Krug’s Krug & Chips LVMH-owned Krug is showing that its Champagne can even pair with traditional fish and chips at a London pop-up snack shop July 8-12. For the “Krug & Chips” pop-up restaurant, Krug has partnered with Michelin starred Chef Tom Sellers, which in itself will likely be a draw among London’s foodies. The Champagne house often works with popular eateries and well-known chefs to put on interactive tastings
Value Retail promotional image Retailers must adapt to changing consumer preferences by adopting real-time retail strategies that deliver a more personalized shopping experience, according to a special report by Boston Retail Partners. Real-time strategies that use the latest technology to target the consumer and appeal to her unique taste will help retailers be more successful. Ultimately, the goal of these real-time strategies should be to establish an enjoyable multichannel experience
When injuries cut short Yao Ming’s basketball career in 2011, he returned to China determined to put a stop to his homeland’s appetite for endangered animals. Now, as an ambassador for the international conservation organization WildAid, Yao has found a way to use his stature to help spread the word about the cruelties of wildlife poaching. In 2006, he persuaded his countrymen to give up the key ingredient in one
Windows 10 users will be protected more than ever before thanks to a new feature that allows software developers to integrate all apps with any anti-malware programs on the computer in question. Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), which was unveiled by Microsoft this week, allows apps to automatically send content over to any anti-malware program installed locally by the user and then be scanned without having to set up any extra
Behind closed doors, Nokia showed off a smartwatch to certain customers at Mobile World Congress 2014. Then Microsoft bought Nokia and the project sadly got shelved. Twitter leaker @Evleaks found a piece of promotion art on a Tumblr blog run by Microsoft design employee Pei-Chi Hsieh. It shows off the Microsoft Moonraker with orange, green or black straps and the whole thing is quite reminiscent of the Sony Smartwatch 3.
Apple’s announcement at its Worldwide Developers Conference of the upcoming iOS 9 mobile operating system has already made headlines throughout the world. The public beta is available now for developers and will be available for regular Apple customers in July. The new software made its public debut on an iPad, prompting some to speculate if the rumors of an iPad Pro, a larger 12-inch tablet designed for business and enterprise
Keitai is back – and this week’s instalment sees us telling you how to take a screenshot on your phone, tablet or even smartwatch. Sounds obvious – but so many people actually go to do it and realise they’re not ENTIRELY sure how to do it. Also a bad man steals some flowers and how you’ll kill every contact in your phone. You’re welcome. Catch up on Keitai How to
Art is no longer in the eye of the beholder – a robotic art critic has been designed which rates paintings based on their creativity, uncovering the influence of others. A team of AI researchers began with software that attempts to classify objects in an image into different categories using what are known as ‘classemes’. Then, they fed in Wikiart – a database of about 62,000 paintings and used network
Google must scrub search results worldwide when it agrees to requests from users to be “forgotten”, rather than just from European versions of its website, France’s data protection regulator said on Friday. The regulator (CNIL) said in a statement that if Google does not comply within 15 days, it can launch a process leading to sanctions, ramping up pressure on the U.S. giant following a landmark European legal ruling. In
Twitter Inc’s announcement that Dick Costolo would exit as CEO on July 1 was long on plaudits but offered few clues on how the company will tackle its biggest problem: user growth. “Prospective buyers have been interested in purchasing Twitter in the past, and during the interim (CEO) search period we believe the opportunity for acquisition is heightened,” Jefferies analysts wrote in a client note. Twitter’s current market value is
