With more and more household devices becoming connected to the internet, such as energy controls and security systems, are consumers willing to pay the extra costs these systems will entail? New research from Ovum takes a closer look at the home of the future….
Mobile music discovery firm Shazam has made its first corporate acquisition with the purchase of synchronized lyric technology from Tunezee, a Silicon Valley-based company.
Internet users in Germany, Turkey, Spain and the UK watch an average of at least 30 minutes a day of online video, according to new research.
New Yahoo! mail research on how we keep in touch says social networks have changed Britain into ‘Generation 140′. Over 10% of Britons surveyed have said or heard ‘I love you’ for the first time over a social network. Nearly 20% check their social networks and emails on the loo, while 54% do the same … [Read more…]
The French government is set to ban the use of the words ‘Facebook’ and ‘Twitter’ on television or radio programs, after a crackdown on using brand names on news programmes.
The French government is set to ban the use of the words ‘Facebook’ and ‘Twitter’ on television or radio programs, after a crackdown on using brand names on news programmes.
Music artists on independent record labels are enjoying a far greater proportion of online sales than physical sales, according to new data.
Music artists on independent record labels are enjoying a far greater proportion of online sales than physical sales, according to new data.
Want to see a tipping point as it happens? Look at global smartphone penetration this year… Latest data on smartphones from Canalys uncovers a global leap in smartphone use as sales of smartphones rise 83% year-on-year. In the first quarter of 2011 over 100m mobiles with smartphone capabilities were sold. Android’s market share leapt from … [Read more…]
Germany has the most web users in Europe, but the Dutch and British spend the most time online, according to new data from comScore.