What is FireChat and how are protesters in Hong Kong using it? September 29, 2014 Protesters in Hong Kong are using mesh networking to avoid detection from authorities while organising themselves. This weekend tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters – many of them students – gathered to protest mainland China's ongoing selection of the city-state's chief executive. In doing so, many protesters have started using this relatively new [...]
Hong Kong protests: Drone footage captures astonishing scale of “Occupy Central” protests September 29, 2014 Hong Kong’s streets are overflowing with protestors. As tens of thousands of people have taken to the city, drone footage released by a Hong Kong tabloid-style newspaper has captured the massive scale of the pro-democracy demonstrations known as "Occupy Central". In the four-minute video, posted by newspaper Apple Daily, roads in Hong Kong [...]
The creative obsession: Leo Burnett London’s Katie Lee talks heritage and innovative adverts September 28, 2014 Few agencies are as steeped in history as Leo Burnett. One of the godfathers of advertising, Burnett founded his eponymous creative shop in depression-era Chicago, placing a bowl of apples in reception as a marker of the agency’s values: rosiness and hospitality. It quickly became known for bold, image-led work, later creating Tony the Tiger [...]
Bend it like an Apple iPhone 6 Plus… September 25, 2014 Apple has leapt to the defence of its iPhone 6 Plus as social media was abuzz with allegations that it bends easily. The company said that only nine people had complained about a bent smartphone. It said that the iPhone 6 Plus passed stress tests. “With normal use a bend in iPhone is extremely rare [...]
New York Report: Apple’s gravity knocks 1.6pc off S&P index September 25, 2014 US STOCKS yesterday ended with sharp losses, with the S&P 500 suffering its biggest one-day decline since July, as Apple tumbled and the dollar rose to a four-year high. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 264.26 points, or 1.5 per cent, to 16,945.80, the S&P 500 lost 32.31 points, or 1.6 per cent, to 1,965.99 [...]
US markets take a kicking as Apple share price falls following iPhone 6 and iOS8 issues September 25, 2014 Stocks across the US markets have got off to an awful start today, with Apple one of the biggest fallers. The S&P is having its seventh-worst day of the year and was down by 21 points at pixel time. Apple was the largest contributor to the S&P 500's growth last month as shares in the [...]
Richard Branson has spoken: Apple Pay is the future, Bitcoin regulation is a good thing and Sidecar is the startup app to watch September 25, 2014 City A.M. chatted with Richard Branson about his views on startups, why affordable space travel is imminent and what drove his decision to invest in a drone business. What’s the most exciting startup at the moment? I’m lucky in that I meet exciting startups virtually everyday. One that’s especially grabbed my attention lately [...]
Finally, Apple apologises over iOS 8 update – but what about the bendy iPhone 6? September 25, 2014 Apple made a statement overnight apologising for the "great inconvenience" created by its flawed iOS 8 operating software. The company has been the subject of criticism after it released the latest version of its mobile operating system earlier this month. It's 8.0.1 update, released yesterday designed to fix problems with its health app, caused further [...]
Samsung’s Apple-busting strategy: Pull its Galaxy Note 4 release date forward in China and South Korea September 24, 2014 Samsung will launch its brand new Galaxy Note 4 "phablet" ahead of schedule in China and South Korea this week. With Apple reporting record-breaking sales of its new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, Samsung has responded by getting its new product out in the two vast Asian markets at the earliest possible date. [...]
Amazon share price falls as authors plot US Department of Justice approach over Hachette dispute September 24, 2014 Amazon's share price fell in early trading today, after it emerged that a group of more than 1,000 authors were poised to take the standoff with publisher Hachette to the US Department of Justice. Shares at the internet giant were down 0.7 per cent in mid-morning trading in New York. Writers including Malcolm [...]