Internet
EastEnders online spinoff draws in 1.7 million views
The BBC has released viewing figures for EastEnders: E20 – the online soap – which took Walford into the wider world of the web.
The recession is over but shoppers still cautious
The latest GDP figures released today reveal Britain has emerged from recession but our shopping habits have fundamentally changed and careful spending is here to stay according to findings from PayPal, the leading online payment service.
YouTube videos provide previews of Spain’s Desert Springs
Scores of hitherto unseen videos produced by the Cheltenham-based Almanzora Group are the first to go online on the YouTube website to provide news and previews of year-round properties, holidays, golf and other facilities on offer at Desert Springs, Europe’s only award-winning luxury desert resort and golf course in the Almeria region of south-east Spain.
Online retail market bucked economic trends
UK shoppers spent £5.46 billion online in December – an equivalent of £88.93 for every person in the UK – 17% up on December 2008, according to figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
BT Infinity super>fast broadband
BT has revealed the pricing for its new super>fast broadband service, BT Infinity. The new consumer service uses fibre optic technology to offer download speeds of up to 40Mb/s from as little as £19.99 per month, a saving of £7.47 per month on Virgin Media’s XXL highest speed service.
Government launches one-stop shop for data
A major new website has been launched to the public which gives anyone who wants to use it unprecedented and free access to government data in one place.
SMEs swap overseas travel for online communication
The UK economy is slowly emerging from the recession. Budget cuts, time constraints and environmental concerns have nevertheless led a quarter of UK SMEs to swap overseas business travel with alternative means of communication, according to an independent survey commissioned by Skype.
Jordan and Tiger Woods suck - but Facebook and iPhone rock
Katie Price, Tiger Woods and PM Gordon Brown were the biggest ‘suckers' of 2009, whilst Facebook, the iPhone and DJ Sir Terry Wogan were the biggest ‘rockers', according to a ‘Rocks or Sucks' poll carried out by swiftcover.com, the online motor insurer.
Winter weather sees surge in visitors to subaru.co.uk
One of the worst winters in living memory has led to a dramatic rise in interest in all-wheel drive vehicles, judging by the number of visitors to Subaru’s official website – subaru.co.uk.
I wandered lonely as a pothole?
Road maintenance campaign site, Potholes.co.uk, is searching for Britain’s best pothole prose as it continues to highlight the blight of the nation’s poor road surfaces during the UK’s annual “Pothole Season”.
The ultimate Impreza online shop
If you own a Subaru Impreza, then life is about to get a whole lot easier thanks to Revolution’s new website, just-subaru.com, going live in January 2010.
Become a YouTube sensation with the G-Shot HD550T
Genius UK is pleased to announce the launch of the G-Shot HD550T high definition camcorder in the UK.
BCA makes car buying at auction even easier
Leading vehicle auction company, British Car Auctions (BCA), is aiming to make car buying a lot easier for motorists who like to make the most of the great deals on offer at auctions.
Samsung Internet@TV adds iPlayer and LOVEFiLM
Following the launch of Internet@TV in 2009, Samsung has unveiled its new updated platform providing users access to a number of exciting new applications on Samsung connected devices. Users will now be able to store around 70-100 applications on the new platform.
Shoppers use mobiles in-store for price comparison
A recent Motorola study of holiday shoppers identified that more than half (51 percent) of consumers across 11 countries used their mobile phones for in-store activities such as comparison shopping and getting peer feedback, product information and coupons, which signals the increasing importance for retailers to adopt mobile shopper technology strategies to remain competitive.