Nokia boss confirms 2011 release of WP7 June 21, 2011 NOKIA boss Stephen Elop yesterday said he expects the first wave of Windows Phone 7 (WP7) handsets to be released later this year, as revealed by City A.M. earlier this month. Elop said he has “increased confidence” that troubled Nokia will launch its first device based on the platform by the end of 2011, after [...]
HP urges developers to join its app store June 21, 2011 Hewlett-Packard is fighting to persuade more developers to jump on board its app store as it prepares to launch its first tablet PC next month. The world’s biggest computer manufacturer lags far behind market leaders Apple and Google in the booming market. Its online store offers just 7,000 apps, compared to more than 500,000 on [...]
RIM top boss leaves company June 20, 2011 BLACKBERRY maker Research In Motion has lost its second marketing executive in four months, highlighting the difficulties RIM faces in keeping pace with innovative market leader Apple. Brian Wallace, who headed RIM’s digital marketing efforts, has taken a job at Samsung, one of the companies that is stealing RIM’s smartphone market share. The departure brings [...]
Dotcom loses top billing in web shake-up June 20, 2011 THE .com web address suffix that has become synonymous with online activity could lose its prominence after regulators waved through proposals to allow companies to use their own branding instead. The looser regulation will allow firms to use addresses such as www.news.cityam or www.ipad.apple. The changes have been brought in as it becomes increasingly difficult [...]
MAHIKI COCONUT LIQUEUR June 20, 2011 GOODBYE London, Hello Tiki paradise! Mahiki Coconut – the latest new liqueur from London’s hottest nightclub Mahiki – lands exclusively at Selfridges this week and already we’re getting into the holiday spirit. Mahiki Coconut is a delicious coconut liqueur made with a blend of Caribbean Rum, fine spirits and real coconut. (In other words, just [...]
More tech firms vie for Nortel June 19, 2011 Apple, Intel and Ericsson are vying, along with Google, to buy patents from bankrupt telecom maker Nortel Networks in a sale slated for later this month. Nortel announced it was delaying the sale of about 6,000 patents and patent applications until June 27 after the Canadian company said previously it would hold the sale today. [...]
Consumer confidence will hit Dixons and Kesa June 19, 2011 ELECTRICALS giants Dixons and Kesa report their full year results this week against a grim backdrop of dwindling consumer confidence. The companies have seen households cut back on so-called “big ticket” items like washing machines and TVs, leaving them struggling to generate sales. Dixons, to report on Thursday, is in the throes of a £50m [...]
Apple fails to impress Indian brand survey June 19, 2011 APPLE may be greatly admired and widely feted as an uber brand in the UK and US, but a new survey out yesterday concludes that in India it is rated as only 40th in the brand charts. The survey, conducted by marketing consultants TLG, also reveals that Indian brands make up seven of the top [...]
Nokia closes its UK online store June 16, 2011 Nokia will pull the plug on its UK online store as it continues to strip back its operations across Europe. It will not process any payments after 30 June. Nokia’s online stores have struggled to shift phones thanks to the hefty discounts offered when buying through a network operator. Most handsets are available free with [...]
Time for dads to pad up June 15, 2011 IT’S Father’s Day this Sunday, and for the modern dad there’s really only one present this year that’s essential – a tablet, paticularly for modern dads who commute. While the iPad, aided by its improved second edition, continues to storm all quarters, Android pads developed by Apple’s rivals are now seriously competing with it. The [...]