Disney Research, the company’s technology arm, has revealed a new app that can track and capture real-time images from a mobile device’s camera, then map them onto a 3D surface, creating an AR character that gains colour as an accompany book is filled in. The app is still in the development phase and isn’t yet […]
Did you know that three out of four mobile users keep their favored app on the home screen and fully in view all the time? That’s just one insight shared with MAW from the team at comScore. The company has just released its “2015 US Mobile App Report.” A respected leader in global media measurement […]
McDonald’s has partnered with the Roald Dahl Literary Estate and Penguin Random House Children’s UK to bring even more fun to the joy of reading as part of the latest Happy Meal promotion. From 23rd September to 3rd November, McDonald’s will be distributing exclusive Roald Dahl books as part of the Happy Meal. Each book […]
Anomaly kicks off its UK-wide and cross-media campaign for Trainline, ‘I Am Train’, with a 60 second TV advert. The TVC features the man who is train, a man who is at one with train travel, who manoeuvres through a bustling station with ease and panache, all thanks to Trainline’s app. The spot was directed […]
NASA is embracing the smartwatch revolution by opening a free for all design competition in which the public are invited to create an app for Samsung Gear 2 wearing astronauts on the International Space Station. Hosted via Freelancer.com the initiative will offer the creator of the best app a cash prize of $1,500 with the […]
Betway has launched a new TV campaign to show how its app can bring football to life and get fans closer to the game – so close in fact, they feel like they are actually there. The ‘Bring the Game to Life’ campaign, which is created by Above+Beyond, has launched to coincide with the start […]
Controversial car sharing start-up Uber is never far from the headlines these days as irate cabbies take to the streets to complain about the threat to their livelihood but its financial affairs have remain largely hidden from view, until now. Gawker has published financial documents purportedly obtained from Uber which show the firm is racking […]
Disney is further stoking Star Wars hype ahead of the latest cinematic instalment of the science fiction franchise this December with the launch of an official iOS and Android app. Designed primarily to keep die-hard fans abreast of all the latest news ahead of a release of the Force Awakens the app can be configured […]
Daunted by Shakespeare? There’s an app for that...
Samsung Electronics UK has teamed up with the Royal Shakespeare Company, supported by ad agency Cheil, to launch a new app starring famous actors, a rapper and a beatboxer to bring Shakespeare to life for 11-18 year olds. The Android app, called RE:Shakespeare, features interactive games and videos and is hosted by RSC ambassador, David […]
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity – June 22, 2015 – Virool, the fastest growing advertising technology, released a new mobile site that plays matchmaker for thousands of advertising and marketing executives set to descend on the South of France this week for the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Known as “Cannes We […]