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On this day 20 years ago, Matt Makkonen sent a message from a PC to a mobile device using Vodafone’s UK network. The content of the message read ‘Merry Christmas’, and sparked the birth of SMS (short message service) protocols, which are now used by an estimated 4 billion people world wide. In a very…
read moreA new survey undertaken by the Warwick Business School has found that over half of UK SMEs in the UK have done no product innovation in the past three years. With the UK economy producing virtually no growth, it is more important than ever to be constantly reviewing how you supply products, and the costs involved…
read moreA new report created by economic consultancy Rocket Science, in partnership with the Federation of Small Businesses, has suggested that unemployment in Scotland could be seriously reduced if small businesses were given tailored support. Nearly 94% of all businesses based in Scotland have few than 10 employees, known as ‘micro businesses’. The FSB states there…
read moreYesterday the UK Government unveiled a new aggresive advertising campaign to back up current Government policy aimed at reducing the rate of tax avoidance. The new campaign will cost £917 million and all the adverts have been designed by M&C Saatchi. Look out as they will very quickly be appearing on a buildboard near you.…
read moreSmall businesses in the UK are finding it hard than ever to survive the current economic climate. At 08Direct we have done some research and put together our top 10 trends to look out for for the rest of 2012 and into 2013. A Low Growth Economy The latest Bank of England forecast suggests that…
read moreOver the next few weeks we will bring you some great case studies from our clients. Here you can learn how our products and services have helped a wide range of different businesses. First up, is A4Labels who have been a customer of ours for just over a year. The Challenge A4 Labels launched back…
read moreThe next generation of mobile internet use launched this week, with new superfast 4G networks made available in 11 cities nationwide. The new fast connection is currently only available to Everything Everywhere customers, which includes those connected to Orange and T-Mobile. Other networks will not be able to offer 4G until next year. The first…
read moreTonight’s Stand Up To Cancer campaign on Channel 4 is calling on the nation to raise as money as possible for Cancer Research UK. The fund raising drive is being supported by the biggest stars from TV, film and music. Stand Up To Cancer originally started in the USA in 2008 and has so far…
read moreMobile broadband users in London, receive connection speeds that are up to four times slower than their counterparts in New York. According to extensive research carried out by RootMetrics, mobile download speeds in New York are ‘significantly faster’ that in London. The results have been collated from 16,707 on the ground tests across both cities.…
read moreAn unemployed mobile phone user in France was left shocked and ‘close to a heart attack’ after being issues with a bill totaling 5,000 times GDP of the whole of France. The network supplier, Bouygues sent demand for what has to be the biggest phone bill in history, but later admitted a gigantic error. Solenne…
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