How to have the perfect World Cup at home June 2, 2010 1 Slingbox Pro With World Cup viewing forecast to cost businesses £11.6m this year as matches collide with the working day, make sure you can skive with the best of them. The Slingbox Pro enables you to channel your TV through the internet to your computer or mobile device, wherever you are. Simply set up [...]
Slide in energy shares hits US as jittery investors sell June 1, 2010 US stocks fell yesterday as energy shares slid after the latest failed attempt to halt the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the US government announced a criminal probe into the disaster. Investors punished shares of companies directly involved with the spill and losses accelerated into the close following the news of the [...]
O2 bites into Apple with package for Dell’s tablet June 1, 2010 TELECOMS giant O2 hopes to muscle in on the roaring success of Apple’s iPad by offering a package for Dell’s new tablet device. It will give free mobile connectivity to users already signed up to its mobile broadband package costing from £25 a month. Dell hopes its new Streak tablet computer, which can double as [...]
Google bans Windows over security fears June 1, 2010 GOOGLE is phasing out internal use of rival Microsoft’s Windows operating system because of security concerns following a Chinese hacking incident. The decision to move to other operating systems including Apple’s Mac OS and open-source Linux began in January after Google’s Chinese operations were hacked. Internet security firm McAfee said the cyber attacks on Google [...]
Jobs well done as 2m iPADS sold May 31, 2010 APPLE’S iPad sales continued their extraordinary pace yesterday when the firm announced it had shifted more than 2m units. The tablet device, which became available in the UK on Friday, has smashed all predictions, becoming an instant hit that has dwarfed even the sales of the landmark iPod and iPhone. The iPod sold just 125,000 [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 27, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES COMMODITIES SURGE AFTER WARNING ON HURRICANE SEASON Oil and natural gas prices surged on Thursday as the US government said this year’s hurricane season could rank among the most active to date, comparable to years that brought such devastating storms as 2005’s Katrina and Rita. The outlook raises the possibility of damage to [...]
How Apple became the king of technology May 27, 2010 APPLE’S journey back from the abyss is the stuff of legend, a truly American tale of ingenuity and success in the face of adversity. Now it has overtaken Microsoft as the US’s second largest company in terms of market capitalisation, its place in history is assured. The recovery can be credited to one man: Steve [...]
Act now to snap up remaining French bargains May 27, 2010 AFTER a weekend of Mediterranean weather evaporated this week, sun-hungry holidaymakers could be forgiven for looking to France. And with sellers dusting down wine cellars for the high season, there is no better time to fly south for villa-viewing. The Lehman collapse saw demand take flight even from prime locations, but top-end buyers returned during [...]
Apple trumps Microsoft May 26, 2010 APPLE shot past Microsoft to become the world’s biggest tech company based on market value yesterday, the latest milestone in the resurgence of the maker of the iPhone, which nearly went out of business in the 1990s. Apple’s shares rose as much 2.8 per cent on Nasdaq as Microsoft shares floundered, briefly pushing its market [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 26, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES APPLE, HP AND DELL INVESTIGATE FOXCONN AFTER SPATE OF SUICIDES Apple, Dell and HP, three of the world’s largest IT companies, said yesterday they were investigating working conditions at Foxconn after a series of suicides at the huge factory in southern China where Foxconn makes electronic goods. Nine workers at Foxconn’s Shenzhen plant, [...]