Google adds handwriting feature to mobile search
Google has added a handwriting feature for its mobile search, offering an alternative to typing keyphrases into the search box.
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Video viral of the week: British Airways encourages Brits to stay home to support team GB
Olympic sponsor British Airways is asking supporters of the British Olympics team not to fly during the games in order to help British athletes. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
IAB research: Tablet users want interactive ads
New research published by the IAB in conjunction with its partner Ipsos MediaCT, has found that consumers are more than twice as likely to be engaged with tablet ads that are interactive. Overall, 55% of tablet users think that advertising on tablets can do things that other media can’t and they expect to see this … [Read more…]
Autodesk buys smartphone video app Socialcam for $60m
Software maker Autodesk has bought social-video service Socialcam for about $60 million to expand in consumer markets. Socialcam offers a smartphone application and Web-based service that lets users capture, edit and share videos.
Video viral of the week: Kraft saves food with macaroni art app
This iPad app and video campaign from Kraft harks back to school days and macaroni art. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
Video viral of the week: Coca-Cola ‘security camera’ ad gets 5m YouTube views in one month
This heart-warming video from Coca-Cola continues the beverage giant’s ‘Happiness’ brand message, turning the negative perception of security cameras into something much more positive- boosting customers perception of Coke in the process. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
Samba offers Brits free broadband in exchange for ads
Ad-funded broadband service Samba has launched in the UK this week, offering Brits free broadband in exchange for ads, provided they sign up for a £5 sim or £25 dongle.
YouView to launch 4th July… but will set top boxes be available?
YouView is set for launch in the UK next month after much delay, but the web TV service might still be hampered by a lack of availability of set top boxes, according to a news report.
Google ‘brain simulator’ uses 16,000 computers to identify a cat
As part of Google’s ongoing project to make technology more ‘human’, the web giant has created an artificial intelligence system capable of teaching itself the ‘concept of cats’ with no human help.
Google 'brain simulator' uses 16,000 computers to identify a cat
As part of Google’s ongoing project to make technology more ‘human’, the web giant has created an artificial intelligence system capable of teaching itself the ‘concept of cats’ with no human help.