Data: Top UK regions for internet access
Ofcom’s regional e-Intensity index score shows London is the centre of internet use in the UK.
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Hi-Media sets up bank to run online payment system
Online media group Hi-Media has invested more than 3 million euros to set up its own bank, HBME.
A third of Brits ‘expect to be worse off in 2011’, travel sector warned
Almost a third of Britons expect to be financially worse off in 2011, according to a report launched today, with the travel sector expected to feel the impact as consumers reign in spending.
Right to reply: Is Cloud Computing about to thaw Winter working woes?
As the meteorological snow clouds gather over the UK, many organisations are beginning to count the cost of lost employee hours, due to weather related travel problems. Except for those who have invested in Cloud Computing, according to Lee Durrant, Managing Director of Resource on Demand.
Cyber Monday: Will IT Grinches threaten Christmas bonanza?
Today is Cyber Monday, the biggest shopping day of the year and UK shoppers are set to spend more than £250 each online, giving etailers their best Christmas haul to date. Despite this, OpTier, a leader in business transaction management, is warning retailers not to count their Turkeys too soon.
Mega Monday ‘to hit fever pitch at 12.58pm’
Almost £1 million will be spent in just one minute as Christmas shoppers snap up deals on 6th December, widely referred to as ‘Mega Monday’, according to a new report.
Getlost.co.uk? Sedo reveals most bizarre domain name sales of the year
Domain name firm Sedo, has compiled lists of the most eccentric sales that have passed through its books this year.
New website sells bargains… for one day only
A new website, called Here for Today has launched, offering UK shoppers the chance to buy household essentials at knock-down prices.. but only for 24 hours at a time.
Mega Monday (6 Dec) to trump Cyber Monday (29 Nov) for Xmas sales
Christmas is fast approaching and retailers are preparing themselves for the busy festive season. There will be several days where sales will be high, but Mega Monday this year will fall on 6 December according to IMRG, the UK’s industry association for e-retail, when figures from Retail Decisions (ReD) suggest that hourly online retail sales … [Read more…]
Bad news for rural Britain as digital divide deepens
Plans to make Britain’s broadband the best in Europe are in danger of stalling as the rural population of the UK falls further behind their city cousins.