London Report: Shares slip as FTSE waits for Scotland verdict September 17, 2014 BRITAIN’S top share index yesterday slipped and underperformed gains on rival European bourses, as the uncertainty raised by Scotland’s vote on independence pegged back the UK stock market. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed down by 0.2 per cent, or 11.34 points, at 6,780.90 points. Engineering conglomerate Smiths Group was the worst FTSE stock in [...]
Love your job and work hard. Avoid these two myths posing as career advice September 17, 2014 Hard work isn’t all, and following your heart may well end in tears. "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life,” Confucius is thought to have said. It’s a rousing thought. But like numerous other seductive one-liners posing as career advice, it hides more than [...]
Protect your new iPhone 6 with one of these cases September 17, 2014 Give the “best smart-phone ever” the protection it deserves with one of these stylish cases. Apple official case If you aren’t looking for extra battery power or planning on climbing any mountains, but want to protect your phone from daily wear and tear, you could do much worse than Apple’s official case. Stylish simplicity down [...]
Apple to reveal new iPads and OS X Yosemite at event next month September 17, 2014 Apple, apparently not content with two new iPhones, its first smart watch, and trolling iTunes users with a U2 album, could be set to unveil two new iPads next month. The tech giant will announce the sixth iteration of the iPad, the third version of the iPad Mini, and OS X Yosemite, the latest [...]
Apple iPhone 6: As the UK release date looms, we review what the reviewers are saying September 17, 2014 So the iPhone 6 finally launches in the UK in a couple of days, and the world's reviewers have just got their grubby paws on review units. Which means today's papers – not to mention tech blogs, gadget guides and anything else which could tenuously link itself to the iPhone are packed with reviews. The [...]
New York Report: Wall St ahead on Fed policy September 16, 2014 US STOCKS rose yesterday and the S&P 500 notched its best performance in about a month after a report shifted investor expectations for the Federal Reserve’s policy statement due later today. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 100.83 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 17,131.97, the S&P 500 rose 14.85 points, or 0.75 per cent, [...]
iPhone 6 buyers want to ditch the iPhone 5 more than any other phone after the Apple launch September 16, 2014 Apple’s brand new iPhone 6 has seen unprecedented demand – a record four million pre-orders have been taken in the few days since its announcement, double that for the iPhone 5 – but which smartphones are people ditching for the shiny new device? Perhaps confirming the obsessive stereotype of an Apple fan needing the latest [...]
Which new Apple product do people like the most? September 16, 2014 What was the most popular item unveiled at Apple's big launch last week? And what has the launch event done for Tim Cook's standing among social media users? The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were the least popular of the products launched by Apple last week – at least that is what chatter on social [...]
New iPhone breaks records with more than 4m pre-orders in first day of sale September 15, 2014 APPLE chalked up a hit with its iPhone 6 as the technology giant received more than 4m pre-orders for the handset on its first day on sale – double the 2m sales the iPhone 5 attracted on its launch. The huge sales come despite the hefty price tag. Depending on the model, the phone comes [...]
New York Report: Nasdaq down as techs slide September 15, 2014 US STOCKS closed mixed yesterday, as the tech sector dragged the Nasdaq down and kept the S&P 500 near the unchanged mark while investors cleared the decks for Chinese giant Alibaba’s debut planned for later this week. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 43.63 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 17,031.14, the S&P 500 lost [...]