Boris Johnson, Chris Grayling, Patrick McLouglin, Justine Greening and Andrea Leadsom face sack as Theresa May mulls New Year Cabinet reshuffle | City A.M. January 1, 2018 A New Year reshuffle of Theresa May’s top team is looking increasingly likely as the embattled Prime Minister continues to face down pressure over her leadership. Boris Johnson could lose his role as foreign secretary to take on a tougher gig involved with Brexit delivery, although allies have told the Sunday Times the Leave-backing minister [...]
Apple apologises for deliberately slowing down older iPhone models December 29, 2017 Apple has apologised to customers for deliberately slowing down iPhones, although it said this was done to prolong the lifespan of its devices. The company first admitted to slowing older models earlier this month, after facing a slew of accusations. Now the tech giant has issued a statement on its website in which it admitted [...]
How much is Tim Cook paid? Apple boss lands major pay rise after iPhone profit rise (and a private jet) December 28, 2017 We may be in an era of little wage growth, but that’s not the case if you’re the boss of the world’s biggest tech company. Apple chief executive Tim Cook landed a major pay rise off the back of a great year for iPhone sales, new regulatory filings reveal. Read more: Apple’s Tim Cook says [...]
iPhone slow? Apple’s doing it on purpose to older devices, tech company admits December 21, 2017 Feel like once there’s a shiny new Apple iPhone out, yours starts working less well? You’re not alone, and though it has often been debunked that there is any change to the battery life when a newer model hits the market, Apple does actively influence the performance of your old phone in another way, it [...]
Forget gold, invest in watches December 21, 2017 Buying for the purpose of investment takes a lot of consideration and expertise in your chosen area. Items with a technological expiration date do not often make good investments; televisions, phones and cars – unless it’s a rare vintage vehicle that will be kept in a garage and never used. This is why the extortionate [...]
Beats Studio3 Wireless review: The W1 powered Apple headphones mark a coming of age for Beats December 20, 2017 Since being taken under the protective wing of Apple’s hardware team, hippity-hoppity cool-person company Beats has become the official high-end headphone of iOS. And with that came a number of critical changes. The Beats Studio3 Wireless headphones use the same W1 chip found in the AirPods, meaning they seamlessly pair with iOS devices without [...]
Nest Thermostat 3rd Generation review: An improvement on a winning formula December 20, 2017 Every tech company wants to be “the Apple of X”. Nest – which was bought by Google in 2014 for $3.2bn – is the Apple of “really boring stuff ”. Smoke alarms. Doorbells. Thermostats. But in the same way Apple convinced millions of people that they really, really wanted to put their entire music [...]
Apple share price climbs to an all-time high (NASDAQ:AAPL) December 18, 2017 Apple’s share price rose to an all-time high today amid expectations that Donald Trump’s long-awaited tax plan would soon be passed. The tech giant’s shares reached as high as $177.17 as broader Wall Street stocks jumped to fresh highs thanks to the so-called Santa rally, with the Nasdaq crossing the 7,000 mark for the first [...]
Apple acquires music app Shazam: Deal pleases early investors despite “unicorn” valuation loss of tech startup December 11, 2017 Apple is acquiring music discovery app Shazam, saying it is a “natural fit” and has “exciting plans in store” for the nearly two-decade-old British startup. The value of the deal was not disclosed by the tech giant but has been reported to be worth around the $400m mark. Apple said in a statement confirming earlier [...]
Apple closing in on London startup Shazam for a reported £300m December 9, 2017 London-based app company Shazam could be taken over by Apple as early as Monday, according to reports. The app, which was founded in 1999, allows users to identify songs, TV shows and films by inputting audio or images. The company’s apps have been downloaded more than 1bn times. Apple is said to be bolstering its [...]