O2 fears loss of iPhone exclusivity August 5, 2009 O2 is bracing itself for losing a monopoly to sell Apple’s iPhone in the UK. O2’s exclusivity deal with Apple could end on 9 October due to a two year break clause in its contract. T–Mobile and Orange are both believed to be waiting for a slice of Apple’s lucrative business.
Spotify gets investment interest August 3, 2009 Digital music service Spotify is understood to be close to winning new investment from high-profile investors, including the charitable foundation of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing. The service, which has been widely tipped to challenge the dominance of Apple’s iTunes, wants to raise cash to improve its status in the US. Since launching in the [...]
Spotify gets investment interest August 3, 2009 Digital music service Spotify is understood to be close to winning new investment from high-profile investors, including the charitable foundation of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing. The service, which has been widely tipped to challenge the dominance of Apple’s iTunes, wants to raise cash to improve its status in the US. Since launching in the [...]
ABOUT SCHMIDT August 3, 2009 GOOGLE chief executive Eric Schmidt yesterday resigned from the board of Apple, citing conflicts of interest and increased competition between the two companies . The move comes amid increased regulatory scrutiny of the relationship between internet search giant Google and Apple, the maker of iPhones and Mac computers.
ABOUT SCHMIDT August 3, 2009 GOOGLE chief executive Eric Schmidt yesterday resigned from the board of Apple, citing conflicts of interest and increased competition between the two companies . The move comes amid increased regulatory scrutiny of the relationship between internet search giant Google and Apple, the maker of iPhones and Mac computers.
ITV mulls new chief August 2, 2009 ITV’s board is today due to discuss the candidates short-listed to replace Michael Grade as chief executive, with some analysts expecting an announcement at its interim results on Thursday. HMV chief executive Simon Fox was last week the City’s new favourite to step into Grade’s shoes when he steps down at the end of the [...]
O2’s iPhone deal nudges up profits at parent Telefonica July 30, 2009 SPANISH telecoms giant Telefonica said yesterday that it had seen a small increase in first-half profit, as a sharp downturn in its home market was offset by a strong performance in the UK and Latin America. Telefonica’s UK arm, O2, put in a solid performance over the period – posting year-on-year growth of 6.6 per [...]
O2’s iPhone deal nudges up profits at parent Telefonica July 30, 2009 SPANISH telecoms giant Telefonica said yesterday that it had seen a small increase in first-half profit, as a sharp downturn in its home market was offset by a strong performance in the UK and Latin America. Telefonica’s UK arm, O2, put in a solid performance over the period – posting year-on-year growth of 6.6 per [...]
Japanese tech giants hit by Korean competition July 30, 2009 SONY and Sharp’s third straight quarters of losses underscore the challenges they face in flat-panel TV market as they struggle to compete with Samsung Electronics and other South Korean rivals benefiting from a weaker won. And Nintendo reported a sharp fall in quarterly profit as sales of its Wii game console lost some steam and [...]
How to find love? Try giving up sex July 29, 2009 CHASTENEDBY HEPHZIBAH ANDERSONChatto & Windus, £12.99 I FEEL a little bad for Hephzibah Anderson. She’s gone ahead and voiced the doleful narrative of a many a well-heeled, well-educated 20 and 30-something urban woman – albeit in a kind of dreamily wannabe-poetic style – and has evoked the ire of countless woman critics. I am not [...]