24MAS boosts global ad network with THQ buy
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.
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New service offers one-stop shop for international rail tickets
Dolphin Dynamics and SilverRail Technologies have established a partnership that will enable UK domestic and international rail tickets to be researched and via the Dolphin reservation platform.
Couponstar partners HP for voucher printing without the web
Discount website Couponstar has struck a partnership with Hewlett Packard to launch a ‘beforeIshop’ printer application available on selected new web connected e-All-in-One printers
Firms opting for web conferencing over face-to-face meetings
Businesses across the globe will increasingly rely on web conferencing instead of traveling to meet face-to-face in a bid to cut costs in the aftermath of the recession, according to a new study.
User-generated video campaign captures Children’s’ reactions to Disneyland trip
Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney World this week launch their first major portfolio marketing campaign entitled ‘When Are You Going To Tell Them’, showing the reaction and real emotions by children when they are told they are going to visit a Disney park.
Nokia CEO issues ‘brutal’ memo and ditches first MeeGo smartphone
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.
HTC expands to UK with Saffron Digital buy
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.
Right to reply: Cybercrime gets commoditised with $25 Facebook malware toolkit
Facebook attacks are becoming commoditised, with cheap toolkits providing potential cybercriminals with access to users’ Facebook accounts, according to an investigation by Websense.
Mobile money users ‘to double in next 2 years’
The need to access basic financial services by users in developing countries will drive the short term growth of active mobile money users globally to exceed 200 million by 2013, according to new research.
Downloads account for bigger slice of Xmas shopping spend
Online Christmas shopping in Europe rapidly increased in 2010. In December the total order value rose by 38 percent, with downloaded products accounting for an increasing share of online shopping, according to new data.