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 [...]
Samsung offers “free trial” of its smartphone for Apple users in new mocking ad – four tech giant ad wars we remember September 8, 2015 Samsung is offering a free “trial programme” for any Apple users considering converting to its smartphones, in its latest marketing stunt designed to poke fun at Apple. And Apple isn’t above biting back…. The South Korean tech giant has introduced a 30-day trial designed to entice iPhone users, allowing owners of the Apple smartphone to [...]
Smartphones are making paying for the things we want even easier September 8, 2015 Payments are one of the big new features coming to smartphones over the next few years, and they’re going to make our lives even easier. The pitch is simple – especially in London where most people always have their smartphone in their hand. Now you can use that mobile device to pay for things at [...]
Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus launch event: Spec, features, UK release date – including 3D Touch, Apple TV and iPad Pro September 7, 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 iPhone launch. This week, tech fans are waiting patiently for the 9 Septemeber event, where, like a headmaster giving his start of term speech, Apple boss Tim Cook is expected [...]
Payout for US tech workers in class action September 3, 2015 A US JUDGE has granted final approval to a $415m (£272m) settlement for Silicon Valley workers who complained that top tech companies were conspiring to limit job mobility. The complaint was filed in 2011, accusing Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe of colluding to avoid poaching each other’s employees by agreeing to fix salaries and keep [...]
US jobs figures calm index – New York Report September 3, 2015 WALL STREET ended slightly higher yesterday as investors, on edge after recent turmoil in China’s markets, looked towards a key US jobs report that may figure in the Federal Reserve’s decision about when to lift interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.14 per cent to 16,374.76 and the S&P 500 gained 0.12 per [...]
Apple News isn’t the big threat to publishers from iOS 9 – ad blocking is September 3, 2015 Much has been written about the imminent launch of Apple News and how – along with Facebook Instant Articles – it could completely change the landscape for digital publishers. And, of course, it could. Apple and Facebook are masters of user experience and their respective plans to ingest other people’s news into their worlds will [...]
Samsung Gear S2: Could this sleek new smartwatch be the Apple Watch killer the company needs? September 3, 2015 Samsung is pushing against the Apple Watch’s growing dominance in wearables, with its new Gear watch. The Korean tech giant has unveiled its Galaxy Gear S2 watch – and it looks pretty slick. Metallic and sleek (just 11.4mm thick), the smartwatch has a 1.2 inch round display, and features a rotating bezel and 3G voice [...]
Working Lunch: Pizzabuzz, EC2 September 2, 2015 Melissa York on the best places to eat during office hours in the City and Canary Wharf . WHAT? A build-your-own pizza restaurant, where you can pick everything from the bread to the sauce base. You add ingredients in steps as you move along the bar – think Subway, but with gourmet ingredients. Choose [...]
Wall St returns to turbulence – New York Report September 1, 2015 TURMOIL returned to Wall Street yesterday after a brief respite, with renewed concerns about China’s economy pushing major indexes down almost three per cent and intensifying fears of a long-term selloff. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 2.84 per cent to end at 16,058.35 while the S&P 500 lost 2.96 per cent to 1,913.85 points. [...]