The top 10 applications on Facebook have all been transmitting user data, including access to people’s names and, in some cases, their friends’ names, to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking firms, according to a news report.
Internet brands are now the closest to UK consumers’ hearts, with the three most popular brands in the UK coming from the web, according to a new survey.
A University of Bolton student has secured a job with one of the country’s leading bookmakers after impressing them with his unique concept for online gambling.
ThomsonLocal has announced that it has launched a local business search app for iPhone users, enabling them to access the company’s database of over 1.8 million UK business listings.
Terrorism and attacks on computer networks are among the biggest threats to the UK, Home Secretary Theresa May has said ahead of the publication of a new National Security Strategy. Rob Cotton, CEO of the UK’s largest information assurance company, NCC Group plc, backs the home secretary’s comments that cyber crime is a “growing” danger, … [Read more…]
Yahoo! is planning to launch Y Connect, letting users share content across multiple websites, in a similar way to Facebook’s connect platform.
Nissan has launched what it claims to be the world’s first Flash application for Android mobiles.
Mobile app store GetJar has exclusively launched the full Android version of the popular Angry Birds game for free, funded by advertising.
Microsoft’s Bing search engine has begun showing users which sites and products their Facebook friends like.
Greater Manchester Police have completed a Twitter hashtag campaign, as a means of protesting Government cutbacks by revealing the sheer number of incidents they face in a single day.