iOS 9 problems: Apple issues first update to fix bug that left iPads and iPhones paralysed September 24, 2015 A week after releasing iOS 9 to iPhone and iPad users, Apple has rolled out the first bug fix update to the operating system. The iOS 9 launch was plagued by technical glitches that kept it from being the happy occasion it should have been for Apple users, but the update promises to fix a [...]
Breaking down vertical banking silos: Our outdated payments industry should look to Apple and BMW’s supply chains September 24, 2015 We depend on payments as the underpinning fabric of almost every aspect of cross border commerce. Yet the payments industry is still fundamentally built on a model which suited the needs of a world circa fifty years ago, rather than the dynamic, agile, hyper-connected world of 2015. The problem behind this is that individual financial [...]
How much are employees really worth to their companies? Apple, Google, and Microsoft show tech companies have highest revenue per employee September 23, 2015 How much are employees really worth? And how much would every person in a company get paid if they earned their value? Shell’s workforce would consist of 94,000 multi millionaires, according to a study by Expert Market, and every Apple employee would get paid just over £1m. The value of employees at the world’s top [...]
Apple rickrolls us all through the Apple Watch… again September 22, 2015 If you thought the folk at Apple were a serious po-faced bunch, think again – they're rickrolling everyone… and not for the first time. Rickrolling, if you're not familiar, is an internet phenomenon whereby people share a link to something – an article, video, picture, for example – but it turns out, in fact, to [...]
iPhone 6S and 6S Plus UK release date, price, features and specs: The anatomy of the Apple’s new iPhone September 22, 2015 Oliver Smith explores the history of Apple’s smartphone, the game-changing innovations it introduced and what the new iPhone 6s means for the mobile industry today. On Friday 25th September the most valuable company in the world, Apple, will unleash its latest salvo in the smartphone wars. The iPhone 6s boasts innovative new features [...]
Wall St rises despite fall in biotech shares – New York Report September 21, 2015 THE MAJOR US stock indexes ended higher yesterday, rebounding from losses late last week with help from Apple and financial shares, but a drop in biotech shares limited Nasdaq’s advance. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 125.54 points, or 0.77 per cent, to 16,510.12, the S&P 500 gained 9.03 points, or 0.46 per cent, to [...]
Apple iOS 9 adopted faster than any other update and now accounts for 50pc of devices September 21, 2015 Apple says its latest operating system iOS 9 was the fastest adopted update in history, and now accounts for more than 50 per cent of devices. The figures come less than a week after the release of the update, which brings with it a better battery life and several other new features, and the company [...]
Apple malware XcodeGhost hits iOS App Store in major China attack September 21, 2015 Apple is cleaning up its App Store after it was hit by a major malicious software attack from China. The malware, called XcodeGhost, was first identified by a number of internet security firms and is the first large-scale attack of its type to hit Apple. The malware is hidden in the code used by app developers, [...]
From Corbyn’s win and Scottish independence revisited to Apple’s iOS 9 release and Rugby World Cup: Here’s what got us talking this week September 18, 2015 Prince Harry gave up his seat to a pensioner. Left-wingers were outed as being potty-mouthed. And all around London, buildings are opening their doors to complete strangers. This is what got us talking this week 1) Cor, blimey Corbyn Although it was widely expected, we were still left reeling when Jeremy Corbyn became the [...]
Apple wins patent ruling against Samsung which could put Galaxy devices’ slide-to-unlock and autocorrect at risk September 18, 2015 Apple just won another victory in its patent war against rival Samsung, which could force the Korean tech giant to stop using certain features in its devices. The row between the world-leading smartphone manufacturers stems from the slide-to-unlock feature, quicklinks and autocorrect. Apple argues that Samsung stole these features, and the courts have once again [...]