Oct 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
‘Big data’ has become the marketing buzzword of 2012. As more and more information about the world is stored digitally, some collections of data that are invaluable for marketers are simply too big for a company to process and analyse by conventional means. Jim...
Oct 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
UK restaurant chain Harvester has signed up as one of the first UK advertisers to distribute mobile vouchers using Apple Passbook. From October, customers who are using iOS 6 will able to use their iPhone device to download vouchers and send them directly to Apple...
Oct 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
EE, the new mobile network set up by Orange and T-Mobile, is planning to charge customers about £5 per month on top of current contract costs to connect to its 4G network, according to a news report. The Times reports that the network, which goes live on October 30 ,...
Oct 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
The BBC has launched ‘iPlayer Radio’ as part of an overhaul of its online audio content, splitting it from its TV content. The new service will see audio content taken out of the existing BBC iPlayer and instead offered as part of a separate service on...
Oct 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Apple is reportedly launching a mini version of the iPad this month, as the firm looks to fend of increasing competition from the likes of Amazon, Google and Samsung in the growing mini-tablet market. Apple is expected to introduce the iPad mini on October 17th...
Oct 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Oxford University Press has launched a free app, ‘How Good is your English?’ which allows users to test their reading level. Available to download for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, the free app, aimed at language learners, enables users to try a sample chapter with...
Oct 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
51.3% of European mobile users have used a smartphone in the three month survey period ending July 2012, showing relatively high adoption of the technology. 83% of those surveyed utilised text messaging, making it the most popular. View larger image
Oct 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
The UK utilised text messaging more than any of the 5 European countries surveyed (91.6%) during the 3 month survey period ending July 2012. External apps were popular in the UK with a 56.9% usage rate, exceeding the European average by more than 11%. Mobile gaming in...
Oct 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
One in four US adults now owns a tablet computer, with Android catching Apple’s iOS iPad, according to a new report. The study, from the Pew Internet and American Life Project indicates that about two-thirds of those who own tablets bought them in the last year. Apple...
Oct 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Text phrases – such as C U L8r and LOL – have become so much part of our daily lives that one in four Brits claim they are ‘Textlexic’ – prone to using text words instead of normal English, according to a new survey. The survey, commissioned by SecurEnvoy,...
Oct 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google-owned Motorola has bought Viewdle, a company specialising in facial recognition technology. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but Google is estimated to be paying around $30 to $45 million. In a statement, Motorola said it’s been working with Viewdle...
Oct 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mobile users in France were least likely to play games on their phone, with only 16% using the function. This is over 21% less than the UK, which used mobile gaming functions the most. French users also engaged the least with external applications with only 39.6% of...
Oct 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Of all the countries surveyed, German mobile phone users are least likely to access a social network or blog via their handset with 24.3%. Users also showed the lowest percentage of people who used a smartphone during the three month survey period ending July 2012...
Oct 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Microsoft is launching its own news services, MSN News as part of its new re-designed MSN portal. The new-look MSN site will be exclusive for Windows 8 and will be available for Internet Explorer 10 users by the end of October. MSN for Windows 8 is claimed to offer...
Oct 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Accessing social networks and blogs proved to be the least popular function in Italy with only 27.4%. Text messaging was by far the most popular mobile function for Italy with 82.3%, exceeding all other functions by over 40%. View larger image
Oct 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Spain showed the highest percentage of people using smartphones over the three month survey ending July 2012 with 60.3%. Out of the 5 European countries surveyed Spain showed the highest usage levels when it came to listening to music on a mobile phone with 38.1%....
Oct 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Two thirds of Connected TV viewers frequently use the internet while watching TV, and a quarter are always online while they watch television, according to a new study. The study, from video ad platform smartclip, found that with every new purchase of a television set...
Sep 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Brits are the most avid texters and web surfers, while Spain has the highest smartphone penetration, according to new research looking at mobile phone usage across the leading 5 countries in Europe The table below shows comScore’s July 2012 mobile benchmark data,...
Sep 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google has gone underwater for its latest addition to its street view service, offering 360 degree interactive tours of some of the world’s most famous coral reefs. The firm has partnered with the Catlin Seaview Survey to add areas from the Great Barrier Reef and...
Sep 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Barnes & Noble plans to launch new Nook tablets alongside its e-readers in the UK later this year, as the book retailer looks to take on the likes of Apple, Amazon and Google in the growing market. The Nook tablet is smaller than rivals at 7 inches, and is also...
