The idiot box gets smart – and threatens old media September 15, 2010 MODERN technophiles are already used to multi-tasking online. And with online mainstays now venturing into the coveted space of TV entertainment, attention spans are set to encounter another challenge. Google TV is due to launch in the US by the end of the year to rival Boxee – a service built originally from open source [...]
GADGETS September 15, 2010 COMMANDOS EMBRACE TWITTER Even as US commanders are still grappling with the implications of Wikileaks’ publication of sensitive military intelligence regarding Afghanistan, their fellows this side of the pond are embracing new media – albeit with limits. As he leads 450 men into battle, Lieutenant Colonel Dougie Graham will be sending updates of his progress [...]
GADGETS | REVIEWS September 15, 2010 AMAZON KINDLE £149 with 3G www.amazon.co.uk ACONFIRMED fan of Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader, I was lucky enough to be given the latest model to play with in advance. If you’ve seen the ads on the Tube and wondered whether to join the e-book revolution, the new Kindle is unlikely to disappoint. This is the second [...]
TECH TALK NICK BOOTHA September 15, 2010 THE everything-is-cheaper-online myth was created by the retail industry so they could charge you more and work less. That said, Google has created a price comparison website for phones that run Android. OK, it’s slow on my handset, but Google Shopper is worth the wait – and you’ll wait even longer to see it on [...]
Another month, another e-reader September 15, 2010 MARC SIDWELL YES I HAVE seen the future of books, and it isn’t lumps of dead tree. Whether the iPod of books turns out to be Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes and Noble’s Nook or Sony’s Reader – or even Apple’s iPad – these readers will catch on. The e-ink screens favoured by everyone but Apple still [...]
Spies and?Russians in classic le Carré London September 15, 2010 OUR KIND OF TRAITOR by john le carré Viking, £18.99 A LE Carré book is an event whether you’re a fan or not. He is the last great British thriller writer, a former spy for MI5 and MI6, and a man with an intellectually political core. He also manages to provide page-turners in a way [...]
FUND MANAGEMENT NEWS September 14, 2010 GROSVENOR FUND’S £110M LLOYDS DEAL Grosvenor Fund Management UK announced earlier this week the completion of a new £110m debt facility with Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets for its £400m Grosvenor London Office Fund. The three-year deal replaces the existing facility with Lloyds Banking Group, which expires this month. The fund’s loan-to-value ratio is low at [...]
Mixed signals from Mazda’s crossover September 14, 2010 FROM the outset, Mazda makes a pretty bold claim: a crossover car with the practicality and space of an SUV combined with the sporty driving dynamics of a sports car. And not just any sports car, but an MX-5, one of the best sports cars ever and certainly one of the most fun to drive. [...]
CAR TALK September 14, 2010 LEXUS HATCHBACK GOES ZERO CARBON Emissions are now officially the new battleground. Lexus has announced that its new CT 200h compact hatchback will have emissions as low as 96g/km of CO2 – beating the magical sub-100g/km figure – thanks to its full hybrid powertrain. This means road tax will be zero when the car goes [...]
Four hot hair looks for autumn September 13, 2010 IN the spirit of renewal and productivity after a long, lax summer, autumn style is all about change. We’re leaving all things floaty behind and moving into the manic run-up-to-Christmas push. The sea change applies to hair as much as to clothes. No more the laid-back sun-streaked locks of summer. Rather, big and bold are [...]
