Cook serves up new MacBook range June 13, 2012 It is testament to how much Apple has evolved over the last decade that the launch of its new range of Mac laptops is seen as a warm up event for the arrival of the iPhone 5 later this year. But the new range is worthy of more than a footnote. Here is the lowdown [...]
TomTom plots path to profit with Apple June 12, 2012 TOMTOM’S shares climbed by 16 per cent to €3.80 yesterday after Apple unveiled a deal with the satellite navigation systems firm. The shares, down almost 40 per cent over the past year, jumped to their highest level since February. On Monday, Apple announced it was replacing old maps partner Google with its own software. The [...]
A smart acquisition pays off as satnav market shrinks June 12, 2012 I OWN a satnav. It used to be my pride and joy, but now sits in the boot of my car, while my wife calls out directions to me from her iPhone. Soon, according to Apple’s announcement on Monday, I could simply replace my wife with an iPad and have Siri call out every turn [...]
FTSE flat as investors ponder aftermath of bailout June 12, 2012 London stocks remained flat this morning as investors took time to consider their positions in the aftermath of volatile trading on Monday. With few major firms announcing results the focus remained on the Eurozone, where the weekend’s bailout of Spanish banks appears to have done little to calm markets. Focus will now shift to Greece, [...]
Apple ousts Google from maps app as it unveils new platform June 11, 2012 APPLE yesterday opened up a new front in its competition with Google as the Silicon Valley giant unveiled it would ditch Google Maps from its iPads and iPhones this autumn, as it also confirmed closer ties with Facebook. Speaking at the Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC), chief executive Tim Cook and Scott Forstall, Apple’s head of [...]
Voice recognition firm Eckoh agrees American Express deal June 11, 2012 ECKOH, the Aim-listed speech recognition business, will today unveil a deal with a major global financial services company, believed to be American Express. City A.M. understands the multi-million pound deal will see American Express employ a dedicated platform from Eckoh to handle its customers’ self-service enquiries across the globe. The two companies have worked together [...]
Wall Street is unimpressed by Spain deal June 11, 2012 US stocks fell yesterday as Europe’s aid package for Spanish banks did little to alleviate investor concerns about the Eurozone’s finances and a slowdown in the wider global economy. The equity market bounced in early trading, but the rally was quickly snuffed out by sellers and a sharp decline accelerated into the market’s close. Spanish [...]
Sorrell’s salary could drop as meeting looms June 10, 2012 WPP conceded for the first time this weekend, just days before the advertising giant’s general meeting, that its board could consider cutting chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell’s controversial pay package. Chairman Philip Lader said the WPP board has exercised “the best commercial judgement” and believes it is doing what is best for shareholders. But he [...]
Good marketing can be as impossible as trying to read minds June 10, 2012 THE blond haired, middle-aged PR guru slouched back in his armchair and confidently announced his “stunning” idea to me. The little girl, Madeleine, had recently disappeared in Portugal and there was massive public sympathy and frenzied press coverage. To my sensitive agent, struggling to justify his hefty monthly fees, this represented a fantastic opportunity. “A [...]
All aboard: the QM2 does the Atlantic in style June 10, 2012 LEAVING the glamorous glitzy Big Apple on a big glitzy ship felt right. Berthed in the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, the sharp-prowed Queen Mary 2 looked both huge and majestic. On our taxi ride to the terminal our driver bypassed the anti-capitalist demonstrators in Wall Street, so named for the barrier the Dutch built in the [...]