David Abramson, managing director of Rent Reform, talks about how rent rises put through by absentee landlords can have a negative effect on your business, and how you can beat them… Death and taxes are said to be unavoidable and, I’m sure, many retailers would add upwards-only rent reviews to the damning list. Whenever the [...]

HP has introduced a new range of ultrabooks including the high-end HP Envy Spectre XT, the HP Envy Sleekbook and the enterprise HP EliteBook Folio. “The Ultrabook is quickly becoming the must-have solution for anyone who wants performance, responsiveness and a secure computing experience in a thin, elegant form factor,” said HP POC client group [...]

Google has launched a live video broadcasting service dubbed Google+ Hangouts On Air, offering the chance for users worldwide to broadcast multi-user ‘Hangout’ video conferences. The launch effectively means that individuals and companies alike can set themselves up as virtual TV stations using Google’s hefty internet server infrastructure to back them up. “Today we’re excited [...]

Apple has released an iOS update to version 5.1.1 which addresses some bugs and resolved some critical security vulnerabilities in the Safari web browser. Among the bugs fixed, iOS 5.1.1 is said to “improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut.” Also resolved are bugs that stop the third-generation [...]

Microsoft Research has teamed up with researchers from the University of Washington to develop a sonar-based Kinnect-like motion sensing system based only on the speakers and microphone fitted in laptops. The system depends on the Doppler effect, producing inaudible tones between 18 to 22KHz. The microphone picks up the shifted frequencies to sense movement of [...]

Unless you’ve a older iPhone or iPod. Apple has released the iOS 4.3 OS update for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices, adding AirPlay support for third-party applications and a new personal Wi-Fi hotspot feature. Among the updates is a new Nitro JavaScript engine for the Safari browser which promises much faster performance for web [...]

Cost reducing redesigns delay tablet launches. Major notebook manufacturers may delay the launch of tablet devices based on the competetive $499 price of the Apple iPad 2, claims a report. Apple’s aggressive pricing has apparently left PC notebook vendors with “no room for survival” faced with the prospect of launching higher priced devices, according to [...]

More likely than not but will Jobs appear? Apple is preparing to unveil a second generation iPad at an event next week according to multiple online reports. The 2nd of March event was initially reported on by AllThingsDigital, claiming ‘several sources’ for the San Francisco unveiling of the iPad 2. The sequel to Apple’s 15 [...]

BT aims for 88 per cent coverage by the end of the year. Following a £30m investment, almost 90 per cent of broadband users in Northern Ireland are set to obtain super fast broadband by next year. Speeds up to 40mb/s will be available as the firm invests in more than 2,400 fibre broadband cabinets, [...]

Intel developed tech will outperform USB3 and Firewire, rumours say. A new mystery data connection, rumoured to be included on the iPad 2 and an unannounced new  MacBook Pro, will be capable of ultra fast transfers exceeding 10Gbps. Named ‘Light Peak’ and developed in co-operatively between Apple and Intel, the new tech will transfer data [...]