iTunes Match launches in UK for £22 a year
iTunes has launched its much-anticipated ‘Match’ service in the UK, letting users store and stream their music collection online by matching owned songs with those already existing in Apple’s music library.
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Online gaming giant Zynga valuation: $7bn (but is it worth it?)
Social games maker Zynga has raised $1bn in its initial public offering, pricing the shares at the top of the marketed range.
Canada: Smartphone adoption reaches 40%
Smartphones now account for two-fifths of all mobiles in Canada, with Blackberry is the most device, according to new research.
Global email trends: Use of iPad for email soars
The growth of smartphones and tablets is having a huge impact on global email usage, according to a new report.
Smartphone use in Japan: Males under 35 top users
The majority of smartphone owners in Japan are males under the age of 35, according to new research.
Google Android app downloads surpass 10bn
Google smartphone app downloads from its Android Market have surpassed the 10 billion mark and are growing fast, with a current growth rate standing at 1 billion downloads per month.
Tablet sales eat into quater of notebook sales: study
Purchases of touch-screen tablet computers are expected to increase at 81% during 2010-2015, with about one quarter of tablets bought this year were instead of notebooks, according to new research.
HMV launches on-demand films
HMV haslaunched its on-demand film service, hmvon-demand, as the embattled high street retailer looks to rival Apple, Amazon and LoveFilm in the online video market.
Apple now second biggest online retailer in UK
Apple’s website is now the second most visited online store in the UK, behind Amazon, according to new research.
Android now powers 50% of smartphones globally
Android is now running on 52.5% of all smartphones sold acfross the globe, according to a new study from the Gartner research firm.