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App Annie has revealed figures showing the full impact of global lockdowns as global spend on apps surges by 40% in a year. $32 billion was spent on in-app purchases across iOS and Google Play globally in Q1 2021. It’s the biggest quarter since records began – and the figure …

Liberty Shield, an Edinburgh-based online privacy and digital anonymity firm, notes that VPN usage across the UK is rising significantly during the UK’s lockdown. A VPN – or Virtual Private Network – is used to create a private network from a public Internet connection, and it is believed that the …

Andrew Busby, CEO of Retail Reflections advises on what retailers should be considering or putting into place as the current lockdown restrictions finally begin to ease  They haven’t seen a customer for months, and if reports are to be believed, it’s likely that other, unwanted visitors have likely moved in. …

Online video is more popular than ever with the average global viewer watching nearly eight hours (seven hours, 55 minutes) per week. With consumers homebound during the pandemic, 46 percent of UK viewers signed up to additional streaming services and video viewing increased 14 percent in the past year. This …

The proportion of UK small businesses predicting growth has almost doubled in just three months – from 14% to 27% – giving one of the first tangible indications that the Government’s easing of lockdown is having a positive impact on a key area of the UK economy. The quarterly tracking …