WeChat has made a fundamental change to the way it works. China’s most popular social media app has always limited its posts’ visibility to the sharer’s friends, or an official account’s followers. While this closed ecosystem limits the potential for content to go viral, it has been an asset for the app’s parent company, Tencent, […]
OUTFRONT Media Inc. announced a campaign for Dogology, Inc., a New York city based virtual dog training startup, that showcases the ability to use augmented reality in out-of-home campaigns, along with out-of-home and mobile advertising creative developed by OUTFRONT’s in-house creative boutique, OUTFRONT Studios. Between December 25, 2017 and January 12, 2018, OUTFRONT’s out-of-home displays […]
Samsung is the latest company to team up with NextRadio to bring FM service to its new phones. The company will unlock FM chips in all its upcoming smartphones in the US and Canada. The bulk of smartphones around the world are manufactured with an FM chip, but hardware makers often do not unlock them. […]
Hyundai Motor has invested in Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab, on of Uber’s biggest ride-hailing rival in Southeast Asia, as the South Korean automaker looks to expand beyond its traditional business of producing and selling vehicles. Grab did not disclose the value of Hyundai’s investment. Hyundai joined other investors, including Didi Chuxing, SoftBank and Toyota Tsusho (Toyota’s […]
Spanish automaker Seat has linked up with Saba, a developer of urban mobility solutions and parking management specialist, to create an app that enables users to have shopping delivered directly to their parked car. With Droppit, available on both iOS and Android, users are able to place a shopping order at a virtual supermarket and have it […]
Didi Chuxing, the ride-sharing giant of China and likely the most valuable startup in the world, just bought a controlling stake in 99, a leading ride-sharing app in Brazil. According to Reuters (citing a repot in Valor Economico, a leading financial newspaper in Brazil), the deal values 99 at $1 billion. Didi already had a […]
Mobile agency Fetch is counter-suing Uber for non-payment of invoices relating to ad placements that Uber claims were fraudulent. Uber had previously sued Fetch in September of last year in a California court, claiming it had been billed for non-existent, non-viewable or fraudulent ads, and for failing to pass rebates and commissions back to Uber. In that […]
Audio fitness app Aaptiv has announced an Apple Watch integration. Aaptiv provides unlimited access to more than 2,500 audio-based fitness classes, programs, and challenges created by expert trainers. The app has garnered more than 200,000 paying members over the past two and a half years. Subscription to the app costs $14.99 (£11.99) a month on […]
An app has been launched to help men check themselves for testicular cancer. Launched by The Oddballs Foundation, the Oddballs Check Yourself app encourages users to check themselves via a video which will feature a different celebrity each month. The first video comes from ex-footballer Alan Shearer and includes funny dialogue, easy to follow […]
UC Browser, a mobile browser owned by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, has become more popular than Google’s Chrome in some of Asia’s fastest-growing markets, according to the Wall Street Journal. Citing data from web analytics firm StatCounter, the paper reported that millions of people in India, Indonesia and other emerging markets getting online for […]