How to end the tyranny of futile work meetings September 2, 2014 Cut down on numbers and be sure to avoid red wine discussions. It's not exactly novel to argue that meetings can be a waste of time. That was persuasively done by Jason Fried, a tech entrepreneur (predictably), in his 2010 Ted talk titled Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work. Meetings can be the place [...]
New iPhone 6: Hands-on video shows bigger, thinner screen compared to iPhone5 September 2, 2014 A week to the day until Apple's big launch event, the biggest leak about the new iPhone 6 so far has surfaced – a video of the smartphone in someone's hands. The 3:36 minute video, discovered by 9to5mac and published by Russian YouTuber Rozetked, appears to show the fully-formed iPhone 6 in comparison with the current iPhone [...]
Apple mulling $400 price for its iWatch ahead of mystery launch August 31, 2014 Apple is reportedly considering a $400 (£240) price point for its upcoming wearable device due to be unveiled, along with two new iPhones, next Tuesday. Executives at the tech titan are said to be still finalising pricing for the so-called iWatch, which is not expected to go on sale until early 2015, according to tech [...]
Apple unveils its next big thing on 9 September August 28, 2014 TECHNOLOGY titan Apple sent out cryptic event invitations last night for what is widely expected to be its unveiling of two new iPhones, and possibly its first foray into the wearable technology space its long-awaited smartwatch. On its invitation the iPhone-maker teases: “Wish we could say more” on a simple black and white background with [...]
CSR share price jumps 35pc after rejecting Microchip offer August 28, 2014 British microchip firm CSR yesterday knocked back a takeover approach from US rival Microchip Technology, saying it would have to up its offer, boosting CSR’s shares 35.6 per cent. CSR specialises in connectivity with its chips used in products such as speaker docks and the now Apple-owned Beats headphones. “The price proposed by [...]
Samsung touts new smart gear ahead of Apple August 28, 2014 SAMSUNG yesterday unveiled the first smartwatch capable of making and receiving calls without a smartphone nearby, as the South Korean electronics giant looks to gain a stronghold in the wearable market, which rival Apple is expected to enter in two weeks. Meanwhile, in the UK, Samsung has increased its smartphone market share from 32 per [...]
“Wish we could say more”: Apple sends out event invite – could it be to do with the iPhone 6…? August 28, 2014 If you received one of these, you know you're in Apple's in-crowd – this afternoon mysterious invitations landed in the inboxes of Silicon Valley's digirati. What could it possibly be? Judging by previous rumours, it's either: a) the iPhone 6 launch; or, er, b) the iPhone 6 launch. Although there's a (slim) chance it might [...]
City A.M. helps Vodafone to launch its refurbished store August 27, 2014 Vodafone enjoyed a momentous day in the City yesterday – not least because City A.M.’s chief executive Jens Torpe and The Capitalist went down to its new store on Fenchurch Street, cutting the ribbon on the newly spruced up premises. The store is part of the mobile giant’s £100m investment in the high streets. UK [...]
iPhone 6: Apple expected to buy 194m smartphone screens this year ahead of release date August 27, 2014 The countdown to the launch of the iPhone 6 has already started (13 days and counting – as if you weren't ticking the days off the calendar), and that means Apple has been buying up a lot of screens – 194m to be exact. That is according to figures from NPD DisplaySearch’s latest insight, the FT [...]
One chart showing why Apple thinks you need a bigger iPad August 27, 2014 While the selling point of mobile technology is, well, its mobility, the desire for super-size screens to stimulate our eyeballs is now influencing the ultimate arbiter of cool, Apple. As well as the imminent launch (expected to be the iPhone 6) hawk-eyed Apple watchers have been thrown a curveball with the rumour of a larger iPad in [...]