Axonix Launches White Label Ad Exchange
Mobile ad exchange Axonix has launched the industry’s first technology platform aimed at enabling any organisation to create their own mobile ad exchange, giving premium publishers, ad networks, mobile operators and data providers the ability to set up branded programmatic trading environments. The Axonix White Label Ad Exchange hopes to create a secure, transparent marketplace [...]
Smartphone ‘Kill Switches’ Hailed As Phone Thefts Plummet
The introduction of ‘kill switches’ that render stolen or lost devices useless has been credited with a dramatic drop in smartphone thefts around the globe, with robberies down 40 per cent in London. The figures were released by Attoney General Eric Schneiderman, London Mayor Boris Johnson and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, three figures [...]
Barclays Launches Fintech Accelerator in New York
Barclays and startup accelerator managment firm Techstars have partnered to launch a flagship program in New York in which ten companies will have the chance to shape the future of financial services technology. The Barclays Accelerator, set to open in July, follows the success of a similar program in London, and will provide ten companies [...]
Samsung to launch smartphone with 3-sided screen, report says
Samsung plans to launch a flagship smartphone with a 5.1-inch screen that's sloped on both vertical sides, according to a new report. If you're having trouble imagining how that looks, recall the company's Galaxy Note Edge, whose screen has one curved side. If the Bloomberg report is accurate, Samsung will release two smartphones in March, [...]