New number spoofing scam warning by fraudsters
A new smartphone scam – known as number spoofing – is getting millions of pounds for fraudsters consumers are being warned. Financial Fraud Action UK…
World’s first smartphone is 20 years old
IBM’s Simon Personal Communicator was the forerunner of the modern smartphone. The IBM Simon went on sale to the public on 16 August 1994 and…
UK online spending up by 16% according to Ofcom
UK shoppers’ online spending increased on average by 16% per person in 2012 compared to 2011- according to the latest data from Ofcom.The figures show…
Vodafone reports half year profits of £1.5billion in tough conditions
Vodafone has reported a half year pre-tax profit of £1.5 billion as it announced that trading in Europe remained “very tough at present”.Chief executive Vittorio…
PC sales are in terminal decline new data confirms
Global personal computer (PC) sales have fallen for the fifth quarter in a row, making it the “longest duration of decline” in history.Worldwide PC shipments…
Yahoo to buy Tumblr for £723 million
Yahoo has agreed a deal to buy the blogging service Tumblr for £723 million ($1.1 billion). Yahoo’s chief executive Marissa Mayer said that as part…
3D printing- is it overhyped?
Since 3D printing hit the world and machines have made it affordable for ordinary people, there has been no end of hype about what is…
Mobile internet usage growth also rockets in the USA
Further to the Dyenamic Solutions post last week: Huge rise in UK internet usage reported which reported on the growing usage of mobiles to browse…
Huge rise in UK internet usage reported
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) in it’s lastest survey of internet useage in the UK reported that online growth is still expanding rapidly. The…
Mobile data to overtake voice by 2018 predicts GSMA
Mobile operators will make more money from data services than from voice by 2018, according to the GSMA.The organisation – which represents the mobile industry…