26 per cent of Americans have deleted Facebook’s core app from their mobile phone in the past year, while 74 per cent have taken steps to limit the social network’s access to their life, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. Over half (54 per cent) of Facebook users aged 18 and older have […]
AppLovin, a comprehensive mobile gaming platform, announced it has agreed to acquire MAX Inc., a leading in-app header bidding solution, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition will further accelerate AppLovin’s mission to give game developers a complete platform to grow and scale their businesses. MAX will become MAX by AppLovin. Its in-app header bidding functionality […]
PubMatic, the publisher-focused sell-side platform (SSP) for an open digital media future, released its second Quarterly Mobile Index (QMI) of 2018, which identifies trends in mobile advertising for Q2. The report includes key points around growth in mobile app advertising, highlighting trends in mobile video, private marketplaces (PMPs) and the expansion of cross-channel monetisation. The […]
Meditation app Headspace has acquired Alpine.AI, formerly known as VoiceLabs, in an effort to strengthen its voice and AI technology. The digital wellness service, which has over 31m users, acquired both the team and technology of Alpine.AI, which was an early leader in the digital assistant market. “We are excited to announce that Headspace is acquiring our product, […]
Rovio Entertainment Corp. has partnered with the multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning band Imagine Dragons to launch “Angry Birds x Imagine Dragons,” a free in-game event playable in Angry Birds Match now through Sept. 25, 2018. The event benefits the Tyler Robinson Foundation (TRF), a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping families cope financially and emotionally with […]
Doro, which specialises in telephony solutions for an ageing population, has released research showing that half of British seniors are excited by new technologies and trust them to help in their everyday life. Despite this interest in technology, however, only 12 per cent of those surveyed have adopted tech-enabled personal aids such as safety alarms, […]
Leading global creative agency BBH has harnessed augmented reality (AR) and a Family Guy collaboration to provide Samsung with a highly innovative way to market its products. Doorways, which launched at Berlin’s IFA innovations show, is an interactive AR platform that allows the user to step into a different world and fully immerse themselves in […]
Twitter announced new restrictions to its ad policies that restrict the publishing of sponsored political and issue tweets. The social platform set these rules for the US only, in light of social media’s recent issues with the bad actors exploiting looser measures since the 2016 presidential campaign. After Twitter and Facebook announced restrictions to these types of ads […]
On of the world’s largest mobile lockscreen media platform, Buzzvil, a member company of the K-ICT Born2Global Centre, announced it has acquired India and Pakistan’s leading lockscreen content curator SlideApp as part of its effort to tighten its grip in the global mobile ad market. Financial terms were not disclosed. John Lee, CEO of Buzzvil, said, “By taking SlideApp under our wing, Buzzvil […]
Facebook Watch, the social network’s streaming video platform, is getting its global rollout, just over a year after the service launched in the US. Content will include familiar names as well as original programming and exclusive series. The content lineup includes entertainment, news and sports programs, and aims to position Facebook as a more legitimate […]