Vinyl comeback led by David Bowie helps UK music to vintage 2016 January 3, 2017 The vinyl comeback, David Bowie and streaming helped 2016 become a vintage year for UK music consumption. Industry body the BPI counted a total of 123m album equivalent sales (AES) last year, a 1.5 per cent increase on 2015’s figures. This corresponded to an estimated retail value of £1bn. There were 45bn audio streams served in 2016, [...]
Move over Sherlock, your fridge could soon help solve crime January 2, 2017 Security experts are worried that the increasing number of devices connected to the internet are a gift to cyber criminals, but in a twist worthy of any good crime novel, these smart devices could actually help the police solve crimes. Detectives are being trained to inspect the digital footprints left behind at crime scenes on Internet of Things devices, the [...]
Have a more productive 2017 with these seven apps December 30, 2016 The end of the year is nearing and the internet is rife with resolutions. But having a better year in 2017 could be as easy as downloading a few apps. Take back control from your technology next year with these seven apps for productivity. Take your to do list to the next level Any.do syncs up [...]
Eight podcasts to make you better at your job December 28, 2016 There’s a podcast for everything, but not all programmes are created equal. Here are some of the best to download for your commute – and which could even make you better at your job. Planet Money A podcast about economics hardly sounds like it will set the world alight but this offering from America’s National [...]
Christmas Day online shopping will peak at this surprisingly late time for the post-millennial “Generation Z” December 25, 2016 Most people will be aiming to put their feet up after Christmas lunch today and zone out in front of the TV – but there's one group of people who will be driving a late-night shopping boom this evening. Not content with their new stash of presents, "Generation Z", the post-millennial cohort who were born in [...]
Nokia has sued Apple in Europe, Asia, and the US for infringing on its technology patents December 22, 2016 Nokia announced today it had filed a new set of lawsuits against Apple in Asia, Europe and the US for violating 40 technology patent suits in 11 countries. The Finland-based technology company originally said it was suing the iPhone maker yesterday, for infringing on 32 technology patents. Shares in the company were down nearly five per cent [...]
Yes, Icahn: Donald Trump appoints Carl Icahn as special adviser December 22, 2016 Donald Trump has appointed billionaire investor Carl Icahn as a special adviser on regulatory reform. Icahn, who gave his backing to Trump’s presidential bid in September 2015, “will be a leader in helping American entrepreneurs shed job-killing regulations that stifle economic growth”. Read more: Carl Icahn buys into Botox with Allergan stake, pushing up the [...]
Assassin’s Creed review: Confusing garbage even fans won’t forgive December 21, 2016 I am a cool and popular dude, so I have played pretty much all of the Assassin’s Creed games. From the first one, in which you play a man who runs around on rooftops stabbing popes, to the most recent one, in which you play a man who runs around on rooftops stabbing French aristocrats. [...]
Holiday delivery failures threaten to have a big impact on UK retailers’ bottom lines and tarnish reputations December 21, 2016 Delivery failures over the Christmas period are set to impact UK retailers' bottom lines as they could be missing out on more than £3bn, new research today revealed. In the UK, 16m consumers faced delivery delays over the 2015 holiday season, and 73 per cent of them still refuse to shop with the offending retailer this [...]
Blackberry ups full-year forecast despite revenue fall and growing losses December 20, 2016 Declining revenue at former phone-maker Blackberry continued in the latest quarter, but the former star tech company has increased its full-year forecast. Sales fell to $289m in the third quarter to the end of November. That was down 47 per cent on the same period last year and 13 per cent on the previous quarter as [...]