Dow up after Apple unveils its new watch – New York Report March 9, 2015 US STOCKS bounced back yesterday, helped by a couple of billion-dollar deals, while Apple shares ended slightly higher after the long-anticipated unveiling of its smart watch. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 136.53 points, or 0.76 per cent, to 17,993.31, the S&P 500 gained 8.14 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 2,079.4 and the Nasdaq [...]
As Apple gives the lowdown on its new watch, will the hotly-awaited wearable disappoint? March 9, 2015 Simon Massey, global chief executive of The Gild, says Yes I have a mobile phone. I keep it on my person at all times, and it is usually in my pocket. When I need to look at my emails on the move, I take it out of my pocket – it’s really not very far [...]
Everything you need to know about the Apple Watch: Share price, spec, features, UK release date and what the analysts say March 9, 2015 Apple chief executive Tim Cook has revealed details of the highly anticipated Apple Watch, including the price and release date. The tech giant's first wearable device will go on sale on 24 April with a starting price of $349 (£299). There will also be an 18 carat gold version priced at between $10,000 and $17,000 with more limited [...]
Apple’s new MacBook weighs only two pounds and is just 13.1mm “thin” March 9, 2015 Apple is launching a new MacBook which it is touting as its thinnest ever computer. Speaking on stage at an Apple event where details of the Apple Watch are expected to be revealed, marketing vice president Phil Schiller revealed the tech giant's newest notebook computer. The new Macbook is 13.1mm “thin” – 24 per cent [...]
Apple Watch launch: Four questions Tim Cook will answer about price, battery life, UK release date and apps March 9, 2015 So many questions, so few answers – until now. The rumour mill may have been in overdrive about the Apple Watch since Tim Cook first revealed the smartwatch late last year, but we’re about to get the full lowdown on what’s possibly the most anticipated wearable launch ever. At 5pm GMT, Cook will take to [...]
Doping in cycling: Why middle-aged businessmen are embracing performance-enhancing drugs – and scaring the pros March 9, 2015 If a professional is taking a drug, what are they likely to be? Cocaine? Alcohol? According to a new Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) report into the state of international cycling, that depends on if the businessman's a cyclist. EPO (Erythropoietin) has been the drug of choice for elite athletes across the world. It has powered [...]
Apple boss Tim Cook to unveil smartwatch March 9, 2015 APPLE boss Tim Cook will today show off the Apple Watch – the firm’s much-awaited version the smartwatch. Almost all analysts have called 2015 the year of wearables and predict Apple will dominate the market. The tech giant will sell more Apple Watches than the rest of the market combined, according to Strategy Analytics, grabbing [...]
US investors braced for sign of rates hike – The week ahead on Wall St March 9, 2015 US STOCK investors may be bracing for further signs this week that the Federal Reserve could increase interest rates sooner rather than later, with retail sales expected to rebound after two straight months of declines. A pickup in retail sales could show consumers are benefiting from sharply lower oil prices, but analysts say spending in [...]
Gordon Castle: Let us whisky you away to Scotland March 8, 2015 It was here atop the snow-spattered hills of Speyside in the Scottish Highlands that King Macbeth was said to have met his violent end. According to legend, it was the future King Malcolm III who stabbed him in 1057 (he died several weeks later). Life in the valleys rising up either side of the river [...]
Apple Watch: How many smartwatches will Apple sell? This is what analysts are predicting March 8, 2015 The countdown is nearly over and in just a few hours time Tim Cook will be revealing all there is to know about the Apple Watch. Fresh from record-breaking numbers – from a valuation of $700bn, to selling an iPhone every nine seconds last quarter – can we expect more of the same from the [...]