There are different takes when it comes to holiday ads. We’ve seen Samsung use Santa Claus to show off the Galaxy Gear to his elves (who are, needless to say, left agog) and how a misunderstood teenager uses his iPhone 5S to show his family that he does get Christmas. But I don’t think any will top the Nokia Lumia […]
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Video: Apple ‘Misunderstood’ iPhone 5S holiday ad
Apple this week launched its latest holiday ad. Called “Misunderstood,’ it follows a teenager who is more engrossed by his Apple iPhone 5S than the traditional visit to his grandparents’ house for the holiday season. Family events such as decorating the Christmas tree, making snow angels and a night time hike in the snow-covered neighbourhood seem to pass him by […]
Video: Santa Claus is a Samsung Galaxy Gear fanboy
While many have been less than impressed with the Samsung Galaxy Gear, you won’t find Santa Claus among them. In Samsung’s latest ad for its smartwatch, Santa Claus appears to be holding his own Unpacked event and the Galaxy Gear is the star attraction. The elves seem pretty impressed by Samsung’s latest Next Big Thing as Santa shows them how […]
Microsoft pits Chromebook against ASUS Transformer Book T100 in latest Scroogled ad
Microsoft’s ‘Scroogled’ campaign rages on. The company has already taken on the Chromebook in a previous ad that concluded that it was about as useful as a brick. This time, Microsoft heads down to Venice Beach in California and pits the Chromebook against the ASUS Transformer Book T100 in its latest Scroogled ad. Care to guess how this one ends? Needless […]
Amazon takes aim at Apple iPad Air with latest Kindle Fire HDX ad
The Apple iPad Air continues to attract the attack ads. Both Microsoft and Nokia recently took aim at Apple’s latest tablet, touting the superiority of their own tablets. You can now add Amazon to that list. Its latest Kindle Fire HDX ad takes on the “magical new iPad Air with Retina Display” and finds it lacking in a number of […]
Video: Microsoft takes aim at iPad Air and Galaxy Tab tablets with Surface 2 ads
Nokia is not the only company taking potshots at Apple and the new iPad Air. Microsoft has launched a series of ads that tout features that its tablets, in particular its Surface 2, have that its competition does not. Each Surface 2 ad is under a minute and focuses on one particular feature and how it makes the Surface 2 […]
Video: Nokia targets Apple iPad with Lumia 2520 ad
Nokia has not shied from taking aim at its competition in past ads. Its latest one, this time for the Nokia Lumia 2520, its first Windows RT tablet, is no different. This time, it takes aim at the Apple iPad and poor battery life and its lack of a keyboard, notwithstanding the fact that there are several such accessories available. […]
Video: New Nokia ad says smartphone picture taking is a martial art
If your smartphone photos are still lacking, there is new hope today for you today. Called Taekfoto, this martial art form, billed as the art of smartphone camera combat, promises to allow you to finally take better pictures. “I know all smartphones, none have smart camera,” says Taekfoto master Rez-Tu-Lo, explaining why he invented this rather unique martial art. “You […]