Mobile music discovery firm Shazam has raised $32m in new funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), with existing investor DN Capital participating.
Google owns three out of the five top ranked apps, with mapping, the weather and Facebook proving the most popular mobile tools for Brits on the go, according to new research from comScore and GSMA. The study also showed that Apple’s iOS accounted for 65% of apps being used, more than double its closest rival … [Read more…]
ITV has launched its catch-up TV service ITV Player for Android, with plans to launch on the iPhone making later this year.
Do consumers use more data when the telco reduces the costs? You bet! Latest stats from America show the data downloads among US smartphone users leapt 89% as telcos reduced their pricing. Smartphone users, especially those with iPhones and Androids, are consuming more data than ever. It’s a pattern that will repeat in every market…
123-reg, the UK’s largest domain registrar, has launched a new Android app that will allow users to search and purchase domain names on the go.
Despite the fact that Google was out in front of the pack with a mobile wallet announcement, a recent Pulse study from Retrevo, a shopping and review site specializing in consumer electronics, found that not only are iPhone owners more enthusiastic about a mobile wallet, but they want Apple to provide it. Andrew Eisner, Director … [Read more…]
It’s been a miserable year at Blackberry. Revenues are down, profits are down, and now RIM (the corporate operating company behind the brand) is planning job cuts to plug the gap. This isn’t a short term problem; failure to continue device innovation gives Blackberry a massive gap to fill vs Android, iPhone and newly energised … [Read more…]
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.
In light of U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner’s “unfortunate Tweet,” Retrevo.com’s new study looks at how many Americans have actually posted something online they later regretted. Andrew Eisner, Director of Community and Content at Retrevo.com, takes a look at the findings…
This week, defense secretary Dr Liam Fox spoke about how Britain is under continuous attack from cyber criminals. Peter Regent, director of online authentication at digital security provider Gemalto, shares his views on the need for industry and enterprise to better equip users with a full range of tools to intercept hackers who have shifted … [Read more…]