Tesla offers more shares in flotation June 28, 2010 ELECTRIC carmaker Tesla Motors has raised the number of shares it will sell in its initial public offering by 20 per cent, an early sign that investor interest in the start-up is strong. The increase yesterday, a day before shares are expected to begin trading, brings the number of shares being offered to 13.3m from [...]
TASTING NOTES June 28, 2010 1) PREPARATION is everything when throwing a summer party. Since cold dishes are the order of the day, definitely have food ready in the fridge that can be pulled out as your guests arrive. Dishes such as frittatas and salads will fit the bill perfectly. You should enjoy the evening as much as your guests [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS June 28, 2010 ANTUNES SETS UP SHOP ON SOUTH BANK French chef Joel Antunes built a laudable reputation for himself back in the Eighties and Nineties working around France, Asia and the UK before launching Les Saveurs in Mayfair, where he picked up a Michelin star. After that he went to the States, but his latest venture is [...]
iPad revolution hits boardroom June 27, 2010 City-based insurance firm Torus says it has become the first company in the UK to hold paperless board meetings following a trial of Apple’s iPad. Directors of this $1bn (£663m) insurance company used iPads to review documents during the board sessions instead of the usual print-outs. Bosses say prior to using iPads, the firm was [...]
Apple fans rush to buy first iPhone 4s June 24, 2010 APPLE fans queued for more than six hours to get their hands on the first batch of the firm’s new iPhone 4 yesterday. The iPhone fever was heightened by rumours the same supply issues that dogged the release of the iPad would strike Apple’s latest must-have gadget. But while supply was plentiful yesterday, early reports [...]
SNAP HAPPY June 23, 2010 Samsung NX10 A hybrid camera combining compact dimensions with digital SLR tech, the NX10 includes a 14 megapixel detachable lens, HD movie recording, and a very high quality, 3 inch viewing screen. £599 www.jessops.com Leica V-Lux 20 Taking a camera on your travels is one thing, but how about one that can record exactly where [...]
iPHONE 4 ARRIVES IN THE UK June 23, 2010 APPLE ran out of white iPhone 4s yesterday on the eve of the launch of the hot-selling next-generation smartphone, the latest hiccup in the gadget’s global roll-out. The company moved 600,000 units of the $199 iPhone 4 in its first day of pre-sales in the US. The iPhone 4 goes on sale today in five [...]
Chip maker Imagination more than triples profits June 23, 2010 Graphics chip designer Imagination Technologies more than tripled its full-year pretax profit to £10.2m after it shipped 126m chips in smartphones, netbooks and set-top boxes. The company, whose designs are used by Apple and Intel – both shareholders – said yesterday its pipeline of licensing prospects, growth in design wins and momentum in chip volumes [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 22, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES GUINEA THREAT OVER RIO DISPUTE The government of Guinea has raised the stakes in a dispute with Rio Tinto by threatening to strip the mining group of more of its rights to one of the world’s biggest undeveloped iron ore deposits. Officials in Guinea have been angered by what they see as Rio’s [...]
Toshiba launches new mini PC June 21, 2010 Toshiba has launched a dual-screened mini notebook PC that can be used as an e-book reader, adding to competition for the likes of Apple’s iPad and Amazon.com’s Kindle. The new gadget, which can be used like a conventional notebook PC with a software keyboard, or turned 90 degrees for use as an e-book reader, will [...]