More billionaires born in London than any other European city August 20, 2014 If ever there was a suitable carrot to dangle in a bid to make us work harder, this might just be it. Wealth consultancy WealthInsight and Spear’s magazine have revealed more billionaires are born in London than any other city in Europe (unless you consider Moscow part of Europe, in which case we’re second). Globally, [...]
Flappy Bird founder Nguyen Dong takes off with Swing Copters sequel August 19, 2014 The creator of Flappy Bird, the smartphone phenomenon that generated over $50,000 a day in early 2014 before it was pulled from Apple’s App Store after just nine months, is set to return tomorrow with his next game. Vietnamese developer Nguyen Dong, who shut down Flappy Bird after notching up 50m players and finding the [...]
Core strength! Apple shares hit record high August 19, 2014 TECHNOLOGY giant Apple saw its share price rise to a record high yesterday, topping the previous price of $100.30 per share at $100.53 on market close. The two-year high comes as the company prepares to launch more gadgets in the coming months, including a new iPhone and a wearable device, dubbed the iWatch. A payments [...]
New York Report: Housing data lifts Wall St August 19, 2014 WALL Street yesterday was lifted by the US housing sector and strong earnings from Home Depot overshadowed lingering concerns about the conflict in Ukraine.. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 80.85 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 16,919.59, the S&P 500 gained 9.86 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 1,981.6 and the Nasdaq Composite added [...]
Apple share price hits record August 19, 2014 Apple saw its share price soar today to $100.53, beating September 2012's record of $100.30. Analysts have been advising investors to put their money in Apple despite a strong run up as expectation mounts regarding the new iPhone, expected to be released on September 9. iTunes Chief Eddy Cue has called Apple's 2014 product releases [...]
Swing Copters: The new game by Flappy Bird’s creator comes out on Thursday August 19, 2014 Deep breath: Dong Nguyen, the man behind Flappy Bird, says he is in the process of creating a new game. This version is called Swing Copters, and it will be available to download on Thursday. The previews released by Nguyen feel eerily familiar: whereas Flappy Bird players touched the screen to keep their feathered friend [...]
YouTube Music Key: Here’s what we know about Google’s music video subscription service to rival Spotify and iTunes August 19, 2014 Google is poised to launch its music streaming app to rival Spotify and Apple’s iTunes appear, according to details about the service that have apparently leaked online. Mooted for a summer release date when YouTube first announced its plans back in June, the service will be called “YouTube Music Key” and priced at $9.99 a month [...]
Tom Hanks created a typewriter app and it’s now No.1 in Apple’s app store August 19, 2014 As if starring in multi-million dollar movies and winning Oscars wasn’t enough, the multi-talented actor Tom Hanks has turned his hand to app creation and is enjoying just as much success. Hanx Writer, an iPad app which mimics a typewriter, has topped Apple’s App Store charts in just four days since it was released. It’s [...]
Compensation for EU fruit and veg growers hit by Russian sanctions August 18, 2014 Fruit and vegetable growers in the European Union will receive emergency funding worth 125m euros from the European Commission. The funding represents compensation for the economic suffering that Russia's bans on western food imports are causing some European farmers. Russia placed a one-year embargo on a number of imports from the US, Canada, [...]
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway share price reaches $200,000 August 14, 2014 Savers with a spare $200,000 could splash out on a new Bentley Continental GT – or they could buy one share in Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. The company’s stock roared past the $200,000 milestone last night, reaching as high as $201,114 – or £120,000 – per share. Billionaire Buffett, considered by many to be [...]