Articles Tagged ‘Android’
Mobile apps get rating system
COMPANIES / INTERACTIVETaking a virtual page from the video game world, mobile apps will be subject to age-based ratings thanks to a new partnership between the ESRB and wireless association CTIA. With more than 500,000 iPhone apps and 200,000 Android apps circulating the mobile space, the ratings are meant to provide parents with more context on the appropriateness of apps for kids.
November 30, 2011 Wendy Goldman Getzler
Preschool brand gets range of eBooks
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVEToronto, Canada-based CCI Entertainment is launching a slate of interactive eBooks and apps based on its preschool series Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs.
October 31, 2011 Wendy Goldman Getzler
Lost Dr. Seuss stories turn up in new app
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVEMobile developer Oceanhouse Media has launched a new digital book that features a collection of seven short stories that were written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss back in the 1950s.
September 27, 2011 Wendy Goldman Getzler
Kidscreened
- A UK take on recent prodco turmoil in the territory (The Guardian)
- Disney goes big to re-vamp its theme parks, signs deal to make Avatar-based attractions (Variety)
- Look out, Android. Windows Phone 7 could open the door for some serious competition (CNET)
- Social networks like Facebook crack down on alcohol companies advertising to minors (The Wall Street Journal)
September 21, 2011 Kidscreen Staff
THQ, K2MediaLabs back kids mobile startup
COMPANIES / INTERACTIVEFormer executives from LeapFrog, LucasFilm and 2K Games have formed Fingerprint Digital, a new mobile learning and play network that targets kids and their parents.
September 9, 2011 Wendy Goldman Getzler
PBS enters Android market
INTERACTIVEIn recognizing Android’s ever-growing presence, PBS has launched its very first app for the Google platform–and it’s meant for preschoolers.
April 29, 2011 Wendy Goldman Getzler
Kidscreened
- Analysts predict the Android Market will house the world’s largest number of apps by this fall (TechCrunch)
- Apple gives a lesson to Western retailers on how to succeed in China (The Seattle Times)
- The kids from New Jersey and Justin Bieber help Viacom’s stock soar (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How broadcasters can adapt to the imminent future of TV (Mashable)
April 28, 2011 Kidscreen Staff
Oceanhouse develops Smithsonian eBooks
INTERACTIVEOceanhouse Media has inked a licensing agreement with Soundsprints, publishers of Smithsonian Institution titles, and is kicking things off with the release of It’s Tyrannosaurus Rex! for iOS and Android mobile devices.
April 19, 2011 Wendy Goldman Getzler
Kidscreened
- Kickstarter.com – the future of product development? (Wired)
- When it comes to electronics, it looks like Walmart’s eyes were bigger than consumers’ wallets (Bloomberg)
- In fact, US video game sales were down last month as spending shifts to apps and online games (Los Angeles Times)
- One expert suggests schools are killing creativity in kids (Washington Post)
- Should Apple be worried? Android downloads are up 50% and 350,000 devices are being activated per day (TechCrunch)
April 15, 2011 Kidscreen Staff
Kidscreened
- After a Happy Meal-induced hiatus, Ronald McDonald returns with a new TV and web strategy (The Wall Street Journal)
- Analysts predict Android will take over half of the smartphone market by next year (Mashable)
- American teens are downloading less music, yet their loyalty to Apple’s iTunes continues to strengthen (Techland)
- Disney cruises dock at a new island…Manhattan (USA Today)
April 7, 2011 Kidscreen Staff
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