Following a series of scandals for YouTube’s video-sharing network, the company has announced it’s investing $5 million in creators who use the service in “positive ways” to create change and empower young people. The investment is going towards YouTube’s Creators for Change, its two-year old program focused on countering hate and promoting tolerance. In its […]
Mobile messaging service Hike just launched Total, a new service that lets Android users in India make payments to businesses and transfer money, read news, book train tickets, and chat with their contacts on the platform – all without mobile data. The company, which claims 100 million users on its platform, has been working for […]
Following an expansion of its 5G tests to multiple cities around the United States — including Minneapolis in time for Super Bowl LII — AT&T recently announced that it expects to be the first US company to launch mobile 5G services in a “dozen markets” by late 2018. The carrier said that it’s “moving fast” to […]
UK residents and businesses located in rural areas should push for improved access to ultrafast broadband (with connectivity at 300 Mbps and above) and 5G services, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. One of the primary inhibitors to economic growth in the UK is the shortage of internet access services and lack […]
Tencent has become the first Asian company to be valued at more than $500bn after shares hit a record high on November 20. The Chinese Internet giant’s shares closed at HK$420 per share on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on November 21, boosting Tencent’s market value to $510.7bn. The valuation sees Tencent join Apple, Alphabet, […]
The City of London Corporation has launched a free, gigabit Wi-Fi network, offering workers, residents and visitors internet access as speeds ranging from 50 to 180 megabits per second. Over 150 wi-fi access points have been installed using City of London street furniture. The network was built within 28 weeks in partnership with Virgin Media, UK […]
Android has surpassed Windows as the world’s most popular operating system for internet usage for the first time, according to new statistics. The data, from web analytics company StatCounter, indicates that Google’s mobile OS topped the worldwide OS internet usage market share in March with 37.93%. Windows-running devices, meanwhile, accounted for 37.91% of internet usage […]
Three out of every four minutes (75%) of Internet use will be accessed via a mobile device in 2017 — up from 68% this year, according to a mobile advertising forecast released by Publicis’ Zenith unit. The report estimates that mobile’s share of global Internet usage will reach 79% by 2018, nearly doubling since 40% […]
Online video streaming service Netflix has launched a tool for iOS and Android devices that enables users to check the speed of their internet connection, whether its arriving via wi-fi or mobile data. Netflix had already launched an online tool for internet connection checking in May, Fast.com, but the new app shows that the company recognises […]
Caligoo has released the newest version of its application aware hot spots solution. Caligoo delivers what venue operators need to compete, attract and serve a new and demanding generation of mobile savvy users, while protecting their existing base and expanding through the right mix of digital on-line and physical off-line services. Thanks to Caligoo’s technology, […]