Alibaba buys integrated ad platform AdChina
Alibaba has bought AdChina, an integrated advertising platform in China for an undisclosed sum, as the newly listed ecommerce giant looks to boost its ad operations
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Mobile ‘pub crawl’ test: 4G still falling short in Central London
Mobile internet access is still unavailable in many parts of central London, contradicting the recent findings of an Ofcom report, according to new research across many of the capital’s pubs.
Ecommerce trends: Mobile users ‘more likely to buy the PC users’
On mobiles, internet users purchase two times faster than from a desktop, and are far more likely to buy a product on the spur of the moment, according to new research.
4G black spots: Third of mobile internet tasks attempted on trains fail
Despite improvements to mobile internet access, commuters in the UK are still being hit by black spots that prevent them from carrying out tasks on the internet while on the move, according to new research.
Nearly half of teens using Snapchat
Nearly half of all teens aged 16-19 are using snapchat across a number of major western markets, according to new research.
Ericsson shows off 5G mobile test: 395 times faster than broadband
Less than two years after EE launched the UK’s first 4G network, Mobile maker Ericsson has showcased tests for new 5G mobile technology capable of reaching speeds 250 times higher than current 4G.
4G users ‘more likely to shop from their smartphone’
Over two thirds (68%) of 4G users feel that faster access to the internet encourages them to make more purchases from their smartphone, according to the latest consumer research from Voice of the Customer specialist eDigitalResearch and online retail body IMRG.
Facebook to buy drone satellite firm?
Facebook is rumoured to be in talks with Titan Aerospace in order to bring internet connectivity to people in the developing world.
Mobile ‘now accounts for 1 in five retail sales’
Mobile accounted for 20.2% of UK e-retail sales in the first quarter of 2013, up from 15.4% in the previous quarter, according to new data from the IMRG.
Third of Brits ‘expect to be victims of online ID fraud in future’
Over a third (36%) of Britons believe that online identity fraud or information theft is unavoidable in the future, according to a new study.