By John Glenday Ericsson and Facebook have announced that they are to collaborate on the creation of a new innovation lab to support the work of internet.org; an organisation broadening the internet to reach emerging markets end enhancing mobile accessibility. The new lab aims to democratise internet access to all by optimising applications, networks and devices for the next 5 billion internet users. Scheduled to launch in the second half of 2014 at Facebook’s Menlo Park Campus, California, the new lab will combine Ericsson’s expertise in mobile networks with Facebook’s own strengths to broaden developers access to multiple network environments, irrespective of location. Jay Parikh, vice Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Stephen Lepitak Mothercare CEO Simon Calver has resigned from the retailer after less than two years in the role, but intends to remain until the end of March. Calver, who joined in April 2012 from LoveFilm and was tasked with restoring profitability and relevancy to the mother and baby product retailer, has resigned although the company has not issued a reason. Last month, however, it did issue a profit warning, although a statement from Mothercare claimed that its year-end results, due out in March, were ‘in-line’ with current market forecasts. Calver will help find a successor during his final month with the Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy John Glenday HMRC has begun a fresh clampdown on offshore accounts set up to evade tax with the launch of a fresh advertising campaign targeting tax avoidance. Launched by chancellor George Osborne the commercial highlights some of the sticks which can be used to beat miscreants; including punitive fines of 200 per cent of tax owed in addition to criminal prosecution and jail terms. Speaking to Australia’s ABC TV Osborne said that the campaign was about ‘fairness’ as tax avoidance meant everyone else was lumbered with higher taxes to plug the gap. He added that HMRC expected “… to collect a significant amount of revenue Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy John Glenday CNN is to pull the plug on its flagship current affairs magazine Piers Morgan Tonight amidst declining ratings which have seen it slump in the slipstream of rivals Fox News and MSNBC. Morgan has struggled to connect with American viewers since taking over the hot seat from Larry King, making waves with his tough stance on gun control but alienating many of his core audience in the process. In light of this Morgan and CNN president Jeffrey Zucker are said to have agreed to cut their losses with Morgan saying goodnight for the last time next month. Speaking to the New York Times Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Dan Grech If you’ve ever been on a long plane journey or commute without WiFi available, and you wish you could be reading webpages, the Pocket app will make you very happy. Pocket allows you to bookmark webpages you’d like to see later on (like on news or opinion pieces on The Drum!), and it syncs across all your devices, such as MacBook Pro, Samsung Tablet, and the iPhone. With the option to read website articles in a simple text format or in a typical website view, Pocket is versatile. You can easily save articles from RSS and article apps like Zite and Read full story › Source: The Drum...
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