UK ecommerce sales bounce back to double digit growth
Online sales grew 13% year-on-year in April – following an unprecedented dip of four months of single-digit growth, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
Author: Robin Langford
Netflix generation: Smart TVs to drive global web TV subscriptions to 330m by 2019
Subscriber numbers to ‘over-the-top’ (OTT) TV services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will increase from 92.1 million in 2014, to 332.2 million globally by 2019, according to new research.
AOL takes programmatic targeting to mobile apps
AOL has expanded its ONE marketing platform platform, letting advertisers to programmatically target mobile app users, as well as measure and attribute how and to what extent mobile app advertising works compared to overall media spend.
Google’s self driving cars to hit public roads this summer
Google’s driverless cars are set to mingle with the public around the roads of Mountain View, California this summer.
Teens dub YouTube the ‘coolest‘ social network’ ahead of Instagram
Despite the rise of mobile apps such an Instagram, WhatsApp and SnapChat, US and UK teens have picked YouTube as the coolest social network, according to a new survey.
Global smartphone sales up 7% as 4G ramps up
In the first quarter of 2015, global smartphone unit demand increased 7%, compared to the same period last year, according to new research.
Trash talk: Smart waste bin updates your shopping list
‘GeniCan’- a new smartbin that scans the barcode of waste packaging and tells you what to shop for next, is currently in development and seeking crowdfunding money.
Blockbuster: Minecraft ‘most uploaded game on YouTube of all time’
Open world construction game Minecraft has been named the most-uploaded game of all time on YouTube.
Candy Crush maker shares tumble after profit warning
Shares in King Digital have dipped by more than 10% as its hit game Candy Crush attracts less in-game purchases from players.
Starbucks denies mobile payment app hacked
Starbucks has denied reports that cyber-criminals are using the coffee chain’s mobile payments app to siphon money from its customers.