You won’t need your wallet to go shopping on UK high streets in 2016, according to a new report by PayPal.

Yup, in four year’s time, UK shoppers will be able to use their mobile phones to pay for things with digital money rather than cash or cards.

If fact, it’s already being done. The report follows the launch of Pizza Express’s iPhone app, which allows diners in the UK to pay their bill at their table using their smartphone. Read More »

After seeing two demonstrations of Google Voice Search in two weeks (one successful, one not so – presenter to phone: “Where is the beach?” Phone to presenter: “Where is the b****?”) it seems the battle has been joined between Google and Apple (Siri).

Only it seems like Siri is, for the time being at least, the fluffer for Google Search with Siri becoming a simple interface between user and Google. It could even be that Siri drives Google searches on the iPhone, which must make Google happy. Read More »

Today Marketing reported that Microsoft UK has appointed Philippa Snare, long-term employee at the company, as its chief marketing officer, which seems to be the final piece in a jigsaw puzzle of a restructure and follows months of turmoil.

Over the past few months Microsoft UK has been rocked by the global restructure lead out of Redwood. Having merged and reorganised departments to separate marketing, advertising and products, Microsoft claims it will be able to grow its market share and continue to innovate. Read More »

Low-cost airline bmibaby is to reward users of the photo-sharing social network Instagram with a free flight to a European city.

Bmibaby teamed up with Instagram back in July to launch its own Instagram feed, and asked its customers to share photos of their trips. Read More »

Much excitement today as the world waits for a fresh technologicial distraction as Apple prepares to unveil a new iPhone. Apple CEO Tim Cook will step on stage and either announce an iPhone 5, an iPhone 4S, or maybe even both.

Most are guessing that the long wait between the iPhone 4 (pictured) will today heralds the arrival of the iPhone 5, but while we wait enjoy this short very cool infographic history. Hover your mouse over the infographic to reveal pictures, videos and links from iPhone history including the launch date of each phone. Read More »

So I just came across this collection of iPhone 4 cases from CollabCubed which feature a life-sized print of an ear. When you hold it up to your ear, it looks like, er, an ear. Read More »

The updated Linked in iPhone app

For obvious reasons Google has long-trumpeted the notion that brands should create a mobile optimised site first before developing a costly iPhone app.

While Google now offers a free way of doing so with its recently launched Mobilize tool, brands are looking to create more sophisticated mobile sites as they start to realise that the only way isn’t necessarily Apple. Read More »

After seeing the interest in the post about “How mobile changes user behaviour”, I decided to share also the user breakdown by device.

As a frame of reference: At Jobsite, the traffic via mobile devices (actual mobiles & the ipad, excludes other on the go computing devices) now stands at 5% of total visits – an increase of 630% in 18 months and double the traffic we receive from Yahoo & Bing combined. Read More »

Mobile is changing the world. Not only access to websites, but also user behaviour and engagement from brands. At Jobsite, the traffic via mobile devices (actual mobiles & the ipad, excludes other on the go computing devices) now stands at 5% of total visits – an increase of 630% in 18 months and double the traffic we receive from Yahoo & Bing combined.  In a way, this growth is to be expected, but what I find really fascinating are the changes in user behaviour. Read More »

Johann Hari, the redoubtable Independent journalist and campaigner, has turned up on US current affairs programme highlighting once again the issue of extremely poor working conditions among Chinese factory workers – particularly those working to make Apple’s iPads and iPhones.

Here’s a clip: well worth a watch (and not because the host, Dylan Ratigan, mysteriously refers to his iPhone as “this bugger” in the first 30 seconds or so). Read More »