Newsweek relaunches website after dropping print edition

Newsweek relaunches website after dropping print edition

Consultancy Huge has created the new online home for American weekly news magazine Newsweek, which ceased its print publication at the end of last year and merged with online publication The Daily Beast. Huge was appointed to the work last November and, according to associate creative director Megan Man, was asked to define ‘what should […]

Windows Phone News goes live

Windows Phone News goes live

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 […]

Nissan: The Self Healing Paint iAd

Nissan created a unique self-healing paint that aims to make cars absolutely unscratchable. To convey how cool the technology is, the car company joined up with TBWA/G1 Paris, OMD Europe, and Dan Paris, to make a surprising iPad ad that teaches unsuspecting consumers how cool and unexpected the feature is. Users came across a seemingly […]

Over Half of Smartphone & Tablet Users Shop Via Mobile Weekly

Over Half of Smartphone & Tablet Users Shop Via Mobile Weekly

Almost two-thirds of smartphone and tablet users access websites on a daily basis and over a half shop via their mobile device at least once a week, according to new research from e-commerce and digital marketing solutions provider EPiServer. However, the mobile e-commerce experience is falling short of expectations, with half of shoppers confirming they […]

The GuardianWitness: Citizen Journalists App

Guardian News & Media unveiled a new platform that will allow people from around the world to submit their content directly to Guardian journalists. GuardianWitness, in partnership with EE, will build on the Guardian’s groundbreaking model of open journalism to crowdsource content from around the globe by enabling users to share videos, pictures and text […]

LEGO Story Builder: Augmented Reality App

Dejan Jovanovic, Helena Heras, Rafael Perez, Adam Pimack, Richard Spiegel, Manuel Mero and German Leal of Miami Ad School have created a concept app that aims to combine the offline and online worlds. Entitled ‘LEGO Story Builder’, the app would allow kids to interact with their physical creations digitally—bringing together LEGO, augmented reality and storytelling. […]

SHOP SCAN SAVE Powers More Savings

SHOP SCAN SAVE Powers More Savings

SHOP SCAN SAVE, the UK’s first free smartphone-based savings club, is changing the way retailers, brands and consumers support and engage with one another. Since the start of 2013, SHOP SCAN SAVE has become increasingly popular, leaping from 35,000 to 70,000 members who are actively saving via the app. In March alone more than 2,500 […]

Apptitud Media Announces New Creative Studio & Partnership With Mag+

Apptitud Media Announces New Creative Studio & Partnership With Mag+

Apptitude Media is proud to announce the launch of Apptitude Studio, the creative services arm of its award-winning digital publishing business. The new service will help clients bring their print and online content to life as immersive tablet and smartphone apps. Apptitude Media was established by a team that has worked together for many years, […]

Movie Posters That Double As WiFi Hotspots

To help bring the “world’s oldest” and possibly the “least popular” ad medium—the poster—into the digital age, South Korean film distributor CJ Entertainment teamed up with ad agency Cheil to create movie posters that doubled as WiFi hotspots. Called ‘WiFi Posters’, the campaign involved installing WiFi devices into existing movie billboards—allowing users within range to […]