Delays for iPad in UK after pre-orders outstrip demand… May 17, 2010 THE instant success of Apple’s iPad in its native US looks set to be repeated in the UK after record pre-orders have already outstripped demand. The tablet notebook – described by Apple as “revolutionary” – finally goes on sale in the UK on 28 May after a series of delays. But now Apple is warning [...]
… as the iPhone chips away at RIM dominance May 17, 2010 STANDARD Chartered is replacing the BlackBerry, currently its standard corporate communications device, with the iPhone, a move that could eventually result in thousands of bankers switching to the Apple device for business communication on the go. Standard Chartered bankers said the London-based lender was giving its corporate BlackBerry users the option of switching to the [...]
Vodafone is buoyed by South African results May 17, 2010 VODAFONE received a welcome boost ahead of its full-year results when its South African wing announced a big leap in earnings. Vodacom reported a 22 per cent earnings spike and said it would increase its dividend payouts. Vodafone is expected to announce strong results tomorrow off the back of growing smartphone sales, especially after it [...]
Mozzarella in Mayfair goes glam May 17, 2010 Cielo/Luxx 3 New Burlington Street W1S 2JF 020 7297 2893 www.cielorestaurant.co.uk, www.luxx-london.com FOOD *** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost per person without wine: £50 THESE days, being a restaurant plain and simple just isn’t good enough. Since the credit crunch bit, we have entered a new realm of added value, and if you like to [...]
Vodafone to reveal surge from iPhone May 16, 2010 VODAFONE is expected to announce strong results tomorrow off the back of strong smartphone sales. The soaring popularity of products including Apple’s iPhone will lead to a spike in revenue of around seven per cent, according to analysts. This would bring the full-year revenue for the telecoms giant to around £44bn. Its profit before tax [...]
Tough trading for Telefonica May 13, 2010 O2 owner Telefonica will concentrate in rolling out its telecoms empire into emerging markets, with Brazil top of its hit-list. The firm yesterday lagged behind projections with its first quarter results yesterday, which were weighed down by a weak performance in its native Spain. Europe’s second largest telecoms firm by market capitalisation said it was [...]
HTC sues Apple over patents while LimeWire faces closure May 13, 2010 THE mobile phone firm HTC has launched legal action against Apple that could prevent sales of the iPhone and iPad in the US. The Taiwanese company, which has close links to internet giant Google, claims Apple has infringed five of its patents. The move follows legal action from Apple, which is claiming HTC broke 20 [...]
Cheap, imaginative and very tasty May 10, 2010 The Mall Tavern 71-31 Palace Gardens, W8 4RU 020 7229 3374 www.themalltavern.com FOOD **** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost per person without wine: £23 IT once would have seemed an inauspicious outcome for the former executive chef of a highly-regarded London restaurant to wind up cooking – and waiting tables – in a pub. But [...]
Nokia broadens row with Apple May 9, 2010 Nokia, the world’s top handset maker, has broadened its patent fight with Apple to include the iPad, deepening the bitter legal disputes between the two smartphone rivals. Nokia on Friday filed a complaint in the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, alleging Apple’s iPhone and iPad 3G products infringe five of its [...]
Intel plans to enter mobile phone market May 5, 2010 INTEL will attempt to grab a slice of the increasingly lucrative smartphone market with a new super-chip. It yesterday unveiled a new version of its Atom platform, promising lower power consumption, cheaper cost and smaller size to better target smartphones. The world’s largest semiconductor company hopes to replicate the success it has seen in the [...]