DAS announces new Alexa skill for Amazon Echo

DAS announces new Alexa skill for Amazon Echo

We’d like to introduce you to our newest team member. #LegalAlexa Download the skill today.https://t.co/IS6AQ1X2eg #Insurtech #LegalTech #Alexa pic.twitter.com/SStU98nA24 — DAS UK Group (@DASLegalUK) January 25, 2018 DAS UK Group has become the world’s first legal expenses insurer to launch an innovative new Alexa skill for the Amazon Echo. DAS customers and the general public […]

Samsung releases the official 2018 Winter Olympics app

Samsung releases the official 2018 Winter Olympics app

Samsung has launched The Official App of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, the South Korean company has announced. This app was created in partnership with the IOC — the International Olympic Committee — as well as the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Samsung describes its Olympics offering as […]

Postmates launches data-driven “We Get It” campaign by 180LA

Postmates launches data-driven “We Get It” campaign by 180LA

Postmates, one of the only on-demand delivery apps that can deliver anything from anywhere, announced a “We Get It” 360 brand marketing campaign that captures how on-demand ‘anything’ is quickly becoming a way of life — particularly in the app’s largest market of Los Angeles. From Pho, aspirin and coffee runs for the office, to […]

Clinch for Facebook enables marketers to personalize videos

Clinch for Facebook enables marketers to personalize videos

Creative technology company Clinch has announced the launch of ‘Clinch for Facebook’, a video personalization engine built specifically for the social network, as well as for Instagram. Clinch for Facebook allows for rapid A/B testing of creatives and generates personalized campaigns at scale (both video and display) using unique Facebook formats such as Canvas, Collections and Instagram Stories. […]

Apple’s HomePod arrives in stores on February 9

Apple’s HomePod arrives in stores on February 9

HomePod, the innovative wireless speaker from Apple, arrives in stores on February 9 and is available to order online beginning January 26 in the US, UK and Australia. HomePod will arrive in France and Germany this spring. Using just your voice, it works together with an Apple Music subscription, providing access to one of the […]

Facebook acquires ID verification startup Confirm.io

Facebook acquires ID verification startup Confirm.io

Facebook is buying a software firm that specialises in authenticating government-issued identification cards, the two companies said on January 23, a step that may help the social media company learn more about the people who buy ads on its network. US lawmakers have expressed alarm at Facebook’s limited ability to know who is buying advertisements, […]

Opera introduces bitcoin mining protection in its mobile browsers

Opera introduces bitcoin mining protection in its mobile browsers

With cryptocurrencies the current ‘next big thing’ in the digital world, it’s not surprising that many people are turning to extreme means to mine new coins, with some even employing other peoples’ computers and smartphones – often without their consent. Cryptocurrency mining is a high-intensity process that can dramatically overwork the CPU on most smartphones, […]

Instagram now supports GIFs in Stories

Instagram now supports GIFs in Stories

After months of rumors and limited rollouts, Instagram is officially adding GIF support to its Stories feature. You can now plaster dancing cats and flying cheeseburgers over your photos and videos. The options are endless with hundreds of thousands of moving stickers to choose from thanks to GIPHY integration. Instagram is also announcing an upcoming […]