Virus’s swift and unforgiving economic effect may silence activists

Surprise measures on pensions and investing for children lay in the chancellor’s red box

Let’s talk about money. More specifically, let’s talk about how much things cost. A few years back, the price of flagship smartphones leapt above the $1,000 threshold, owing largely to the cost of screen technology. It’s a tough calculus, but that’s the price of innovation. The rising cost of smartphones is largely regarded as a […]

Samsung overnight released its earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2020, stating that it expected sales of $45.4 billion and an operating profit of roughly $5.3 billion. The company’s fiscal year is aligned to the standard calendar year, and it will announce official earnings results on April 23. Those numbers are slightly up from […]

A few months ago, the idea of a hand-washing app would have seemed trivial, at best. We’re all adults here, right? We’ve been washing our hands our entire lives. But things change. It’s mid-April and we’re afraid to go outside and engage with other humans — and thorough hand-washing is one of very few tools […]

Here’s a nice thing. It’s not revolutionary or life-changing, but it’s nice. And right now we can all use a little bit of nice. Earlier this month, Samsung announced an addition to its line of “eco-packing” that will turn TV boxes in a wide variety of different “furniture.” I use furniture in quotes here because […]

In its first-quarter earnings report today, Samsung said it expects the COVID-19 pandemic to continue impacting its business for the rest of the year, cutting into sales for smartphones and TVs, but increasing demand for PCs, servers and memory chips as people continue to work or study from home. Samsung’s results for the first-quarter of […]

Xiaomi, Vivo, Samsung, Oppo and other smartphone companies have received approval from some state governments in India to partially resume manufacturing and assembling of devices amid the ongoing lockdown in the world’s second largest handset market that completely shut operations at these plants in late March. The companies said that they have secured permission to […]

Britain’s new chancellor would be wise to treat it as a holding operation

Samsung Electronics announced today that its blood pressure monitoring app for Galaxy Watches has been approved by South Korean regulators. Called the Samsung Health Monitor, the app will be available for the Galaxy Watch Active2 during the third quarter, at least in South Korea, and added to upcoming Galaxy Watch devices. TechCrunch has contacted Samsung […]

Xiaomi, Vivo, Samsung, Oppo and other smartphone companies have received approval from some state governments in India to partially resume manufacturing and assembling of devices amid the ongoing lockdown in the world’s second largest handset market that completely shut operations at these plants in late March. The companies said that they have secured permission to […]

Vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong’s claim that family will release control over tech giant met with scepticism

His imperious manner and lack of emotional intelligence make him vulnerable

Australian carrier reviews operations and fleet due to coronavirus travel collapse

The House Rules teams completely transformed Shayn and Carly's yard this week, taking the price of their property from $580,000 to $610,000 in the process.

Channel Seven has made a strategic scheduling change for the upcoming premiere date of House Rules: High Stakes, switching the air date to this coming Monday.

Neymar has posted pictures of him and five friends sunbathing on a foot volley court in Brazil despite the WHO advising people to self isolate and keep a one-metre distance from other people.

'Your wings already exist all you have to do is fly. Can u see the butterfly?' the beauty asked her 641k Instagram followers alongside a picture of her balancing a coconut on her head at the resort.

Channel Seven planned to show world number one Barty's game after Nick Kyrgios' match with fellow Australian Jordan Thompson.

The Prime Minister beamed like a doggie handler whose prized pup had just won best in show watching Rishi Sunak deliver his first budget, writes HENRY DEEDES.

HENRY DEEDES: Hearing each drastic measure one by one, Boris Johnson must have felt like a Premiership footballer having the cost of his floozy's latest splurge read out to him in person.

HENRY DEEDES: Judging by his appearances over the past week, we must therefore assume that through Rishi Sunak's bulging veins flows nothing but pure liquid nitrogen.

HENRY DEEDES: With his scheme now up and running, Rishi might have afforded himself a little strut at the lectern - but for the embarrassing issue of NHS protection equipment shortages.

