The once mighty Canadian telco company Nortel announced that it would axe a further 1,900 jobs as part of its ongoing and seemingly fruitless effort to turn the company around. Nortel has suffered a massive series of insurmountable setbacks over the last few years since posting an astonishing $19.2 billion write-off six years ago....
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Of course we all live or die by our headlines in this business, but surely we should expect the Financial Times of London to have a more consistant view point on the economy and markets, especially within the same day, and especially by the same author. We’ve been known to sway a little ourselves...
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With allegations of out-sourced workers at Apple’s iPod factories in China working in almost slave-like conditions – the one beneficiary of this has been the unsuspecting consumer. For the first time in the history of Apple, we the consumer, have never had it so cheap. Whilst Apple computers were always ‘cool’, the cost of...
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Just as we’re getting used to the broadband markets on again, off again capers – it’s all change in the mobile phone space as well. DSG International, owner of Dixons (rip), Curry’s and PC World has announced that it has sold –The Link – it’s ailing high street mobile phone stores to O2 –...
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BT has started the broadside attack on Carphone Warehouse with the launch of a new internet package today – Total Broadband – yes full marks to the marketing guys for thinking that one up. BT is desperate to wrest the advantage back from Carphone warehouse which has attracted over a third of a million...
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