Mobile commerce more popular among users in APAC than in other regions, according to Twitter

Mobile commerce more popular among users in APAC than in other regions, according to Twitter

Mobile commerce is taking off among Twitter users in Asia Pacific, after a study commissioned by the social media company found that across 15 countries, approximately two in three users are most likely to browse and make payment on mobile than their counterparts in US and Europe. The report, which delves into mobile shopping behaviours […]

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 […]

Google updates features for mobile shopping experience

Google updates features for mobile shopping experience

Elevating its implementation of latent semantic indexing, Google has updated its shopping tool. The new features will allow users to discover, research, and compare products on Google Shopping with greater proficiency, according to the company. In the blog post announcing the update, Jennifer Liu, product management director for Google Shopping, said mobile shopping on Google was redesigned to […]

Smartphone voted as most life-changing tech of the past 25 years

Smartphone voted as most life-changing tech of the past 25 years

The launch of the smartphone and wider “connectivity” are seen as the most significant technology breakthroughs during the past 25 years, a survey has revealed. Telecommunications company TSI asked people to share their views on what tech has made the biggest impact since the 1990s, how it is used, and what the future holds. An […]

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 […]

Just Eat Embraces AR to Shower Facebook Users in its Food

Just Eat Embraces AR to Shower Facebook Users in its Food

Online takeaway platform Just Eat has delivered an augmented reality feature to add another compelling dimension to its food offering, via Facebook. The feature allows mobile users to beam food items into the real world via their mobile, a move that will help visualise the broad catalogue of items into the household of the consumer […]

Mobile data costs vary greatly across Europe, with Belgium and the UK paying the most, says GlobalData

Mobile data costs vary greatly across Europe, with Belgium and the UK paying the most, says GlobalData

The cost of mobile data in European countries varies substantially, with Belgium and the UK offering the least data per Euro, while Romania offers the most, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Consumers may not expect €10 to buy a lot of mobile data in northern and western European nations, but the […]