Feb 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
PRFilter, the first press release search engine, has been launched this week, designed to let web users find recent and relevant press releases. The service indexes thousands of releases each day and is designed to save journalists and bloggers time and get PR stories...
Feb 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
TweetDeck is to be bought for $30m (£19m) by Silicon Valley firm UberMedia, according to a news report. The Financial Times said the takeover will be finalised next month. UberMedia, which has already bought other Twitter tools and services, such as UberTwitter and...
Feb 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
JPMorgan is planning on starting a fund of between $500 million and $750 million to invest in internet and digital media companies, according to a news report. The Wall Street Journal reports that marketing materials were sent to prospective investors about two weeks...
Feb 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google continued to dominate market share for Internet searches in January, although its lead narrowed while Yahoo and Microsoft saw their share inch up, according to new data. Monthly figures from comScore show that Google’s search market share was 65.6%, down...
Feb 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Almost three-quarters of European web users download or watch online video, and of those video news users, more than two-thirds watch or download video news at least once a week, according to a new study. The Online Publishers Association Europe has announced the...
Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Facebook Pages are getting an upgrade that will make them look and work more like user profiles. These new features will “help you manage communication, express yourself, and increase engagement,” Facebook said in a blog post. Pages are designed for...
Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Online coupon firm company Groupon has elected Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks Coffee, to its board amid media reports that it is preparing for an initial public offering in the spring. Groupon says a venture capital firm founded by Schultz has invested in the...
Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Sony has teamed up with location based service to provide customers exclusive offers based on their mobile locations. Foursquare users can now ‘check-in’ to selected locations across Europe to receive special promotions on Sony 3D products in store. The FourSquare...
Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ebay shares hit their highest point in more than three years last week after the online marketplace operator said it will double revenue from its PayPal online payment service by 2013. EBay is forecasting total revenue between $13 billion and $15 billion in 2013,...
Feb 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Nokia has struck a partnership with Microsoft to make Windows Phone 7 its primary smartphone operating system, as the phone maker aims to regain lost market share from Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android platform. The deal will see Nokia adopt Windows Phone as its...
Feb 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Apple is reportedly in the production phase for its next-generation iPad 2, following the success of the tablet computer last year. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, reporters Yukari Iwatani Kane and Shayndi Raice reveal that Apple is already manufacturing a new...
Feb 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
The BBC has released free, standalone iPlayer apps for iPad and Android, with plans to launch a subscription-based version in the US in April. The iPad edition features a more suitable, tablet-sized layout than its web-app predecessor. The app includes panels for...
Feb 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Metrodome Distribution, the film distributor behind movies such as Donnie Darko and Monster, has appointed White Hat Media as its first social media agency to boost online presence of film releases and encourage audience participation. The film distributor will work...
Feb 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Twitter has been in talks with potential buyers, including Facebook and Google, who could take control of the micro-blogging site for as much as $10bn, according to a news report. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google and Facebook are in early-stage talks with...
Feb 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
The launch of web TV service IPTV service YouView has been delayed until early 2012 due to the ‘growing scale and complexity of the project’. YouView (formely known as Project Canvas) will let viewers with broadband enabled sets access to video-on-demand content from...
Feb 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Mobile ad and app firm 24MAS has acquired THQ’s wireless operations and its global carrier business from parent company THQ, boosting its global distribution network. By continuing to provide both THQ and third-party branded content through contracts with all major...
Feb 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Nokia has reportedly stopped development of its first MeeGo smartphone, as CEO Stephen Elop issued an internal memo offering a brutally honest assessment of the firm’s prospects. The news comes as the phone making giant struggles to regain market share lost to Apple’s...
Feb 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Google’s browser Chrome is taking an increasing share of global Web usage, while Microsoft’s market leader Internet Explorer is in decline.
Feb 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Taiwan’s leading smartphone maker HTC is to buy a British digital multimedia company and invest in a US online gaming firm as part of a bid to expand its software business. HTC will buy London-based Saffron Digital, which enables the delivery of multimedia...
Feb 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Facebook attacks are becoming commoditised, with cheap toolkits providing potential cybercriminals with access to users’ Facebook accounts, according to an investigation by Websense. This week Websense Security Labs discovered a $25 “Create Your Own” rogue Facebook...
