Amazon will plough ahead with UK data centres plan despite Brexit July 7, 2016 Amazon has said it remains committed to the UK and will continue with plans to build new data centres in the country after the Brexit vote. Speaking at its annual summit in London, Amazon Web Services (AWS) UK boss Gavin Jackson reassured thousands of attendees, including executives from British clients, that the country’s decision to [...]
The best holiday and travel tech: Enhance your galavanting with these essential gadgets July 6, 2016 Bluesmart One Suitcase technology seemed to grind to a halt shortly after we stuck wheels on them, but Bluesmart has just booted your luggage into the 21st century. The Bluesmart One suitcase has global GPS tracking thanks to a built-in SIM card, a battery charger for your devices, can tell you how heavy it currently [...]
Amazon is going on a pre-Christmas hiring spree as it gears up for another bumper festive period July 6, 2016 Amazon, the US online retailer that has been ruffling feathers with its aggressive expansion plans, is upping its UK staff head count by a further 1,000 this year. It today announced plans to add 1,000 permanent jobs across the UK, on top of 2,500 permanent roles previously announced in January. The latest increase means it will [...]
Supermarket sell-off: grocers’ share prices fall as HSBC analysts predict Asda will cut prices July 6, 2016 The big grocers' share prices fell today after analysts said Asda may cut its prices, trimming the industry's profits and intensifying the supermarket price war. HSBC analyst David McCarthy said: "We believe there are signs that Asda may be about to fundamentally reposition on price, bringing down sector profits. Read more: Traders betting against troubled supermarkets "Asda has been [...]
iPhone builder plans float for cloud unit that could raise $1bn as demand for data transfer products soars July 5, 2016 The builder of Apple's iPhone has filed to float its cable and connector unit in Hong Kong in a deal that's thought could raise as much as $1bn (£765m). Taiwanese firm Hon Hai Precision Industry – known as Foxconn Technology Group – assembles most of Apple's iPhones and many of the other smartphones in use around the world. The planned initial public offering [...]
Tech overtakes finance among top global companies July 4, 2016 Technology has stolen a march on finance, with the success of companies such as Alphabet and Microsoft helping the innovative sector surpass the traditional world of financial services among the world's top 100 companies over the past year. Technology firms in the list notched up a combined value of $3bn compared to financial firms' $2.7bn and the $2.6bn [...]
AmazonFresh opens up to new London postcodes June 30, 2016 US online retailer Amazon has expanded its recently launched fresh food delivery service, Amazon Fresh, across London. Its footprint has grown from 69 to 128 London postcodes less than a month after it began the service in London. Amazon Fresh’s arrival sent shockwaves through the grocery industry. Online supermarket Ocado’s shares fell to a three-year [...]
Sky launches bundle to give Netflix the chills June 29, 2016 Broadcaster Sky is moving into direct competition with streaming upstarts like Netflix with a contract-free online TV, internet, and phone bundle. Sky’s digital service, Now TV, was launched in 2012 and has recently come under pressure from Netflix and Amazon’s TV and movie streaming service Prime Video. Netflix works on a rolling monthly subscription, while [...]
Why British homeowners still aren’t buying into the idea of the home connected by smart tech June 29, 2016 Take any object in your home and you can guarantee that at some point a Silicon Valley startup has tried to create a web-enabled version of it. The ever expanding “Internet of Things” (IoT), as it’s clunkily termed, now includes almost every household item under the sun. Many are useful, such as thermostats, light bulbs, [...]
Oracle and BT team up for UK cloud push June 28, 2016 US software giant Oracle has entered into a partnership with BT to grow its cloud computing business. Oracle customers will be able to get on to it’s cloud through BT’s network. BT’s so-called cloud of clouds was launched in April last year and has already partnered with Amazon, Microsoft Azure, Salesforce and Cisco. After a [...]