Apple iPhone 5 launched with 4G capability

Apple has launched a new iPhone 5 smartphone which is 4G enabled at an event in San Francisco.The device’s new size allows it to display…

Apple’s billion dollar smartphone win over Samsung- is Microsoft the real winner?

As the ramifications from the US court judgement that Samsung has to pay Apple £665 million ($1.05 billion) in damages for infringing intellectual property settle,…

Facebook shares- good value or over hyped tech floatation?

On the day that Facebook is floated I was asked whether they represent good value or are they another over hyped technology company.In particular I…

Digital book sales increase by 54pc in 2011

Digital book sales have risen by 54% in the past year and are now worth £243 million according to the Publishing Association.Figures released by the…

Samsung at the top of the smartphone sales charts

Samsung Electronics has overtaken Nokia to become the world’s largest maker of mobile phones.Nokia took the top spot in 1998 from Motorola, but in the…

Amazon profits beat Wall Street forecasts

Amazon has announced better than expected profits after the world’s largest retailer cut its costs and boosted sales of its Kindle tablet and digital products.Amazon…

Apple’s profits up 91% in first quarter

Apple Inc announced yesterday that its net profit came in at £7.2 billion ($11.6 billion), up from £3.75 billion ($6 billion) in the same period…

World Wide Web inventor warns against websites controlling your data

Further to our last post about Sir Tim Berners-Lee speaking to the Guardian examining how companies and technological developments are challenging the principles of openness…