Facebook Connect brought to iPhone
16th March 2009
The Facebook Connect service is now available on the Apple iPhone.Facebook Connect lets users log in to a range of third party sites with their Facebook accounts and the new iPhone app now does the same for apps downloaded from Apple's App Store.Users need to download any app that features Facebook...
Web developers 'should design for mobiles first'
13th March 2009
Web developers would do well to focus their efforts on designing sites that work well on mobiles before paying attention to the desktop platform, according to one expert.Speaking at the recent ETech event, Kevin Lynch of Adobe called on developers to "design for mobile first, designing from...
Android tipped for long-term mobile success
13th March 2009
Android is likely to make significant advances within the mobile sector over the next two years, according to a new survey.The Multimedia Research Consultancy (TMRC) polled 147 senior mobile games executives in 38 countries about the future of the mobile development platform market and concluded...
Comic Relief prepares for web traffic spike
12th March 2009
Preparations are underway to ready the Comic Relief website for a significant increase in usage on Red Nose Day tomorrow (March 13th).Most of the traffic to the Comic Relief website tends to arrive between 19:00 and 02:00 the following day, when the main TV show is being transmitted, Charlotte...
US overtakes UK in mobile web usage
12th March 2009
The US has overtaken the UK to become the country that accounts for the largest proportion of global mobile web traffic, new figures have revealed.Statistics from mobile analytics firm Bango show that the US accounted for 29 per cent of mobile traffic in February 2009, compared with the UK's 20.3...
Google launches new image results page for Android
12th March 2009
Google has unveiled a new image search results page for devices running Android, as well as for the iPhone and iPod Touch.Available in the UK, the US and Japan, the new offering allows users to scan up to 20 pictures on a single results page, with the details page offering a larger thumbnail and...
New mobile homepage beta unveiled by BBC
11th March 2009
A new beta version of the BBC's mobile homepage has been launched.The new site is more in keeping with the current desktop version of the website than the previous mobile portal as it offers numerous customisable options, according to Ulyssa MacMillan of BBC Mobile.Users can access their favourite...
PM backs Amazon-style reviews for public services
11th March 2009
The government should take advantage of user-generated content to receive feedback on public services in the same way as e-commerce sites such as eBay and Amazon, prime minister Gordon Brown has said.Mr Brown suggested in the Working Together report on the future of the public services that the...
UK to get paid Android apps tomorrow
11th March 2009
The UK launch of paid-for mobile apps on Android Market will take place tomorrow (March 12th), it has been confirmed.Speaking at an Android developer event held in London, Regan Whitehead of T-Mobile UK's internet and entertainment team said that UK users of its G1 phone will be able to choose from...
Quick menus 'help council websites perform well'
10th March 2009
The use of quick menus can be beneficial for council websites, according to a new study.Writing in a post for Econsultancy, Mihkel Jaatma of eye-tracking firm Realeyes said his company had found that those councils offering quick ways to carry out tasks such as paying council tax on their websites...
Guardian launches Open Platform for developers
10th March 2009
The Guardian has launched an application programming interface (API) that lets web developers repurpose content from the newspaper's website for use elsewhere on the internet.This API comes as part of the new Open Platform, which also includes a Data Store that is being curated by editors at the...
Online marketing 'to make more use of rich media'
10th March 2009
Marketers will increasingly incorporate audio and video elements into their online campaigns, according to one expert.Speaking at the Technology for Marketing & Advertising event, Phil Turnbull, marketing manager at Hostway, said that he believed audio and video marketing will eventually become...
How e-commerce web designers can cope with older browsers
9th March 2009
Web designers need to take the needs of consumers who are using older browsers into account when designing an e-commerce site, a writer has asserted.Armando Roggio of Practical Ecommerce explained that while there are a wide variety of browsers to choose from on the web, this can pose problematic...
Short videos 'to take off on the mobile web'
9th March 2009
Short-form videos will become increasingly popular among UK mobile internet users this year, it has been predicted.According to eMarketer's UK Mobile Internet report, such videos will become big news in the mobile web space in 2009, although web technology will not play a key role in bringing live...
'Begin web usability testing with pen and paper'
9th March 2009
Website developers looking to test the usability of their sites should start off with just a pen and paper, according to one expert.Speaking to .net magazine, usability guru Jakob Nielsen said that all designers need to do is sit next to a web user as they navigate through their website and make...
