Baselworld 2015: Tag Heuer, Google and Intel just announced a major partnership to create smartwatches to rival Apple March 19, 2015 Luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer is partnering with Google and Intel to go head-to-head in the emerging smartwatch battleground. The trio announced their plans to team up today at the Swiss trade fair Baselworld, and between them they could produce something that knocks Apple's efforts out of the park. The announcement described it as “a [...]
From BHS and John Lewis to TSB and the Apple Watch: What got us talking this week? March 13, 2015 Jeremy Clarkson punched a man over a steak. Blurred Lines went from being the song with questionable gender politics to being a Marvin Gaye rip-off. And somewhere above our heads, a pilot got bored and drew rude pictures using GPS flight data. Here is what got us talking at City A.M. 1. After 15 [...]
Apple Watch: This is what luxury watch stocks are doing after Apple’s smartwatch launch March 10, 2015 After the fanfare of the Apple Watch, stocks in the world’s traditional luxury watchmakers dipped lower as the historic industry faces up to the modern age. The Swiss watch industry, where the majority of luxury watches are made, exported 28.6m units in 2014, while analysts are predicting challenger Apple (in the watch arena at least) will [...]
Gold Apple Watch: Five things you can buy for $17,000 – classic car, house deposit and four years worth of travel March 10, 2015 Now we know everything about the Apple Watch, the biggest decision is whether to buy one or not. Starting at a respectable $349 (£299), many Apple owners will be eyeing up the entry-level Sport model. At the other end of the spectrum, however, is the 18 carat gold version, coming in at an eye-watering $17,000 (£13,500) [...]
As Apple gives the lowdown on its new watch, will the hotly-awaited wearable disappoint? March 9, 2015 Simon Massey, global chief executive of The Gild, says Yes I have a mobile phone. I keep it on my person at all times, and it is usually in my pocket. When I need to look at my emails on the move, I take it out of my pocket – it’s really not very far [...]
Everything you need to know about the Apple Watch: Share price, spec, features, UK release date and what the analysts say March 9, 2015 Apple chief executive Tim Cook has revealed details of the highly anticipated Apple Watch, including the price and release date. The tech giant's first wearable device will go on sale on 24 April with a starting price of $349 (£299). There will also be an 18 carat gold version priced at between $10,000 and $17,000 with more limited [...]
Apple Watch launch: Four questions Tim Cook will answer about price, battery life, UK release date and apps March 9, 2015 So many questions, so few answers – until now. The rumour mill may have been in overdrive about the Apple Watch since Tim Cook first revealed the smartwatch late last year, but we’re about to get the full lowdown on what’s possibly the most anticipated wearable launch ever. At 5pm GMT, Cook will take to [...]
Apple Watch: How many smartwatches will Apple sell? This is what analysts are predicting March 8, 2015 The countdown is nearly over and in just a few hours time Tim Cook will be revealing all there is to know about the Apple Watch. Fresh from record-breaking numbers – from a valuation of $700bn, to selling an iPhone every nine seconds last quarter – can we expect more of the same from the [...]
Apple Watch launch event is happening 9 March February 26, 2015 Apple has revealed it is holding an event on 9 March at which it is widely expected to launch the Apple Watch. The tech firm has sent out an invite for the "Spring Forward" event which will take place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Chief executive Tim Cook announced Apple [...]
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, [...]