The USA trade gap increased to a record $68 billion in July the Commerce Department revealed. The number was higher than expectations as American consumers continue with their love affair of the worlds products, despite things getting tighter at home. Much of the increase, about a third, has been attributed to oil prices, though oil...
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Our analysis of the Apple presentation from yesterday outlined the relatively low quality of the movie downloads.One of our readers has pointed out that while Steve Jobs only announced relatively low-resolution movie downloads for the current iTunes Store yesterday, these are a ramp up from the previous offering, and are likely to ramp up...
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Apple pundits and watchers had spent the best part of two weeks working themselves into fervour. The problem with events where everyone expects you to do something, is that – well – when you do, it feels like creeping downstairs on the night before Christmas and sneaking a peak at your presents.So did all...
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With its perpetual quest to squeeze more power into smaller spaces, it was only a matter of time before the portable computing world became unstuck. We’ve written a few articles recently on the so called exploding batteries and wondered if perhaps it might be a time to reflect on how we ended up in...
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French Connection, the apparel retail brand that struck gold when it changed its brand to closely reflect an old Anglo-Saxon profanity hit losses of £3.6 million for the six months as customers deserted the now tired and jaded brand.The clothing manufacturer has sold over a million T-shirts emblazoned with various adaptations of the word...
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Ask you mother about downloadable movies and she’ll probably look at you as if you’ve been taking drugs. She’ll probably say something along the lines of  “movies, we’ve been getting those for fifty years on the TV”. Obviously, mum just doesn’t get it – or does she? With the expected announcement from Apple, mid morning...
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