Facebook is adding a dating layer to its main mobile app, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced during the company’s F8 developer conference keynote in San Jose, California. The features are a long time coming for the 14-year-old social network, which has allowed users to broadcast whether they’re single or in a relationship since it first went […]
Snapchat has introduced a range of new lenses that give users the opportunity to play augmented reality (AR) games with their friends on the app. With Snappables, Snapchatters use touch, motion, and facial expressions to take part in the interactive games. Some of the games give users the chance to challenge their friends and […]
Facebook’s Messenger for Kids has courted its share of controversy in the short time it’s been on the scene. In an effort to clean up the app’s reputation, Facebook is adding a feature that parents have been asking for: making it inaccessible during certain timeframes. Specifically, during dinner, when they should be doing homework or […]
Elvis DAM, WoodWing’s flagship enterprise Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution, has released a mobile app that aims to help users work more seamlessly with digital assets when on-the-go. The latest software member to join the Elvis Digital Asset Management solutions suite along with the already existing tablet, desktop, on-premise, private cloud and cloud solutions, is […]
In a pilot program launching soon, Uber will begin obscuring riders’ exact pickup and drop-off locations in the trip history displayed to drivers. Instead, it will display a broader location area. The change is intended to enhance rider privacy and safety, the first of several upcoming changes Uber is making to limit the exposure of […]
MullenLowe Group has collaborated with Shazam to roll out the ‘Unmute Daniel’ campaign, in a bid to raise awareness around the issue of cyberbullying in Singapore. ‘Unmute Daniel’ is a digital campaign that utilises technology to communicate with their target audience of youths and their parents. The campaign mascot, Daniel, represents every child who […]
Fast-casual burger restaurant Bareburger expects to soon replace all of its paper menus with 3D models of its burgers and other items rendered in augmented reality, but for now, the company is preparing some rather interesting limited AR interactions. The up-and-coming restaurant chain, framed by some as one of the hottest in the US, […]
Netflix is taking a page from social networks with a new feature that will let users watch TV and movie previews in vertical-video orientation on their mobile phones. The 30-second mobile previews are presented in a slideshow format with circular thumbnails, very much like the presentation of Snapchat and Instagram Stories. As with the popular […]
Vacherin, a specialist London contract caterer, has launched an app, in conjunction with end-to-end food management software specialist, Kafoodle. The app has been designed to reflect Vacherin’s clients branding, making it bespoke to their foodservice sites, and also hosts a unique set of personalised features. Customers will benefit from being able to look at menus […]
BBDO Bangkok has partnered with Samsung to create Predict To Prevent – a predictive text function that recommends the right mix of words to use when texting with someone who is suffering from depression. The creative inspiration behind the work, says Samsung is that “Conversation can be the tipping point in the outcome of […]