Google Play catching iOS for app revenue
Apple’s App store still leads the way in terms of global revenue, but Google’s Play Store is catching up, according to new research.
China
AppFlood mobile RTB platform links Eastern and Western brands and publishers
Global mobile advertising network AppFlood has launched a mobile Real-Time Bidding (RTB) platform in China.
AOL launches Engadget in the UK
AOL has launched the UK edition of Engadget, as the ten year old technology publisher reaches 10.27 million month unique visitors.
Microsoft debuts Siri rival Cortana
Microsoft has developed a voice activated phone assistant feature called Cortana, a direct rival to Apple’s Siri.
Google expands search encryption globally- starting with China
Google has started to encrypt searches made by people in China, as part of a wider attempt to inhibit government spying around the world.
Video viral of the week: Table Tennis star takes on robot to get 1m views in 2 days
Industrial robot firm Kuka Robotics has run a new YouTube video campaign, pitting table tennis star Timo Boll against a high speed robot. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
Digital life in 2025: Internet will become ‘like electricity’
Ahead of the Internet’s 25th anniversary, a new report surveying hundreds of experts outlines how digital technology will evolve over the next decade- with many good and bad results.
Global tablet sales: Android overtakes iPads with 62% share
During 2013, Android tablets outsold iPads for the first time, getting almost twice the sales of its Apple rival, according to new data from Gartner.
Yahoo’s $1bn R&D drive to lure consumers away from Google and Facebook
Yahoo! invested $1bn during 2013 on product development to boost its media, news and entertainment offerings to serve advertisers and consumers better as it takes head on giants like Google, the company has revealed.
Case study: Garnier hijacks photoshop craze in China
China is a lucrative market, but how can brands get themselves noticed on social media? This case study looks at how beauty brand Garnier managed to hijack a trending topic on Chinese social media, in order to maximize their product visibility with a very limited media budget.