PUBLISHED: 19:02 18 July 2018 | UPDATED: 19:02 18 July 2018 Interview with Greg Adyemian and Dan Smith (blue jacket) who own the Ingham Swan. Picture: Nick Butcher Archant © 2017 It’s no secret that the restaurant industry is an increasingly tough market to achieve success in, with a third of the UK’s top 100 restaurant groups believed to be operating at a loss. But owners of the Diners Club, Greg Adjemian and Daniel Smith, said the squeeze is being felt more acutely in the independent leagues, where the cost of failure is higher. The pair own successful pubs The Wildebeest at Stoke Holy Cross and Ingham Swan, which is due to re-open by the end of this year after a devastating fire last September. But in trying to find a profitable identity for their latest venture, the Warwick Street Social, they aim to set a “new standard for a modern-day pub”, rather than being tempted to follow the food fads offered by Norwich’s gamut of restaurants. Mr … [Read more...] about Norfolk restauranteur takes venue in new direction to beat industry downturn
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Samsung Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Fit trademarks hint at a new direction
Home / News / Samsung Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Fit trademarks hint at a new direction Samsung appears to be going in a new direction as far as the branding for its wearable devices is concerned. New trademark applications have surfaced online which reveal the Samsung Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Fit monikers. This suggests that the company might be thinking about retiring the “Gear” brand for its wearable devices and in favor of bringing these devices to the Galaxy.The company has long used the Galaxy branding for its smartphones and tablets so it would make sense to unify the brand and bring wearable devices under its umbrella as well. Many would argue that this should have been done a long time ago and while it’s still not confirmed if Samsung is going to do this, it would make sense for the company to do so.Samsung Galaxy Watch and Galaxy FitA new trademark application published by the USPTO has revealed the Galaxy Watch moniker which on the face of it could only be … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Fit trademarks hint at a new direction
A new direction for Italy’s Five Star Movement? Beppe Grillo distances himself from the party he founded
Beppe Grillo (L) and the party's new leader Luigi Di Maio with the Five Star Movement's new logo. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP Italy's Five Star Movement was born on founder Beppe Grillo's personal blog, but now the comedian has formally separated his site from the party and its backers, the latest sign that the party is taking a new direction ahead of the 2018 election. Grillo started the Five Star Movement in 2009 with web strategist Gianroberto Casaleggio, using the blog and networking site Meetup to gather support and bring people together. It quickly grew into a formidable force, capitalizing on widespread distrust of the political mainstream to get the second most votes of any party in the 2013 election. Now with another election on the horizon, set for March 4th, the divorce of the party from the blog that spawned it is a sign that the M5S is keen to take a new direction. Luigi Di Maio, elected in September as the party's new leader, said on Tuesday that while Grillo … [Read more...] about A new direction for Italy’s Five Star Movement? Beppe Grillo distances himself from the party he founded
iOS 9 Beta: First in-depth look at Apple’s new OS
It's unlikely that you haven't heard, but Apple made iOS 9 official the other day at WWDC 2015. Of course, it'll be a while until the software is market ready, but that doesn't mean we don't have the means to preview the new changes, thanks to the Developer Beta program. As you can imagine, we've already loaded one of our resident iPhone 6 Plus units with the new stuff, and have been spending as much time with it as humanly possible.So what changed? That will be the focus of this piece, and since a number of things have changed, you better get comfy, for we're digging as deep as deep goes.Refining the iOS user experienceLike iOS 8 before it, iOS 9 will focus on refining the design and user experience brought in by the flat-looking iOS 7, which put an end to skeumorphism. Of course, it wasn't just the looks that iOS 7 changed — the logic of internal menus, submenus, buttons, and the like did too. iOS 9 is a lot like that — a few bigger changes surrounded by a multitude … [Read more...] about iOS 9 Beta: First in-depth look at Apple’s new OS
Better together: Silicon qubits plus light add up to new quantum computing capability
A silicon-based quantum computing device could be closer than ever due to a new experimental device that demonstrates the potential to use light as a messenger to connect quantum bits of information — known as qubits — that are not immediately adjacent to each other. The feat is a step toward making quantum computing devices from silicon, the same material used in today’s smartphones and computers.The research, published in the journal Nature, was led by researchers at Princeton University in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the Joint Quantum Institute, which is a partnership of the University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.The team created qubits from single electrons trapped in silicon chambers known as double quantum dots. By applying a magnetic field, they showed they could transfer quantum information, encoded in the electron property known as spin, to a particle of light, or photon, … [Read more...] about Better together: Silicon qubits plus light add up to new quantum computing capability