Blue sky thinking April 25, 2012 GOOGLE DRIVE COST: 5GB: free; 25GB: $2.49 a month; 100GB: $4.99 a month; 1TB: $49.99 a month; 16TB: $799.99 a month PROS: It’s cheap, compared to rivals (the free part is twice the size of Dropbox’s offering). It allows users to create, sync, store and share files across platforms. It also syncs with Google’s other [...]
CHARTING MASTERCLASS April 24, 2012 DAVID JONES IG INDEX ■ David is chief market strategist at IG Index. Bestselling author of Spread Betting the Forex Markets, he is a well-known and widely respected commentator on the financial markets, and regularly offers his views for media outlets. Twitter: @DavidJones_IG ASHRAF LAIDI CITY INDEX ■ Ashraf Laidi is chief global strategist at [...]
Sky News faces Ofcom probe over hacking April 23, 2012 OFCOM yesterday announced it has launched an investigation into Sky News after the broadcaster accessed private email accounts. Prompted by Sky News’ admission a few weeks ago that it had “authorised a journalist to access the email of individuals suspected of criminal activity”, Ofcom is investigating fairness and privacy at the news channel. The media [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING April 19, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Qatari wealth fund adds Tiffany stake Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has made its first big investment in a US public company by acquiring a 5.2 per cent stake in Tiffany, the jewellery retailer known for its diamond rings and blue, ribboned boxes. Cameron faces mutiny over Lords David Cameron is facing the biggest [...]
ITV to offer adverts with Shazam April 19, 2012 ITV has signed a deal which will see it become the exclusive UK distributor of Shazam-enabled TV advertising. Viewers who have the popular music-finding app on their smartphone will be able to use it to interact with Shazam-enabled adverts to enter competitions, gain product information or download free music. Shazam for TV has been successful [...]
Ex-Wallabies star Lynagh suffers stroke April 18, 2012 FORMER Australia and Saracens fly-half Michael Lynagh was last night recovering in a Brisbane hospital after suffering a suspected stroke. The 48-year-old, who was part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup-winning Wallabies team, is thought to be in intensive care and undergoing tests. Lynagh, who won 72 caps and remains Australia’s record points scorer with [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING April 17, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Canadian approached for BoE job Mark Carney, governor of Canada’s central bank, has been informally approached to be a candidate to replace Sir Mervyn King as head of the Bank of England in June next year. One of the world’s most respected central bankers, Carney also heads the Financial Stability Board, which oversees [...]
Live 3D will bring the Games to you April 17, 2012 London 2012 will be the first-ever Olympic Games broadcast live in 3D, so even if you don’t have a ticket, the Games can still seem closer than ever. The BBC is promising to screen the opening and closing ceremonies and the men’s 100m final, but if you are a Sky+ HD subscriber, you could watch [...]
Do not hang up, your call is very important to us April 15, 2012 GETTING to the airport only to find that your flight is cancelled is everyone’s worst nightmare. But when we become really hopping mad is trying to get through to the airline’s call centre for a refund. It shouldn’t come as a surprise then that a new league table of the longest call centre queues names [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS April 15, 2012 Irwin Mitchell The UK solicitor firm has appointed Denny Payton as partner in its motor team. Payton has been a solicitor for over nineteen years and has extensive experience working for major insurers, corporate fleets and brokers. Her focus is on delivering outsourcing services to international clients. DLA Piper Prakash Paran has joined the law [...]