All articles by Tineka Smith
Tineka Smith
Ofcom initiative plans to protect consumers from mobile price rises
Ofcom announces plans to protect against fixed contract price rises for landline, broadband and mobile services.
Only 6% of Facebook fans actually interact with brand pages: study
Quantity does not equal quality.
OFT warns top retailers to change their websites
The consumer watchdog has written to 62 online retailers after discovering they may not be fully complying with consumer protection laws.
Government blocks Gary McKinnon’s extradition to the U.S.
The computer hacker wins his ten year battle against extradition to the US after home secretary, Theresa May, blocked the extradition based on medical reasons.
Apple to be the smartphone king in 5 years
Nearly 40% of UK CIOs believe Apple will have the upper hand over Samsung, with 10% saying they believe RIM will be the dominant market player in the next 5 years.
Mobile shoppers to increase by 50% in two years: report
Mobile shoppers expected to reach 580 million by the end of 2014.
Finance CIOs believe mobile banking will be important to customers by 2015
A study reveals the increasing importance that mobile will play in the banking sector.
Operators to lose $54bn by 2016 from smartphone messaging app popularity
Figures released suggest that social messaging services, such as WhatsApp and iMessage, are taking away billions from operators.
Facebook testing a “want” button for online shoppers
In a move to establish itself as an e-commerce platform, the social network is testing a feature that allows users to create wishlist of items they want to buy.