Sky Q: Is the latest viewing innovation a TV game-changer?

November 19, 2015

Sky has unveiled a new premium TV service, Sky Q, to add to its current Sky+ and NowTV line-up of TV products. Due to launch across the UK and Ireland in early 2016, Sky is adapting to how people want to consume content, allowing “customers to experience TV on their terms”. Sky Q will put live, on-demand, and recorded TV together. [...]
Apple’s share price will soar predicts Goldman Sachs as it places it on “conviction” buy list because it’s no longer a hardware stock – it’s “Apple-as-service”

November 18, 2015

Shares in Apple could hit dizzying new heights, says Goldman Sachs, which has added the superstar tech stock to its "conviction" buy list. Analysts said the market will increasingly see the California company as a source of recurring revenue rather than simply a transactional seller of one-off devices, citing TV, Music, and Pay, as a "significant multi-year opportunity" after the launch [...]
Sky Q: Seven features to tempt customers and everything you need to know – including release date and price

November 18, 2015

TV viewing is no longer just a living room event. New devices – smartphones, tablets – and services – Netflix, Apple TV, YouTube – are changing the way we watch, and we do it wherever and whenever we can. Now, keen not to miss out, Sky has liberated its service from the gaze of the sofa, with Sky [...]
Mapped: TfL’s property and land empire ripe for redevelopment – from Tube stations to Thames piers

November 18, 2015

Transport for London (TfL) is turning property mogul after identifying 50 locations it will develop into properties for homes and retail over the next decade. Its first planning applications for residential developmets have now been made (at Nine Elms, Northwood and Parsons Green), starting the firing gun on development of the 10m sq ft of [...]
Sky Q: TV anywhere, anytime “fluid viewing” in biggest launch in years with new set top box offering 4K UHD, YouTube and third party content, recording and pausing across devices

November 18, 2015

Sky has launched its biggest new product in years with Sky Q, a set top box and package which will offer customers the ability to watch TV anytime and anywhere. The new offer will bring on-demand viewing to multiple devices across the home and beyond, including third-parties such as YouTube and Vevo and video content from the [...]
Londoners’ favourite spots to eat and drink in the City: These are the best restaurants, pubs and cafes in the square mile – The Fat Bear, Lamb Tavern, and Beany Green

November 18, 2015

Ever wondered where's best to head for a drink or a bite to eat after a long day in the office? There's dizzying array of bars, pubs, restaurants and coffee shops within the square mile, but now Londoners' have given several of them their seal of approval, naming their favourite haunts in the City. Place The Fat Bear, Lamb Tavern, [...]
Where can I use Apple Pay in the UK? The A-Z of shops, restaurants and apps which will accept mobile payment with iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

November 17, 2015

Apple launched its mobile payment service, Apple Pay, in the UK in its first mobile payment move beyond the US, capitalising on the boom in mobile and contactless payments among consumers. iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users can now pay with just the tap of a smartphone, or Apple Watch, across the high street and [...]

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