2015 Shonky awards: Samsung and Ikea have the shoddiest products, according to consumer group Choice October 7, 2015 Big name brands Coca-Cola, Ikea and Samsung have walked away with a new award – but it might not be one they boast about to their customers. The 2015 Shonky Awards go to companies "that have flouted consumer protection laws, sold products that were faulty by design, and shown blatant disregard for consumer safety", according to [...]
Samsung’s share price leaps as it unveils profit boost October 7, 2015 Korean electronics giant and Apple arch-nemesis Samsung said today that it expects sales of 50-52 trillion won (£28.1bn-£29.2bn) in the third quarter of this year. Shareholders reacted with enthusiasm to the trading update, pushing the company's Korean-listed shares up 8.7 per cent. The company added that it expects operating profit for the quarter to be in the [...]
iPhone 6s review: An in-depth look at Apple’s new mobile phone September 30, 2015 I’m an “s” kind of a guy. If you look beyond the design overhaul that comes with Apple’s numerical releases, you’ll see that a lot of established features have been slipped into the biannual “s” update. The iPhone 4s had Siri, the 5s had Touch ID, and the 6s has 3D Touch. This new pressure sensitive [...]
Blackberry confirms a new Android smartphone called “Priv” – but investors aren’t wowed September 25, 2015 Blackberry has finally confirmed what it’s been hinting at for months: the struggling mobile phone manufacturer has been working on an Android-powered smartphone named Blackberry Priv. The phone, due to be released before the end of the year, was confirmed by the company’s chief executive John Chen when presenting earnings for the second quarter: Priv [...]
iPhone 6S and 6S Plus UK release date and pre-order sales: Apple’s new flagship iPhone is already the UK’s second most popular phone – before hitting the stores September 24, 2015 Apple’s new iPhone is landing in UK stores tomorrow. But even before going on sale, it’s become the second most popular phone in the country, new figures show. Based on pre-orders alone, Apple’s new iPhone is outstripping Samsung’s latest flagship phone, Galaxy S6. Released earlier this year, the Korean tech giant’s phone has been pushed [...]
How much are employees really worth to their companies? Apple, Google, and Microsoft show tech companies have highest revenue per employee September 23, 2015 How much are employees really worth? And how much would every person in a company get paid if they earned their value? Shell’s workforce would consist of 94,000 multi millionaires, according to a study by Expert Market, and every Apple employee would get paid just over £1m. The value of employees at the world’s top [...]
iPhone 6S and 6S Plus UK release date, price, features and specs: The anatomy of the Apple’s new iPhone September 22, 2015 Oliver Smith explores the history of Apple’s smartphone, the game-changing innovations it introduced and what the new iPhone 6s means for the mobile industry today. On Friday 25th September the most valuable company in the world, Apple, will unleash its latest salvo in the smartphone wars. The iPhone 6s boasts innovative new features [...]
Apple wins patent ruling against Samsung which could put Galaxy devices’ slide-to-unlock and autocorrect at risk September 18, 2015 Apple just won another victory in its patent war against rival Samsung, which could force the Korean tech giant to stop using certain features in its devices. The row between the world-leading smartphone manufacturers stems from the slide-to-unlock feature, quicklinks and autocorrect. Apple argues that Samsung stole these features, and the courts have once again [...]
Apple wins patent appeal against Samsung over autocorrect, unlocking and linking features September 18, 2015 Apple has potentially won the right to stop Samsung selling phones that used its technology without proper permission. Although Apple had already won the case back in 2014, it appealed the decision in which it was awarded $120m (£76m) in damages, but that Samsung did not have to stop selling the devices that use the [...]
Children’s rights and business: The quality of corporate reporting on child abuse is key to tackling it – ACCA Comment September 17, 2015 In the twenty-first century, businesses have come to depend on the value of their brand more than they ever have in history. In March this year, Ocean Tomo released the 2015 update to its annual study of intangible asset market value, which revealed that intangible assets grew to represent an average of 84 per cent [...]