Walking, and staying at boutique hotels, in the Alps

A week’s walking in the Alps of Italy and Switzerland doesn’t have to mean nights in basic, and rather grim, refuges. Descend into the valleys each evening and you can dine and sleep well in pretty boutique hotels. At least that was the plan …

Samsung shows the confidence of the world’s leading phone maker

With results suggesting that it has outsold Nokia, and its marketing department staging a provocative PR campaign against Apple, the Korean manufacturer is dominating a competitive market