By John McCarthy Apple will unveil its long-awaited iWatch at an iPhone 6 launch event in just over a week’s time on 9 September in California, according to claims from tech website Re/code. The wrist-mounted wearable tech will be launched at a “big event “next month, widely accepted to be Apple’s iPhone 6 launch ceremony – to finally end speculation surrounding the device which was first teased early in 2012. The iWatch is also rumoured to have a 2.5 inch curved display, to fit the wrist, supplied by electronics giant LG. The event will mark the first time the public sees the iWatch, as no Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Gillian West The DVLA has sought out car valuer and buyer, webuyanycar.com, to help it spread the world about the abolition of the paper tax disc this autumn. The public/private initiative saw the DVLA approach webuyanycar.com to use its database of the majority of private car owners in the UK to spread the word that the tax disc is going. Rich Evans, head of technical services for webuyanycar.com, commented: “We were happy to help the DVLA spread the word. There is more than just the phasing out of the disc itself, which has to be explained, car owners need to know vehicle excise Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreCheeky and reactionary activity helped bookmaker notch up 795k new customers in the first half of the year. Read full story › Source: Marketing Week...
Read MoreBy Natalie Mortimer Almost half (48 per cent) of Brits shop online in bed, while 11 per cent do so while on the toilet, and 1 per cent during sex, according to a new study. The report, commissioned by shopping and price comparison site Give as you Live, surveyed 2,000 adults about their shopping habits. The research found that a further one in 10 (11 per cent) of us admit to shopping online whilst dining or drinking out – an indicator that the rise of smartphones and tablets has led to an increase in shopping taking place in previously off-limits areas. Men are the biggest Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy John McCarthy A third-party manufacturer for electronic firms Samsung and Lenovo has denied a prominent human rights watchdog’s accusations that it enlisted the services of children in its factory. The accusation was leveled at the Huizhou factory of supplier HEG Technology by New-York based watchdog, China Labor Watch, which commented that the plant was violating the human rights of its employees. Samsung said, following an investigation into the manufacturing plant, that it found no evidence of labourers aged under 16. Additionally, Lenovo confirmed it will file an independent investigation into the factory’s practices. The watchdog said it found over 10 children working at the supplier Read full story › Source: The Drum...
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