Pernod Ricard-owned Malibu and Kahlúa are launching a brand new technology demonstration and rapid prototyping space at their global headquarters in Stockholm, a city second only to Silicon Valley when it comes to creating successful startups which include: Spotify, King and Mojang. The space, which has been created in conjunction with the company’s technology innovation agency, […]
The independent creative agency CULT has launched its first ever Amazon Alexa and Google Home voice app, Mindscape. Created to offer front-line support to people suffering from anxiety or a panic attack, Mindscape was released today and is the first product created by CULT Experiment, the agency’s new offering – an innovation lab dedicated to […]
Rovio Entertainment is thrilled to announce the development of a revolutionary new augmented reality (AR) app that is set to seamlessly connect Rovio licensed products with the digital Angry Birds universe. The new app in the pipeline, codenamed ‘Project Magic’, will transport consumers into a breathtaking new world, allowing them to engage in highly immersive branded […]
Less than four months after it killed off its Yahoo Messenger product, Verizon-owned Oath is introducing a new messaging platform called Yahoo Together. Designed for group chats between family, friends and interest groups, the platform allows users to separate out conversations into different topics, similar to IRC chat. “Have you ever been in a group SMS […]
Toys“R”Us Asia has launched their first ever Facebook Augmented Reality Camera Filter for Toys“R”Us Hong Kong. Developed by leading creative tech agency, AliveNow, this fun and colourful AR Camera effect gives fans the chance to adorn themselves with features of Toys “R” Us’s famous mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe. This playful AR camera experience is also […]
Research released on October 4 has shown that retailers that focus their marketing budgets on social media and smartphone campaigns might be on the wrong track – across the UK, fewer than one in ten shoppers (9%) say that social media forms part of their purchase journey. In addition, more than half (54%) still use […]
Technology and design firm Iconeme is collaborating with participating retailers in London’s Notting Hill to launch a personalised virtual ‘high street takeover’ that delivers promotions and offers to shoppers’ phones. The takeover, which will cover Notting Hill’s busy Ledbury Road and Westbourne Grove, includes retailers like Derek Rose, Melt, Hari’s, Melissa Odabash, Petit Bateau, Toast and Dinny […]
Gismart, creators of the world’s No.1 beat making app, Beat Maker Go, has officially launched its latest title Piano Crush – which has already reached the No.1 spot in the music category across App Store around the world including the US. Piano Crush – available now for iOS and Android devices – lets users play songs on […]
Google’s latest app gives Android users the ability to control every aspect of their device in a purely hands-free manner using just their voice. Designed to help individuals with health issues such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, arthritis or spinal cord injuries – and those that have their hands full – Voice Access gives […]
Advertisers will be able to buy video ad inventory across a swathe of publishers on Apple News in the UK for the first time, reaching a potential audience of up to 11 million Britons. Some publishers already sell their own video ads on Apple News, but the Teads deal will mean it’s possible for advertisers […]