Only a dribbling loon would buy a green laptop February 28, 2011 SONY knew it had to up its game for the new range of Vaio laptops. It’s consumer division is struggling and those pesky people at Apple have just launched another shiny new device carved out of a single block of solid gold, featuring a beacon like the Bat Sign that broadcasts into space the fact [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS February 28, 2011 FINE WINE AND BURGERS AT HAWKSMOOR Beloved steakhouse Hawksmoor, which recently added a Covent Garden restaurant to its Spitalfields restaurant, will be making top-end wines available by the glass at both restaurants, and teaming them with classic dishes from the Hawksmoor menu in a series of tasting events over the coming months. Think lobster rolls [...]
Pearson boss warns Apple February 28, 2011 Pearson chief executive Marjorie Scardino yesterday expressed her discomfort at the Libyan government being a major shareholder in the firm. She also hit out at Apple, warning Pearson could leave its platform if it refuses to share user data and demands a 30 per cent cut of subscription revenues. Scardino said she expected sales, margin [...]
Virus hits LSE website after trading glitch February 27, 2011 THE LONDON Stock Exchange (LSE) last night said it hoped for a week of glitch free trading following last week’s high profile closure. Although it could not promise there would be no problems, it pointed to the successful reinstatement of its trading system on Friday afternoon. A spokesperson said: “The problem was fixed and the [...]
Rolls-Royce tops list of best British brands February 27, 2011 AN independent industry survey has named the UK’s top ten business-to-business brands, with engineering company Rolls-Royce knocking Microsoft off the top spot to take first place. Either Microsoft or Google has held the number one position since 2007, but they slipped this year to third and fourth position respectively. Technology still dominated the list, with [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING February 24, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES AL-JAZEERA IN BATTLE FOR US COVERAGE Al Anstey, managing director of al-Jazeera English, entered Comcast’s Philadelphia headquarters on Wednesday with four cardboard boxes. Inside were printouts of 13,000 e-mails the Doha-based news channel had received, urging the US cable company to carry its signal. EAST EUROPEAN MIGRANT NUMBERS BACK ON THE RISE The number of [...]
Apple announces new MacBook Pro and OS February 24, 2011 Apple yesterday announced it will unveil a new range of MacBook Pros which the firm says will be twice as powerful as the previous generation. It packs next generation processors and graphics and will also feature the firm’s new Thunderbolt technology, a port that allows transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps. It has a glass [...]
Apple dodges calls to reveal Jobs’ successor February 23, 2011 APPLE shareholders yesterday voted down demands for a succession plan for chief executive Steve Jobs. Investors decided not to back a call from the Labourers’ International Union, which would have forced the firm to reveal whether and how it will eventually replace Jobs, who is currently on medical leave and did not attend the meeting [...]
WHAT’S NEW IN GADGETS AND TECHNOLOGY February 23, 2011 SONY LAUNCHES NEW VAIO RANGE Sony unveiled its new range of Vaio laptops this week, including the strikingly-coloured C Series. Available in luminous orange, green and pink, it features light emitting technology that makes your laptop look like it’s glowing. For the more demure consumer, you can also grab it in black or white, and [...]
Apple investors reject Jobs succession plan call February 23, 2011 Apple shareholders have rejected demands that the company disclose a succession plan for ailing chief executive Steve Jobs. But investors at its annual meeting approved a proposal that the world’s most valuable technology company should adopt majority votes for board directors. With co-founder and chief executive Jobs sidelined indefinitely with an undisclosed medical condition, restive [...]