Mobile World Congress 2015: Huawei makes a timely launch ahead of Apple’s watch debut March 1, 2015 Huawei, the world’s second-largest telecom equipment maker, made a splash last night by launching its first smartwatch, just weeks ahead of the highly anticipated launch of Apple Watch. The Chinese telecoms giant unveiled Huawei Watch, a sleek 42mm round-faced watch that works in conjunction with Android smartphones to bring notifications and apps to your wrist. [...]
Mobile World Congress 2015: Samsung unveils curved screen Galaxy S6 smartphone March 1, 2015 Samsung just unveiled two flagship Galaxy S6 smartphones in Barcelona marking the start of this year’s Mobile World Congress. The S6 and its curved screen sibling, the S6 Edge, are the South Korean conglomerate’s latest attempt to restore growth to its smartphone division which has seen margins and profits erode in the face of competition. [...]
Apple chief executive Tim Cook says invading people’s privacy won’t stop terrorism February 28, 2015 Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, has described invading people's privacy as ineffectual when it comes to tackling terrorism. In an interview with The Telegraph, he said privacy was a “basic human right”, and that terrorists could escape being spied on anyway, since they are able to use encryption to avoid detection. He said [...]
Mobile World Congress 2015: 12 things to look out for at MWC – The people and devices February 27, 2015 We may have been treated to a glimpse of the future, apparently filled with curved TVs and flexible phones, when the biggest electronics firms revealed their latest gadgets at CES, but there’s much more to come. Mobile World Congress is another one of the biggest events of the year in the tech calendar – and [...]
Google Ventures just invested $60m in Paul McCartney and Sam Smith’s music rights company Kobalt February 27, 2015 More fuel to add to the Apple vs Google music streaming fire. Google's investment arm, Google Ventures, has just invested $60m (£39m) in music rights and publishing company Kobalt. As part of the funding round, the business also got investment from Dell founder Michael Dell. The company, which has more than 8,000 songwriters and more [...]
The moment Lego’s CEO sings and dances to “Everything is Awesome” Lego Movie song February 27, 2015 Everything is awesome for Lego chief executive Jorgen Vig Knudstorp. Profits are up and the world loves building with lego bricks. Knudstorp is more than a little pleased with that- and he isn't afraid to show it. What was his reaction to a record breaking year of rising revenue, sky-high margins, having a bigger return [...]
Nasdaq heads towards 5,000 but Dow slips – New York Report February 26, 2015 THE NASDAQ resumed its recent advance yesterday after deal news in the technology sector, while the Dow and S&P 500 dipped as energy shares sank with oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 10.15 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 18,214.42, the S&P 500 lost 3.12 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 2,110.74 and [...]
Apple Watch launch event is happening 9 March February 26, 2015 Apple has revealed it is holding an event on 9 March at which it is widely expected to launch the Apple Watch. The tech firm has sent out an invite for the "Spring Forward" event which will take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Chief executive Tim Cook announced Apple [...]
Dow inches up but S&P and Nasdaq slide – New York Report February 25, 2015 DOW JONES yesterday eked out another record close, but the S&P 500 closed down and the Nasdaq snapped a 10-session winning streak as investors took profits in Apple shares. Boosting the Dow were consumer discretionary shares including McDonald’s, up 3.9 per cent at 98.66, which also helped to limit losses on the S&P 500. The Dow [...]
Apple just lost $533m in a patent case February 25, 2015 Apple has lost a case worth $533m (£343m) after a Texas jury found its iTunes and App stores had infringed patents. The tech-giant was battling Smartflash, an American company founded in 2000. Smartflash claimed that Apple wilfully infringed its patents, and did not respect its inventions. Apple disagreed, claiming the claims excessive and the patents [...]