Yahoo has bought Summly, a news reader app created by UK teenager Nick D’Aloisio, in a deal reportedly worth millions of pounds.

In a potential challenge to mobile networks, Facebook has expanded its Messenger app to the UK, offering uses with free voice calls with friends on the social network.

Google has made its Google Universal Analytics available to all its users, helping publishers monitor their mobile, desktop and app traffic in one tool.

An adult woman will spend 8 months longer than a man on social networking sites during her lifetime, according to a new study by inbound marketing agency, Browser Media.

High speed mobile internet connections will soar over the next 2 years, with 4G LTE mobile broadband subscribers forecast to double in the next two years.

LinkedIn has revamped its site search engine, filtering results by companies, people, groups, jobs alongside a new inbox search function.

Three quarters (75%) of UK and US consumers are oblivious to the new ‘.brand’ domains, despite high profile brands adopting the new web extensions, according to a new survey.

Social media’s ability to boost sales has come into question this month, with one of the world’s biggest brands claiming that online buzz from the likes of Facebook and Twitter has little impact on brand sales.

Russia has Europe’s largest internet audience, whilst Turkey counts the youngest users and the Netherlands has the highest market penetration, according to new data.

When it comes to mobile advertising, UK consumers are increasingly screen agnostic- with environment and context becoming more important, according to new research.