Chinese-American popstar Leehom Wang releases ‘world’s first’ AR music video

Chinese-American popstar Leehom Wang releases ‘world’s first’ AR music video

Kuato Studios, a London-based independent games studio, has teamed up with multiple Golden Melody Award-winning Chinese-American recording artist Leehom Wang to create the ‘first ever’ AR music video. My A.I. Date with Leehom Wang gives fans the chance to experience a digital date with the singer-songwriter through face-mapping technology. Built for the iOS11 ARKit, the AR […]

LEGO unveil Messenger chatbot to ease Christmas shopping

LEGO unveil Messenger chatbot to ease Christmas shopping

This holiday, the LEGO Gift Bot, Ralph, is here to make sure every wish clicks into place! We’ve all been there… every year Christmas pops up and surprises us! Next things you know, the gift buying rush begins and we feel drowned in indecision. What gifts to buy? What will your sister’s eldest want this […]

Sports photographer, Joe Hart and Apadmi join forces for “perfect selfie”

Sports photographer, Joe Hart and Apadmi join forces for “perfect selfie”

Professional photographer, Sharon Latham, has joined forces with Apadmi and England goalkeeper, Joe Hart, to create a travel selfie app. Selfie Guide guides you around the world and helps you take the perfect selfie. The Lancashire photographer said she was inspired by the “abundance” of poorly taken selfies and she wanted to create an app, which […]

Asos and HBO first to experiment with Snapchat’s branded Stories offering

Asos and HBO first to experiment with Snapchat’s branded Stories offering

Asos is among the first brand to toy with Snapchat’s new Promoted Stories feature, released November 24, which the messaging app has touted as a way for advertisers “tell deeper stories”. The format has opened up Snapchat’s most popular user feature to brands, letting them string together images and videos which disappear within 24 hours […]

Twitter begins trialling its ‘save for later’ feature

Twitter begins trialling its ‘save for later’ feature

Twitter has begun testing a feature which enables users to privately save tweets that interest them to look at later. News of the feature – which is called ‘Bookmarks’ – first surfaced in October, when Twitter product manager Jesar Shah revealed a prototype of the feature. Back then, it was dubbed ‘save for later’. For Hack Week […]

Mobile payment and loyalty platform Yoyo Wallet integrates with Starling Bank

Mobile payment and loyalty platform Yoyo Wallet integrates with Starling Bank

Mobile-only challenger bank Starling Bank has joined forces with Yoyo Wallet, a mobile payment and loyalty platform, to give customers the chance to benefit from loyalty programmes when they use their Starling payment card. Through the integration, Starling customers will be able to link their bank account to their Yoyo Wallet, so whenever they pay using their payment […]

Washington DC expands its partnership with WeChat to cater to the Chinese tourist market

Washington DC expands its partnership with WeChat to cater to the Chinese tourist market

Destination DC (DDC), the official marketing organisation for Washington DC, expands its partnership with WeChat by launching the first City Experience Mini Program in the United States to support Chinese travellers when they arrive in the city. Through Tencent’s instant messaging platform, DDC continues its expansion into Washington, DC’s top overseas market with the immersive new program built for the […]

New FreshSpoke app promises to make local Canadian food more accessible and honest

New FreshSpoke app promises to make local Canadian food more accessible and honest

 There’s a dramatic shift in consumer preference when it comes to food. The majority of Canadians are turning away from cheaper imports in favour of those produced closer to home. But with many businesses looking to cash in on local, consumers are increasingly concerned about whether such claims are true; according to recent Dalhousie-led […]

Facebook launches Creator app for Live broadcasts

Facebook launches Creator app for Live broadcasts

Facebook remains as committed as ever to the creator community and on November 17 the social media giant launched an app built and dedicated specifically for them. “We are really excited by the ways creators are already finding success on Facebook, and now, we’re happy to share the launch of the Facebook Creator App and […]

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