NAD ‘recommends’ T-Mobile stop using misleading ‘best unlimited network’ slogan

T-Mobile may provide America's fastest wireless service, but according to the National Advertising Division, that's not enough to qualify for the title of nation's "best unlimited network."

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Misleading HTC U11 and gory OnePlus 5 ads get banned in the UK

HTC and OnePlus are not to broadcast promotional material in the UK anymore suggesting the U11 can be used in "standard swimming pools" and causing "unduly distress" respectively.

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Google Assistant can basically do anything in TV ads starring John Legend, Sia and Kevin Durant

To prove how serious an Alexa and Siri competitor it's already become, Google Assistant has booked several A-list celebrities to highlight its strengths.

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Latest unconventional OnePlus 5T commercial ends in fake rival phone destruction

Love or loathe the way the OnePlus 5T is being advertised of late, we can't stop talking about the "competition-smashing" phone, which clearly qualifies as effective publicity.

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Alexa loses her voice only to find a new one in star-studded Amazon Super Bowl ad

Amazon appears to have subtly revealed in a Super Bowl commercial starring an army of celebrities that Alexa is getting a new, warmer, more natural voice.

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Bizarre OnePlus 5T advertising efforts double down with traumatic ‘dog test’ (Video)

The OnePlus 5T is purportedly "the smarter choice, however you test it." But is the Chinese company going a little too far in its attention-grabbing publicity stunts?

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‘Stupid men’ pit OnePlus 5T against Galaxy Note 8 in bizarre new ‘cactus test’ ad (Video)

The latest OnePlus 5T publicity stunt is unusual, to say the least, as "brave idiots" show the speed difference between it and the Galaxy Note 8 in a bizarre "cactus test."

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Motorola wants you to ‘up-upgrade’ to a Moto Z2 Play, poking fun at Samsung’s iPhone X parody

Apple is yet to hit back at Samsung for that brilliant recent iPhone X satire, but Motorola thinks it has an even better product in the Moto Z2 Play.

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Google takes a casual dig at Apple in jam-packed new Pixel 2 commercial (video)

Google's latest two-minute Pixel 2 ad is mainly about showcasing the phone's strengths, but a little light Apple mocking just adds to the fun.

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Samsung pokes fun at ten years of iPhone releases in new 60-second ad (video)

Samsung's latest Apple-mocking commercial might be its best yet, taunting the chaebol's arch-rivals for a full decade of immature iPhone releases.

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The Rock teams up with Siri to ‘dominate the day’ in epic new commercial (Full video)

With Cortana, Google Assistant and Alexa rising fast, Siri stays in the limelight starring alongside The Rock in this "crazy fun commercial."

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Google promises to put a stop to Gmail content scans for ‘ads personalization’ later this year

No more "scanning" Gmail messages of regular consumers in addition to businesses, Google is vowing, though "personalized" ads will live on.

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Vivo takes international exposure to the next level with World Cup sponsorship

Following in Sony's footsteps, China-based Vivo is FIFA's new smartphone marketing partner for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.

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Google could launch native Chrome browser adblocker ‘within weeks’, sources say

There may be no more need for third-party adblocking tool installation for Google Chrome soon enough, rumor has it.

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Apple strikes iPad deal with NHL in time for playoffs, ‘league-wide deployment’ slated for next season

Apple's iPad Pro is the National Hockey League's official tablet starting this week, with both coaches and officials brought to the 21st century.

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