It’s no longer only restaurant food and cabbies that smartphone users can order to their door – a new doctor “delivery service” app has been designed, which allows patients to request a general practitioner to arrive at their home within an hour and a half. GPDQ – GP Delivered Quickly – is a start-up company, […]
After years of work, travel startup Hopper is seeing strong growth, says Frederic Lalonde, the company’s co-founder and CEO. The startup, which has offices in Montreal and Boston, makes an app that helps users save money on airfare by telling them when to buy tickets in order to get the best price. So far, it’s […]
Snapchat confirmed the acquisition of Bitstrips, rumoured for several months, in a blogpost announcing integration between the two services. This means users can download the Bitmoji app and sign in using Snapchat for the first time, as opposed to solely with an email address. They can also share their Bitmoji selves on Snapchat, as well […]
According to Survey Monkey, Amazon saw app usage skyrocket on Prime Day. Amazon’s mobile app saw its usage increase by 35% last week, thanks to an influx of consumers wanting to cash in on Prime Day deals on July 12, according to new data from Survey Monkey. The e-commerce giant debuted Prime Day last year as […]
Microsoft keeps wavering between task-oriented separate apps and an all-in-one client. Microsoft’s preview of the new, modern, Universal Windows Platform (UWP) version of the Skype client received a big upgrade today: it’s now available for devices running Windows 10 Mobile as well as Windows 10 PCs. In addition to supporting Windows phones, the client has […]
Snapchat Inc. may start to see more brands paying up for location-based advertising campaigns on its photo-sharing mobile app, thanks to the efforts of another startup, Yext Inc. Advertisers can already pay the social media service to have branded geofilters—a type of graphical overlay people can use to decorate photos or videos they’re sharing—to show […]
The Mercedes-Benz brand, which sells eco-friendly cars, is encouraging its social media followers to take photos of its “smart vehicles” in the wild and share them by snapping @smartcarUSA. “The brand is surprising and delighting some of their followers on Snapchat with smart-branded gear,” Mark Aikman, general manager, marketing services for MBUSA, explained via email. […]
The number of mergers and acquisitions within the application sector of the online and mobile space increased by 18 percent in the first half of 2016 and this area is expected to continue gaining steam, according to a new report from Berkery Noyes. In Berkery Noyes’ Q2 M&A Online and Mobile Trends Report, the independent […]
Unilever’s Magnum is giving double meaning to the word “mobility” by partnering with Uber for a mobile campaign that delivers free ice cream to users’ doorsteps simply by having them swipe right in the application. Today, users who open the Uber app and swipe right will be able to pin their address and receive ice […]
One of the ironies of going to a yoga class is that all the good work of destressing can be undone in the rush to get to work afterwards, or on the commute home. This is what prompted Finnish yoga devotee Mikko Petäjä to start a live online yoga alternative two years ago. “I worked […]