A new report by analyst firm Juniper Research forecasts that the number of mobile phone users making payments for digital goods will reach 2.5 billion worldwide by 2015, up from 1.8bn forecast for 2011, representing a growth of 40%.
The world’s data is doubling every two years. The amount of data created in 2011 alone would be enough to fill 57.5 billion 32GB Apple iPads, which lined up would be the length of the Great Wall of China and twice its height, according to a new study.
Google attracted more than one billion people worldwide to its web sites in May, marking the first time that an Internet firm has drawn in that many visitors in one month, according to research from ComScore.
Alibaba Group plans to split its online retail operation TaoBao into three separate companies- a move which could hinder Yahoo’s plans to invest further in the company.
Google has reportedly applied for a licence to operate an online mapping service in China, as the search giant once again looks to capitalize on the world’s biggest internet market.
An official Beijing newspaper has warned Google that it could face ‘serious consequences’ after it accused China of hacking into its Gmail accounts.
Baidu is planning an expansion into more overseas markets, as the Chinese search engine looks to capitalize on its booming domestic business.
As part of a new Government-backed report, Professor Ian Hargreaves has made 10 major recommendations to free-up restrictive intellectual property and copyright laws that “obstruct innovation and economic growth in the UK”.
The number of Internet users in China has reached 477 million at the end of March 2011, according to government sources.
Online access rights are tightening again in China – at least that’s the experience of many people online behind the ‘Great Firewall of China’. Key tools such as VPN, alongside global media properties such as MSN seem to be targeted as part of a broad change in access rights in China. Big implications for multinationals … [Read more…]