The Shard skyscraper wins new letting after poaching fintech firm from the City November 19, 2015 The developers behind the Shard skyscraper at London Bridge have secured another letting after poaching fintech firm Sapphire Systems from the City. The global software solutions firm has agreed to take 15,700 square feet of office space on level nine of the tower, Morning Wire can reveal. It is understood to be paying in the [...]
These are the top 10 tech freelancers businesses are desperate to get their hands on November 19, 2015 With London’s tech sector booming, fast-growing new companies snapping at the heels of monolithic incumbents and nearly every business looking to ramp up its use of tech, it’s no wonder the demand for computer whizz kids is booming. The number of tech projects listed on freelancer.com, a jobs site, climbed four per cent in the three [...]
Sky Q: Is the latest viewing innovation a TV game-changer? November 19, 2015 Sky has unveiled a new premium TV service, Sky Q, to add to its current Sky+ and NowTV line-up of TV products. Due to launch across the UK and Ireland in early 2016, Sky is adapting to how people want to consume content, allowing “customers to experience TV on their terms”. Sky Q will put live, on-demand, and recorded TV together. [...]
Fintech Lookahead 2016: The disruptors you should be looking out for November 19, 2015 What can we expect to see from the fintech industry over the coming year? And what kinds of companies are leading the charge? In its 2015 Global Banking Annual Review, McKinsey said that “banks are under attack from new technology companies and others seeking to poach their customers. To date, banks’ losses to attackers have [...]
Capgemini: The finance industry can’t afford to ignore bitcoin technology blockchain November 18, 2015 Blockchain technology is winning new friends by the day, with computer consultancy Capgemini announcing in a fresh report that financial services can no longer “afford to ignore” the distributed ledger technology that underpins bitcoin. Calling blockchain a “fundamental” shift for the finance industry, the report suggests that distributed ledgers will both slash costs and be [...]
Apple’s share price will soar predicts Goldman Sachs as it places it on “conviction” buy list because it’s no longer a hardware stock – it’s “Apple-as-service” November 18, 2015 Shares in Apple could hit dizzying new heights, says Goldman Sachs, which has added the superstar tech stock to its "conviction" buy list. Analysts said the market will increasingly see the California company as a source of recurring revenue rather than simply a transactional seller of one-off devices, citing TV, Music, and Pay, as a "significant multi-year opportunity" after the launch [...]
Sky Q: Seven features to tempt customers and everything you need to know – including release date and price November 18, 2015 TV viewing is no longer just a living room event. New devices – smartphones, tablets – and services – Netflix, Apple TV, YouTube – are changing the way we watch, and we do it wherever and whenever we can. Now, keen not to miss out, Sky has liberated its service from the gaze of the sofa, with Sky [...]
Tech unicorn bubble? When building a business, watch out or you could end up swimming with sharks November 18, 2015 We see it all the time: the latest tech darling pouring time and money into raising their profile. The company sponsors every event going, turn up to panels flanked by more advisors than a politician and their picture is in every newspaper going. Don't get me wrong. In many cases this is deserved attention, as good [...]
Sky Q: TV anywhere, anytime “fluid viewing” in biggest launch in years with new set top box offering 4K UHD, YouTube and third party content, recording and pausing across devices November 18, 2015 Sky has launched its biggest new product in years with Sky Q, a set top box and package which will offer customers the ability to watch TV anytime and anywhere. The new offer will bring on-demand viewing to multiple devices across the home and beyond, including third-parties such as YouTube and Vevo and video content from the [...]
Youtube launches “family-friendly” Youtube Kids service in the UK November 18, 2015 Youtube’s standalone app for family-friendly content lands in the UK today, ten months after its US launch. A welcome addition to the family for concerned parents, Youtube Kids blocks out the plethora of less child-friendly content available on the video platform. “We built the Youtube Kids app to be a safer version of Youtube, a [...]