Archive for February, 2012

Online sales set record in July

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Unseasonably wet weather in July has driven online shopping to a record £4.2bn, a report by IMRG claims.

Super solution for Rubik’s cube

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

A supercomputer shows how to solve the 1980s puzzle Rubik’s cube in the smallest number of moves.

Drug website safety fears raised

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Most online pharmacies are unlicensed and may be putting patients health at risk, research suggests.

Music and vice top games awards

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Guitar Hero II will go head to head with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories at the 25th Golden Joystick awards.

Google sidesteps mobile reports

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Google refuses to deny mounting speculation that it is working to produce its own brand mobile phone.

Lift off for Nasa's Mars probe

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Nasa launches a spacecraft on a nine-month trip to Mars, where it will search for signs of past or present life.

Actinic v8 In Beta Test

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Version 8 of Actinic’s range of desktop ecommerce software has now entered beta testing, with the full release scheduled for August.

Small Businesses Still Slow To Get Online

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

According to a report from BT Business, three quarters of small and medium business are aware of the importance of the Internet, but four out of ten still do not have a web site.

Ticket exchange bags $30m in funding

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Viagogo, the online ticket exchange backed by StubHub co-founder Eric Baker, has received $30m in Series C funding to fuel an assault on the US.

The move will see Viagogo enabling fans to trade tickets for the Cleveland Browns NFL team, as well as live concerts, sporting events and Broadway shows.

A Close Shave For The Gentleman’s Shop

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Robert and Charlotte Johnston established The Gentleman’s Shop as a leading online supplier of men’s grooming accessories. They tried three different approaches to selling online, and experienced both the rough and the smooth of ecommerce, before settling on a solution that satisfied their needs - at a surprisingly low cost.