Above: Domino’s Facebook Messenger Bot Image Credit: Paul Sawers / VentureBeat Domino’s is the latest company to embrace the bot revolution, with the launch of a pizza-ordering bot for Facebook Messenger. Launching initially in the U.K. and Ireland only, “Dom” is touted as an “artificially intelligent customer service whiz,” according to the press release, and […]
Only the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 tablet has a screen worthy of high quality entertainment. So if you’re watching entertainment on another device, those who create content (directors, actors etc) will be upset that you’re watching all their hard work on an inferior screen. Leo Burnett Sydney’s mobile spot had the actor from Game of […]
Time Inc. has succeeded in growing its audience and digital footprint with a 29 percent increase in unique mobile visitors, but overall revenue is down by $4 million from the same quarter in 2015. The media company is seeing a 57 percent increase in unique video viewers year-over-year and a social footprint jump of 37 […]
INSIGHT For their 300th anniversary, Martell wanted to unveil a new La French Touch limited edition that showcases L’Art de Vivre in a contemporary way. IDEA AKQA were tasked to bring people on an unexpected journey by creating unique packaging that transforms into an interactive 360° mobile experience. The user guides the Martell Swift by […]
Fiksu, a mobile marketing technology company, and Noosphere, an international asset management firm, announced Monday that they’ve founded four new mobile marketing companies to “inherit the legacy of innovation and success from Fiksu.” According to a provided news release, the new companies will work closely together, but are independent businesses with their own leadership teams, […]
It’s no longer only restaurant food and cabbies that smartphone users can order to their door – a new doctor “delivery service” app has been designed, which allows patients to request a general practitioner to arrive at their home within an hour and a half. GPDQ – GP Delivered Quickly – is a start-up company, […]
Photography brand Polaroid is attempting a digital rebirth with a new iOS app, Polaroid Swing, that enables people to create and share one second-long moving photos with a single tap. The free app, which launches today, is backed by some of the biggest names in tech and photography. “Human beings see the world in short […]
Marketing firm, Kenshoo, has just become the first marketing technology provider to roll out full support for Google’s Expanded Text Ads (ETAs). When it launched in May, 45+ advertisers among the Internet Retailer Top 1000 began to deploy ETAs through Kenshoo. Since then, the company has served over 3.5m ETAs and 40% of weekly keyword […]
The Samsung Blind Cap, a swim cap that vibrates when swimmers get close to the wall to let them know that they need to turn, won the mobile category’s gold award at the 2016 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Ever since blind swimming became a Paralympic sport over 50 years ago, coaches have been […]
Cancer Research UK scientists have launched a new app, Tumour Takedown, for smartphones and tablets that shows how some cancer treatments work. The new app, developed in collaboration with Centre of the Cell, was unveiled at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition. It allows the public to test out three different cancer therapies on a […]