CITY VIEWS: CAN APPLE EVER REPLACE STEVE JOBS? October 6, 2011 CLIVE GILBERT | INCEPTA “You never know if Apple will find another great innovator like Steve Jobs. Who at Apple could fill his shoes? I think everyone should watch the share price.” PAUL SMITH | LLOYDS “Jobs was a part of a team, nothing lasts forever and you can’t expect Apple to not replace his [...]
STEVE JOBS 1955-2011 October 5, 2011 STEVE Jobs, Apple’s celebrated founder, has died aged 56. Jobs passed away late last night, just six weeks after he stepped down as the firm’s chief executive. Apple marked his passing with a tribute on its website to a “visionary and creative genius” and “an amazing human being”. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the [...]
New iPhone gives rivals a shred of hope October 5, 2011 THE TELECOMS world was yesterday digesting the implications of Apple’s latest product launch, with manufacturers hoping to capitalise on the initial lack of enthusiasm. Nokia was trading almost five per cent up yesterday, with its new line of phones running Windows Mango expected to put it in direct competition with other high end handset makers. [...]
Phones beyond Apple: our pick of the new crop October 5, 2011 HOORAY, the not-quite-iPhone 5 has arrived. Yes, it has this fancy voice-recognition software, which might well solve the perennial iPhone typing problem and has finally caught up with the majority of the market with its 8 megapixel camera. But whether this latest model is enough of a change to warrant ditching your current phone or [...]
THE IPHONE 4S October 5, 2011 Context is everything. Ad-man Martin Lindstrom published research this week claiming the sound of children laughing is the most “powerful”, “affecting” and “reassuring” sound in the world. But if you’re alone in an abandoned Victorian mental asylum, at night, with no torch, dizzy from an unexplained head wound… Different story, believe me. Such is the [...]
Apple shares fall after new iPhone launch October 4, 2011 APPLE yesterday unveiled an update to its world-beating smartphone but disappointed fans by failing to launch the anticipated iPhone 5. The markets sighed in unison with the fan-boys, with Apple stock falling as much as five per cent yesterday, before recovering most of the lost ground. Tim Cook made his inaugural product launch as full-time [...]
Kindle Fire could lead the two-man tablet race October 4, 2011 AMAZON’S Kindle Fire entry into the US tablet market has caused a flurry of speculation around its impact on tablets. It seems that the Kindle Fire will now lead Amazon and Apple into a two-horse race, potentially eliminating all other competitors. YouGov’s TabletTrack suggests that £250 is the price point where the tablet market will [...]
Wall St bounces despite volatility October 4, 2011 THE Standard & Poor’s 500 brushed up against a bear market yesterday, but investors rushed in to buy technology and other beaten-down sectors and the index posted its largest gain in more than a week. The broad US market index has fallen nearly 18 per cent in the past four months, hurt by sluggish economic [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING October 3, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES M&S ASKS SUPPLIERS TO AID STORE REVAMPS Marks and Spencer has asked its top clothing suppliers for a multimillion-pound contribution to its store revamp plans and a step-up in advertising. At a gathering on Friday of M&S’s top 60 clothing and homewares suppliers, Marc Bolland, chief executive, asked them for a one-off contribution [...]
HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER | WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE NEW IPHONE October 3, 2011 Tim Cook (pictured right) will today make his inaugural speech as full-time chief executive of the world’s biggest technology company, writes Steve Dinneen. He will unveil the iPhone 5, the latest version of the handset that has reinvented the smartphone. Apple is notoriously tight-lipped about its upcoming releases. So what can we expect? FASTER Chances [...]