Snapchat value plummets $1.3bn after just one Kylie Jenner Tweet
Reality TV star Kylie Jenner has knocked $1.3bn (£1bn) off Snap’s stock market value after a single tweeting that she no longer used its Snapchat messaging app.
Huawei unveils first AI-powered smartphone to drive a car
Mobile maker Huawei has become the first mobile device manufacturer in the world to use an AI-powered smartphone to drive a car.
Vodafone teams with Mango for digital fitting rooms
Vodafone has partnered with Mango, global fashion retailer to bring digital fitting rooms to the high street.
Snapchat finally gives creators analytics tools
Snapchat is launching a new suite of analytics tools for creators of “Official Stories,” including some media companies and other brands.
Google takes on Instagram and Snapchat with AMP Stories
Google is testing AMP Stories, letting publishers build mobile friendly collections of images, videos and animations that can be swipe through.
Snapchat sells $10 captionable AR masks for events
Snapchat has launched captionable augmented reality (AR) masks, letting users create customised filters for special event that cost from around $10.
Snapchat launches embeddable map feature on the web
Snapchat has taken its Snap Map feature to the web, letting users see public Stories laid out on a map.
Gen Z are the UK’s biggest content consumers
UK millennials are spending 8.5 hours consuming content across their devices, with Generation Z spending 10.6 hours, according to new research.
The impact of AI: which countries will win and lose from machine learning?
Australia will fare best from the rise of machine learning, while UK will lose out the most, According to a new study looking into the impact of AI until the year 2030.
Apple hits record sales despite iPhone sales dip
Apple enjoyed its best-ever revenues of $88.3bn (£62bn) in the last three months of 2017, despite its latest iPhone range selling nearly a million fewer handsets compared to the same period last year.
eBay to start selling via Mashable “mobile shoppable images”
Mashable is teaming up with eBay to offer shoppable editorial across the UK and US, optimised for mobile.
UK Culture Secretary mocked for launching own app
The new Culture Secretary has prompted mockery by launching a social media app named after himself.
Samsung now making chips for cryptocurrency mining
Samsung is making chips designed specifically to harvest cryptocurrency coins as it looks to cash in on the rise of blockchain transaction technology.
UK adspend: One in every four pounds spent now goes on mobile
The UK’s ad market reached a new milestone during the third quarter of 2017 as almost one in four pounds spent on advertising went to mobile, which posted year-on-year growth of 30.7% to £1.3bn, according to new research.
Global smartphone sales price sees record growth
Global smartphone sales reached 397 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017 (4Q17), a one percent increase year-on-year.
Londoners urged to help capital become world’s top smart city
Londoners will have the opportunity to inform how smart technology could shape the future of life in the capital by giving their views and ideas to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
Super Bowl gets an Angry Birds twist
NFL and Rovio Entertainment have teamed up to create a new Super Bowl game integration ahead of next weekend’s match.
Snapchat lets users share stories on Twitter and Facebook
Snapchat users can now share Stories outside the app to Facebook and Twitter in an effort to spark growth on the social media app.
Nielsen Brandbank makes pack images ‘more mobile friendly’
As online plays a bigger part in grocery shopping, Nielsen Brandbank has launched a service to help brands and retailers drive and improve the m-commerce experience by making product images more mobile friendly.
Commuting in driverless cars “will improve employee productivity and wellbeing”
Brits are more likely to work during a commute in a fully autonomous car, compared to their traditional commute, according to new research.
