Top ten must-have apps for your smartphone
SOME OF them are practical, some of them are just for fun, some cost money and some of them are free.There are thousands and thousands of apps out there – letting you use your mobile phone for anything...
View ArticleDrive to improve insulation in Scottish private rented sector
HOMES in the private rented sector in Scotland are more than three times as likely to be rated “poor” in terms of energy efficiency as in the public sector, according to figures from Energy Action...
View ArticleTV show sparks viewer rush to get into bikinis
RETAILERS report tiny Lycra shorts for men and tight-fitting bikinis for women have been flying off the shelves in January – thanks to the popularity of the Tom Daley programme Splash.The final of the...
View ArticleClaire Smith: When an HMV marketeer’s buzz turns into a scream
THE LATE comedian Bill Hicks was not terribly fond of people who work in advertising. “Satan’s Little Helpers” was one of his favourite ways of describing them. He also thought watching television was...
View ArticleSamsung still making tills ring
ANDROID-powered Samsung phones are the UKs favourite smartphone, with the Samsung Galaxy S3 topping the mobile sales chart for the ninth month in a row.The second and third most popular models are also...
View ArticleMore Scots face a lifetime of debt
THOUSANDS of Scots face a lifetime of debts if proposed new bankruptcy laws get the green light, it has been claimed. Planned changes to the time in which debtors have to make repayments and increases...
View ArticleWolfson cashes in as shoppers keep taking tablets
A SURGE in demand for tablet computers in the run-up to Christmas is expected to trigger bumper fourth-quarter results this week for one of Scotland’s highest-profile technology companies.Audio chips...
View ArticleMothercare boss shows confidence in products
BABYCARE retailer Mothercare recently disappointed the market with a fall in sales and last week saw its Australian associate fall into administration.Mothercare posted a 7.4 per cent drop in total...
View ArticleHMRC denies lack of cash for liquidation
HM REVENUE & Customs has denied it has run out of money to pay for insolvency services following a dramatic decline in winding-up orders.Restructuring practitioners from several firms that...
View ArticleMarket watch: GSK expected to show full-year fall
LUCOZADE and Ribena owner GlaxoSmithKline is expected to sweeten weak full-year results on Wednesday with news that emerging markets helped it return to sales growth in the final quarter. At its last...
View ArticleBP aims to double cash flow with emphasis on high-margin oil fields
OIL giant BP will concentrate on large and highly profitable projects such as the Clair Ridge field west of Shetland this year in a move that will almost double its cash flow.Fourth-quarter results on...
View ArticleQuantum leap into solar panels push
AN ELECTRICAL contractor in Perth is capitalising on the popularity of renewable energy by moving into the corporate and domestic markets for solar panels.Quantum Energy expects to more than treble...
View ArticleSmeaton pitches venture in LA
SCOTTISH technology veteran Calum Smeaton’s latest business venture will get an airing from some of the biggest names in Hollywood entertainment at this week’s invitation-only Innovation Forum in Los...
View ArticleLife sciences deal rolls in ahead of key dinner
SCOTLAND’S life sciences sector has chalked up another investment ahead of one of the key dates in the industry’s calendar.Software and consultancy firm Formedix, which writes programs to help put...
View ArticleJeff Salway: Watchdog wakes up to annuity racket
FORGET about hidden charges – the single biggest racket in pensions is at the annuity buying stage.It’s been very clear for a long time now that retirees using their pension pot to buy an annuity are...
View ArticlePassenger numbers soar as Jet2 plans more aircraft for Glasgow
BUDGET airline Jet2 is to invest in more aircraft based in Glasgow to handle anticipated growth in the holidays market.The airline, which operates from eight UK airports, is seeing passenger numbers...
View ArticleRainbow hails circuit board breakthrough
A TECHNOLOGY firm run by industry veteran Jonathan Kennett is to ramp up production and staffing as it launches a “revolutionary” way to make printed circuit boards (PCBs).Glasgow-based Rainbow...
View ArticleApprentices’ prospects ‘not rosy’
ONLY a third of modern apprentices in Scotland received a pay rise in the six months after they completed their training programmes, a new study has shown.That compares with 82 per cent of all other...
View ArticleLure of pension swap could leave employees out of pocket
Questionable tactics are still used to tempt transfers away from final salary schemes, finds Jeff SalwayPRIVATE sector firms are still using unscrupulous tactics to lure workers out of their final...
View ArticleMore sign up to legal fight against RBS
THOUSANDS more private shareholders and a number of institutions have joined the multi-billion pound legal action against Royal Bank of Scotland and former directors.The RBoS Shareholders Action Group...
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