Footballers are some of the most famous athletes on the planet. Stars both on the pitch, in tabloids and on televisions across the world. With the World Cup on the horizon, this infographic from StaySourced looks at who would win the tournament if a team’s Twitter following was proportional to their success.
Rakuten has bought instant messaging and voice app Viber for $900m, as the Japanesse ecommerce giant and owner of Play.com continues its expansion into new markets.
James Dyson is investing £5m in a robotics lab, in a move that puts the vacuum tycoon in direct competition with Google in the race to produce robots that perform household chores.
Programmatic ad firm Pubmatic has struck a deal with So-net Media Networks to bring its sell side platform (SSP) technology and services to the Japanese market, connecting regional advertisers and publishers.
BMW has unveiled its version of self-driving cars that can “drift” around bends and slalom between cones.
Twitter has launched a feature that lets advertisers place Promoted Tweets in users’ timelines based on words they type in tweets.
Google’s Play Store grew three times faster than Apple’s rival App Store globally in the first quarter of 2013, according to new research.
In a modern take on Willy Wonka, Google has given 8,000 people in the US the chance to try its new augemented reality glasses… provided they pay $1,500 for the privilege.
In a modern take on Willy Wonka, Google has given 8,000 people in the US the chance to try its new augemented reality glasses… provided they pay $1,500 for the privilege.
Global websites are now getting more traffic from tablets than smartphones, at 8% and 7% of monthly page views respectably, according to new data.