Samsung Galaxy S9+ review: A slew of minor upgrades leaves Samsung’s latest handset feeling a little too familiar March 14, 2018 There’s nothing quite like an extremely powerful slow-motion camera to make you realise how few interesting things are happening very quickly around you at any given time. It’s too early in the year to capture the magnificence of a water balloon gradually exploding across the yielding facial features of an elderly relative. I don’t [...]
Samsung’s brand perception is at a high after the release of new S9 device March 14, 2018 At the annual Mobile World Congress last month Samsung unveiled its new phone models, the S9 and S9+. Using YouGov brand tracking data, we can see how excitement around the launch has gathered pace, and how it has recovered its reputation following its exploding device debacle in 2016. In fact, our brand health metrics show [...]
Samsung Galaxy S9, Nokia 8110, Sony Xperia XZ2, Asus Zenfone 5: The biggest announcements from this year’s Mobile World Conference February 28, 2018 Samsung Galaxy S9 ETA: 16 March £739, samsung.com Place the newly announced Samsung Galaxy S9 beside last year’s Galaxy S8 and you’d be hard-pressed to spot the difference. “Shoot him,” one phone would implore during a climactic fight scene in which you must decide to execute the phone you believe to be the impostor. “I’m [...]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Shoot Them: We went on safari with Kenya’s top photographer February 2, 2018 Normally at hotels I’m rather picky about who joins me for breakfast, but this time I made an exception. Or as much of an exception you can claim to make when a herd of wild Rothchild’s giraffes wander over uninvited to pop their necks through the lodge’s windows in search of a bite to eat. [...]
Amazon overtakes Google as world’s most valuable brand February 1, 2018 Amazon has overtaken Google as the world's most valuable brand in the latest tussle of the tech giants. The retail and technology behemoth which just yesterday announced a move into healthcare, is valued at $150bn (£106bn), new research reveals, a rise of more than 40 per cent which helped it leapfrog Google. Apple maintained its [...]
Tech stocks are booming in emerging markets, but don’t be passive aggressive January 30, 2018 Emerging market stocks have been on a rampage. The MSCI Emerging Markets index has climbed an impressive 49 per cent since the end of 2016, marking the end of a two-year bad spell. But this growth doesn’t necessarily stem from the rise of the middle classes as many would expect, nor does it come from [...]
Apple’s buzz score among UK consumers falls flat after battery issue, YouGov data shows January 24, 2018 Around this time last month, tech giant Apple faced criticism after admitting to slowing down older model iPhones when their battery is old, cold or has low charge. Apple chief Tim Cook responded by announcing an update for iOS will provide a new option to turn off the feature that slows down devices. But what [...]
From rollable TVs to mind-reading hats, here are some of the best (and weirdest) new gadgets from CES 2018 January 10, 2018 Televisions If there’s one constant in this world, it’s that everybody wants a bigger television. All human endeavour, the cumulative effort of generations, is geared towards inventing ever larger screens capable of displaying more pixels at higher resolutions and in new, never before seen colours, so that Fiona Bruce looks as good as can be. [...]
Samsung posts record profits but investor hopes go up in flames January 9, 2018 Samsung revealed overnight it is in line to make record annual profits. But quarterly profits missed expectations as staff bonuses and a strong currency took some gloss off a buoyant chip market. The South Korean electronics giant said fourth-quarter operating profit would be 15.1 trillion (£10.4bn) won, a jump of 64 per cent, but below [...]
JP Morgan and Barclays are exploring quantum computing technology with IBM December 14, 2017 JP Morgan will begin exploring the potential of quantum computing and how it might be applied to trading strategies, portfolio optimisation, asset pricing, and risk analysis in a new partnership with tech giant IBM. The investment bank is one of two financial institutions, along with Barclays, taking advantage of the commercialisation of quantum technology, which [...]