A new feature from Pinterest moves them further in to the mobile commerce space competing with the likes of Amazon and Etsy. Pinterest and their ecommerce partner, Shopify, have introduced ‘buyable pins’. These allow a visitor to buy a product while viewing an image on the Pinterest iOS app. A ‘buy it’ button appears next … [Read more…]

Smartphones have overtaken laptops as the most popular device for getting online, Ofcom research has revealed, with record ownership and use transforming the way we communicate. Some key findings from the report: • Smartphones are now the preferred way to browse the internet • Around a quarter of mobile internet users make a purchase on … [Read more…]

Apple has signed up 11 million new users to its streaming music service since it launched at the end of June. “We’re thrilled with the numbers so far,” Eddy Cue, who runs Apple Music alongside other Apple internet services, told USA Today. Apple Music went live on June 30, cost £9.99 per month in the … [Read more…]

Facebook has launched a new Pages Messaging feature that lets companies connect with customers via its messenger service. Pages Messaging will, for example, let firms respond to a complaint on its Wall by messaging the customer privately. A comment shows a note that the company responded privately so that other Page visitors know that the … [Read more…]

Uber could be running losses of several million dollars each quarter as the taxi app invests heavily in growth, according to a news report. Blog Gawker published a story on Wednesday claiming that claimed to “prove Uber is a money loser.” Quoting leaked financial documents from the company. They show operating losses of more than … [Read more…]

Will marketers become able to target products and services based on the sensitive personal data of not just you, but also your friends? That’s what Facebook believes according to latest patent filings.

Retail is undergoing the most fundamental change since the dawn of ecommerce 15 years ago – a revolution in digital content that has gone largely un-noticed but has far-reaching implications, writes James Brooke, CEO at Amplience.

A new hashtag campaign on Twiter aims to shatter the myth than engineering is a male-only profession, encouraging female engineers to highlight their achievements on the social network.

Facebook has unveiled Aquila, a drone that the social network hopes will deliver internet to the masses- along with the extra ad dollars that come with it.

The number of Indian smartphone shopping app users has jumped to 54% in May 15, from just 21% a year ago, according to new data.