Nearly half smartphone users ‘have shopped online’
New research from eDigitalResearch and Portaltech shows that almost half of Smartphone users (48.2%) have now shopped online and on their mobile, increasing by a dramatic 13% in just nine months.
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NFC Mobile Payments: ‘Contactless’ transactions ‘to reach $50bn by 2014’
A new report from Juniper Research forecasts that global NFC mobile contactless payment transactions will reach nearly $50 billion worldwide by 2014. Following on from the Orange Mobile Payments service launch in the UK, 2011 and 2012 are expected to be banner years for NFC service rollouts.
Satisfaction with online retail sites hits all time high
Online consumer satisfaction with retail sites has reached an all time high in the latest eRetail Benchmark study, with pure-play retailer Javari achieving the top score.
Online community network for marketers launched
A new website aiming to provide marketing professionals with their first exclusively UK-based community has launched this week.
Guest comment: Where Are All The Android Apps?
With notebook and tablet manufacturers blaming a lack of applications for weak sales of the first generation Android tablets, Russell Berry, MD of AppCreatives.co.uk a leading UK producer of mobile applications wonders why there are so few Android 3.0 specific apps and whether this is entirely to blame for poor sales?
Right to Reply: Windows 8- one user experience to rule them all
Last week saw Microsoft unveil its latest operating sytem- taking a radical new direction with “Windows 8,” abandoning many of the traditional Windows hallmarks in favor of a brightly coloured, tile-centric interface apparently designed to play well on everything from tablets to desktops. Tunde Cockshott, Creative Consultant at Amaze, examines if Microsoft’s ‘post PC’ gamble … [Read more…]
Apple takes on Google One Pass with ‘digital newsstand’
Apple has launched its Newsstand service, allowing users to set up online subscriptions to magazines and newspapers.
Brits ‘declaring their love for first time via social networks’
New Yahoo! mail research on how we keep in touch says social networks have changed Britain into ‘Generation 140′. Over 10% of Britons surveyed have said or heard ‘I love you’ for the first time over a social network. Nearly 20% check their social networks and emails on the loo, while 54% do the same … [Read more…]
IPv6 key to web’s future says Google
In the build up to World IPv6 day approaching on June 8th, high profile Internet companies are speaking out about of the importance of the new addressing standard to the future of the web.
Facebook’s ‘stealth’ facial recognition roll-out sparks privacy outcry
Facebook has started rolling out a facial recognition feature worldwide, with a tool called ‘Tag Suggestions’, sparking controversy for not informing users of the change.