This coming weekend’s initial distribution in the US of perhaps hundreds of thousands of Apple iPads is likely to mark the birth of a significant category in computing, one lodged in size and capability between a conventional PC and a smartphone. But how big a space exists between those established categories is something that will [...]
Archive for March, 2010
29 Mar
Ninja Theory Have A Secret
Ninja Theory, the makers of the more than decent Heavenly Sword, are said to be at work on a “secret project” according to the company co-founder. Speaking to 1UP during their most recent podcast, Tameem Antoniades of Ninja Theory said,
29 Mar
Flip Mini Camcorder Just Gets Better – Mino HD
One of our favorite tech gadgets here at Unbeatable is our unbreakable Flip HD Camcorder, we love it that much we have two. They are always the first thing we pack whenever we go to any tech show or event. Its all well and good having a top of the range pro-camcorder but for all [...]
29 Mar
FOREX-Euro trims early gains as dollar strengthens
The euro gave up some of its early gains against the dollar on Monday after a jump on short covering, while the greenback rose against the yen as traders expect U.S. jobs data this week to show an improvement in the labour market. The dollar climbed against the Swiss franc, aiding the euro’s advance versus [...]
29 Mar
Premium car deal fills a hole at Geely
Successful cross-border vehicle company mergers can be counted on the fingers of one hand. When one famous car brand buys another – whether General Motors and Saab, Daimler and Chrysler, or Ford and Volvo – one of the most common by-products is buyer remorse. Perhaps yesterday’s Geely-Volvo deal will go down in automotive history as [...]
29 Mar
Waitrose in talks to buy Eat
Waitrose is in talks to acquire Eat, the sandwich and coffee chain frequented by City workers, as part of its ambitious expansion plans aimed at doubling sales to £10bn ($15bn) by 2020. The upmarket supermarket – part of the John Lewis Partnership – is in early stage discussions to buy the 100-store chain, which was [...]
29 Mar
Funds call for overhaul of basic state pension
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) will today urge all three main political parties not to rest on their laurels when it comes to pension reform, presenting a blueprint for the next stage of an overhaul in Britain’s creaking retirement-planning system. The NAPF will say Britain needs a new type of basic state pension, [...]
29 Mar
Post Office to expand banking services
The government will today announce a “major expansion” of financial services offered by the Post Office under moves aimed at making the 11,500-strong branch network more sustainable. Launching the development, Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, said the new measures, including new accounts and business services, had previously been likened to creating a Post Office Bank.
29 Mar
Unite dismisses David Cameron BA strike claim
Unite has rejected David Cameron’s suggestion it encouraged members to strike after it “scented weakness” in the PM’s handling of its row with BA. Spokesman Brian Boyd said Mr Cameron had shown naivety in his knowledge of “real industrial relations”. Gordon Brown rejected the Tory leader’s charge saying he was doing everything he could to [...]
29 Mar
MPs call for cross-border banking reform
The European Union should rethink its rules for cross-border banking to require banks to operate subsidiaries rather than branches in other EU countries as part of efforts to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis, according to the Commons Treasury committee. In a report released on Monday on institutions that are “too important to fail” [...]
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