Asda customers who shopped online last month have been overcharged for their groceries, with one claiming to have been charged nearly five times the correct amount, following a computer glitch.

Chinese internet marketing giant Baidu is stepping up its product portfolio with major launches in cloud computing and a suite of mobile internet browser tools. Baidu is now looking to markets beyond China and revenues beyond search, directly competing with European and North American mobile, search and hosting firms.

FileSonic has become the latest cyberlocker service to go offline, following a renewed clampdown on internet piracy.

As part of Samsung’s promotion of its new Galaxy S 3 in Singapore, the phone maker hires several improvisational musicians, including Merton of Chatroulette fame, to bring personalised songs to via a live webcast.

Connected devices have become a way of life for many, but shoppers are digitally engaged to varying degrees depending on the products they buy, according to new research from Nielsen.

As the recent IAB statistics on mobile optimisation highlight (Nearly 40% of top 100 brands have a mobile optimised website, 20th August 2012), the critical question that online brands should be asking clearly no longer is ‘Why should I invest in mobile?’ but ‘How should I invest?’ Tim Burge, Pre Sales Director at Maxymiser, looks … [Read more…]

Publisher IPC Connect has launched a new standalone website for Woman’s Own, as part of a magazine refresh.

Amazon remained top of the UK online shops during August, followed by Apple and Argos, while the Olympics boosted visits to travel sites, according to new research.

Bing has strengthened its partnership with Facebook, launching a new tool that lets users search and browse through their friends’ photos.

Gottfrid Svartholm, founder of filesharing site The Pirate Bay, has been arrested in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.