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ZipJet: Rocket Internet launches on-demand laundry service in London

Nov03
by on November 3, 2014 at 10:29 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches, UK

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Germany-based technology incubator Rocket Internet has launched a new on-demand online laundry service in London. Available on Android and iOS, ZipJet‘s drivers collect your dirty clothes and return them within 24 hours. As with Rocket Internet’s other recent London launch, food delivery service EatFirst, it’s only available in a relatively small centralized enclave of London, but will suit many of the millions of city-workers in Camden, City of London, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster. Using the app, you select a meeting point and the drive gathers your laundry and washes, dry-cleans and folds (as required). ZipJet offers…

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Smartphones are the hotel room keys of the future

Nov03
by on November 3, 2014 at 9:24 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Hotels, Insider, SPG, Starwood

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You can already use your phone to pay for your groceries and start your car – and soon, you’ll be able to use it to enter your hotel room too. US-headquartered hotel chain Starwood just launched its new program, dubbed SPG Keyless, to allow guests across 10 Aloft, Element and W brand hotels in its portfolio, to skip the reception desk and gain access to their pre-booked hotel rooms using their smartphones. New locks at these hotels communicate with guests’ phones via Bluetooth to allow for quick locking and unlocking with a simple tap on the lock pad attached to…

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WeChat now lets you create custom stickers with new MojiMe app

Nov03
by on November 3, 2014 at 8:58 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, wechat

Are your mobile emoji and stickers just not doing it for you? If you’re on WeChat’s mobile IM service, you can feature in your very own custom sticker, with MojiMe. Developed by China’s Tencent, the makers of WeChat, MojiMe for iOS and Android lets you snap a quick headshot to use with dozens of animated characters – making for stickers with more personality than ever before. There are a bunch of character themes you can choose from, and you can save your creations to use with WeChat or share them via Facebook and email. ➤ MojiMe [iOS / Android]

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