The Register – Amazon.co.uk takes on Tesco
Amazon’s UK tentacle is upping its range of goods for sale to include thousands of grocery and food items and lashings of lovely booze.
The Daily Telegraph – Mozilla unveils Firefox 4 beta
Firefox 4, the latest version of the popular internet browser, has been released as a public beta, and adopts some of Google Chrome’s features.
Computer Weekly – Marks & Spencer online sales grow 49 per cent
Marks & Spencer’s online business M&S Direct saw sales rise 49 per cent in the first quarter of the new financial year. Overall UK sales were up 4.4 per cent, with the online side of the business playing a strong role in the performance. The company has invested in its online business in recent months. It extended its Shop Your Way multi-channel ordering service to more than 400 stores and has launched a fully mobile-enabled website.
Total Telecom – Ridley Scott teaming up with YouTube on documentary
Google-owned YouTube described it as a “historic cinematic experiment” intended to “document one day, as seen through the eyes of people around the world.”
Management Today – £35m a year for the Business Link website? Really??
Opinion was split when new business minister Mark Prisk announced the Government was pulling the plug on Business Link: although many business owners have long considered it a total waste of taxpayers’ money, others sing its praises. However, it is now reported that the website cost the taxpayer an extraordinary £105m over the last three years.
The Guardian – Facebook applications requesting permission to steal your data
The world of Facebook can be a dangerous place, as two separate incidents this week have proven.
