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Property search and information website Zoopla.co.uk has launched heatmaps which show the average current value of homes across the UK in a visual format.
Taiwan handset maker HTC has bought Seattle-based mobile Internet app company Dashwire for up to US$18.5m to strengthen its mobile cloud services.
Google is aiming to resurrect its Realtime search feature, a month after its contract with Twitter ended.
Facebook has added a new tool to its Family Tree feature, letting expectant parents add unborn children to the “Friends and Family” section of their profiles by selecting “Expected: Child” on the drop-down list.
Zynga is to create a Chinese version of its CityVille game, despite its platform of choice, Facebook, being blocked in the territory.
The UK’s Court of Appeal has ruled newspapers should be paid by news monitoring agencies that use their online content, upholding a previous ruling against news aggregator Meltwater that said users of the service would require a Newspaper Licensing Authority license.
Virgin Media has announced plans to introduce a free Wi-Fi network in London to allow the city’s population and commuters unlimited access to the Internet at no cost.
The UK Government has announced new measures to update copyright laws for ripping audio and video into new formats- a move likely to affect the media consumption habits of millions of citizens.
With Amazon announcing their earnings and the buzz around the Amazon tablet, Andrew Eisner, Retrevo.com Director of Community and Content, looks at the tablet market and what customers are interested in.