Fridge magnet lets users order pizza at touch of a button
A Dubai-based pizza firm has created a fridge magnet device that lets users order pizza at the touch of a button.
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Microsoft blocks Pirate Bay links
Microsoft has begun blocking links to The Pirate Bay’s website on its Windows Live Messenger platform.
Angry Birds maker Rovio buys Finnish rival
Angry Birds maker Rovio has bought Futuremark Games Studio for an undisclosed sum.
Formula 1 on Facebook: Which drivers and teams are leading the pack online?
Social analytics firm Socialbakers has released data on the Formula 1 drivers and teams, revealing Facebook fans and engagement stats on each. Jensen Button lead the pack, seeing a 28% increase in engagement from his Facebook fans.
Mobile banking apps ‘not meeting customer needs’
Of the 10 most important features user expect of their banking mobile apps, for only three is provision by the banks adequate, according to the results of a new survey.
Latin America: Social networking overtakes portals for first time
Social Networking has become the dominant online sector in Latin America, with Facebook accounting for 1 in every 4 minutes spent online, according to new data.
Right to reply: Update- BT’s ‘Race to Infinity’ runs into more problems
BT’s latest attempt to drum up publicity for its ‘Race to Infinity’ broadband campaign has hit another snag. The ISP team at Choose.net take a look at why its ‘online petition’ strategy may have backfired…
Top tips: The pitfalls of managing your brand in multiple languages
How do you ensure your marketing messages aren’t lost in translation? Patrick Eve, managing director of TranslateMedia, looks at examples of brand names that have rather unfortunate meanings in different countries, and how to avoid a similar fate.
Google forced to disable autocomplete search in Japan
Google has been ordered to disable part of its autocomplete function in Japan after complaints it violates privacy. The Tokyo District Court approved a petition by the man, who claimed typing his name into the search engine generated a suggestion linking him to crimes he did not commit, lawyer Hiroyuki Tomita said.
World of Warcraft to go mobile?
Activision Blizzard, the developer of world’s biggest MMO World of Warcraft (WoW), has announced that it is looking at porting WoW to mobile devices.