British consumers have found themselves losing out following the introduction of the new service Wednesday, which will enable calls to be made and received by those using both Eurostar and the car shuttle service. This is because the three main French mobile operators - Bouygues Telecom, Orange and SFR - have signed an agreement with Eurotunnel to use its newly-installed network, but British companies have not. Thus despite Britain accounting for 85% of the 20 million passengers who use it, the tunnel will be regarded as French territory as far as the telecommunications industry is concerned.

'The People's Olym-PICS went live yesterday and already includes photos of the opening ceremony rehearsal and preparations. Blottr is offering to print the best photo from each contributor and turn it into a fridge magnet that it will give to those who submitted the pictures "free of charge as a keep sake and memory of the games". Blottr is also planning to showcase reports of the games, including "profiles of participating athletes from the smaller, less prominent countries in the world", the outlet said in a release.

Mail Online was the biggest and the fastest growing national newspaper website in June with 93.7 million global 'unique browsers'. This global monthly total was up 39.7% year on year while the daily browsers total stood at 5.8m according to ABC, up 44.8% year on year. The Guardian was the next most popular UK newspaper online with 3.4 million daily browsers (up 29% year on year) followed by The Telegraph with 2.4 million (up 22.5%). The Independent and Metro were the only national press websites to fail to achieve growth year on year in June.

Announcing the investment Thursday, Roku explained that it will be using the cash to expand its current organisation and push forward with the Roku stick, which it plans to launch this fall. The stick, which packs all the features of the small box currently available, will shove straight into the back of your TV. Completely unobtrusive, and potentially brilliant, writes Jamie Condliffe. The investment will see News Corp's Chief Digital Officer Jon Miller join the Roku board, but most importantly it will give the company a shot in the arm which could see it jump from key player in the …

Rumour has it Twitter is working with Hollywood producers to launch original TV shows on the site. Concurrently Twitter UK, which is gradually growing its headcount, isadvertising for a 'UK partnerships Entertainment' executive. In the job description Twitter says it wants someone who has "superb partner management skills, proven evangelism chops and an aptitude for driving innovation and facilitating change". As usual, Twitter won't comment.

The telecoms regulator Ofcom has issued guidelines designed to promote competition and extend coverage, while reserving some of the frequencies for a fourth national wholesaler other than the three largest operators. While Ofcom has been forced to consult on the rules twice to ensure the fewest objections to these latest rules, UK operators could still mount legal challenges as to how the auction is structured and delay the auction further. The auction will be for two bands, the 800MHz and 2.6 GHz bands, and the spectrum bands will have a combined reserve price of GBP1.4 billion.

As the 2012 Olympic Summer Games open, a U.K. based social media consulting firm has devised a leader board that tracks and ranks how effectively Olympic sponsors use social media during the games. Social Agility co-founder Tony Burgess-Webb says the year-old company uses more than 50 metrics to calculate the scores posted on its continuously updating London 2012 Social Media Scoreboard. His company has been tracking sponsors' social media campaigns for three months, and with opening ceremonies set for Friday three companies - Coca Cola, British Airways and Adidas - have surged to the top of the social media medal …

The company is looking for a number of software engineers in England's capital city, including those with Android skills, alongside partner engineers focused on games and mobile. The Facebook London announcement follows hot on the heels of Amazon's plans to locate a digital media development centre in London. The government is hopeful of making London the capital of Europe's tech scene and the capital's burgeoning presence on the international stage has been notable.

Daily Mail & General Trust's finance director has hailed a key turning point in the group's fortunes, with Mail Online revenue growth offsetting declines at national print titles in the three months to the end of July. Associated Newspapers - the national division that includes the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Mail Online - returned to revenue growth in the three months to the end of July, helped by cutting just over 100 jobs and Mail Online boosting driving digital its advertising income by nearly 70% year-on-year.

Days after Gabrielle Douglas, the American gymnast, made the US Olympic team, the 16 year old posted to Twitter a picture of flowers, cake and a giant plastic tub filled with paper towels, soap, deodorant and mouthwash. The package was a congratulatory gift from her new sponsor Procter & Gamble, the consumer packaged goods company. "I love all of my goodies thank you so much for everything!" she tweeted to her 29,000 followers.