Libraries to get digital transformation
The UK government is looking at ways to transform libraries and make the borrowing of ebooks more commonplace.Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has asked publisher William…
Murdoch loses his pay per view content war with Google
After 2 years Rupert Murdoch has finally woken up to the fact that hiding his Times Online content beyond a pay wall means that not…
Asos sees big increase in online sales
The online fashion retailer Asos saw a big increase in demand from US customers- which helped sales to grow 31% in the three months to…
Sales of digital fiction book soar Publishers Association says
A huge increase in the value of digital book sales in the UK has been announced by the Publishers Association (PA).The value of digital fiction…
Chip and pin credit card weakness exposed by Cambridge researchers
Chip and pin credit card payment machines could effectively be cloned by exploiting a security flaw claim researchers.Credit cards were found to be open to…
Apple iPhone 5 launched with 4G capability
Apple has launched a new iPhone 5 smartphone which is 4G enabled at an event in San Francisco.The device’s new size allows it to display…
EU threatens personal health data security
Doctors leaders warn that changes to EU data protection rules could put existing patient confidentiality safeguards at risk.EC (European Commission) draft proposals on the processing…
4G mobile services to be launched in 16 UK cities
The UK’s fourth generation (4G) mobile service will launch in 16 UK cities before the end of the year.Everything Everywhere- which is being rebranded to…
Free v PPC search engine click through ratio- latest research
New research has published the latest search engine click through ratio which compares the number of people clicking on the “free” organic results against the…
Amazon creates 2,000 new UK jobs
Amazon is to create more than 2,000 permanent jobs in the UK over the next two years.The US based company will officially open a new…