5 big MWC 2016 trends: AI earpieces, homemade VR and DIY phones
With Mobile World Congress in full swing, we look at five of the biggest future shocks to emerge from the trade show.
Android
Twitter debuts built in GIF buttons
Twitter has released a built-in GIF button for all users, letting users search for animations to accompany their tweets.
Liverpool FC launches new social app ‘LFC Xtra’
Liverpool FC and social media platform, Vixlet have launched a new social app and web portal for fans.
Microsoft buys typing app SwiftKey for $250m- report
Microsoft has bought London-based SwiftKey, a pioneer in touchscreen typing apps, according to reports.
Samsung brings mobile ad blocking to its browser
Samsung has become the latest player to allow ad blocking by default, pre-installing the filtering software on its latest Android phones.
Revealed: Apple makes more money in 3 months than all of Android’s lifetime
Google’s Android operating system has generated revenue of $31bn and profit of $22bn in its lifetime- a figure that Apple made just within the last quarter alone.
Google paid $1bn to be default Apple search engine
Google knows that iPhone users mean big business- so much so that it paid Apple $1bn to be the default iOS search engine in 2014.
Mobile ad spend trends: Industry moves towards higher quality inventory
Advertisers are seeking higher quality mobile placements to target holiday shoppers, with a 45% rise increase in weekly ‘Private Marketplaces’ (PMP) volume before Black Friday, according to new research.
ASKfm updates Q&A app to attract millennials
Social media pioneer ASKfm has updated its iOS and Android apps to bring a new look and features to the platform.
Channel 4 expands into mobile games
Channel 4 has announced three games that it will publish in the first quarter of 2016 on its new publishing arm, All 4 Games.