Apple is famously controlling of the user experience, but the company appears to be rethinking a central tenet of its software philosophy as rivals steam ahead with AI, messaging and chatbots. The company announced at its annual WWDC developer conference yesterday (13 June) that Siri, Maps and iMessage were now open to developers – a […]
A new Fitbit-style smartphone app is aiming to help reduce the number of university dropouts and enhance students’ learning experience. Universities from across the UK are trialling the app – developed by higher education (HE) technology company, Jisc – which records students’ learning activity, allowing the university to step in should they veer off course. […]
As retailers hunker down on perfecting their location-based marketing techniques, the tactic of integrating mobile advertisements with directions to bricks-and-mortar stores via map applications may be the strategy they are searching for. Although ads for strictly mobile or digital promotions are often times at the top of retailers’ sought-after marketing initiatives lists, the importance of […]
A top British entrepreneur thinks he’s solved the problem of our over-stretched NHS – a personal robot doctor you can access with the click of a button. Ali Parsa, founder of the Babylon health app, claims his new device is safer than visiting a doctor or nurse when you’re worried about any undiagnosed symptoms. Babylon is being […]
From today, London’s Tube and train passengers can get travel alerts sent to their phone, thanks to a partnership between Transport for London (TfL) and Twitter. In what’s being described as a “world first” by the travel authority, the new service will notify travellers via a direct message if there are severe delays on their […]
The ‘earn cash by looking at ads on your phone’ model is back in town. Tesco Mobile is offering its customers the chance to earn £3 a month off their bill by agreeing to receive ads on their Android handset from its partners. British Airways, McDonalds and Doritos are among the launch advertisers and Facebook […]
Euro 2016 kicks off on Friday and is expected to attract somewhere in the region of two million visitors over the course of a month. But with France still reeling from two major terrorist attacks, one in January 2015 and another one ten months later, the country remains on a high terror alert. Given the […]
Snapchat has revealed a fresh look for its Discover and Stories section, in a bid to boost its audience and keep publishers using the platform happy. Active media owners on the platform, which include the likes of Daily Mail, Mashable and BuzzFeed, will now see their content distributed in a more magazine-like style, which places […]
Goodyear Tyres UK has embraced virtual reality to inform young people of the dangerous distractions that can arise during driving. Using a 360-degree game app (Driving Academy), Goodyear has partnered with the Driving Instructors Association to highlight the dangers of driver distraction on the back of research claiming 42 per cent of 17 to 25-year-olds have used […]
Virtual Reality has fascinated viewers all over the world but can it help the team that has officially been titled England’s worst football team? Samsung and DDB Stockholm turn to British football legend, Harry Redknapp, to give New Mills AFC the biggest motivational speech – ever. New Mills A.F.C is currently in the “Evo-Stik League […]