Brits abandoning ‘traditional’ social networks for WhatsApp and Snapchat- Ofcom
Britons are ditching ‘traditional’ social networks such as Facebook and Twitter in their millions, whilst Whatsapp and Snapchat rise according to Ofcom data,
Japan
New investor urges Yahoo to buy AOL
Yahoo and AOL have been urged to merge by an activist investor, presenting an interesting potential tie up between two troubled internet giants.
Japan’s Muji personlises shopping experience
With nearly 600 retail stores and a strong online presence, Muji deployed InteractEdge from Infosys to generate higher sales through personalised product recommendations for over two million registered customers. This case study looks at how the Japanese firm strengthened customer loyalty and boosted revenues.
Barclays adds finger vein scanner for online banking
Barclays has revealed a new biometric finger scanner that reads customer vein patterns to gain access to accounts.
WhatsApp biggest chat app in world with 600m users
WhatsApp’s user-base has now been increased to 600 million, as the Facebook-owned chatapp stroms ahead of LINE and WeChat as the most popular chat app in the world.
Sony’s $99 Playstation TV and game streaming device coming this Autumn
Sony’s TV and games streaming device, dubbed Playstation TV, is set to go on sale in the US on 14 October and in the UK on 14 November.
Google links Asia and US with giant underwater cable
Google has teamed up with five Asian telecom firms to build a $300mn underwater cable across the Pacific Ocean to cater for rising internet use in both the US and across Asia.
UK to get driverless cars on roads by January
The UK government plans to put driverless cars on public roads as early as January 2015, joining the US, Japan, Singapore, Sweden and Germany in tests to see how the vehicles will work on a large scale.
Rakuten buys 18% stake in AirAsia Japan
Japan internt giant Rakuten is continuing to expand beyond its ecommerce and ad tech roots, buying an 18% stake in AirAsia Japan, a new low cost carrier set to be launched by AirAsia.
Rakuten opens first free wi-fi café in Japan
Online retail giant Rakuten will open its first café in its home country of Japan, as the firm continues to expand into new markets.