Social Media
Acer Clear.fi - a new way of saying ‘share’
There’s a universe of content that is constantly changing, passing from tangible to virtual and back again. There’s also a world of devices, itself under constant change, that allows users to both share and enjoy multimedia files.
LG TVs become better connected
LG is extending its existing internet TV offering to bring consumers access to even more online applications. LG will enhance its current internet TV service, NetCast, with nine new applications including BBC iPlayer, movies on demand from Acetrax, Google Maps, Facebook, Twitter and an internet radio application for the ultimate connected TV.
Live and interact in total mobility
Acer enters the tablet arena with a very clear objective in mind: complete its range of products in support of its goal to simplify content consumption – a strategy which began with the development of Acer’s multimedia sharing system, Clear.fi.
Three offers free subscription to Times websites
Three is offering mobile broadband customers three months free access to thetimes.co.uk and thesundaytimes.co.uk. Three, the network built for mobile internet, will be offering new customers the chance to enjoy The Times and The Sunday Times when on the go, be it on a laptop or tablet device.
Social networking sites to blame for pupil's poor grades?
Teachers believe social networking sites are to blame for pupil’s poor grades.
Facebook now part of the nation's morning routine
Six out of 10 smart phone users check their phone before getting out of bed in the morning.
Turkish property developer embraces ‘crowdsourcing’
Until the invasion of social media, aftersales was a full-time job for a property developer with clients posing individual queries and asking for personal updates. Today the ‘crowd’ is taking the strain and, thanks to the ‘Horizon Sky Owners’ FaceBook Group, both client and developer are now constantly in the picture.
‘Sofalising’ the new socialising?
Yazino the world's first online social casino and Opinium research have today released new research.
O2 launches the UK’s largest classroom
The skills of UK secondary school teachers and their positive effect on young people’s lives will be celebrated and rewarded under a new scheme called O2 Learn.
Gareth Bale launches new football website
Champions League star Gareth Bale has backed a new web site offering exclusive big name interviews and podcasts for football fans.
Mobile-friendly vitosport.co.uk
Van and mountain biking fans can now keep up to date with the very latest Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport news from their smart phone via the new mobile optimised version of vitosport.co.uk.
HTC Wildfire creates world’s largest 'birthday toast'
As part of the HTC Wildfire Experience, Laura Hadland, 27, of Cambridge, got to make her dream come true – making the world’s largest toast mosaic birthday card - with a little help from her BFFs (Best Facebook Friends) and HTC, a global designer of smartphones.
bwin launches Real Madrid Facebook game
bwin, the world's leading listed online gaming provider, has launched the “Raise up the 10th” Facebook game. Facebook users can join Real Madrid’s journey to their 10th UEFA Champions League victory and become part of the team by creating their own virtual and personalised players who will then take on a number of challenges.
Are you a social media Chatstar?
Samsung Galaxy Europa, the new phone from Samsung designed for social media fans and currently available at Phones4u, has joined forces with the music extravaganza T4’s Stars of 2010 to search for the UK’s fastest and wittiest social media stars and crown the first ever ‘Chatstar’ of the year.
Social media dominates mobile broadband activity
Social media and social gaming dominate mobile broadband usage according to new traffic statistics released by mobile operator Three.