With the continuing doubts about the health of CEO Steve Jobs, the last thing Apple can want is for their key designer to go home to BritainIn many ways it is quite frankly incredible. Ive, who has been talked of in the past as a possible... Read more
Has the Apple steamroller hit a pothole over its demand to media companies for print app subscriptions? Apple announced a new subscription service for magazines, newspapers and music bought through its app store earlier this month. The terms... Read more
Warnings have been sounded about an Android app which hackers are using to hijack smartphones in order to run up large texting bills without the knowledge of their owners. Piracy software developer Symantec has warned of Steamy Window, a free-to... Read more
Julian Assange, the world’s most media savvy Australian, is looking to cash in on his worldwide notoriety by trademarking the name “Julian Assange”.Driving the unorthodox move is Assange’s desire to protect his monicker... Read more
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is staking his reputation on the creation on the Channel 6 local television network claimed a piece in The Guardian yesterday. Written by Maggie Brown, the article, which ran ahead of bids being received for the... Read more
Google’s battle against the proliferation against “content farms” is seeing some collateral damage, according to search analysts Sistrix.The firm has noticed that though some, but by no means all, spammers have been given their... Read more
A health awareness charity, Alcohol Concern, is urging English supermarkets and off licenses to cease displaying alcohol adjacent to staples such as bread and milk.Research conducted by the campaign group in December found four stores, including... Read more
Automotive manufacturer Mercedes-Benz UK is understood to be implementing a restructure within its marketing department, a move which will also see a new role taken by marketing director Ian Dutfield. The brand is set to move Dutfield, who has... Read more
As of today, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will govern online marketing as well as traditional media marketing. The extension to organisations remit will see all marketing on websites monitored by the ASA with a new website audit... Read more
An explosion in demand for electronic books is being predicted by publishers this year as so called ‘silver surfers’ ditch the familiar paperbacks in favour of iPads and Kindles.Research conducted by Silver Poll reveals that far from... Read more
Glasgow Caledonian University is set to tender of media buying and planning services. The University is to seek a media buyer for its three-year-contract, with a possible one-year-extension, to take over the dutures from its marketing and... Read more
Department of Finance and Personnel Northern Ireland is seeking an agency to handle the classified placement service for the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister. The successful applicant will be tasked primarily with placing... Read more
Vodafone has been hit by an embarrassing security breach after burglars mounted an audacious raid on one of the telecoms giant’s exchanges.The incident, which occurred at an unmanned facility in Basingstoke, saw unidentified assailants smash... Read more
Ramdens has donated the space on the front of the kit for Middlesbrough Football Club, of which it is the sponsor, to Marie Curie Cancer Care. The club will wear kits featuring the charity’s logos during forthcoming games against Reading and... Read more
City TV Broadcasting is set to create up to 60 jobs should it win the local TV broadcast licence it has said. Speaking to The Business Desk, Debra Davis, former director of communications for Birmingham City Council, who is heading up City TV, has... Read more
Pulling a Monday morning sicky might be a common pastime for the British workforce but the trend appears to be catching after the website of the London Stock Exchange was shut down by a virus of its own.The breach saw adverts infected by malware... Read more
Animation studio RealtimeUK has created a trailer for upcoming Sega video game Total War: Shogun 2.The trailer, directed by Ian Jones, aims to build anticipation about the strategy game ahead of its release on the 15th of this month.Total War:... Read more
A new £3.5 million TV marketing campaign is being developed by VisitScotland which hopes to generate over £65 million for the Scottish economy. The campaign, by The Leith Agency, will run from 16 March and centre on presenting a &lsquo... Read more
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