After successful launches with TIM in Italy, and in Latin America with Turner’s Digital Ventures & Innovation group, PlayGiga has announced that it is accelerating its roll-out plans for further launches in Europe, the U.S. and Asia by the end of 2018. Unlike existing B2C streaming games platforms, PlayGiga is targeting telcos, Internet Service Providers […]
Google has shared that the company’s ads team killed 3.2 billion so-called “bad ads” in 2017, an increase of 88 percent from the previous year, when the company removed 1.7 billion “bad ads.” Put another way, Google took down more than 100 bad ads per second last year. “Bad ads” consist of any advertising that […]
It’s happened to all of us at one time or another. We’re trying to inch forward at the checkout or get through a door, retrieve our bags at the airport or simply move down the sidewalk and—wham—we smack into some nitwit standing there frozen, eyes glued to a smartphone. Such are the annoyances of […]
Joining the eye-mounted wearables market, Japan’s Toshiba has unveiled AR100 Viewer smart glasses that when combined with the battery-powered dynaEdge DE-100 mini PC that fits into a pocket, provides an augmented reality experience for enterprises. The biggest highlight of these enterprise focused smart glasses is the fact the dynaEdge mini PC runs Windows 10, and […]
Last Fall, Spotify launched Spotify Ad Studio, the first-ever audio self-serve advertising platform, in the US. The platform now embarks on a world tour as the public beta expands to Canada and the UK. Spotify Ad Studio makes it easy for marketers of all sizes to create audio ads on Spotify in minutes, letting them […]
South East Asian ride-hailing firm Grab has moved deeper into financial services with the launch of a dedicated unit and the introduction of micro-loans and insurance products. Grab Financial will encompass all of Grab’s fintech offerings, including payments services, rewards and loyalty services, agent network services and now also financial services. Grab has been progressively […]
Apple and Ito World have partnered to bring bike-sharing dock information to Apple Maps, TechCrunch reports. Now, in a number of cities, users can just type “bike sharing” or the name of a bike-sharing service into the Apple Maps search bar and it will show you all of the nearby docks as well as the […]
Only around half of the UK’s leading retailers have invested in mobile app technology, despite 80 per cent of shoppers using a retailer’s mobile app and conversion rates being as much as three times higher than mobile sites alone. According to an analysis of 240 of the UK’s leading retailers by eCommerce and digital agency […]
Apple is seeking to make a fresh start in its often-strained relationship with publishers after drawing digital magazine distributor Texture under its wing for an undisclosed sum. The subscription service, formed by a consortium of publishers in 2009, gives members access to articles from over 200 magazines on both Apple and Android devices for just […]
Artland, a platform dedicated to connecting art collectors and galleries worldwide, which was founded by Danish brothers Mattis and Jeppe Curth, has just announced a successful round of funding. The new investors include one of the world’s most famous handball players, Mikkel Hansen; Olympic dressage champion Andreas Helgstrand; musician and songwriter Shaka Loveless; and Airhelp […]