Samsung to take on Apple in mobile payments sector with purchase of LoopPay February 18, 2015 Samsung has purchased LoopPay, a mobile wallet company that will rival Apple Pay and Google Wallet. The South Korean tech company has not disclosed the price of the deal it proclaimed will “accelerate the next wave of innovation in the digital smart wallet”. The move suggests that Samsung is ready to compete [...]
Former Apple boss quits role at Monsoon after two years February 18, 2015 Monsoon chief executive John Browett has quit after two years in the job to pursue other opportunities. The former boss Dixons Retail has had an eventful few years after leaving the electricals giant in 2012 to join Apple as head of retail. However, his stay at Apple’s US headquarters was short-lived and he [...]
We are spending £1,840 a year on lunch February 18, 2015 Nipping out of the office to buy pre-packed sandwiches and snacks is costing your average British worker a significant chunk of their average salary. Research suggests 60 per cent of Britons who buy their lunch from nearby shops spend an average of £1,840 a year, over 46 work weeks, splurging in the likes of Pret, [...]
Finance firms shun bond market as likes of Apple take the lead February 17, 2015 APPLE’S Tim Cook has rolled out four jumbo bond issues in the past two years – and according to new research published yesterday it seems he’s not alone. Figures from the influential Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) show the number of non-financial companies issuing corporate bonds has jumped 77 per cent since 2008, [...]
Why the Apple Watch should obliterate sales records for wearable tech February 17, 2015 Apple is banking on its new Apple Watch being a breakthrough device for the wearable tech sector after ordering between 5m – 6m units from its Asian supplier. An April launch date for the product has been set by Tim Cook who said in Apple’s earnings call last month that his “expectations are [...]
Apple just patented a virtual reality headset February 17, 2015 Apple has become the latest technology giant to jump on the virtual reality bandwagon, after it patented a design for a virtual reality headset that works by by plugging the iPhone into it. The tech giant is actually surprisingly late to this particular party: US Patent No 8,957,835, aka "Head-Mounted Display Apparatus for Retaining a [...]
Pizza Hut serves cocktails in an effort to win back the hipster generation February 16, 2015 Pizza Hut, that bastion of teenage dining, has unveiled plans to win back the hipster generation – by serving cocktails. Yep, from now on you can sip a Southern Punch as you chow down on your Texas Meat Meltdown, after the chain announced plans to spend £1.67m on a major revamp. Pizza Hut on The [...]
Apple hires BBC DJ Zane Lowe as tech giant bolsters its Beats team February 15, 2015 Veteran BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe is heading to the US to join the growing music team at iPhone-maker Apple. Lowe, who joined Radio 1 in 2003, will join Apple next month following his last show on 5 March. “The station has allowed me to share incredible music with the country’s best music fans. [...]
Valentine’s Day 2015: South West Trains just won Valentine’s Day with When Harry Met Salisbury, Waterlove and Breakfast at Twickenham departure boards February 14, 2015 A train company just got something right for once. It’s not often they can be given credit for getting something right, but on Valentine’s Day, South West Trains have done it and even revealed a romantic side. We thought Tesco was doing it well, but the folks over at South West Trains, usually embattled by [...]
From HSBC and Greece to Opec and the Bank of England: What got us talking this week February 13, 2015 There was really only one story this week. HSBC was at the centre of a scandal that only progressed along with the week. By Friday it was facing a grilling from one select committee and an investigation by another, while the possibility of police involvement was also hanging in the air. There was even [...]