The Briefing, episode 233
Why the EU is strengthening its diplomatic ties, tech expert David Phelan on the iPhone 5, and Adrian Craddock reports from the World Retail Congress.
- 66 results for iphone
Business / Technology
Monocolumn
Wednesday 30 June
Trouble in app-land
At the recent conference where Apple debuted the new version of the iPhone, Steve Jobs devoted a few minutes of his speech to the workings of the App Store.
Business / Manufacturing
Open and shut case
Pelican Products was founded by a diver who wanted to keep his equipment safe and now it makes protective cases for everyone from the military to the iPhone user. It’s expanded into ingenious lighting systems – and is…
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Monday 7 June
Steve Jobs feels the pressure to perform
Steve Jobs is a showman. Instead of verbose PowerPoint slides – industry standard in the tech world – his presentations are known for screens with so few words on them that they’re almost terse.
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Thursday 28 January
Launch of the iPad
For months now anyone in business who was interested in Apple, and that’s just about everyone, has been waiting for the company to announce the launch of its tablet computer.
Business / Technology
Monocolumn
Wednesday 24 August
The future for Apple without Jobs at the helm
Just weeks after Apple leapfrogged Exxon Mobil to become the world’s most valuable company – for a few moments, anyhow – the man who orchestrated its stratospheric ascent is stepping down.
Design / Fashion
Monocolumn
Wednesday 12 September
The not-so-hot shots at fashion week
Sitting in my seat at the Oscar de la Renta spring 2013 fashion show the other day, I was suitably excited for what is consistently one of the most beautiful events of each New York fashion week.
Affairs / Retail
Monocolumn
Thursday 5 August
First taste of the Apple Store
Tomorrow morning at 10.00, Apple will open its largest store, located at the rather regal address of No 1 Piazza, in London’s Covent Garden.
Affairs / Health
Monocolumn
Sunday 26 June
Sino-Indian rapprochement… through the medium of yoga
If further proof were needed of China’s boom, it was on display last week in a Guangzhou hall, sporting garish shades of locally branded lycra.
Culture / Media
Media briefing
Cartoons meet car-making as Tokyo animators move in with Toyota. Plus, we ask book publishers Harper Studio why it's betting on blogs, and preview tactile new photography book.
Business / Technology
Monocolumn
Friday 16 April
Outwardly mobile – Japan makes an international call
One is a remote archipelago with its own eco-system.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 28 February
Hello. It’s nice to delete you
The first mobile phone I had was the Nokia Brick. It had a proper name, I’m sure, but that’s how I remember it.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Sunday 17 April
Venezuela begins the charm offensive for 2012
They’d received their summons and were out in force. The stalwarts of the British left-wing movement gathered on Saturday at central London’s Conway Hall for a day of workshops and discussions on Venezuela.
Design / Graphic Design
Monocolumn
Tuesday 18 October
The world’s perkiest traffic light man
The enduring symbols of the former East Germany are not particularly cherishable; the Stasi, brutalist architecture, steroid-riddled athletes.
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 10 August
UK Riots Part 1: Politicians vascillate and hesitate wording a response
Now that much of the dust has settled (not that the scars have healed), a note on the words used in the riot-heat of this week.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 8 May
Can you get by without your phone?
Children can’t concentrate these days. Children? It’s the adults who are the problem.
Affairs / Technology
Monocolumn
Sunday 7 March
Ideas for modern nomads
We know that no kind of virtual communication beats a face-to-face meeting and that the most effective organisational tool is called “having lunch”.
Business / Business Hubs
Business briefing
The coffee shop favoured by US troops, Dubai's building bottleneck, and mobile firms reveal their new organic deli.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 26 April
Royal wedding – Tankards, mugs and commemorative condoms
“The strength of a prince with the yielding sensitivity of a princess-to-be.” This could be a particularly florid description of Kate and William as they faced the cameras to announce their engagement.