Chris Brasher was one of the great Corinthians: four-minute mile pace-maker, Olympic champion, mountaineer, journalist, pipe smoker and all-round bon vivant.

The 42-year-old rapper opted for the business casual look Tuesday in Calabasas, California after announcing a Sunday Service performance in Miami ahead of the Super Bowl.

Kanye West seemed somber when he was spotted leaving his office in Calabasas. The 42-year-old rapper opted for a street casual look on Friday.

West and his Sunday Service Choir launched into his single All Day, as he told the audience: 'I asked [Kobe] what he thought about this song, and his only response was "theme music."'

She's been seen proudly supporting her husband Kanye West over the past several months, as he's taken his Sunday Service across numerous cities in the US.

On Tuesday, TMZ reported that all events scheduled to take place at the 50,000 seat ballpark in New York's the Bronx have been canceled for the next two months.

Kanye West has dropped out of his scheduled spot on Joel Osteen's virtual Easter concert out of regard for his Sunday Service Choir, as he felt he could not satisfy his safety concerns.

Luis Suarez has dismissed any notion that his Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi is planning on winding down any time soon after picking up a sixth Ballon d'Or this week.

The actress, 32, was spotted soaking up the sun in a tiny white bikini during a beach day in Miami on Sunday. Indeed, the actress looked well-rested and relaxed while floating in the ocean blue.

Yet the EastEnders star, 43, was making the most of the glorious weather as she took to Instagram to share a series of snaps from a sunbathing session.

Spirtle, the bottlenose dolphin was found stranded on mudflats in the Cromarty Firth, Moray, in 2016. She was out of the water for more than 24 hours and suffered extensive sunburn.

ALISON BOSHOFF: When they got engaged in September, Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi released a sweet, starry-eyed statement: 'We can't wait to actually be married.'

The former Made In Chelsea star, 30, displayed her growing bump in a pretty pink frilled bikini as she enjoyed the sunshine in her garden during the coronavirus lockdown.

The former Made In Chelsea star, 25, looked summery as she soaked up the spring sunshine in a white cropped crochet cardigan.

The former Made In Chelsea star, 25, nailed summer chic in a pretty pale pink sundress as she enjoyed the walk with her adorable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

IAN HERBERT AT THE GLOBE ARENA: In Morecambe, they have grown accustomed to making the best of relatively little. West End seems like an ironic commentary.

Britain is braced to break its 35.6C (96F) June temperature record tomorrow as the country basks in June sunshine. But forecasters warn the weather could turn to thunderstorms on Sunday.

At a coronavirus pandemic press briefing at Downing Street today, Medical Director for NHS England Professor Stephen Powis shared data showing the public's movements for the first time.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will make a final decision this weekend on when and how to phase out the government's coronavirus furlough scheme, it was claimed today.

Temperatures are predicted to hit 26C (78.8F) as most of the country will bask in warm sunshine while London and the South East will be hotter than Ibiza and St Tropez.

BY RIATH-AL-SAMARRAI: Brooks Koepka said in October that theirs wasn't much of a rivalry and he was right. Then. But now? In four tournaments since, McIlroy has gone 3-1-4-3.

Claudia Winkleman has opened up about the years of torment she has suffered over her daughter Matilda's Halloween costume blaze.

Joanne Harris's bestselling novel Chocolat, which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, was inspired by France's picturesque south west.

An amateur photographer from Germany has captured beautiful images of the International Space Station as it passes in front of our glowing orange Sun in less than a second.

Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute in Germany compared the Sun to 369 similar stars and found it typically fluctuates five times weaker than them.

Brad Pitt seemed to truly enjoy the experience at Kanye's Sunday Service. He explained that he enjoyed the service, that includes a gospel choir, other musical acts and Kanye preaching.

Pia Miller is living her best life in the US with her multi-millionaire boyfriend Patrick Whitesell.