The word “the” is the most commonly-used word of the English language; it makes an appearance in around 80% of all written paragraphs. To recognize its usage and usefulness, Melbourne-based Australian restaurateur Paul Mathis has created a new symbol as a short-formed substitute for “the”. The “the” symbol looks like what happens when an uppercase […]
Toshiba will launch its Ultra HD sets in the U.S. in August, with its 84-inch model listed $8,000 cheaper than Sony’s. Sharp is also getting in the game with a 70-inch set. The 4K sets, which offer resolution some four times greater than HD, are on sale even as 4K TV content is embryonic. The […]
Panasonic UK has launched an online campaign to promote its new Smart Viera TV range and Lumix TZ40 camera. The campaign has seen review content for both products from TrustedReviews.com and whatdigitalcamera.com appear within custom made online advertising unit, Amplify. The Amplify unit will host teaser videos and advertising content about the products, links to […]
Popular mobile game Angry Birds has received a “magical” update that includes some new gameplay mechanics involving magic portals. As part of this new release, Angry Birds makers Rovio have teamed up with Simon Pierro, better known as the ‘iPad Magician’, to create a ‘magic’ video. The video features some ingenuity from Pierro, who performs […]
Photo sharing website Flickr has launched a new site design which aims to ‘make Flickr awesome again’. The redesign comes just hours after Flickr owner Yahoo announced the acquisition of blogging site Tumblr, which Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer promised not to ‘screw up’. Unveiling the new Flickr design, Mayer described the new look as […]
To celebrate the launch of its Weetabix On The Go breakfast biscuits, the Weetabix factory in Kettering created a giant biscuit to form the basis of its Twitter feed. The ‘Tweetabix On The Go’ biscuits, which are 15 times larger than the real thing and took the team of expert Weetabix bakers a day to […]
Windows Phone News, the online magazine, is now live. Windows Phone News is the first magazine devoted to Windows mobile phones and the tablets, laptops and PCs that implement Microsoft Windows and its Metro user interface. Windows Phone News carries up-to-the-minute news, reviews and interviews on Windows mobile phones, apps and services, and the Windows […]
Peugeot UK is releasing a new campaign celebrating the creative and technological advances in film-making, to mark its sponsorship of Sky Movies. The work is a series of 8 idents created by Havas Worldwide London. The idents, which are directed by Ivan Bird, aim to blur the lines between the film world and the filmed […]
Discovery Networks is launching its TLC channel in the UK, and has positioned and branded a revised version tailored for the UK market. TLC is currently broadcast in 150 countries and is viewed by over 300m households in the US, and across western and Eastern Europe according to The Discovery Channel. Design work has been […]
This Easter, Marshmallow PEEPS Brand Candies are leaving the nest with their first live-action commercial to be run on TV and via social media. This is PEEPS’ first TV campaign in over ten years and is the brand’s first commercial to kick off an ongoing, year-round TV campaign. In March, PEEPS will present the “Brothers” […]