Articles Tagged ‘Android’
Sesame Workshop launches first Kindle Fire apps
INTERACTIVESesame Workshop has made three of its most popular Sesame Street apps available for Amazon’s Kindle Fire color tablet. The company has also made more content available on Amazon’s Kindle FreeTime Unlimited service.
Tamagotchi back in kids’ hands in new mobile app
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVEThe 1990′s virtual pet game Tamagotchi is making a comeback in the form of an app for Android devices. As the first mobile offering under the new Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. (Love Is Fun Everywhere) brand, the app is a recreation of the original egg-shaped toy that launched in 1997 and has since sold more than 79 million units worldwide.
Fingerprint debuts new mobile gaming features, additional titles
INTERACTIVESan Francisco-based Fingerprint Digital has introduced a new multiplayer mobile gaming platform for kids ages three to 12 on its game network. The company will launch more than 40 new titles this year on the new platform, which boasts enhanced social and safety features.
Digital trends you should know about
Hey Digital GeekA fascinating presentation is currently available on Slideshare that looks at current digital trends that may affect your IP’s future plans.
P2′s Peppa Pig apps hit the Android platform
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / RETAILAfter successfully launching apps for iOS devices based on popular kids brand Peppa Pig, UK-based P2 Games is putting its popular Peppa Pig apps into the Android market for the first time.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
The definitive kids ent resource.
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