BBM sees over 10m downloads for Android and iPhone in first 24 hours October 23, 2013 In less than 24 hours over 10m customers have downloaded Blackberry's instant messaging app – BBM – now available on Android and iOS platforms, making it one of the best single-day openings for a mobile app. Whether many will use the service is another matter. Rival messenger WhatsApp has a pretty entrenched position as its [...]
Apple shows off new iPad lineup as tablets boom October 22, 2013 APPLE revealed a host of new iPads last night as the company arranges its lineup ahead of the holiday season. The technology giant offered audiences a look at its new iPad Air, a premium £399 tablet that is 20 per cent thinner than the 9.7in iPad it replaces, and its iPad Mini with retina display [...]
Apple launches a barrage of new hardware products while offering a host of free software updates October 22, 2013 Tech giant Apple is launching a stream of new products and boasts that its users are taking to its recent releases. 64 per cent of customers are now using the latest operating system for mobile devices – iOS7 – and a new update to its desktop software OS X – OS X Mavericks – will [...]
Desktop users fall as shoppers move to mobile October 21, 2013 THE NUMBER of Britons searching for goods on their desktops has dwindled in the past year as tablet ownership booms and more consumers shop from the comfort of their sofa. Retail searches on desktop computers were down by 10 per cent in the third quarter compared with the same time last year, according to data [...]
Apple’s market share slips as tablets boom October 21, 2013 APPLE will reveal its latest iPad lineup tonight, with new iPads and iPad Minis expected. But despite its fresh models the firm’s market share of the tablet space is slipping amid huge growth in the market. The technology giant sold 14.6m iPads in its third quarter ending 29 June, a 14 per cent drop from [...]
New York Report: McDonald’s US report feeds a fear of equities October 21, 2013 US STOCKS ended little changed last night as lacklustre earnings reports from McDonald’s and others fed concerns that equities were overpriced after the S&P index’s run to record highs last week. Investors also showed a reluctance to make aggressive bets ahead of today’s release of US payrolls data for September, which was delayed by the [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 21 October 2013 October 21, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Cameron to build on Royal Mail sale David Cameron is planning to build on the huge popularity of the Royal Mail privatisation by prioritising retail investors for the sell-offs ahead of the general election in 2015. Attracting retail investors will be a key aim as the government prepares to complete the sales of [...]
Tesco ends promotions on salad after study into wasted produce October 20, 2013 TESCO has called an end to promotions on certain fresh food products in stores after conducting a study into food waste across its UK operations. Britain’s biggest supermarket said it will stop multi-buy offers on large bags of salad to stop encouraging people to buy large amounts that then go to waste. Commercial director Matt [...]
Burberry chief executive to miss out on £18m in share awards October 20, 2013 DEPARTING chief executive Angela Ahrendts will waive her rights to a long-term incentives worth £18m when she leaves the fashion retailer to join Apple. Ahrendts was entitled to share awards worth £7.6m this year and an additional £4.6m next year from Burberry. Ahrendts already owns £6.5m shares of Burberry, where she has worked for eight [...]
Samsung offers to end tech wars October 17, 2013 Samsung has offered to defuse ongoing patent disputes between tech companies in Europe by refraining from further litigation for five years. The offer could help the technology company to avert a possible £11.3bn fine that Samsung could face after the European Commission said last year that its patent lawsuits broke EU antitrust rules. Samsung and [...]