First North-listed Crunchfish and RealMax Oy in Finland signs an agreement allowing the AR smart glasses provider to pre-integrate and demonstrate Crunchfish’s gesture interaction technology in solutions for its RealWear AR products. The partnership further strengthens Crunchfish’s global network of AR-partners and the position as one of the leading suppliers of gesture control for AR […]
Natterbox, a leading provider of global voice cloud services, has announced that it has fully integrated a highly secure, automated credit card payment service which meets the strict PCI DSS standards into its telephony platform. The new service, developed in partnership with the market leader in secure voice payment services for business, PCI Pal, offers […]
Internet of Things (IoT) has reached the stage of early mainstream adoption, with over half of business and IT leaders expecting RoI from IoT projects within three years. The study, from Fujitsu, signals that the days of simply experimenting with IoT projects are now consigned to the past. Fujitsu commissioned IDG Connect to better understand […]
In US, more than four of every five digital display ad dollars transact via programmatic means according to eMarketer. The eMarketer forecast ‘US Programmatic Ad Spending Forecast Update: Video Powers Significant Growth Through 2020‘ expects that US digital display ad dollars (86.3%) will transact programmatically by 2020 which is 82.5% this year. Other statistics predicted by the report […]
Amazon has released a set of APIs that enable smart home cameras and doorbells to connect and communicate with Echo devices. Developers are able to use the Doorbell Event Source and Motion Sensor APIs to enable customers to connect their doorbell and camera motion sensors to Alexa. The APIs give these customers the choice to […]
Facebook has introduced a new way for users to share their experiences with the launch of futuristic, AI-powered 3D photos. Users simply have to take a single portrait shot of their friends, family, pet, holiday spot, or anything else that may interest them, and Facebook takes over by creating a 3D image based on how […]
As the general population becomes more and more accustomed to technology pervading every aspect of their daily lives, according to new research. The study, from retail technology expert Conversity has revealed that almost seven in ten (69 per cent) of consumers – rising to 86 per cent amongst the millennial generation – believe that technology […]
BABB has successfully completed its equity crowdfunding through Crowdcube, raising more than £1,400,000 from 1,232 investors. The funds will be used to support BABB’s applications for banking licences in the UK and Lithuania. BABB is building a decentralised platform using blockchain and biometrics technology, to provide mobile banking services to empower the global micro economy […]
ASOS has launched on Google Assistant. Customers in the UK and US can initiate conversation with Enki, the ASOS shopping guide, by saying “Hey Google, talk to ASOS” to their Google Home smart speaker or Google Assistant app on Android or iOS. Enki will then help them discover and shop the products across six of ASOS’ […]
Programmatic ad firm Mediasmart has struck a partnership with native advertising exchange TripleLift, to offer enhanced image formats and instant play video through TripleLift’s native advertising offering. The partnership offers Mediasmart customers access to a new source of integration for content marketing, advertorials, sponsored content and any other ad that matches the look and feel of the publications […]