How EcoSpot aims to simplify sustainability using a collective effort
We are often bombarded with messages about reducing our carbon footprint and leading more sustainable lives but it can be difficult to know where to start. Maya Lingam, founder of early-stage startup EcoSpot has used her personal experiences to design a solution. She explains: “The idea for EcoSpot came about a year ago when I […]
Tech Spotlight – Latest Technology Releases
Our round-up of newly launched technology products targeted at helping us manage our busy digital lives – Whether protecting our smart devices or engaging us more. Trackable Smart Wallets By TrackR And Ekster TrackR – a California-based creator of intelligent tracking devices and software applications – recently announced their partnership with Ekster to create the smallest, smartest trackable and secure RFID-blocking […]
Debut – Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor’s career app ‘Debut’ is reinventing how students apply for jobs – A new role can start from just simply playing a mobile game. The interactive mobile app, for both students and graduates, provides an alternative process to the current system of using a career’s website or job boards. Charles, 25, was inspired to close the gap within […]
Pocket App’s crowdfunding campaign successfully hits above investment target £750K
The UK’s largest app developer Pocket App closes its Seedrs crowdfunding campaign hitting above its investment target of £750,000. The campaign, which went live early February, raised in total £837,115, and closed with 436 new investors. Founded in 2011, Pocket App is a recognised specialist multi-platform application provider, designing mobile apps and mobile solutions. Pocket App […]
Two years of an average worker’s life is spent preparing for, and attending meetings
Britain’s office workers are spending around 25% of their working week preparing for, and attending meetings, according to new report commissioned by eShare. The survey of 1,005 office workers, undertaken by TLF Research, shows the average worker attending 3.7 meetings every week, with just over an hour spent preparing for each meeting and almost an hour and a half actually […]
New start-up Cab Guru raises £2 Million fund to launch its taxi cab comparison app
New start-up Cab Guru raises over £2 million in funding to launch its taxi cab comparison app. The comparison app helps customers compare and book licensed taxis UK-wide. Cab Guru joins forces with over 300 major UK private and taxi companies in the hopes of competing with Uber, by giving customers real-time information to compare […]
Grabble – Daniel Murray
Daniel Murray’s Grabble is the new ‘Tinder for Fashion’ app created to save users the hassle of searching for the latest fashionable trends by bringing specially-curated outfit tips direct to the phone. Grabble was initially launched in 2014, by Daniel and his business partner Joel Freeman, as a social commerce website to fill the empty space between Pinterest and ASOS by […]