Twitter has admitted that 23 million of its 271 million monthly active users are actually bots- essentially computer programmes that tweet of their own accord without human help.

Banner ads now account for just 4% of mobile ads run by entertainment brands as they turn to video and rich media formats to take advantage of people’s increasing video consumption on smartphones, according to a new report from mobile video advertising company, Vdopia.

The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) UK is working on new guidelines for measuring the success of online video ad campaigns, in a bid to appeal to advertisers looking for more accountability with their online campaigns.

Google has now rolled out a new feature to help Gmail users get rid of unwanted messages more easily.

Over $1.5 million was donated in Egypt through mobile technology during Ramadan according to data collected by TA Telecom.

Global mobile advertising revenue reached $19.3bn in 2013, nearly doubling from the year before, according to new data from IAB Europe.

Twitter has begun testing video ads embedded into user’s newsfeeds, as the social network looks to rival Facebook’s recent foray into auto-start video ads.

Sony’s TV and games streaming device, dubbed Playstation TV, is set to go on sale in the US on 14 October and in the UK on 14 November.

King Entertainment, the team behind Candy Crush Saga has seen $1.4bn (£833m) wiped from its value on weak earnings figures as gamers seem to be losing interest in the ‘freemium’ puzzle game.

In a surprising turnaround, Apple maps had succeeded in pipping Google Maps in mapping traffic on 4G, two years on from its much-derided launch, according to a new report.