Uber is reportedly weighing up the idea of a subscription model for its food delivery subsidiary, UberEats. In an interview with Business Insider, UberEats UK country manager Toussaint Wattinne confirmed that the company has already been testing subscriptions. “We are constantly testing,” he said. “We’ve actually run a few tests within specific cohorts in a […]
GOOD Agency have been tasked with refreshing WaterAid’s Just Water January abstinence event, leading the strategy, creative ideation and delivery of a sector – first digital wallet pass. Just Water, which runs throughout January, challenges participants to go a whole month drinking just water – no booze, coffee, tea and juice. It’s the toughest abstinence […]
Consumers spent $196 million on apps, in-app purchases and subscriptions on Christmas Day 2017 across the App Store and Google Play, according to new data from Sensor Tower. The report, while excluding Android revenue in China, represents a 12.3 percent increase over 2016’s spending of approximately $174 million. That speaks to a still-growing market for […]
Snapchat maker Snap Inc. is getting ready to take some of its content beyond its app: Snap is developing a new program dubbed Stories Everywhere that will allow third-party publishers to embed Snapchat content on their websites, according to a new Cheddar report. Snap didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The project is […]
Some WeChat users in China will soon be able to use the chat app as a state-issued ID card. Financial Times reports that those living in Guangdong’s capital city Guangzhou will be able to use facial recognition to link their identities to the app in the Nansha district this week. The feature will apparently roll […]
As internet advertising revenues increase in US, Amazon is reportedly all set to introduce new advertising products in its portfolio in 2018 as it grows as a force to take on Facebook and Google. CNBC reported that Amazon is planning to sell advertising beyond Amazon sites and products. Amazon is also working with third-party mobile […]
Air New Zealand is turning to technology to tackle the language barriers that often arise during travel. The airline is one of the first corporates globally to trial a customer service use case for Google’s wireless Bluetooth Pixel Buds headphones which enable live translation of 40 languages via Google’s Pixel handset. While the airline has […]
Deck the hall, or any space you like, with the little festive magic Tree of Lights. For every virtual tree app installed AKQA will plant a real tree through World Land Trust, conserving plants, animals and natural communities in areas at risk. Tree of Lights, harnesses augmented reality technology to bring the magic of winter […]
McDonald’s has launched Reindeer Ready Live, a brand new app, created by Leo Burnett London, available for the first time this Christmas. Families can now create the magical moment the reindeer arrives and view it with their children on Christmas Day, to share proof of Father Christmas’ visit! The Reindeer Ready Live app allows the […]
It’s that time again when industry experts, including the team here at Code Computerlove, predict what will be the key trends in the year ahead. Taking aside the three technology-related trends that are dominating trends talk in 2018, Code Computerlove’s Louis Georgiou shares his views on where the digital industry is heading next and what […]