New York Report: Wall Street hits fresh high in turkey rally November 27, 2013 THE Dow and the S&P 500 closed at record highs yesterday, led by Hewlett-Packard’s jump a day after the personal computer maker’s earnings, while the Nasdaq finished at a fresh 13-year high. The tech-heavy Nasdaq got its biggest boost from Apple, which rose 2.4 per cent to $545.96, the stock’s highest level since January. Technology [...]
Argos shuns own brand tablets in new stores November 26, 2013 IT HAS only been a matter of weeks since Argos heralded the launch of its own, super-cheap tablet, pitching the £99 MyTablet as the perfect budget choice – with built in Argos apps to help direct customers to making purchases from its other product ranges. So The Capitalist was surprised to see bright and shiny [...]
Barnes & Noble revenue drops as Nook loses e-reader battle November 26, 2013 BARNES & Noble, the largest US bookstore chain, reported an eight per cent drop in quarterly revenue yesterday as sales fell across all its businesses, including its stores and Nook e-readers and e-books. Barnes & Noble shares fell as much as six per cent, with the sliding revenue highlighting again the bookseller’s battle with giant [...]
New York Report: Nasdaq above 4,000 for first time in 13 years November 26, 2013 THE Nasdaq composite index closed above 4,000 yesterday for the first time since 2000, while the Dow and S&P ended barely changed. Retailers and homebuilders were among the best performing sectors, responding to stronger-than-expected earnings and robust housing market data. Tiffany jumped seven per cent to $88.02 and was the S&P 500’s top performer after [...]
Review: The Sign of the Don November 26, 2013 FOOD Four Stars VALUE Three Stars ATMOSPHERE Four Stars Cost for two with matched wine and some sherry £148 Address: 21 St Swithins Lane, EC4N 8AD Tel: 020 7626 2606 If you were taking a partner out for an important occasion – an anniversary, maybe, or the death of a loved one – would you [...]
Apple snaps up Israeli 3D chip firm PrimeSense November 25, 2013 APPLE has bought Israel-based PrimeSense, a developer of 3D motion detection technology, the company said yesterday. An Apple spokesman confirmed the purchase but declined to say how much it spent. Israeli media reported that the figure was about $350m (£216.7m). “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss [...]
The Long View: Bob Dylan and the selfie: The world’s now a stage and we’re all performing | City A.M. November 25, 2013 MY SMARTPHONE has a feature I can’t ever imagine using – it promises to insert my live picture into any snapshot I take by turning on both front and rearfacing cameras at once. But I’m clearly behind the times. Even as I cling to my old-fashioned desire to take photographs of the things that I [...]
Geek Speak: Hands-on review: The iPad Mini November 24, 2013 @steve_dinneen iPAD MINI From £319 for 16GB wi-fi only Four Stars TWO weeks ago, I wrote a big review of the iPad Air, which I said was the best tablet on the market, despite not incorporating all the latest tech from the iPhone 5S. Now, I’m going to have to do it all again, because [...]
Apple awarded $290m over its patent dispute with Samsung November 21, 2013 APPLE yesterday won $290m (£179m) in a damages retrial against Samsung, as the two companies continue to battle globally over their patent holdings. The technology giants have been fighting in the courts for over two years. Last year, Apple was awarded over $1bn in damages after it convinced a jury that Samsung copied various features [...]
The Long View: Bob Dylan and the selfie: The world’s now a stage and we’re all performing November 21, 2013 MY SMARTPHONE has a feature I can’t ever imagine using – it promises to insert my live picture into any snapshot I take by turning on both front and rearfacing cameras at once. But I’m clearly behind the times. Even as I cling to my old-fashioned desire to take photographs of the things that I [...]