Global tech giant Samsung announced that its ‘Made for Samsung’ programme for promoting mobile apps will be extended to independent game developers. That means that game developers will get considerable marketing and tech support from Samsung if they bring exclusive titles to the South Korean company’s mobile platforms. Mihai Pohontu, vice president at emerging platforms at […]
McDonald’s has launched a smart tray liner in its Netherlands restaurants which enables diners to create music. The ‘McTrax’ paper mat features a keyboard and buttons design printed in conductive ink. When connected to a smartphone via Bluetooth, these can be pressed to play tones, set rhythm loops and even record their own voice within the McDonald’s app. The campaign, developed by This […]
Instagram has expanded its video ad offering with a carousel option, which has been adopted in the UK by Asos and in the US by Airbnb and Taco Bell. The new video format works in the same way as the familiar photo carousel ad format, inviting users to swipe sideways to see more clips. The […]
Wrestler and actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has launched a new app that aims to combine an alarm functionality with motivational content that helps users reach goals and provides them with daily video content direct from the star himself. The Rock Clock is a free app for both iOS and Android. Upon first being opened, […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://lovelymobile.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DT_PROJECT_STORY_4_MINUTE_FINAL_ENGLISH_320_MP4_070416.mp4[/KGVID] Deutsche Telekom unveils ‘Sea Hero Quest’. Developed in partnership with a team of scientific researchers from University College London, The University of East Anglia and gaming experts Glitchers, ‘Sea Hero Quest’ is a new multi-platform mobile game designed specifically to help advance the understanding of spatial navigation, and therefore understand one of the […]
Snapchat is teaming up with NBC for the upcoming 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro this summer, in a major deal that could propel the youth-centric social media app to a wider global audience. Under the US-only deal, Snapchat will present “unique perspectives” from the games via the service’s Live Stories.” Snapchat will have […]
Google has launched a limited beta of Google Trips, a travel assistant app. Trips auto-populates with destination information based on the user’s bookings. It combines a traditional ‘where to go/what to eat’ travel guide along with flight and hotel details lifted from Gmail. The app looks like an extension of the Destination mobile search product Google launched last […]
Visa recently started inviting start-ups to compete in the company’s second annual The Everywhere Initiative. In partnership with start-up ecosystem company, KITE, Visa is posing three real-life business challenges to the start-up community to create innovative solutions that solve Visa business problems and drive the future of commerce. According to a provided statement, the selected […]
Creative Circle has launched an official app ahead of the Creative Circle Ball. The app, available for both smartphone and tablet users through the App Store and Google Play, is available now. Keeping you up to date with everything in the run up to the biggest social gathering in the UK’s creative calendar, the handy app […]
Caligoo has released the newest version of its application aware hot spots solution. Caligoo delivers what venue operators need to compete, attract and serve a new and demanding generation of mobile savvy users, while protecting their existing base and expanding through the right mix of digital on-line and physical off-line services. Thanks to Caligoo’s technology, […]