Nov 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Apple has sacked the executive who lead its widely-criticised mobile maps program as part of an ongoing staff overhaul, according to a news report. Technology blog AllThingsD reports that Rich Williamson was fired last week, citing a source familiar with the matter....
Nov 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google has updated it cloud storage in Europe; dropping compute prices by 5% and storage prices by 20%. The move sees it upping the number of virtual machine sizes available on its platform across the US and Europe from four to 40. In addition to the new instance...
Nov 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
The world’s financial troubles have put marketing budgets and departments under greater pressure to prove their worth. But are they rising to the challenge? While research shows that 80% of CEOs now mistrust the value of marketing work, a recent survey also found that...
Nov 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Often perceived as a glamorous profession, the life of the entrepreneur is often fraught with stress and disappointment, according to a presentation from Mark Suster made earlier this month. Suster, a two-time entrepreneur turned venture capitalist made a keynote...
Nov 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Microsoft has won the patent rights for wearable Augmented Reality glasses that display let live updates on events as they are watched in real life. The recent patent application, published last week, outlines ‘Event Augmentation with Real-Time...
Nov 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Daily Mail plans to expand its US operations, as the UK newspaper looks to capitalise on its growing audience across the Atlantic. The Guardian reports that the Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) will double its US Mail Online operation as part of a...
Nov 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Microsoft is working on an Apple TV-style set-top box, providing access to Xbox Live entertainment services and run casual games rather than major releases, according to news reports. “Multiple sources” who claim to be close to the matter say the Microsoft...
Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Myspace is planning to launch a $50m Spotify rival, as the former social media market leader looks to reposition itself as a social music tool. The company plans to use $10 million of the proceeds to fund marketing for a Myspace relaunch, and the rest for...
Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
A massive $2bn is predicted to be spent on Cyber Monday in the US, whilst Europeans are going to spread their Christmas shopping over a three-week bonanza, according to new research. Predictive analysis from Adobe has produced interesting comparisons in Christmas...
Nov 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
The third of December will be the busiest online shopping day pre-Christmas, with UK consumers forecast to spend 375 million hours shopping online in December 2012, according to new research. Experian has revealed online retail predictions for this year’s festive...
Nov 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
As 2012 comes to a close, we look back at some of the biggest video viral marketing campaigns of the year. This week, we look at the ‘iPad magic’ created to promote Stockholm as a business centre. Back in March 2012, a YouTube video of Swedish magicians promoting...
Nov 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Hewlett Packard has blamed a $6.85bn loss on alleged accountancy fraud at Autonomy, the software firm it bought last year. The computer maker has asked US and UK authorities to investigate alleged misrepresentations of Autonomy’s finances before HP took over the...
Nov 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Nokia has launched ‘Here’, a rebranded version of its mapping application, on Apple iTunes for iPhone, iPad as well as iPod touch, offering an alternative to Apple’s controversial native maps app. The app features driving directions, live traffic view, satellite view,...
Nov 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
TV loyalty rewards service Viggle is buying social network GetGlue for $25 million and 48.3 million shares of stock. GetGlue works in a similar way to FourSquare, giving users virtual stickers for checking in while watching shows or movies. Those virtual stickers are...
Nov 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Apple has widened its lead over Samsung in terms of global ad impressions, despite the growing popularity of the Korean manufacturer’s devices, according to a new report. Adfonic’s Global AdMetrics Report for Q3 2012, shows that Apple and Samsung devices accounted for...
Nov 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Americans spent more than 34 hours per week in front of a TV set in Q2, 2012, where they watched traditional TV, DVDs and played games, according to a new report. According to the latest Nielsen Cross-Platform Report, most of the content from these activities was...
Nov 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Online shopping grew by 14% in October, as Brits start to get their Christmas shopping in early, according to new research. The latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index indicate that £6.7bn was spent online last month, taking overall sales growth close to the IMRG’s...
Nov 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Personal data is becoming the battleground for digital marketing regulation, with the latest report from the UK’s Direct Marketing Commission showing how industry self-regulation improves standards. Consumer concerns about the use of personal data continue to rise,...
Nov 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Samsung has extended its lead over Apple’s iPhone in the global smartphone market, while Android now accounts for a massive 72% chunk of the smartphone OS market, according to new data. The research, from Gartner, found that worldwide sales of mobile phones to end...
Nov 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Amazon has introduced a monthly Amazon Prime subscription option that will see buyers receive goods within two days for $7.99 a month. Instead of $79 per year, customers in the US can now choose to pay $7.99 per month. Amazon Prime membership lets users stream movies...
