Yahoo! buys news feed start-up Summly from 17-year-old founder
Yahoo has bought Summly, a news reader app created by UK teenager Nick D’Aloisio, in a deal reportedly worth millions of pounds.
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Google opens ‘Universal Analytics’ for all
Google has made its Google Universal Analytics available to all its users, helping publishers monitor their mobile, desktop and app traffic in one tool.
What happens in an internet minute? (infographic)
In just one minute, 204 million emails are sent, six million Facebook pages are viewed and 47,000 apps and 1.3 million YouTube clips are downloaded worldwide, according to new research.
Twitter tool lets advertisers target live TV broadcasts
Ad technology firm TBG Digital has partnered with Twitter to launch Calendar Live, a new tool that lets advertisers buy promoted tweets and run them during specific television shows as they are broadcast.
Google Reader users flock to Feedly: RSS tool gets 500,000 new users in two days
As Google Reader winds down, users are flocking to several RSS alternatives- with rival Feedly becoming one of the biggest beneficiaries.
1 in 4 Tablet Users to Pay Bills via Their Devices by 2017
A growing user acceptance of ‘push’ mobile banking and a sharp rise in tablet adoption will drive users of transactional tablet banking services to almost 200 million in 2017, according to a new report.
Samsung Galaxy S4 revealed: Eye controls, simultaneous translation and fitness monitors ramp up iPhone challenge
Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphone, the Galaxy S4, as the South Korean electronics giant ramps up its challenge to Apple for global mobile dominance.
Google Reader closure sparks user anger
In a surprise move, Google is to shut down its popular RSS tool ‘Google Reader’ in July, sparking outcry from its loyal user base.
Consumers ‘prefer apps to mobile websites’… but have very high expectations
The majority of mobile users (85%) favour mobile apps over mobile websites, but they have very high expectations of them, according to new research.
E-books added to UK’s ‘basket of goods’
E-books have been added to the basket of goods and services used to calculate inflation rates, reflecting the growing trend of buying digital versions of books on electronic readers such as the Kindle and Sony E-Reader.