Industry News

Fresh Facebook fears as details of 100m users leaked to public
The Big Blue F takes another privacy and security hit as one-fifth of users' information is found to have been distributed online.

Women dominate the social sphere
Internet market researcher comScore has found that women spend 30 per cent more time on social networks than men across the globe.

Survey says British web users won't pay for online content
Research reveals an unwillingness to pony up for online news, etc, casting doubts on viability of paid-for services.

Ask.com rebrands as social search engine
Struggling searcher service Ask.com has launched its new social search engine in beta.

British internet providers misrepresenting broadband speeds to customers
Ofcom research suggests that 97 per cent of internet subscribers do not achieve the broadband speeds originally promised by providers.

Yahoo! Japan agrees deal with Google
Yahoo! Japan has snubbed Microsoft by agreeing to use Google's search algorithms

Financial Times sees readership and revenues grow under tiered payment scheme
The business newspaper has reported a strong growth in online readership, as well as increased advertising revenues, while charging for full access.

Vegas in your Pocket: Real money casino games now available on iPhone
The first wave of real money online casino apps are now available on the iPhone.

UK retailers cost mobile internet users dearly with new data policy
Mobile providers have been introducing data usage caps for smartphones - but is restricting access a dumb idea?

Microsoft's quarterly revenue bounds ahead of competitors like Apple
The software and media powerhouse grew leaps and bounds - despite several setbacks - on the back of its Windows 7 reboot.