New Apple iPad Pro release date, price, spec: 12.9 inch tablet with keyboard and stylus unveiled along with iPad Mini 4 September 9, 2015 Apple has unveiled a new larger iPad, called the iPad Pro, which chief executive Tim Cook has said is "the biggest news in iPad, since the iPad". Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president, said the new iPad, which measures 12.9 inches (three inches larger than the current largest iPad) would bring “desktop-class performance” to the [...]
Mayoral race 2016: Homes for Londoners is the key to solving the housing crisis, claims Tessa Jowell September 7, 2015 London’s housing crisis isn't just a problem for the hundreds of thousands in temporary accommodation or stuck on housing waiting lists, or the young people unable to afford a deposit or exploited by rogue landlords. It’s a problem for our whole city. For London to continue to thrive we have remain an attractive proposition for [...]
Payout for US tech workers in class action September 3, 2015 A US JUDGE has granted final approval to a $415m (£272m) settlement for Silicon Valley workers who complained that top tech companies were conspiring to limit job mobility. The complaint was filed in 2011, accusing Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe of colluding to avoid poaching each other’s employees by agreeing to fix salaries and keep [...]
Film review: American Ultra September 3, 2015 Cert 15 | ★★☆☆☆ Soon to appear in Batman v Superman, a film in which he’ll have no hair at all, here’s Jesse Eisenberg starring in a film in which he has lots of hair. And let me tell you, it’s lovely hair. Long and shiny. The kind you want to run your fingers through. [...]
Uber drivers given green light by US judge to launch class-action lawsuit September 3, 2015 Uber drivers have been given the go-ahead by a judge in the US to launch a class-action lawsuit which could result in its model being radically altered Read more: Uber vs black cab: Who wins among London passengers? – Brand Index The drivers are fighting for the right to be classed as employees rather [...]
US lawyers Hausfeld launch platform for claims against Google in Europe September 1, 2015 US law firm Hausfeld & Co. and European consultancy group Avisa Partners today paved the way for EU companies to pursue damages claims against Google. Google Redress and Integrity Platform (GRIP) offers legal advice to parties who think they may have been impacted by Google's allegedly anti-competitive search listings, which are currently being investigated by the [...]
Banking pay-outs: Forex rate-rigging scandal will be bigger than Libor August 24, 2015 The foreign exchange market is the largest financial market in the world, with transactions worth $5.4 trillion taking place every day. The revelation that banks colluded to attempt to manipulate the forex market over many years makes it likely that forex claims will cost the banks more in compensation, as well as regulatory fines, than [...]
Alleged fraud victims launch lawsuit against CWM fund August 19, 2015 Victims of an alleged £50m fraud by former Chelsea FC sponsor CWM have launched a class action law suit in an effort to get back their investments. The class action alleges that £50m of CWM investments was held by Cayman Islands-based bank DMS, but that only £1m is now left, which has been frozen while [...]
Playtime starts now: The top computer games for Christmas 2015 August 6, 2015 Cologne's annual Gamescom unveils details on the hit titles we'll all be playing this Christmas and beyond. MAFIA 3 The latest entry into the Mafia franchise switches the action to 60s New Orleans, where you play Lincoln Clay, a mixed-race army vet who gets tied up with the mob. The game not only allows you [...]
Canon targets decent exposure from Rugby World Cup project: How camera giant plans to capitalise on this year’s major sporting event August 2, 2015 It is one of the most infamous moments in British sport. It is 1982, it is Twickenham, and England are playing Australia at rugby. The players, however, are mere bystanders. Erika Roe had bunked off work that day, but as she later explained, she was “a little bored” by the spectacle in front of her. [...]