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Ask revamps search with community-based answers

Ask.com has launched a new site focused on Q&A-based queries, with results based on user generated answers to questions.

• Jul 28, 2010
• Search, Social

Virgin Media trials broadband delivery through electricity poles

The Welsh village of Crumlin in Caerphilly is the latest trial site for a new means of delivering broadband services. Virgin Media is working in conjunction with power company Surf Telecoms to provide fibre optic broadband services via electricity poles.

• Jul 27, 2010
• Broadband, Technology, Telecoms

Android phone sales up 350% this year in UK

UK sales of Android phones have more than tripled since the start of 2010, with one in 10 new contract handsets now running Google's mobile OS.

• Jul 27, 2010
• Mobile, Technology, Devices

Ofcom: ISPs not giving consumers the broadband speeds they pay for

Ofcom's latest UK Broadband Speeds study has found that UK ISPs regularly overstate their broadband speeds and only rarely give consumers the speeds they advertise.

• Jul 27, 2010
• Broadband, Regulation, Telecoms

Wikileaks publishes thousands of documents from war in Afghanistan

Online whistleblowing site Wikileaks has published over 75,000 documents containing classified information about the current war in Afghanistan. The documents cover the period from 2004-2009 and reveal a number of inconsistencies with official reports which have emanated from the White House and the US military.

• Jul 26, 2010
• Media, Social

Google images attracts over 1bn page views per day

Google's image search is now receiving over 1bn page views each day.

• Jul 23, 2010
• Search, Internet

Amazon profits up 45% though shares fall

The latest financial results from Amazon show that second-quarter profit grew to $207m (£135m) from $142m (£92.3) last year - a 45% increase.

• Jul 23, 2010
• Retail

Microsoft profits leap 48% with help from Windows 7

Microsoft has reported profits of $4.52bn (£2.96bn) for the last quarter, a 48% year-on-year increase.

• Jul 23, 2010
• Internet

Apple profits beat expectations to rise 78%

Apple has posted higher than expected third quarter figures, reporting a 78% increase in revenues to $3.25bn (£2.1bn) from $1.83bn in 2009.

• Jul 22, 2010
• Retail, Entertainment

News round-up: 20th July 2010

This week’s movers and shakers in the digital industry: Publicis IAB video council | Blue Barracuda | BBC Brian Pern Comedy | Doovle | Youth Media | Yomego | shopstyle | Adconion | Henri-Lloyd | Variety The Car People | Carrentals | Belgacom | Callcredit | InvisibleHand | Hot Cherry | R.O.EYE | .FOX Networks | HRS | TagMan | Locker Room | Nokia | Qype

• Jul 20, 2010
• Agencies, Round-up