21 Dec 2012
| by Mark Simon
Over half of UK iPad owners are disgruntled with the timing of the new iPad 4 launch, writes Mark Simon, managing director, Global Technology Practice, Toluna.
Samsung will displace Nokia as the top mobile manufacturer across 2012 as the latter loses its grip on the top spot for the first time since 1998, according to figures from IHS.
Nielsen Holdings NV, the global measurement company, has formed a partnership with Twitter in the US to publish a new set of standardised ratings for 'second screen' conversations around what's on television in 2013.
Samsung is rapidly gaining ground on Apple's lead in the UK smartphone market after "tremendous growth" in the past year, according to comScore data.
HMV claims it will continue to operate for the "foreseeable future", despite a looming breach in its banking covenants after worse than expected Christmas trading.
07 Dec 2012
| by Gavin Sugden and Aakanksha Haran
New findings from the Ipsos Mori Tech Tracker show that more than half of UK adults are aware of 4G technology, write Gavin Sugden and Aakanksha Haran, directors, Ipsos MediaCT.
Future publishing has returned to the black, reporting a £1.1m profit in its financial year, compared to a £18m loss the year before, boosted by a 30% jump in digital revenues.
Hewlett Packard is requesting a criminal investigation into its acquisition of Autonomy after writing off $5bn as a result of alleged "serious accounting improprieties, misrepresentation and disclosure failures".
19 Nov 2012
| by Sam Howroyd
Do consumers still trust brands to tell the truth? Will Apple be knocked off its perch anytime soon? These are just two of the questions I've been looking at on Brand Republic's Intelligence section.
16 Nov 2012
| by Rob McLuhan
The digital revolution has brought with it significant volumes of data, and new tools to handle it, but brands must do better to interpret and understand data from the field, writes Rob McLuhan.