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Teens, Tech and Tapping Out

The unprecedented teen mental health crisis, coupled with the toxic and addictive nature of social media, may be inspiring a grassroots movement of...

Technology : Identities : Youth

Design Directions

#PhotoBooth

Pouting, airbrushing, contouring and adding a sun-drenched filter to create a glamorous character in our own daily social media drama. The act of...

Selfie : ECAL University Of Art And Design Lausanne : Milan Salone

Big Ideas

Twitter reaches out to consumers in emerging economies

Twitter has acquired ZipDial, a service that enables brands to reach consumers who spend most of their time offline.

Twitter : Mobile Internet Access : New Emerging Affluents

News

Big Brother-proof: Clothing brand unveils off-grid stealthware

London – George Orwell is not often cited as a fashion inspiration. But for east London clothing brand The Affair, the novelist is exactly that.

The Affair : Fashion : George Orwell

Big Ideas

NEAs push mobile and tablet shipments

Middle Class : China : India

Big Ideas

2014 set to be the year of mobile banking

Mobile : Mitek : Transaction

News

X-press yourself: Wired prints customisable ad

US – Wired magazine has unveiled an innovative interactive print advertising campaign for its January US edition that highlights the multiple colou...

US : New York : Chicago

Big Ideas

Healthcare wearable technology market set to boom

US : Health : Electronics

Design Directions

Fairphone

The principle of transparency has spread to clothing, beauty and even jewellery, with companies disclosing where their products come from and how t...

Transparency : Bas Van Abel : Worker Conditions

Big Ideas

Apple faces threat from mobile phone repair shops

Iphone : Smartphone : Mobile Phone

News

Block by block: A phone with DIY fixes built in

Helmond, the Netherlands – The internet is full of ideas, but every once and a while a concept appears that is so good that everyone hopes it will ...

Digital : Dave Hakkens : Blocks

Big Ideas

Polar beer cooler freezes out mobile signals

Brazil : Lowe Counsel : Zoe Lazarus

Big Ideas

Google and Nestlé join forces on new Android OS

Branding : Brand : Brandjacking

News

Over the moon: Phone skins are out of this world

Seoul – South Korean creative collective Posh Craft has collaborated with design studio Realize to create a new iPhone5 skin that looks like it was...

Iphone : Phone Cover : Phone Packaging

Big Ideas

Public sector could benefit from big data analysis

Algorithms : Oxford Internet Institute : Human Behaviour

News

Phone Fund: Orange brings board games to life

Orange : Social Media : Poke

Big Ideas

Coca-Cola’s cup runneth over with happiness

Coca-Cola : Happiness Refill : Brazil

Design Directions

giffgaff

In today’s disloyal and connected times, smart brand managers are seeking to convert customers into friends, fans and ambassadors. Ultimately they ...

Mobile Phone : Ambassadors : Comparison

Big Ideas

Smartphones outsell PCs for the first time

Smartphone : Mobile Phone : Nokia

Big Ideas

Mobile World Congress

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona is the most important mobile phone trade show in the world. This year, the key trends were Near-Field ...

LG : Conference : Near Field Communication

Big Ideas

Android replaces Symbian in smartphone OS use

Google Android : Smartphone : Nokia

Big Ideas

More men switch on to mobile commerce in US

Mobile Commerce : M-commerce : Forrester Research

Big Ideas

Real-world growth in augmented reality market

Augmented Reality : Mobile : Apps

Big Ideas

UK consumers embrace a smarter way to shop

Mobile Phone : Cell Phone : Shopping

Big Ideas

Blaze of technology leads to a mobile wallet

Blaze Mobile Wallet : Mobile Phone : Cell Phone