UK shoppers are adopting technology at a faster pace than many other countries, a survey claims. KPMG's survey suggests that 77% of UK shoppers (compared with 65% globally) would rather buy goods like music, DVDs, books and computer games via the internet. Only in mobile banking and...
Intellect (the trade association for UK technology companies), has issued a report claiming that the market for 'connected home' technology could rise to £3bn a year during the next few years. In its report 'Connected Homes - a Reality', the body claims that within five years home...
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Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL are to go into partnership in online advertising, in an effort to better compete in a market currently dominated by Facebook (16%) and Google (9%). The deal, which is to begin in January 2012, will allow the companies to sell each...
A major new EC study of broadband performance across Europe is to be launched. The measurement company SamKnows is to host the project, which aims to profile speed and reliability of broadband services throughout member states. ISPs, consumers and regulatory bodies will have access to the results...
Google's Android is the most popular smartphone OS for those buying new handsets, according to recent figures by market research firm Nielsen. Their results show that in the three months to the end of August, 56% of US buyers of smartphones chose an Android device, while Apple...
Google's economists predict that a UK boom in internet-based companies could create up to 365,000 jobs within five years, with the Internet accounting for a fifth of GDP growth. Google European Vice-President Philipp Schindler thinks that despite European businesses struggling due to the recent crisis, Internet-related...
Microsoft has shown off the next generation of the Windows range of operating systems. The latest version, Windows 8, is designed to run on tablet and other hand-held computers, as well as traditional desktop or laptop PCs. Microsoft has been pressured to develop an alternative to Google's...
Internet entrepreneur Charles Duncombe claims that poor spelling is costing the UK £millions in lost sales for internet businesses, saying that an analysis of website figures shows a single spelling mistake can half online sales. Mr Duncombe says that it is possible to precisely identify the impact...
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