Mobile to account for 75% of global internet traffic next year
Three-quarters of global internet traffic will come from mobile devices in 2017, with Spain, Ireland and Singapore leading the way, according to new research.
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Global TV habits of young adults: Time shifting and reality TV dominate
The way young people consume media is chaning rapidly across the world, with a focus on time-shifting and reality TV content, according to new research from Eurodata TV.
Europe’s top internet stars honoured at 6th annual Lovies Awards
Vice, Soundcloud and Annie Lennox were among the winners at the Lovies Awards ceremony last night, which celebrates Europe’s digital stars of 2016.
Black Friday ‘now biggest shopping day of the UK holiday season’
Black Friday is now the UK’s biggest online shopping day of the festive season, with online revenues set to hit £901 million ($1.1 billion) this year, according to new research.
Amazon adds 60 new dash buttons as demand grows “exponentially”
Amazon has added 60 new Dash buttons to its US library, giving brands such as Coca-Cola and Purell a smart fridge magnet that lets consumers reorder stock at the touch of a button.
Mastercard and IBM’s Watson team up for connected GM cars
Mastercard has signed up to Onstar Go, a smart car platform from IBM and General Motors.
End of the wallet? Half of Brits carry less than £5 as cashless takes over
More than two in five people (43 per cent) say they keep less hard cash in their pockets than they did two years ago, according to new research.
Smartwatch sales fall sharply as consumer interest fades
Smartwatch shipments declined by 51.6% year-on-year, suggesting that consumers are not ready for connected timepieces just yet, according to new research.
Digital helps UK ad spend beat expectations (but Brexit cuts 2017 forecasts)
The growth of digital marketing has helped UK ad spend beat expectations for 2016, but Brexit has led to lower forecasts in 2017, according to new figures.
Biggest cyber attack yet? Smart devices hacked to bring down top websites
Hundreds of thousands of devices such as webcams and DVRs were infected with malicious code to create a so-called ‘botnet’ to target leading sites last week.