Comment: Amazon Echo Look offers a never before seen retail experience
Hugh Fletcher, Global Head of Consultancy and Innovation, Salmon takes a look at on Amazon’s latest tech innovation, Echo Look.
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Digital video ads: Brands demand more options
Advertisers, agencies and publishers are looking for options for delivering brand advertising campaigns via digital video ad formats, the first IAB Europe Video Ad Formats survey reveals.
Free branded Wi-Fi goes live in Edinburgh
A tech firm promising to give business owners access to cost-effective ‘legal guest Wi-Fi’ has officially launched its ground breaking product in Edinburgh.
Google makes bid for TV planning industry: DoubleClick now includes commercials
Google is making traditional TV ad inventory available to buy in DoubleClick Bid Manager.
Top online retailers use only one image per product on mobile sites
Almost a quarter of the top 50 online retailers use only one photo per product on their mobile sites, according to new research from imaging and workflow specialist SpinMe.
Event report: Top 5 experiences at the Virtual Reality Show
This month, London hosted a ground-breaking Virtual Reality Show giving 10,000 attendees the opportunity to try out VR products, and meet the top brands and innovators working in VR today. Our team went to investigate…
Guest comment: Is Apple Pay about to kill the checkout?
As Apple Pay grows in popularity, could it spell the end of the checkout? Steve Borges, founder of Biglight, looks at the long lasting consequences that all online retailers need to take into account.
Almost 1 in 10 workers in Dublin are developers: UK and Ireland tech hub league table
Dublin’s developers make up nearly 10% of the city’s working population, the highest proportion of all cities in the UK and Ireland, according to new data from Stack Overflow’s Q1 Developer Ecosystem Report.
Mobile commerce trends: The smartphone’s rise as an online purchasing device
Smartphones are fast catching PCs as the online purchasing tool of choice around the world, according to new research from Global Web Index.
giffgaff debuts Snapchat Lens for “Big Swim” campaign
Mobile network giffgaff has launched a bespoke Sponsored Lens on Snapchat as part of its Big Swim campaign.