Microsoft advertising: 25 major brands sign up for Windows 8 app campaigns
BBC Worldwide, Sky, Lloyds TSB and Vodafone are amongst 25 global brands that have signed up to Microsoft’s new Windows 8 advertising platform.
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Superfast 4G launched in 11 UK cities
A new era of superfast mobile internet begins in the UK today, as 4G products and services are made available to millions of consumers in 11 cities across the UK.
Microsoft unveils ‘Surface’ tablet
Microsoft has launched its new line of tablets as the software giant looks to take on Apple in the lucrative tablet market.
LinkedIn ranks top 100 in-demand employers (infographic)
Google is the UK’s most sought after employer, with BBC, Unilever, Shell and BP rounding out the top five, according to new research from LinkedIn.
BPI aims to block more websites in piracy clampdown
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has asked UK’s major internet service providers (ISP) to add three more file-sharing websites to its piracy blockade.
Internet forebear Ceefax shuts down after 38 years
BBC Ceefax, the world’s first teletext service, has shut down as part of the UK analogue signal termination today.
Final analogue switch off signals era of 4G
The UK switchover from analogue to digital terrestrial television, which will free up capacity for 4G services, has finally been completed. The analogue digital signal is to be switched off today for the last time, with TV viewers in Northern Ireland being the last to watch non-digital TV.
YouTube ads ‘making as much revenue as US TV networks’
YouTube’s skippable ad format is now making Google as much revenue per hour as ads on cable TV, according to YouTube’s global head of content.
YouTube ads 'making as much revenue as US TV networks'
YouTube’s skippable ad format is now making Google as much revenue per hour as ads on cable TV, according to YouTube’s global head of content.
BBC splits iPlayer with standalone online radio service
The BBC has launched ‘iPlayer Radio’ as part of an overhaul of its online audio content, splitting it from its TV content.