Insights


CCgroup’s knowledge and understanding of the telecoms, mobile, consumer technology and consumer lifestyle markets is unrivalled in the world of PR and integrated communications.

 

We’ve worked in these markets for more than 20 years. Our expertise in both B2B and B2C enables us to bring a unique perspective to our strategic thinking and to your communications challenges.

 

It’s imperative to stay on top of developments in this space and we’d like to share with you some of the insights we have. Our daily news flash, Concise Comments, is updated with the most relevant stories of the day



White Papers

A selection of white papers exploring a variety of industry issues. Read more
Europe Gets Universal Cellphone Charger in 2010
Tue, 30/06/2009
The movement toward adopting a universal cellphone charger – that is, one type of charger that’s compatible with all cellphones – is becoming a reality in Europe as soon as 2010. Several major mobile manufacturers, including Nokia, Apple and Research in Motion, have signed up for the universal charger initiative led by the Group Special Mobile Association (GSMA).
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/06/europe-gets-universal-cellphone-charger-i...
Masked passwords must go
Tue, 30/06/2009
Websites should stop masking passwords as users type because it does not improve security and makes websites harder to use, according to two of the technology world’s leading thinkers. Usability expert Jakob Nielsen and security expert Bruce Schneier both think websites should stop blanking out passwords as users type them in. They say the practice inconveniences users with no security benefit at all.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/30/masked_passwords_usability/
Botnets sent over 80% of all June spam
Tue, 30/06/2009
There’s a ton of spam on the Internet-we all are painfully aware of this already. However, what once required an actual person to send is increasingly being taken over by botnets. A new report from Symantec’s MessageLabs says that more than 80 percent of all spam sent today comes from botnets, despite several recent shut-downs. Spam accounted for 90.4 percent of all e-mail sent in the month of June-this was roughly unchanged since May. Botnets, however, sent about 83.2 percent of that spam.
http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2009/06/report-botnets-send-over-80-of-all-...
Pirate Bay acquired by Swedish Software Company for £4.7m
Tue, 30/06/2009
In shock news, Swedish software company Global Gaming X has agreed to buy infamous Bittorrent tracker The Pirate Bay in a deal worth 60 million Swedish Kronor – about £4.7m at current exchange rates. Global Gaming Factory X has also agreed to buy the shares in Peerialism, a company that develops solutions for data distribution and distributed storage on P2P tech. The transaction is due to go through in August 2009.
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/news.phtml/25177/swedish-software-company-buys-t...
Google joins push to send Ugandans vital information through their mobiles
Tue, 30/06/2009
It has already conquered the web, becoming one of the most powerful companies in the world in the process. But now internet giant Google is taking on a new challenge, joining the launch of a system aimed at helping some of the world’s poorest people – by pumping information to their mobile phones. The project – known as AppLab – is launching today in Uganda, giving millions of phone users access to health advice, farming tips and trading services using only a mobile handset.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/29/google-launches-applab-in-ugand...