Google has launched the first pedestrian-eye view of Germany’s streets as part of Street View service, following months of wrangling over privacy.
The rise of ‘connected devices’: 16bn devices online by 2020… including your fridge
More than 16 billion internet-enabled devices will be hooked up to the web by the end of the next decade, according to a new report.
Tech-savvy UK graduates face highest unemployment in 17 years
Graduate unemployment has risen to its highest level for 17 years, with many UK university leavers valuing remote working, according to new research.
10m Brits seek financial aid online
Nearly 10 million internet users turned to the web for financial advice, spending an average of 15 minutes on sites in the category during the month, according to new research.
Microsoft promotes IE 9 launch with Gorillaz competition
Microsoft has launched a competition with Gorillaz to celebrate the Beta launch of the Windows Internet Explorer 9 browser.
Best Buy to launch transactional UK site soon
US electricals giant Best Buy will launch an online shop in the UK within the next fortnight, rivaling the likes of Currys, Comet and Argos in the electricals market.
Rubicon Project buys Fox Audience Network, gets $18m funding boost
Ad technology firm the Rubicon Project has acquired Fox Audience Network (FAN), an advertising technology platforms, to expand its team and continue driving rapid revenue growth.
Research round-up: 2nd November 2010
This week’s top digital trends: Emails going missing | Xmas e-tail spend | Recession-proof jobs | PC rage | Online divorces | Customer service | Tablet sales | National Debt | US mobile data revenues
Times paywall: Online reader figures revealed
News Corporation has revealed that 105,000 readers have paid to read The Times and Sunday Times online and via mobiles, since both broadsheet papers’ websites went behind a paywall four months ago.
Twitter tests ads in Tweet stream
Twitter has announced plans to include Promoted Tweets into the stream of user updates, and has begun testing user reaction to the service on the micro-blog’s partner site HootSuite.