Microsoft opens up on bribery reports
Microsoft will co-operate with a probe into allegations of bribery, reported yesterday in the Wall Street Journal. John Frank, VP and deputy general counsel at Microsoft, has responded to the report that Microsoft business partners in three countries may have engaged...Smartphones make most of the money
Smartphones last year accounted for a whopping 87% of handset industry revenue and a staggering 93% of gross profits, even though they only made up 46% of unit shipments compared to once-mighty feature phones, according to an IHS iSuppli Wireless Communications...Smart cities vital for economic growth
Cities are complicated, interdependent ecosystems that are being targeted by national governments as the crucible for re-animation of the economy. With such a focus on what areas the UK government should prioritise to kick start the economy Joe Dignan, chief public...The economic realities of water scarcity
About 1,2-billion people – almost a fifth of the world’s population – live in areas of physical water scarcity, while another 1,6-billion face what can be called economic water shortage. The situation is only expected to worsen as population growth,...