Facebook tests Snapchat-style vanishing posts
Facebook is testing a SnapChat style feature for status updates, as the social network continues to emulate the success of chat apps.
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Right to reply: Do brands need to make their apps Apple Watch compatible?
The Apple Watch is the first new product line for the company since the iPad in 2010. Sam Clark, CEO of Conjure, a company that specialises in developing apps for emerging technology platforms—including wearables—looks at why brands need to consider making their existing apps for friendly towards smart watch users.
Apple Watch and phablet revealed- but are NFC payments its real game changer?
Apple has revealed its latest range of bigger smartphones and its much-anticipated smartwatch, along with a new mobile payments system that uses fingerprint ID for security.
Rise of emotion analytics? Adknowledge to measure people’s feelings for video campaigns
Digital ad firm Adknowledge has partnered with Realeyes, an emotion analytics platform that measures how people feel and react when they watch video content.
Twitter becomes online shop with ‘buy it now’ button
Twitter has expanded into ecommerce a new ‘buy’ option that will appear alongside a brand’s tweet.
Chromecast rival: £79 Amazon Fire TV comes to UK
Amazon’s Fire TV box is launching in the UK in October, offering on-demand TV, apps and smartphone content, putting the online retail giant in direct competition with the likes of Google’s Chromecast and Apple TV.
23 year-old gets $1.4m funding boost for Tapdaq ad exchange for apps
Mobile ad exchange Tapdaq has raised $1.4 in its first funding round, appointing former AdMob boss as its company chairman.
No April Fool: Baidu’s Google Glass rival ‘Eye’ has no screen
It seems that Baidu’s April 1st announcement that it was working on a Google Glass rival called ‘Eye’ was not a prank after all. The Chinese search giant has revealed a working prototype of a mobile assistant with a notable omission…it doesn’t feature a screen.
Mobiles overtake desktop for ecommerce traffic – IMRG
More than half (52%) of visits to UK retail sites are now coming from mobile, with over a third (36%) of UK online sales are now completed on a smartphone or tablet device, according to new research.
Forget bankers, UK parents want kids to have digital careers
While doctors remain the most desirable profession for parents to aspire for their kids, digital carers in app development and tech entrepreneurship are now more popular than bankers, according tpo a new UK survey.