Amazon shuts paid review websites
Amazon is suing four sites that pay people to produce reviews on the retailer’s site. The company alleges that the paid opinions “undermine” its review…
Google dominates search traffic
Google accounts for over 90% of global organic search traffic-according to new research. The search engine world will continue to focus heavily on Google this…
GCHQ and NSA tracking billions of mobile phones
Almost five billion mobile phone location records are logged by GCHQ and NSA every day according to reports the Washington Post.The data is said to…
Blackberry reports £603 million second quarter loss
Blackberry has reported a second quarter net loss of £603 million following a slump in sales. The company warned investors last week that it would…
Online terms and conditions- are they so big they are unenforceable?
As many online companies’ terms and conditions are now being bigger than Shakespeare’s Hamlet- could it be that “unfair” clauses in agreements are unenforecable? The…
US snoopers program PRISM- more information leaking out
News that the US government’s National Security Agency (NSA) has been snooping into the phone records of Verizon customers quickly escalated into reports that it…
Apple global tax avoiders- Senate committee
A US Senate committee said Apple had used “a complex web of offshore entities” to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes. The US Senate…
Samsung gains tablet market share as Apple’s dominance decreases
Samsung has doubled its share of the tablet market in the last three months of 2012 according to research from IDC.Samsung which makes the Galaxy…
iPad Mini unveiled by Apple in small tablet market battle
Apple has unveiled its widely anticipated 7.9 inch (20.1cm) tablet, the iPad Mini.The device, which is 0.3 inch thick and weighs 0.68lbs (0.3kg), was announced…
Apple Maps frustration- Tim Cook apologises
Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook has published an apology following criticism caused by it’s switch to a new maps system.Tim Cook acknowledged that users had…