Nike has joined forces with meditation app Headspace to provide you with a different kind of audio-guided runs: one that works your body and calms your mind. You can now find the first three Headspace audio-guided “mindful” runs on Nike’s Run Club (NRC) app. Like the other guides on NRC, they feature coaches and athletes […]
Alphabet-owned Google sent a message to Slack on Wednesday, saying that its workplace messaging platform—Hangouts Chat—has officially launched. Hangouts Chat functions in similar fashion to Slack and other workplace messaging platforms, but also provides a slew of other Google products such as Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar and Cloud Search. Google also says it will use […]
You have a few options when it comes to streaming music and whether you’re subscribed to Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal or something else, there’s a lot of music right at your fingertips. But live recordings offer their own sort of listening pleasure, and while you may find some on those streaming services, Paste Music thinks […]
Research from The App Developers has discovered that whilst 58% of the UK population are worried about mobile apps stealing personal data, they still went on to download as many as 100 paid apps each, over the course of 12 months. Surprisingly 73% of respondents said that, despite being worried about their data, they would […]
Twitter has announced the official launch of a new Bookmarks feature, which is designed to allow Twitter users to save tweets for later access. All tweets now feature an updated “share” icon that’s used for both bookmarking and sharing tweets, and Twitter says the share icon is meant to make it easier to save and share […]
You ready to give a cute virtual pal some food, bath and TLC? If you miss your Neopets and Tamagotchi days, then keep an eye out for My Tamagotchi Forever, which will be available for Android and iOS devices on March 15th, 2018. Bandai Namco is bringing its beloved virtual pets to smartphones for their […]
An analysis of 11,000 apps has found that app retention on iOS is consistently higher than on Android, but only by 1-3%. Conducted by mobile measurement company Adjust, the study – which defines app retention as “the percentage of users still using an app for a certain number of days after install” – found that […]
As part of its strategy to prove itself to be a 21st century digital ‘smart’ city and attract more young people, the Paris region, in partnership with digital innovation agency IRM, is launching a campaign using Snapchat filters during its annual Fashion Week. The project forms part of French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to transform […]
The younger small business owners are, the more likely they are to build a mobile app to support their business, according to a new survey by Clutch, a B2B ratings and reviews firm. Fifty-five percent (55%) of millennial-owned businesses have a mobile app, compared to 13% of small businesses owned by baby boomers. However, even […]
Heineken has launched the Heineken Chatbot on Facebook Messenger, which provides an engaging platform that invites consumers into the premium, innovative and exciting world of Formula 1. The Chatbot, developed by Publicis Media Content and Space66, is part of Heineken’s through-the-line Formula 1 ‘More Than A Race’ campaign, launched to open up the lifestyle of Formula […]