Morrisons buys baby goods website Kiddicare
Morrisons has bought baby goods website Kiddicare for £70m, marking the supermarket chain’s first move in building an online non-food business.
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Right to reply: Android’s 2011 growth will be tempered by fragmentation
Google’s Android operating system became the largest global SmartPhone software last year. However, according to Ben Trewhella, CTO of app developer Mubaloo, it will take time before Android apps reach the ‘best in class’ apps available on the iPhone.
App store GetJar gets $25m funding boost
Open app store GetJar has raised $25 million in Series C funding from Tiger Global Management.
Microsoft revamps Windows Phone 7 ahead of Nokia partnership
This week, in Steve Ballmer’s keynote address at Mobile World Congress 2011, Microsoft announced a variety of new features coming to its Windows Phone 7 smartphone operating system.
Tremor Media boosts mobile video ads with Transpera Mobile buy
Tremor Media has bought mobile video firm Transpera, as the online ad network expands to mobile.
First ‘press release search engine’ goes live
PRFilter, the first press release search engine, has been launched this week, designed to let web users find recent and relevant press releases.
UK social media app TweetDeck sold for $30m – report
TweetDeck is to be bought for $30m (£19m) by Silicon Valley firm UberMedia, according to a news report.
Mobile trends by region: How do US, Europe and Japan compare?
Japan’s mobile users connect to the web much more than their US or European counter-parts, according to a new report looking at global mobile trends.
Top 20 SEO tips: Hitting the top spot in Google
Hitting that #1 natural result spot in Google for a high traffic, nicely converting search term is seen as the path to Website success. Sadly, there can only be one number one, while there is always an increasing amount of competitor websites. Donal Langen, SEO Consultant at Stream:20, offers 20 ways to get that lucrative … [Read more…]
JPMorgan to invest $500m in online media firms
JPMorgan is planning on starting a fund of between $500 million and $750 million to invest in internet and digital media companies, according to a news report.