A branch of Starbucks in Hong Kong has been busted for using water from a nearby garage toilet to makes its drinks with, because the coffee shop, for some odd reason, didn't have a water supply of its own. Read More >>
Featured comment by laurencemadill:
"The machine at my work doesnt boil the water, they reckon 92celsius is the optimum temperature. but the water goes through a very very big brita filte..." More »
Two more tech giants have been caught shamelessly bodging their UK tax submissions, with Twitter accused of ignoring return filing dates and Microsoft said to be paying ZERO tax on a whopping great £1.7 billion of UK online income. Read More >>
The government is set to announce a renewed crackdown on large international tax avoiders, after evidence the big firms gave to the recent Public Accounts Committee hearing was described as "evasive" and "difficult to believe." Read More >>
Featured comment by ScyBy:
"Well yes, they're in tough times now (largely because of high public spending, a collapse in the property market and reduction in consumer spending) a..." More »
The Starbucks Pick of the Week feature is a clever little way of encouraging people to try new music by offering free music tracks to those who visit the coffee chain. The only problem was the last century distribution method -- numbers and letters on pieces of paper. How crude. Read More >>
Featured comment by britishchris:
"To be honest the books don't really appeal to me either, but some of the apps have been alright.
From what I can tell this hasn't been introduced t..." More »
Just as it was announced last week that Square will become the mobile payment platform for Starbucks going forward, PayPal now has revealed it too has designs on the fastfood/payment game—its conquest: McDonalds. Read More >>
Featured comment by PhilipCohen:
"I’m still trying to figure out what the benefit is for Starbucks in the deal with Square ...
Square, like the utterly clunky PayPal, is a middlem..." More »
Starbucks has been facing a right old Twitter storm after confusing its Irish followers for Brits -- a cardinal sin in the eyes of the Republic -- asking them whether they were "proud to be British". Read More >>
Even industrial shipping containers wear out eventually. But rather than scrap them, Starbucks' in-house architects upcycled the containers into a unique drive-through cafe. Read More >>
I love the alternate-reality logo work by svenska designern Viktor Hertz. After his first series, he's back with a new batch of Honest Logos, even better than the first. My favorites: Nokia, Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. [Flickr via Bored Panda] Read More >>
That all-new iPhone Starbucks app we said was coming to the UK? Now we've got it. It's up on the UK iTunes shop, giving those who worship the two towers of capitalism the chance to manage and pay for their expensive beverages and sandwiches on their expensive telephones. What has gone wrong with the world? [iTunes via Starbucks] Read More >>
Starbucks is at last bringing its one-touch iOS payment app to the UK. From the 5th of January next year, coffee lovers will be able to link their Starbucks card to the Starbucks iPhone app and pay using the on-screen barcode. Read More >>
Free music track with your Espresso Macchiato sir? Why I don't mind if I do -- finally, Starbucks has brought the UK into parity with the US with its free iTunes 'Pick of the Week'. Read More >>
Free Wi-Fi courtesy of Starbucks and now you don't even need to be a member. The iconic coffee house has rolled out its one-click, free-to-everyone Wi-Fi bringing the UK in-line with our American cousins. [Starbucks via TechRadar] Read More >>
Featured comment by britishchris:
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Starbucks reward card a free thing anyway? I dunno if you can call a service elite if it's free to everyone...
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