They do things differently in Japan, where else would you find a company like Yamaha that makes both motorbikes and pianos successfully? But the once-mighty Sony has become a truly rambling conglomerate, rather like Philips in Europe used to be ...
Read More »Two years after Enfatico collapses Dell dumps WPP for three smaller agencies
If there’s one consistent theme to Sir Martin Sorrell’s long tenure at WPP (apart from delivering the numbers of course) it’s his belief that WPP can and should set up customised mini-agencies for big clients. The most recent is Blue ...
Read More »Now Google challenges Microsoft Windows with Chrome OS
There’s no stopping those Googlers in their drive for world domination and now they’re taking on Microsoft (and ultimately Apple) with Chrome OS, a new operating system that relies solely on internet or ‘cloud’ storage for software. Chrome OS is ...
Read More »Microsoft bets the house on Windows Phone 7 anti-phone strategy and Crispin Porter
Tech giant Microsoft, widely criticised for failing to innovate at the same pace as Apple and Google, has unveiled its most important new product for years, Windows Phone 7. The launch comes hard on the heels of the withdrawal of ...
Read More »Focus on tech companies as Google readies TV launch, Japanese giants hit back
Eagerly-awaited Google TV, a web-meets-TV offering, is due to launch later this month and before then Sony will launch a combined TV and Blu-ray player powered by the Google system and box maker Logitech will bring out its version of ...
Read More »$4.5bn Dell loss could mean the end for Sir Martin Sorrell’s team WPP strategy
Computer giant Dell is reviewing its account at WPP following the closure of Enfatico, the Dell-only agency WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell set up to handle the $4.5bn business, and the subsequent rerouting of it into various WPP agencies including ...
Read More »Samsung and Toshiba join tablet computer battle against Apple’s iPad
Berlin’s IFA Show is the place to be this week and Samsung and Toshiba have just announced that they’re both to launch tablet devices against Apple’s iPad, with Toshiba’s Folio 100 set to hit the UK in October at just ...
Read More »The iPad breaks into the corporate world
Further good news for Apple. The iPad looks set to rival the Blackberry as the must-have corporate gizmo, judging by the latest research from Forresters, which found that as well as the expected consumer excitement over the device, companies are ...
Read More »Apple’s Christmas present for the world – a 7″ iPad mini
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said a while ago that the company had lots of goodies in the pipeline and it’s a sure bet that one of these will makes its appearance for the Christmas buying season. Latest rumours from Taiwan ...
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