Articles about "Smartphones"

Over 1bn global social media users and counting…

facebook-logo Of the 1bn users of social media worldwide, the vast majority of these are Facebook users. This platform has a staggering 901m monthly active users on its network. The figures that were compiled by the International Telecommunication Union confirm Facebook’s status as the number one social networking platform. It has… Read the rest...

Do you prefer on-demand?

bbciplayer According to a new survey by YouGov, one in three people who own an internet-connected TV primarily watch programmes through built-in catch up services such as the BBC iPlayer, 4OD and film services such as LoveFilm and Netflix. For 18-24 year olds this figure is 41 per cent but also… Read the rest...

O2 launches mobile wallet

o2 O2 has just launched a mobile wallet app. The Smartphone app allows people to transfer up to £500 via text message. The app however does not let customers buy items in shops. Instead it facilitates payment online by allowing users to digitalise their debit or credit cards. The app has a… Read the rest...

Brits love a bit of Wi-Fi!

Sky-logo According to estimates by one of the UK’s leading broadband providers, Sky, a staggering 5 million Brits have accessed a public Wi-Fi hotspot in the last 24 hours alone! These statistics come off the back of the company recently announcing the launch of a free and unlimited Wi-Fi service to… Read the rest...

Free apps drain battery life

Angry birds icon Like me I’m sure most of you out there with a smart phone have a fair few free apps installed on it. However perhaps now it is the time to limit your use of them. Why is this you may ask? Well, according to a new study that has emerged,… Read the rest...