App store GetJar has revamped it website with a raft of new features including Facebook integration, new portal features and a refreshed user interface.
Right to reply: Will iCloud stress wireless networks too far?
With the growing trend for cloud services, networks must develop new approaches to cope with the demand for mobile broadband warns Cambridge Wireless ahead of its Future of Wireless International Conference this month.
UK sites ‘failing to answer basic email questions’
Despite challenging economic times, UK online businesses are failing to recognise that customer service is king. A revealing new report – The 2011 Eptica UK Multichannel Customer Service Study – lays bare the gulf in customer service support that UK consumers face when buying online.
123-reg takes domain registration mobile
123-reg, the UK’s largest domain registrar, has launched a new Android app that will allow users to search and purchase domain names on the go.
ICANN gives greenlight for ‘.brand’ domain names
ICANN’s board of directors has voted Monday to allow virtually unlimited new domain names based on themes as varied as company brands, entertainment and political causes, in the system’s biggest shake-up since it started 26 years ago.
Right to reply: iPhone Owners Ready For Mobile Wallet, Will Apple Deliver?
Despite the fact that Google was out in front of the pack with a mobile wallet announcement, a recent Pulse study from Retrevo, a shopping and review site specializing in consumer electronics, found that not only are iPhone owners more enthusiastic about a mobile wallet, but they want Apple to provide it. Andrew Eisner, Director … [Read more…]
Top tips: Is Your Web Analytics Breaking The Law?
The new EC Directive on Privacy & Electronic Communications came into force last month and has caused major concerns with website managers who use web analytics systems. The new rules requires positve consent on the use of cookies for web analytics. John Harrison CEO of web analytics company Maxsi, looks at the changes, how it … [Read more…]
Blackberry mobile use set to fall – Revenues and profits tumbling
It’s been a miserable year at Blackberry. Revenues are down, profits are down, and now RIM (the corporate operating company behind the brand) is planning job cuts to plug the gap. This isn’t a short term problem; failure to continue device innovation gives Blackberry a massive gap to fill vs Android, iPhone and newly energised … [Read more…]
US: YouTube viewers ‘watch more than 5 hours of video a month’
176 million U.S. Internet users watched online video content in May for an average of 15.9 hours per viewer, according to new research from comScore.
Social network for pets? MORE TH>N promotes pet insurance with ‘Petbook’
MORE TH>N is promoting its Pet Insurance services with a new social media campaign aimed at owners and their pets.