Samsung banks on S6 edging it to future profit March 1, 2015 in Barcelona SAMSUNG last night unveiled two flagship Galaxy S6 smartphones in Barcelona, marking the start of this year’s Mobile World Congress. The two devices, the S6 and its curved screen S6 Edge brother, are a crucial attempt by the South Korean conglomerate to restore growth to its smartphone division, which has seen margins and [...]
Mobile World Congress 2015: Samsung unveils curved screen Galaxy S6 smartphone March 1, 2015 Samsung just unveiled two flagship Galaxy S6 smartphones in Barcelona marking the start of this year’s Mobile World Congress. The S6 and its curved screen sibling, the S6 Edge, are the South Korean conglomerate’s latest attempt to restore growth to its smartphone division which has seen margins and profits erode in the face of competition. [...]
Mobile World Congress 2015: 12 things to look out for at MWC – The people and devices February 27, 2015 We may have been treated to a glimpse of the future, apparently filled with curved TVs and flexible phones, when the biggest electronics firms revealed their latest gadgets at CES, but there’s much more to come. Mobile World Congress is another one of the biggest events of the year in the tech calendar – and [...]
From Greece and Natalie Bennett to the banks and London’s skyline: Here’s what got us talking this week February 27, 2015 There was a lot of talk about a dress. And quite a bit about the llama drama. But here at City A.M. Towers, we were obsessing about plenty of other things. Greece finally managed to break the stalemate over its debt, negotiating a four month extension with Germany, and ending weeks of debate about a [...]
Chelsea shirt sponsorship revenue to rise 122pc as Premier League brand flexes its muscle February 27, 2015 Chelsea will have the second-biggest shirt sponsorship deal in Premier League history after reaching an agreement with Japanese tyre manufacturers Yokohama Rubber. The deal is thought to be worth around £40m a year for five years, representing a significant jump on their current £18m-a-year deal with Samsung. Only Manchester United earn more [...]
Last year Switzerland filed more patent applications than the UK February 26, 2015 More indication of the UK's woeful attitude to intellectual property: data by the European Patents Office has shown that in 2014, more companies in Switzerland (population: eight million) filed for patents than ones in the UK (population: 64.1m). In fact, Germany, France and the Netherlands all filed more applications. Although to be fair, even Germany's [...]
Pebble Time and the three best smartwatches to buy right now February 25, 2015 Before the hype of the still-to-be-released Apple Watch, the smartwatch revolution was kickstarted by Pebble. A scrappy upstart compared to the Leviathan that is Apple, this pioneer was crowdfunding its first smartwatch way back in 2012 and by the end of last year, had sold one million devices. Now it's back with its latest design, [...]
Austin and four other cities are better for tech businesses than London February 24, 2015 Fresh from a string of reports saying London is the best place for tech – and who are we to disagree – the capital has a rival… or five. Austin in Texas is the top city in the world for tech businesses, along with five others across the globe leaving London in a lowly sixth [...]
Oscars 2015: Academy Awards highlight the allure of live TV February 22, 2015 Surrounded by on-demand challengers, live events are the last bastion of traditional television. While the actors and actresses heading home last night with golden statuettes were undoubtedly the winners of the 87th Academy Awards, they might not have taken home the biggest prize. The Oscar hosts, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, charged [...]
Easel does it February 19, 2015 Samsung’s 85 inch S9 TV will turn your living room into a cinema If watching television is less a pastime and more a second job, then perhaps you should consider investing in one of these. Samsung’s 85 inch behemoth isn’t just something to watch the new season of House of Cards on – it’s a [...]