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...It trialled an early version of Ocado et al, with the wonderfully terrible name, The Armchair Grocer....
...For the local guys in those two monster segments, the threat has always been that Uber, Amazon et al can simply come in and eat their lunch....
...It represents a different kind of vertical integration from the factories and shop floors of Zara et al....
...Samsung’s headset uses technology from Oculus VR, a company started in 2012 by a home-schooled California teenager with a name that would be implausible in fiction — Palmer Luckey....
...In 1988 Korea hosted the Summer Olympics and in 2002 it co-hosted the World Cup with Japan....
...(FT) Video of the day Linguistic limits Ravi Mattu, the FT’s technology editor, finds out how well Google’s recently upgraded Translate app works and how far technology has come in catching up with human...
...Samsung’s smartphone position shows more signs of erosion Samsung, the South Korean technology group, revealed that third-quarter earnings would be 60 per cent lower than a year ago amid analyst warnings...
...Apple’s litigation against Samsung was begun under its late co-founder Steve Jobs, who described it as part of a “holy war” against Android, which he saw as slavishly copying the iPhone....
...Basically, another angry reflection of how important rising wages are to Abenomics’ success and how irritated Abe et al are at those big companies refusing to part with the extra yen Abenomics has brought...
...A group of sympathisers to Syria's president Bashar al-Assad, calling themselves the Syrian Electronic Army, claimed responsibility for the attack....
...heir promoted to vice-chairman Samsung Electronics has promoted the only son of its chairman Lee Kun-hee to vice-chairman, taking him a step closer to the leadership of the world’s top technology company...
...The company’s stock, which had settled around $660 after its latest iPhone was unveiled minutes ago, jumped to a high of $668.57, up 1.2 per cent for the day. 10.53am IDC analyst Al Hilwa has a first take...
...LG ’s Optimus 4X HD also features the quad-core Tegra, while Huawei has unveiled the Ascend D, featuring its own quad-core processor....
...By adding a hardware business, it will bring an unexpected element of vertical integration to the world’s leading internet company, turning it overnight into a competitor of companies like Samsung and HTC...
...It has shied away from licensing, preferring to give away its technology and make money from advertising, but will in future find itself in the position of having to enforce its rights, said Al Hilwa at...
...Oddly, the PlayBook is also missing crucial apps, which means it is less business-like than close rivals such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab....
...Readers’ Hub brings together newspapers (powered by PressDisplay), books (from Kobo) and magazines (courtesy of Zinio) into one app, while Social Hub pulls together Facebook, Twitter et al....
...“It’s a gamble, but they have no choice but to do it this way,” said Al Hilwa, an analyst at IDC....
...Indeed, Flip Video cameras’ ease of use has become a benchmark by which other consumer electronics devices are judged....
...With its slightly soft, black case, the Incredible looks like many other touchscreen-based smartphones, although its interior is a surprising red....
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...The new handsets to be introduced by AT&T “in the next few weeks,” include three Samsung Electronics models including the Propel Pro designed for business users, two touch-screen devices from LG Electronics...
...What really happened at Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland et al? This gives you a clearer idea....
...It uses an advanced toner technology, Simitri HD, to deliver high print quality and durability....
...The prince was also part of a consortium that bought the UK Savoy hotel group, adding to hotel interests such as the George V in Paris. Meanwhile, Sanyo?...
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