- Google app store comes under fire for its privacy policy (The Globe and Mail)
- Speaking of privacy… Intel’s proposed SVOD TV plans also include a camera that watches you back (Time)
- Nintendo declares 2013 as the ‘Year of Luigi’ (Los Angeles Times)
- American ESRB video game ratings recognized by 85% of parents (Digital Trends)
- Angry Birds creator Rovio launches its own advertising division (Advertising Age)
- It’s a geeky world after all: Apple stores draw in almost as many visitors as Disney’s parks and resorts (Mashable)
- Intel gets into the video streaming game (The Wall Street Journal)
- A healthy Valentine’s Day? Kids increasingly reaching for healthier dark chocolate (ABC News)
- Comcast buys remaining stake in NBCUniversal ahead of schedule (The New York Times)
- Can Hollywood’s visual effects companies withstand global competition? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Weetabix-branded online game called into question by advertising watchdogs (Marketing Magazine)
- How one teen drama has set the bar for web production design (Wired)
- Talk about new heights: Skylanders now topping US$1 billion in retail sales (International Business Times)
- Disney provides more information on its new Latino channel, Fusion (The New York Times)
- Inside the Samsung-Apple complicated smartphone relationship (Bloomberg)
- Meanwhile, Apple may think it’s time for a smartwatch market (Techland)
- Are studios being too lax about pirated full-length movie uploads on YouTube? (Washington Post)
- Meanwhile, Amazon Prime subscribers will get to watch shows just four days after they air on TV (All Things D)
- Ads that appear on Facebook’s Newsfeed prove to be most clickable (eMarketer)
- Why Hasbro’s new Nerf line is targeting girls (Entertainment Weekly)
- Sony sees financial losses as it lags behind in the smartphone race (All Things D)
- Meanwhile, Disney’s earnings take a slight dip amid lower-performing film and home video releases (USA Today)
- US government proposes school vending machines sell healthier snack options (Boston.com)
- Is a global currency way underway? (The Globe and Mail)
- DreamWorks Animation prepares for company layoffs (The Hollywood Reporter)
- More news in the Star Wars saga: Disney confirms additional standalone films are in the works (Los Angeles Times)
- Inside the highs and lows (in nutritional value, that is) in kids’ branded food (The Guardian)
- Does Facebook’s proposed ‘location tracker’ warrant a panic attack? (Techland)
- New YouTube study shows kids are just three clicks away from inappropriate material when using the video website (The Guardian)
- Why there are now close to 40 tech startups with a US$1 billion evaluation (The New York Times)
- Leading publishers officially launch new Bookish website (Publishers Weekly)
- Big ticket: Advertising spots at this year’s SuperBowl cost as much as US$133,000 per second (Los Angeles Times)
- Wreck-It Ralph and Dragons: Riders of Berk win big at 40th Annie Awards (Los Angeles Times)
- How Minecraft helped a small Swedish company earn US$90 million in profit in 2012 (The Wall Street Journal)
- Google+ overtakes Twitter and is now the second most active online social network platform behind Facebook (Business Tech)
- Dentsu’s new augmented reality app makes reading newspapers more fun for kids (Springwise)
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