The idiot box gets smart – and threatens old media September 15, 2010 MODERN technophiles are already used to multi-tasking online. And with online mainstays now venturing into the coveted space of TV entertainment, attention spans are set to encounter another challenge. Google TV is due to launch in the US by the end of the year to rival Boxee – a service built originally from open source [...]
GADGETS | REVIEWS September 15, 2010 AMAZON KINDLE £149 with 3G www.amazon.co.uk ACONFIRMED fan of Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader, I was lucky enough to be given the latest model to play with in advance. If you’ve seen the ads on the Tube and wondered whether to join the e-book revolution, the new Kindle is unlikely to disappoint. This is the second [...]
Another month, another e-reader September 15, 2010 MARC SIDWELL YES I HAVE seen the future of books, and it isn’t lumps of dead tree. Whether the iPod of books turns out to be Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes and Noble’s Nook or Sony’s Reader – or even Apple’s iPad – these readers will catch on. The e-ink screens favoured by everyone but Apple still [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 14, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES TESCO ADVANCES IN CARREFOUR ASIAN AUCTION Tesco is among the bidders through to the second round of the auction for Carrefour’s south-east Asian assets, which are for sale for up to $1bn (£642m). Tesco, the world’s third-biggest supermarket chain by sales after Walmart and Carrefour, was one of more than 10 first-round bidders [...]
Nokia unveils smartphones to rival Apple September 14, 2010 MOBILE phone maker Nokia yesterday unveiled the smartphones its new management team will be fighting with, as it tries to win back market share from Apple and Blackberry. The world’s biggest phone maker, Nokia is engaged in a major management revamp, with the departures of its chief executive and chairman announced last week and its [...]
Vanjoki is to leave Nokia as Elop hired September 13, 2010 ANSSI Vanjoki, the Nokia executive in charge of smartphones and services, is resigning following the appointment of outsider Stephen Elop as chief executive of the world’s biggest cellphone maker. Vanjoki, who joined Nokia in 1991 and has been head of Mobile Solutions since 2008, has a six-month notice period and will continue with his current [...]
Thomson Reuters poised to unveil social media for finance desktops September 13, 2010 Thomson Reuters will today roll out its next-generation desktop product for financial workers, incorporating Twitter-like social media features that it hopes will help it win customers from Bloomberg and others. Thomson Reuters Eikon will knit together dozens of disparate products that provide data, news, analytics and trading tools, as well as social media applications familiar [...]
APPLE RELAXES APP RULES September 9, 2010 APPLE, led by chief executive Steve Jobs, said it will ease restrictions for building iPhone and iPad applications, a move that should allow for the use of third-party tools such as Adobe Systems’ Flash software, and could ease the tension between the two companies. The US computer giant had been criticised by developers for what [...]
Arm shares rise to eight-year high as new chip is unveiled September 9, 2010 BRITISH chip designer Arm Holdings unveiled a new processor that could help it extend its dominance in mobile phones into new markets, sending its shares to a new eight-year high yesterday. Arm, led by chief executive Warren East, is making inroads into bigger rival Intel’s territory with design wins including Apple’s iPad tablet computer. Texas [...]
Take your very own bite of the Big Apple September 9, 2010 IN ANY job transfer abroad, top of the list of concerns is finding a place to call home. This is particularly overwhelming if your destination is New York: finding a cosy foothold in this concrete jungle can be a confusing affair. But rather than making a beeline for an estate agent, or realtor, as yanks [...]