US cable giant Liberty Global has bought Virgin Media for $23.3bn, creating the largest broadband company in the world on terms of customer and country reach.

As technoliogy develops apace, Experian has listed the 5 biggest trends in digital marketing for 2013, including the rise of search engines as portals, social metrics, and updating emails from within the recipients’ inbox.

Google has bought ecommerce marketing firm Channel Intelligence for $125m, the the internet giant looks to boost its online retail presence.

Instagram has launched a new desktop feature that lets users see all friends’ photos online, rather than just via mobiles.

Instagram has launched a new desktop feature that lets users see all friends’ photos online, rather than just via mobiles.

Google’s new ‘Enhanced Campaigns’ tool marks one of the biggest ever changes to its hugely popular AdWords search ad system. With consumers now targeted by situation rather than device, Alistair Dent, head of PPC at Periscopix, has analysed the changes, and what they mean to people searching and to advertisers…

Samsung is planning on launching a refrigerator with a built-in Android tablet and an internet-connected washing machine in the UK by the end of the year.

The founder of Dell computers has bought back the company, making it a private business again after 25 years on the stock market.

The US Postal Service plans to stop delivering letter mail on Saturdays in a bid to ease financial struggles, but it will continue delivering packages six days a week as online retail soars.

Marks & Spencer has launched a ‘Digital Lab’ in a bid to develop an ‘omni-channel’ service across its stores, web and mobile.