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WANdisco bookings leap January 15, 2013 Newly-listed British software company WANdisco said that it had seen a 76 per cent increase in bookings in the final quarter of last year. The firm’s technology, which allows staff and companies across the world to collaborate, has seen orders from Apple, Cisco and Fujitsu. WANdisco said it reached record bookings of $2.5m (£1.55m) during [...]
Apple drags on market despite retail data hike January 15, 2013 The Dow and S&P 500 edged higher yesterday after stronger-than-expected retail data, though tech heavyweight Apple dragged on the market for a third straight day. Apple was the biggest weight on both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 after reports on Monday of cuts to orders for iPhone parts. Shares declined 3.2 per cent to [...]
HMV’s demise shows why even giant firms have feet of clay January 14, 2013 SO that’s it, then: HMV has finally gone into administration, the latest, most tragic victim of the revolution that is sweeping away erstwhile giants. This comes just days after Jessops, the camera firm, was liquidated, and after the demise of Comet, the electrical retailer. So who’s responsible? Quite simply, all of us. Consumers are all-powerful, [...]
PC sales crash as buyers shift focus to tablets January 14, 2013 PERSONAL computer sales plunged into decline for the first time in more than a decade last year as consumers switched to buying tablets, in a serious blow to PC manufacturers and software companies. Figures released yesterday by research firm Gartner showed that worldwide sales of PCs fell by 12.7m – or 3.5 per cent – [...]
Apple shares dip below $500 on demand concerns for iPhone January 14, 2013 SHARES in Apple fell to below $500 for the first time in almost a year yesterday, on reports that the company had cut orders for iPhone parts following weak demand. The world’s highest-valued company fell almost four per cent in New York, wiping over $18bn (£11.1bn) off its value, with investors fearing Apple’s most profitable [...]
Big screens and popular designs are helping Samsung take a bite out of Apple’s smartphone lead January 14, 2013 TAKE note. 2013 has already been dubbed the year of the phablet – the hideous nickname given to oversized mobile phones that are closer in form factor to a tablet computer. This year’s Consumer Electronics Show featured new phablets from the likes of Lenovo, Sony and Huawei. Some have gone so far as to call [...]
FTSE falls from four-year high as analysts warn on energy shares January 14, 2013 BRITAIN’S leading shares fell yesterday after touching a 4-1/2 year high early in the session, with technical analysts noting the index could be set for a minor correction. Energy stocks, among Friday’s biggest gainers, were the main drag on blue-chip sentiment as Nomura warned that the sector was inexpensive for a reason and attractive price-to-earnings [...]
Apple stocks take a bite out of US markets January 14, 2013 THE S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended lower yesterday as worries over demand for Apple products drove down its shares and as investors braced for earnings disappointments. But Dell’s stock jumped 13 per cent to about a five-month high at $12.29, offsetting some of the tech-sector weakness, after Bloomberg reported the number three personal computer maker [...]
Misplaced optimism in the European markets January 14, 2013 EUROPEAN equities yesterday took a knock, finishing the session at a near one week low. As reports of lackluster demand for Apple’s iPhone 5 triggered a sell-off in US markets, some investors on this side of the Atlantic followed suit and booked profits on the recent strong bull-run in the European market. Disappointing demand for [...]
MasterChef confessions: Why creativity kicked me out the kitchen January 13, 2013 IT COULD’VE been the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever done, but I decided to do it anyway. The offer was to appear on the TV series Celebrity MasterChef, and the main problem was that I could cook about as well as I can speak Swahili. But that oft-repeated mantra of “take yourself out of your [...]