Jan 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
BSkyB has bought a 10% stake in social TV network Zeebox in a move that grants the broadcaster exclusive rights to use the two-month-old start-up’s technology in its own apps. Zeebox allows viewers to see what others are watching and connect with them via Twitter or...
Jan 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Microsoft is offering a browser version of mobile hit game Cut The Rope, with a set of special levels accessible only to people who use IE9 and pin the game to their Windows 7 taskbar. The game will be used the highlight the ‘pinning’ function between its operating...
Jan 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom and the daily deals company Groupon have struck a deal to offer its European mobile customers coupons. As per the alliance, Groupon’s coupons will be made available to Deutsche Telekom’s mobile customers (including...
Jan 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
US-based firm Netflix has launched in the UK and Ireland, offering a new rival to Amazon-owned Lovefilm in the online video streaming arena. Netflix launched in 2007 and now has more than 20 million online subscribers in 47 countries. Films will be available on a...
Jan 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Amazon-owned LoveFilm has signed new streaming deals with ITV and the BBC, as the online video service looks to boosting its UK television archive ahead of Netflix’s launch in the UK. The deals mark the biggest two TV content agreements signed by LoveFilm to date and...
Jan 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
The winter months have seen a major rise in NHS patients going online to get health information with many people preferring the web than telephone services as a way to get medical advice, the Department of Health has announced. The department said this equated to...
Jan 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
An internet-connected car could become the norm, with features including speech recognition, and internet connection with Wi-Fi and 3G, according to a new industry survey. The poll of 200 car executives, conducted by KPMG, found more than a third (37%) believe...
Jan 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Online shopping sales are forecast to grow between 18% and 22% during Christmas 2012, exceeding the rate of growth in 2011, according to a new report. According to Logan Tod & Co.’s 6th Annual Online Future Shopping Index, 26% of online shoppers are...
Jan 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Internet body ICANN is to continue with plans to expand the number of possible website addresses despite criticism from industry and concerns from some law enforcement groups. ICANN’s goal is to allow more innovation in website addresses and to open the space to the...
Jan 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google has acquired over 200 mobile-related patents and patent applications from IBM, as it looks to press further into the mobile device market while shielding itself from litigation from rivals such as Apple. Google acquired 187 patents and 36 patent applications...
Jan 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yahoo has appointed Scott Thompson, the president of online payments firm Paypal, as its new head, as the embattled internet media giant looks to turn around its fortunes. Thomson will fill the vacancy left by Carol Bartz, who was dismissed as chief executive in...
Jan 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Groupon outperformed its rivals in November 2011 in the US, increasing revenue while its closest competitors posted declines, according to a new report. The study, from deals aggregator Yipit, found that Chicago-based Groupon’s overall billings from its online...
Jan 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Google sites remained the most visited property online during November 2011, but retail sites thrived in the build up to the festive period, according to new data. The study, from comScore, indicated that millions of Americans began their holiday shopping in November,...
Jan 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
UK Internet users broke online records this Christmas as 13 million hours were spent shopping online on Boxing Day, according to new research. The research, from Hitwise, indicates that online retail websites received an astonishing 96 million UK Internet visits...
Jan 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Wikimedia Foundation has raised a record $20m in private donations to fund its Wikipedia community sites in 2012.The non-profit running foundation has seen donations increase 444% since 2008, defying the standard ad-funded and subscriber-based revenue models for...
Jan 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Music sales have continued to fall in the UK, despite growth in digital downloads, according to figures released by the BPI. Combined sales of digital and physical albums fell overall by 5.6% to 113.2 million in 2011. According to the BPI figures, the CD remained the...
Jan 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Firefox maker Mozilla said it has agreed a three-year contract extension for Google to remain the default search provider on the web browser. Mozilla, the maker of of Firefox, announced on Tuesday that it has struck a new three-year deal with Google for it to remain...
Jan 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
There are now over 700,000 Android devices activated every day, according to a new announcement from Google. Andy Rubin, co-founder and former CEO of Android and Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google unveiled via Google+ that “there are now over 700,000...
Dec 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
In a boost to firms looking to track online marketing success, media monitoring firms Nielsen and comScore have settled their long standing patent disputes, and will now enter a cross-licensing agreement. The deal will see comScore acquire ownership of the four...
Dec 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
The NFL has struck a landmark agreement with US TV network NBC to stream next years Super Bowl online and through mobile phones. The deal will see NBC broadcast the next Super Bowl on 5 February through NBCSports.com and NFL.com. The broadcast will only be available...
