Google has been forced to pay £4.6m to US authorities after it collected people’s personal information, including emails, passwords, web histories as it compiled data for its Street View mapping service.
Google Glass will support prescription glasses in future
Google has confirmed that its upcoming augmented reality eye wear will be adapted to work in prescription glasses.
EA apologises for Sim City online-only blunder
Games giant Electronics Arts has been forced to apologise for a disastrous launch of the latest version of town-planning title SimCity, offering a free game as a means of compensation.
LinkedIn expands news feed with Pulse buy
LinkedIn is to buy news reader app Pulse, as the business-based social network continues its strategy to become a one-stop business news and communications destination.
Consumers ‘prefer apps to mobile websites’… but have very high expectations
The majority of mobile users (85%) favour mobile apps over mobile websites, but they have very high expectations of them, according to new research.
Red Bull promotes music tech start-ups
Drinks brand Red Bull has launched a new scheme to promote music technology start-ups in the UK.
Real time bidding soars: Ad rates ‘double in a year’
The European real-time bidding industry is booming as demand overtakes supply for RTB-traded inventory and ad rates double, according to new research.
MediaMind becomes DG in global rebrand
Online ad giant DG is fusing the brands it has acquired, including UK’s MediaMind, into a new company identity, with a strategy focusing on multiscreen campaign management.
The 20 bloggers running Britain in 2013: Top UK influencers revealed
Britain’s most influential bloggers, who are shaping the nation’s behaviour from what we eat to how we vote, have been revealed.
Facebook ‘Likes’ reveal deeper personality clues- study
Seemingly innocuous behaviour on Facebook can reveal intimate details about a user’s personality- which could in turn help advertisers predict their sexuality, political views and religion, according to new research.