Google Maps adds navigation and live traffic updates in India
Google has updated its mapping service in India, with two new features to boost navigation and traffic updates.
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Tesco buys Andy McNab’s eBook platform Mobcast for £4.5m
Tesco has bought digital book platform provider Mobcast as it looks to strengthen its digital entertainment offer.
Online music trends- Teens pick YouTube a main music source
Radio is still the dominant way people in the US to discover music (48%) – followed by tips from friends/relatives (10%), and YouTube (7%), but more teens listen to music through YouTube than through any other source (64%) — followed by radio (56%) and iTunes (53% ) and CDs (50%) – according to new research.
Brits ‘use only 4 mobile apps regularly’
UK consumers use only four mobile apps regularly, with the most popular ones becoming part of a user’s daily routine, according to new research.
Brits 'use only 4 mobile apps regularly'
UK consumers use only four mobile apps regularly, with the most popular ones becoming part of a user’s daily routine, according to new research.
Google to cut 4,000 Motorola jobs in smartphone push
Google is to 20% of Motorola staff after buying the company, as the internet giant looks to focus on high-end smartphones rather than feature phones, according to a report.
Fashion blogs and vouchers encourage young men to shop online- report
Over a third of men under 34 buy more clothes online than offline with 25% sourcing purchase inspiration from fashion blogs, according to new research.
Zuckerberg dampens Facebook smartphone rumours
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company does not plan to create a Facebook-branded smartphone during a conference call with financial analysts and reporters this week.
Top 25 Olympic brands- McDonalds bottom of social media league
As the Olympics begins, McDonalds languishes at the bottom of the official sponsor’s league table in terms of Twitter buzz, according to new data.
Amazon to open creative centre in London
Amazon is set to open a new London-based site for some of its design and development teams. The centre, based near London’s “Silicon Roundabout” will house hundreds of staff including software development engineers, graphic designers and teams from both Pushbutton and Lovefilm.