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iPlayer 3 heading to PS3

The popular console version of BBC’s streaming TV service to get technical upgrade

Facebook targets one billionth user

Founder Mark Zuckerberg promises to guide social network to mind-boggling target in 2011; Going public remains an option

FBI called in to tackle online pirates

America's first official intellectual property enforcement strategy wants 50 dedicated agents

Time to recognise not all social networks are the same

We need to start comparing like for like in social media as comparing MySpace or Bebo with Facebook is becoming increasingly redundant

Game tax breaks scrapped

Osborne labels Labour proposal to aid the games sector as poorly targeted

iPad sales pass 3m worldwide

iPad hits an impressive early sales milestone

Broadcast manufacturing sector on the up

Confidence is returning to the broadcast manufacturing sector according to the results of the latest IABM Industry Trends Survey

ITV Live gets 1m users in first week of World Cup

Over a million people used ITV Live, ITV’s online social platform launched for the World Cup, during the first week of the tournament

Engagement needs to be shown, not just referred to

Gatorade’s Mission Control video provides a sneak peak behind the scenes at PepsiCo’s seemingly impressive online monitoring

3DS to challenge Kindle and iPad

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata wants to put pressure on Amazon and Apple devices with magazine and ereader functions

Google aims to launch paid-content platform by end of year

Google is in preliminary discussions with publishers to sign up to a new paid-content platform intended to launch by the end of the year, according to reports

Online shopping increases 22%

Online retail sales increased 22% over the past year, the highest rate of increase for over two years

BBC iPlayer requests hit 130m in May

The number of requests for the BBC iPlayer via computers rose 7m to 95m in May, according to the broadcaster’s latest figures

E3 2010 Analysis

Ben Parfitt reflects on the three platform holder conferences

Europe achieves growth in digital ad spend despite global recession

In 2009, a total of €14.7bn (£12.2bn) was spent on digital advertising within the 23 European countries featured in the IAB Europe AdEx report

Give users control over ads and they'll respond

Users need options when it comes to interruptive ads

Social networks need users' trust before they part with cash

Facebook’s plan to introduce a currency called Facebook Credits will encourage people to spend on social networks but is a long way from becoming an activitymost people are comfortable with

SONY: We're fronting 3D movement

CEO announces 20 titles will be available by March 2011

Nielsen partners with McKinsey to create social media consultancy

Research firm Nielsen has partnered its social monitoring service BuzzMetrics with management consultancy McKinsey to form NM Incite, a social media consultancy

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