Mobile is a hot topic (again) as Advertising Week Europe comes to town April 18, 2016 "This will be the year of mobile” has been a multi-year meme in the ad industry, but there’s some logic to it. Since the first iPhone captured consumers’ imaginations in 2007, each subsequent year has truly been the year of mobile, with app developers inventing new uses for these palm-sized computers, marketers observing how these devices [...]
S&P: Green bond issuance could triple this year April 15, 2016 Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's has said green bond issuance could triple to $28bn this year, providing the Chinese market takes off. But investor appetite will continue to exceed supply, following the Paris climate change negotiations in December. Read more: London is leading the world in financing the global low carbon shift A green bond must [...]
The rumours are true: Apple only expects its devices to last a few years April 15, 2016 Splashing £500-odd on a new iPhone every few years might seem like a bit of an ask – but at least if you're buying an Apple device, you know it's going to last, right? Wrong. Today the company published new information on how it deals with old devices – and revealed that iPhones are built to die [...]
The rich get richer as the vote for the Online Personal Wealth Awards includes a prize draw for an Apple Watch April 14, 2016 What do you get for the audience that has everything? An Apple Watch, of course. The voting is open for the Online Personal Wealth Awards, and those who get involved are could get a little bit wealthier. Now in it's third year, the personal wealth awards hands out gongs to companies which "offer great service and [...]
Here’s CaptionBot, Microsoft’s latest artificial intelligence experiment April 14, 2016 Microsoft certainly hasn't been scared off doing further experiments with artificial intelligence after the whole racist bot debacle. The tech firm is back with an AI powered API that can identify (or at least try) what's in a picture. 1. Boat or wheel? 2. The shard clock 3. Unhappy Sir Martin Sorrell 4. Tech blind? 5. [...]
iPad Pro 9.7 inch review, UK price and features: a remarkable device April 13, 2016 While everyone was busy talking about the tiny new iPhone SE, Apple launched another product: the iPad Pro 9.7 inch. It’s a lot like last year’s gigantic 12.9 inch iPad Pro, only smaller. I'm not sure how I feel about this: I love the iPad Pro 12.9 inch, but mostly because of its size, which makes [...]
The new HTC 10 smartphone is trying to beat Apple and Samsung with selfies April 12, 2016 HTC has unveiled its newest flagship phone which it hopes can rival the likes of Apple and Samsung – and it's betting on selfies to do that. The HTC 10 boasts a camera which can steady your selfie-taking wobbles, with technology called Optical Image Stabilisation. The android-based smartphone brand has fallen out of favour in recent [...]
Multinationals including Facebook, Google, and Amazon could be forced to make their EU tax documents public April 12, 2016 Multinationals such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook are in danger of being forced by the European Commission to disclose in exactly which European Union countries they pay tax and how much. Under the proposals, announced this afternoon by EU Financial Services Commissioner Jonathan Hill, all multinational companies with a turnover greater than €750m (£600m) would have to comply [...]
One in 10 say they’re addicted to “freemium” game apps such as Candy Crush and Game of War according to research from Go Compare Money April 12, 2016 Chances are, at some point, you've been that person avidly playing Candy Crush on the tube. Or, if you haven't, you've probably sat mesmerised watching someone else play it over their shoulder. The addictive nature of "freemium" games like Candy Crush, which are free to initially download but encourage in-app purchases, is well-known to commuters, but [...]
Death knell for physical music as digital sales overtake for the first time April 12, 2016 The global music market hailed its first significant year-on-year growth in nearly two decades, as booming digital music sales overtook physical formats for the time. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s (IFPI) annual report reveals that digital revenues now account for 45 per cent of the market after a 10.2 per cent jump to $6.7bn (£4.7bn) last [...]