Watch out PayPal: Now you can use Apple Pay online June 13, 2016 Apple has made a major move with its mobile pay service, adding support for it online. This means users can simply use a "Pay by Apple" button when browsing on the iPhone or Mac, in addition to using the iPhone to pay at tills. An Apple Pay button will appear when you pay online, via [...]
Apple is bringing a major emoji update to your iPhone June 13, 2016 A new operating system from Apple will bring an innovative new feature to your iPhone – and it involves emojis. The iOS 10 update which will be released later this year, introduces what Apple is calling "emojification". If you type out a message, it will automatically suggest an emoji option, if there is one, instead [...]
These are the new features coming to your Apple Watch June 13, 2016 A new update for the Apple Watch is here. Revealed at Apple's developer conference WWDC, here are the key things you need to know about the operating system update, coming in Autumn. 1. Faster The demo of the new watch OS showed a much quicker response time giving a near instantaneous 2. Dock screen The [...]
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open June 13, 2016 China's decelerating economy is causing fresh concern across international markets and the International Monetary Fund isn't helping. Here's what you need to know before the US market opens at 14:30 London time. The US market is pointing heavily south ahead of the open. The S&P 500 is down by 0.31 per cent in the pre-market. The Nasdaq [...]
Chinese Uber rival Didi Chuxing raises another $600m – one month after it got $1bn from Apple June 13, 2016 Chinese Uber rival Didi Chuxing has just unveiled another $600m (£423m) round of funding – exactly one month after Apple ploughed $1bn into it. China Life made an equity investment of $300m and a long-term debt investment of two billion yuan, about $305m. Didi Chuxing said the two companies had committed to a partnership on internet-powered financial innovation and other initiatives – [...]
Evidence from Mexico shows sugar tax won’t be a cure for calorie intake, according to a new study from the TaxPayers’ Alliance June 13, 2016 Evidence from Mexico’s sugar-sweetened beverage tax shows the UK's sugar levy is unlikely to have any "meaningful impact" on calorie intake, the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) has claimed. If the tax on sugar-sweetened beverages had the same effect in the UK as it did in Mexico, average UK daily soft drink consumption would fall by between 5.4 millilitres and [...]
How to watch Apple’s next big announcement June 12, 2016 No sooner than we have a new iPhone (the SE, if you'd forgotten) than it's that time of year when we roll around to one of Apple's big annual events – WWDC. The tech company's annual developer conference is where several announcements are due to be made – from a new evolution of Siri, potentially, [...]
The seven things to look out for at Apple WWDC June 12, 2016 Apple's already launched a phone this year, but there's more to come from the tech titan, and some of that will be revealed at its developer conference next week. Don't expect the iPhone 7 yet though, this will be all about software and services rather than devices. Last year, we had a bumper one that [...]
Don’t bank on an Uber moment… yet June 10, 2016 It’s an interesting time to be working with most of the world’s largest banks. If economic instability, skills gaps and a tsunami of regulation weren’t enough, they now face stern warnings from respected ex-colleagues about the future of the industry. Step forward Anthony Jenkins, the ex-Barclays banker who reiterated last week that banks are facing their ‘Uber moment’. That’s [...]
Welcome to the future: You can now order takeaway using your TV June 10, 2016 Smart TVs are about to get a little smarter thanks to a new invention being cooked up by Just Eat. The company is planning to launch an app enabling people to order food through their television. The app will sync with any mobile phone or iPad connected on the same Wi-Fi network, enabling friends in the [...]