Groupon guilty of ‘widespread’ breaches of consumer protection laws
OFT says it has concerns over reference pricing, advertising, refunds, unfair terms, and interactions with merchants. By Mark Sweney
EBay to launch online secondary ticketing site StubHub in the UK
StubHub, which connects buyers and sellers, will take on Seatwave and Viagogo – the subject of a C4 documentary. By Mark Sweney
Salman Rushdie attacks planned Justice Dept lawsuit against publishers
Author tweets 'the US Justice Dept wants to destroy the world of books' after price-fixing accusation is reported to be imminent
Cinema snacks: a view to a killing
The high price of drinks and snacks at the cinema has prompted one man to take legal action. What's your cinema snacking strategy?
Could your Facebook page ruin your job prospects?
Terrified of employers scouring their Facebook pages for signs of fecklessness, students have started deleting content and hiding their identity. Are they over-reacting?
PayPal casts doubt on Near Field mobile payments systems
The mobile wallet payment systems being developed by Google, Vodafone, Orange, Visa and Mastercard could be out of date before they come to market
How apps have taken over the world
Steve Jobs initially resisted apps, fearing sabotage. But when the late Apple chief relented in 2007, the floodgates opened. By Stuart Dredge and Charles Arthur
Online ticket reselling firms: a sleazy brand of capitalism typical of our times
Paul Mills: 'Touts' create nothing of value, yet technology now allows them to make vast profits at the expense of fans, sport and the arts
The Artist star Uggie unleashes jack russell craze
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home braced for further surge in number of people searching for jack russells as The Artist and its canine star Uggie target Oscar success
Cisco launches appeal against Microsoft’s £5.4bn deal to buy Skype
Cisco asks European commission to ensure Skype's 700 million users are not locked into a Microsoft platform
TalkTalk loses another 50,000 customers
Broadband and TV provider has lost 170,000 customers since November 2010, but revenues remain stable at £422m. By Juliette Garside
Facebook expected to be valued at $100bn in stock market flotation
Mark Zuckerberg, the site's 27-year-old founder, hopes investors will accept firm will one day be worth 27 times current revenue
People using O2 network to browse websites face mobile phone numbers privacy breach
Mobile phone users on O2's network have been inadvertently handing over their phone number to website owners. By Charles Arthur
Fortnum & Mason in breach of credit card data security standards over hamper refunds
The 'Queen's favourite grocer' apologises for email sent 'with best intentions to aid the customer'
Three should not be crowded out of the 4G spectrum
Juliette Garside: It is in consumers' interests that Three emerges from this year's 4G auction on a more equal footing with its rivals