Modern technologies can provide you with almost any kind of relevant information in just a blink of an eye—searching information on a PC at a desk has already became an essential part of our life, but with the rapid development of mobile technologies, tech giants are now offering us more opportunities as we can learn about things on-the-go by entering not text, but images to get information.

Remember the hilarious Starbucks Cup Magic app, released by the coffee giant before Christmas? Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Starbucks is launching a new version of the app in the US to help spread love across the nation and ‘Celebrate everylove.’ Just like the X-mas version, it brings to life the limited edition cups with holiday symbols (now they are hearts) and special targets with an augmented reality twist. The new Valentine’s Day application, which allows to create and send a personalized animated valentine or a festive Starbucks Card eGift, will be available to download from here for eleven days, February 6-16.

Microsoft that is currently promoting its Bing search engine in a new ad campaign, has announced the launch of The Microsoft Advertising Story Awards (MSAs), a creative storytelling contest for marketers from 30 countries across the world. They are invited to submit a campaign idea for a brand or nonprofit of their choice using the Microsoft Advertising’s storytelling platforms.