Samsung at the top of the smartphone sales charts
Samsung Electronics has overtaken Nokia to become the world’s largest maker of mobile phones.Nokia took the top spot in 1998 from Motorola, but in the…
UK broadband plans will slow online business growth
A £1.1 billion funding gap means the UK government’s targets for broadband growth are unlikely to be met predicts a report by the London School…
Facebook’s floatation values company at between £53 billion and £59 billion
Facebook has set the share price for its upcoming floatation at between £17.5 ($28) and £21.8 ($35) per share, valuing the company at between £53…
Microsoft opens new chapter with Barnes and Noble’s Nook e-books battle front
Microsoft has invested £185 million ($300 million) in a new digital venture with US bookseller Barnes and Noble to promote their e-book the Nook.The deal…
Judge starts UK Internet censorship
A High Court judge has started censoring the Internet in the UK by ruling that the file sharing site The Pirate Bay must be blocked…
Google staff caught widespread data snooping
When one claims in one’s credo to “do good”, it’s a wise idea not to be caught doing bad.So the news that US Federal Communications…
Amazon profits beat Wall Street forecasts
Amazon has announced better than expected profits after the world’s largest retailer cut its costs and boosted sales of its Kindle tablet and digital products.Amazon…
Olympic officials wake up to the Online World
Olympic officials have woken up to the real online world and admitted that their ban on spectators posting videos and images on websites will be…
Apple’s profits up 91% in first quarter
Apple Inc announced yesterday that its net profit came in at £7.2 billion ($11.6 billion), up from £3.75 billion ($6 billion) in the same period…
UK leads the digital world- is your business winning online sales?
The UK leads the world in most indicators of digital capability- with the internet contributing more to our GDP than to that of any other…