Samsung really is working on a foldable smartphone – first photos of “Project Valley” leaked September 16, 2015 Samsung is working on a top-secret foldable smartphone, given the codename “Project Valley”. Photos reportedly showing the Korean tech giant’s prototype of the phone have ended up on Chinese social media site Weibo, alongside suggestions that the model could go on the market early next year. If the sound of a “foldable” phone puts you [...]
BMW speeds to top of reputation index September 16, 2015 BMW topped the list of most trusted companies, according to EU customers who ranked international firms’ reputations. The survey, released today by the Reputation Institute, asked 15,000 people across the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy to rank companies based on factors such as trust, governance and citizenship. Lego, Sony, Samsung, Walt Disney, Daimler, Canon, [...]
These are Europe’s ten most reputable companies September 15, 2015 Margeaux Appel ** EMBARGOED FOR 9AM CET ** Europe's top 10 most reputable companies 1. BMW 2. Lego 3. Sony 4. Samsung 5. The Walt Disney Company 6. Daimler 7. Canon 8. Google 9. Ferrero 10. Michelin
From the momentous to the mundane, smartphones are making life unmissable September 15, 2015 The most important of events, from that first step to walking down the aisle, must be recorded and remembered, and today that’s what we use our smartphones for. From nature photography to wedding photography, these are all places where people use their smartphone cameras that you would never have believed or expected just a few [...]
Shot on iPhone: How smartphone cameras are changing the world September 14, 2015 If you've travelled on the underground in the last couple of months you might have seen some gorgeous sweeping landscapes, tumbling waterfalls and stunning vistas, all ‘Shot on iPhone 6’. A few years ago if the world’s biggest technology company wanted to do a global marketing campaign it would have hired the best photographers [...]
Apple TV could be a broadcast industry killer and rival Google, Microsoft, Sony, Amazon, Samsung and others September 10, 2015 After months of rumour and speculation, Apple finally unveiled a revamped Apple TV yesterday. But rather than a subscription TV service, complete with original programming, as many had expected, we got a long overdue, though necessary, refresh of Apple TV, Apple’s streaming media device. Apple has not refreshed the hardware on its streaming media box [...]
Why the Internet of Things is just one part of a much bigger prize September 9, 2015 By now you’re most likely familiar with the Internet of Things, the phrase often used to describe the growing network of once-inanimate objects that are becoming smart, Wi-Fi-connected devices. Some are extremely innovative – a British inventor has just created smart wallpaper, which uses magnetic charges to flip ‘physical pixels’ in fabric, creating potentially [...]
What iPhone 6S? The mobile phone alternatives that prove there’s more to life than Apple September 8, 2015 SONY XPERIA Z3 Coming only six months after the Xperia Z2, this upgrade looks pretty similar from the outside, if slightly squatter and available in more colours. It’s waterproof and dust resistant, so if you’re an outdoorsy type or insist on keeping your phone in your back pocket when you go to the loo, you’re [...]
Samsung offers “free trial” of its smartphone for Apple users in new mocking ad – four tech giant ad wars we remember September 8, 2015 Samsung is offering a free “trial programme” for any Apple users considering converting to its smartphones, in its latest marketing stunt designed to poke fun at Apple. And Apple isn’t above biting back…. The South Korean tech giant has introduced a 30-day trial designed to entice iPhone users, allowing owners of the Apple smartphone to [...]
Smartphones are making paying for the things we want even easier September 8, 2015 Payments are one of the big new features coming to smartphones over the next few years, and they’re going to make our lives even easier. The pitch is simple – especially in London where most people always have their smartphone in their hand. Now you can use that mobile device to pay for things at [...]