Sep 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
EBay is looking at acquisition opportunities in Japan and China, as the online marketplace looks to expand in the lucrative Asian markets. Asia is expected to become the growth engine in the coming years with around one-third of global sales coming from there. eBay...
Sep 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
More than 80 million Americans now own smartphones, with Samsung and Android being the top manufacturer and operating system respectively, according to new data. comScore has revealed key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period...
Sep 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Mobile internet use in the UK continued to soar in 2011, with nearly half of internet users logging on in the past year via their smartphones, but a quarter of households remain without a connection as the digital divide shows no signs of closing, according to the...
Sep 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Amazon is reportedly set to launch an Android-based tablet in October, rumoured to undercut the price of the iPad and other devices by ‘hundreds less’. The New York Post reports that the Amazon Android tablet will drastically undercut the price of the iPad. Given that...
Sep 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
4 in 5 Japanese web users visited a blog site during June, according to new data. The study, from comScore, found that FC2 inc, Livedoor, Blog and Ameblo.jp ranked as the most popular blog destinations for the Japanese audience. The report found that in June 2011 more...
Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google has updated its paid search tool AdWords to make all advertiser’s mobile numbers clickable and trackable. Google has been offering a click-to-call feature for AdWords since January 2010. Previously, AdWords users who placed a phone number in their ad copy could...
Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
UK citizens may soon be able to have examinations via their PCs and mobiles, according to a newspaper report. Speaking to The Times, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, the medical director of the NHS, said he was looking at using online services such as Skype to make the NHS...
Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Channel 4 is launching an iPhone version of its 4OD application, as the broadcaster ramps up its online and mobile services. The app, which has been available on the iPad since April, will be released for the iPhone and iPod touch in September to mark the launch of a...
Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has launched a beta test of its cloud-based social music service BBM Music, backed by the four major music labels. BBM Music will feature select music from Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music and EMI. A...
Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
One-third of Baby Boomers use social networking sites compared with 20% a year ago, according to new data. The report released, from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, found that while nearly two-thirds of adult online users in the US use social networks,...
Aug 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Facebook has ended its Deals program just four months after launch, but is keeping its ‘check-in’ deals scheme, the company has announced. Facebook Deals was launched in April and offered online bargains based on group buying over a short time period, in a...
Aug 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
UK salaries have risen for those involved in digital marketing at all levels over the last three years, according to new data. The study, from business and technology staffing agency ReThink Recruitment,has found that although pay rises have been apparent at all...
Aug 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google is shutting down Slide, the social app maker it bought for $200m last year, after its products failed to catch on. The move will see all but one of Slide’s apps, including Superpoke Pets, Pool Party, Video Inbox and Photovine, shut down over the next few...
Aug 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Nokia’s online app developer comunity has been hacked, and members personal details may have been stolen, the phone maker has announced. The company warned that members’ personal information, including dates of birth and email addresses may have been...
Aug 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
US online radio station Pandora has revealed its advertising is now generating more revenue per 1,000 hours of airtime than traditional radio is doing right now.Pandora posted revenues of $67m for the second quarter; more than double 2010’s figures. This comes...
Aug 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Russian search giant Yandex has bought The Tweeted Times a startup venture, which allows individuals to create custom online ‘newspapers” from their Twitter accounts. Financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed but according to Yandex they will...
Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google is set to bring its web TV service to the UK before February next year, the company has announced. Launched earlier this year in the US, Google TV lets viewers switch between television and the web on the same set. UK viewers will have to buy a Google TV set...
Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google has linked its +1 button on third-party websites to Google+, letting users share content through the social network launched by the company in late June. Before, the +1 button was simply a way of telling Google that content was good enough to be considered a...
Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Digital singles are set for a record year in the UK after breaking through the 100 million sales barrier in record time, according to new figures. The data, from Official Charts Company, indicates that sales of the year’s top 10-selling tracks have risen by 38.5 per...
Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google has launched a paid version of the Google Translate API which will translate between more than 50 languages, and can be used in commercial products. In May, Google announced it was phasing out the Translate API, shutting it down completely by December this...
