Facebook’s iOS app is killing your iPhone battery – but there’s a new update to fix it October 23, 2015 If you feel like your iPhone battery just isn't giving you enough juice, don't blame Apple just yet. Facebook has raised its hands and admitted its iOS app could be to blame and released an update to cut out some of that battery draining action. One of those features was wonderfully described for the majority of users [...]
American Airlines share price rises on biggest quarterly profit in history October 23, 2015 American Airlines reported its biggest quarterly profit in history today, sending shares in the carrier rising. During the three months from July to September, the carrier, which is the world's largest, achieved a net profit of $1.7bn (£1.1bn) – an 80 per cent increase from the equivalent period last year, when it earned $942m. Excluding [...]
Google/Alphabet’s $5bn share buyback was the geekiest ever, and maths fans will love it October 23, 2015 Don't say Google – now known as Alphabet – doesn't know how to have a bit of fun. Of course, it's the geeky type of fun that will bring a smile to the face of maths whizzes, or anyone who enjoys a good in-joke. While a massive jump in earnings yesterday gained the most headlines, and a $5bn share [...]
The top 20 companies Brits want to work for – Google, Apple, John Lewis, and Asos top LinkedIn’s most in demand employers list October 22, 2015 People are scrambling to work at tech behemoth Google more than any other company in the UK, while high-street favourite John Lewis is the British company people most want to work for, according to figures published today. Google, famous for fun offices and free food among many perks, has topped LinkedIn's annual ranking of the most in demand employers [...]
Starbucks and Fiat EU tax ruling: Luxembourg and Netherlands no longer corporation tax sweethearts October 21, 2015 Starbucks and Fiat are in for a very large tax bill. €30m to be exact. Each. The EU has ruled that “sweetheart” tax deal arrangements between large corporations and individual countries amount to state aid and are therefore illegal. "All companies, big or small, multinational or not, should pay their fair share of tax,” said [...]
Back to the Future 2 Day October 21, 2015: Seven of tech’s biggest entrepreneurs and what they were doing back in 1985 October 21, 2015 It’s not just the technology that’s different on Back to the Future Day (the day which Marty McFly travels to from 1985 in the second instalment of the film). The world’s best known entrepreneurs who have changed the way we live in the last 30 years were living very different lives back in 1985 when [...]
Arm Holdings share price jumps as revenues rise 24 per cent October 21, 2015 Arm Holdings, the UK chip designer – and one of the darlings of Cambridge's burgeoning tech scene – said pre-tax profits jumped almost a third in the three months to the end of September. The figures The company said revenues had risen 24 per cent to £243.1m in its third quarter, pushing profits before tax up 27 per cent to £128.4m. The [...]
Audi A4 motoring review: From worst car in the class to a class act October 19, 2015 Audi, in recent years, has been in the rather unfortunate position of selling the worst car in its class. It’s long been unable to topple the BMW 3 Series as the best compact premium saloon, of course, but an honourable runner-up slot used to suffice. Then Mercedes-Benz came along with the new C-Class and, one [...]
Think iPhones are expensive? An Apple 1 computer is being auctioned by Christie’s for £500,000 October 16, 2015 One of the first ever Apple computers is going up for sale at London auction house Christie's – and it's expected to raise as much as £500,000. Christie's said the rare Apple 1 computer is one of only about 50 in existence. Hand-made by Steves Jobs and Wozniak in their garage, only 200 were ever made. It's no wonder, then, that [...]
Adobe confirms security hole in Flash Player which leaves users exposed to hackers October 16, 2015 As if Adobe Flash wasn’t already struggling enough. A massive security flaw has just been confirmed, which could leave all Flash users exposed to hackers crashing their computers, or even taking control over them. Adobe has confirmed the “critical” vulnerability, which apparently affects all versions of Flash Player, whether on Windows, Mac or Linux. The [...]