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Win £50 of Asda vouchers with Parcel2Go
The bank holiday is just around the corner and if the weather shapes up, thousands of people up and down the UK will be rolling out their barbecues. But inviting the family around can be hard on the pocket so … Continue reading
Nokia splinter group to enter smartphone market
A splinter group of former Nokia employees has introduced the first glimpse of its new smartphone – Jolla, pronounced Yo-La. The device will run on an operating system called Salifish, which was adapted from the leftovers of MeeGo – a … Continue reading
Google Maps gets a makeover
Google’s maps facility is in line for a major overhaul and is about to get a whole lot more personal. At the media giant’s developer conference in San Francisco last week, it was announced that Google Maps has been rebuilt … Continue reading
Ten of the internet’s finest 404 errors
Whenever you type in a dodgy website address or follow a dead link, the page you are greeted with is most usually a 404 error. They were once all usually dull and drab, the internet’s equivalent of television static or … Continue reading
eBay and clothing manufacturer spread green partnership to the UK
eBay has teamed up with outdoor clothing manufacturer Patagonia to help UK customers buy into sustainable consumption. Based in the US, Patagonia has its own storefront on the auction site to sell its clothing. But to get more second hand … Continue reading
Introducing the Amazon Coin
Digital retailer Amazon has launched its brand new online currency – to US customers only. The online retail giant is not quite printing its own money – one Amazon Coin equals one cent, or less than one penny – but … Continue reading
Google calculator tracks the efforts of mobile advertising
It does not take much technical knowhow to notice that the popularity of smartphones and tablets is rapidly increasing. Almost two-thirds of the UK population owns a smartphone – something that has a massive effect on the advertising market. The … Continue reading
Digital overhaul boosts Argos share price
The share price of Home Retail – the group which owns Argos– has doubled since last summer. This is all well and good, but it fails to correlate with a company whose pre-tax profits have just fallen for the fifth … Continue reading
CERN Recreate First Web Page
Scientists at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) are working on a project to recreate the first-ever web page, it has been revealed. It was, of course, a Cern team – under the guidance of Prof Sir Tim Berners-Lee … Continue reading
Clegg rejects ‘web snooping’ plan
A controversial plan to store details of British web users’ online activity will not materialise while the Liberal Democrats are in government, according to the party’s leader and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg. Speaking on his weekly LBC phone-in radio … Continue reading