New Apple iPad Pro release date, price, spec: 12.9 inch tablet with keyboard and stylus unveiled along with iPad Mini 4 September 9, 2015 Apple has unveiled a new larger iPad, called the iPad Pro, which chief executive Tim Cook has said is "the biggest news in iPad, since the iPad". Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president, said the new iPad, which measures 12.9 inches (three inches larger than the current largest iPad) would bring “desktop-class performance” to the [...]
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus release date, price, spec, networks: Apple unveils latest smartphone with 3D Touch, 12mp camera and upgrade program, including iOS 9 details September 9, 2015 Apple has unveiled "the most advanced smartphone's in the world" according to chief executive Tim Cook – the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. The latest iPhone model's major update is the introduction of 3D Touch, technology which can recognise the pressure of a touch on the screen meaning new gestures can be used beyond simple [...]
Apple share price drop following iPhone 6S launch and oil sees Wall St end down – New York Report September 9, 2015 US shares ended almost 1.5 per cent lower on yesterday, after rallying the day before, led by declines in Apple shares and in energy companies, which fell with oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 239.11 points, or 1.45 per cent, to 16,253.57, the S&P 500 lost 27.37 points, or 1.39 per cent, [...]
New iPhone 6s or 7 Plus UK release date and price 2015: What features and rumours to expect from the live Apple launch event on September 9 September 9, 2015 As surely as the leaves start to turn from green to orange and the kids head back to school, September is the season of the Apple iPhone launch. Read more: Apple's event announcement – as it happens Today, tech fans are waiting patiently for Apple's latest event, where, like a headmaster giving his start of [...]
How and where to watch the Apple iPhone 6S launch live September 9, 2015 Apple lovers rejoice: Apple launch day is here at last. Like clockwork, September has come to mean the launch of a new iPhone model. Tim Cook has some big news for us at today’s press event, but exactly what that is is shrouded in mystery as usual. The tech giant is keeping schtum, announcing its [...]
How will Apple’s share price be affected by the iPhone 6S (or is it iPhone 7?) launch? September 9, 2015 What’s going to happen to Apple stocks after Tim Cook’s big announcement at the Apple launch later today? This is the question investors are all asking themselves, waiting with bated breath for news on the latest iteration of the iconic smartphone. The short answer is that the tech giant’s shares are usually down immediately after [...]
Apple iPhone 6S launch: Apple share price down pre-launch for the first time since 2007 September 9, 2015 Apple shares are down ahead of a major launch for the first time since the first iPhone was unveiled back in 2007. The Cupertino tech giant has seen shares slide by 6.2 per cent in the past 30 days, leaving what is normally a safe source of returns for investors decidedly more uncertain. Looking back, [...]
Why practice doesn’t make perfect: Rote learning has limited uses in the world of business September 9, 2015 From times tables to French verbs, we are told by our teachers that practice is the key to success. This old bromide was given scientific endorsement in 1993, when psychologist Anders Ericsson produced a study claiming that success owes more to toil than talent. But research by Princeton last year put paid to the [...]
Wall Street jumps after China rebound – New York Report September 8, 2015 US stocks rose more than two per cent yesterday, bouncing after steep losses last week and a China-fuelled rebound in global equities. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 390.3 points, or 2.42 per cent, to 16,492.68, the S&P 500 gained 48.19 points, or 2.51 per cent, to 1,969.41 and the Nasdaq Composite added 128.01 points, [...]
What iPhone 6S? The mobile phone alternatives that prove there’s more to life than Apple September 8, 2015 SONY XPERIA Z3 Coming only six months after the Xperia Z2, this upgrade looks pretty similar from the outside, if slightly squatter and available in more colours. It’s waterproof and dust resistant, so if you’re an outdoorsy type or insist on keeping your phone in your back pocket when you go to the loo, you’re [...]