How to make e-commerce sites perform better
9th March 2009
An expert has offered tips on some of the things businesses can do to make the most of their e-commerce websites.Writing for SME Web, Craig Sullivan of NetSuite advised companies to ensure they offer alternatives to online customer support to customers experiencing any problems or issues.While it...
Open source platforms 'challenging mobile market'
6th March 2009
Open source mobile platforms such as Android are posing new challenges for the overall mobile sector, according to a new report.In its forecast, Informa Telecoms & Media suggests that openness is now a key factor in mobile companies' platform strategies - implying that Android may become more...
Arriva redesigns bus website
6th March 2009
Arriva has redesigned its bus transport website to make important information clearer to consumers and advertise special offers.The transport firm's new bus site includes revamped timetable and ticket information pages, as well as destination guides, new media age reports.Arriva commercial director...
Google Finance app launched for Android
5th March 2009
A Google Finance app has been officially launched for the Android platform.The app was developed as part of Google's '20 per cent time' scheme, where engineers at the search engine spend one day a week working on their own projects.According to a post by lead engineer Arun Matthew and user...
Firefox 3 'gaining ground'
5th March 2009
Usage of Firefox 3 is on the rise, according to new figures from StatCounter.The company's Global Stats tool shows that Firefox 3 overtook Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) for the first time during February, reaching a share of 24 per cent compared with IE6's 22 per cent.However, IE7 continued...
PHP 'elicits most satisfaction among web developers'
5th March 2009
PHP is the scripting language that draws the most satisfaction from web developers, according to a new survey.More than 500 developers were polled by Evans Data for the study, with PHP getting the highest score overall and Ruby topping the ease of use and exception handling category.Python was...
Facebook 'is UK's most searched-for brand'
4th March 2009
The most searched-for brand in the UK last year was Facebook, new data has shown.Hitwise has released a list of the top branded searches for 2008 as part of its UK Online Performance Awards, revealing that other popular brands included Bebo, YouTube, eBay and Argos.The rest of the top ten consisted...
New online marketing guidelines unveiled
4th March 2009
A new set of guidelines relating to behaviourally targeted ads has been launched by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB).Supported by the Information Commissioner's Office and compiled in conjunction with firms such as AOL, Google, Microsoft Advertising, NebuAd and Phorm, the Good Practice...
Kindle app for iPhone, iPod Touch launched
4th March 2009
Amazon has announced the launch of an app based on its Kindle device for the iPhone and iPod Touch.The app lets users download from a store of over 240,000 e-books and synchronise their bookmarks across the Kindle, iPhone and iPod Touch devices.They can also transfer specific e-books between these...
Slow-loading website pages 'bad for traffic'
3rd March 2009
Web host UKFast has issued a warning to companies that are not serious about ensuring their website is quick enough for users - as this could have a detrimental effect on web traffic.It suggested that having a fast website is more important than ever following the news that Google has made speed...
Mobile use on the rise globally, says report
3rd March 2009
Global use of mobile phones is on the increase, according to a new report from a United Nations agency.The International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) latest study shows that "there has been a clear shift from fixed to mobile cellular telephony", it says.There were over three times...
Targeted online marketing 'offers best results'
3rd March 2009
Businesses would do well to make use of targeted online marketing campaigns in order to achieve the best returns, according to one expert.Jack Wallington, chair of the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) Search Council, explained that targeted strategies are better than standard campaigns as they...
Report reveals top council websites
3rd March 2009
A new study has revealed which councils currently run the best websites.According to the Society of Information Technology Management (Socitm), the councils for Allerdale, Barking & Dagenham, Bristol, East Sussex, north-east Derbyshire, Salford, South Tyneside and Surrey achieved the top rating...
Mobile web 'becoming more popular in UK'
3rd March 2009
Usage of the mobile web is picking up in the UK, a new report has suggested.According to eMarketer's UK Mobile Internet study, a recent spike in demand for mobile services can be attributed to the launch of the iPhone 3G last year.The handset helped to prompt interest in a wide range of mobile...
Online video 'becoming a more popular marketing tool'
2nd March 2009
An increasing number of companies are likely to turn to online video content as part of their future internet marketing strategy, according to an industry expert.Phil Turnbull, marketing manager at Hostway, told last week's Technology for Marketing & Advertising event that video content is...
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