Seven million Brits have still never used the internet
More than seven million adults in the UK have never used the internet- new research suggest. Research from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) said…
Mobile phones celebrate 40th anniversary
The first mobile phone call was made 40 years ago- on 3 April 1973.Martin Cooper, a senior engineer at Motorola, called a rival colleague at…
Yahoo spends £15 million buying UK teen’s Summly news app
An news app created by a UK teenager has been bought by Yahoo in a deal worth about £15 million.The 17 year old’s Summly app…
Twitter launches Vine video sharing service
Twitter has launched Vine- which lets users embed six second videos within their tweets.The service was used first by Twitter boss Dick Costolo, who posted…
Millions in UK lack basic online skills
About 16 million people in the UK lack basic online skills- a new survey suggests.The report, conducted by consultancy firm Booz & Company, defines basic…
Spam and online marketing complaints rise by 43% in UK
Complaints about spam and other unsolicited electronic marketing in the UK jumped 43% last year warns the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).The ICO says it received…
New cookies data law kicks in
From yesterday UK websites must obtain “informed consent” from visitors before saving a cookie file on a visitor’s machine.Cookies are small text files that allow…
Facebook plans even bigger floatation
Facebook increases the number of shares on offer by a quarter.Facebook says it will sell 25% more shares than first planned in its flotation in…
Digital book sales increase by 54pc in 2011
Digital book sales have risen by 54% in the past year and are now worth £243 million according to the Publishing Association.Figures released by the…
Scottish brewer uses Twitter to sink Goliath Diagio
A small Scottish beer company BrewDog has used Twitter to shame Diageo into a public apology after exposing the global drinks giant for using “dirty…