Hong Kong – Sales of mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets are at its highest as demand for greater mobility and more information on-the-go continues to grow. According to GfK, retail tracking of Hong Kong in the first six months of 2011 revealed sales of more than 1.7 million smart phones worth some USD 735 million — translating to a massive 68 per cent growth over the same period last year. In the first half of 2010, there were only 22 smart phone models using the Android OS, … [Read more...] about Mobile devices more popular than ever
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CBeebies has kids On The Go
BBC Worldwide has launched a new app for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch called CBeebies On The Go. Developed by Tag Apps, CBeebies On The Go is a imaginary world full of games and activities, and home to many of the best-loved characters from the channel, like Charlie & Lola, Numberjacks and the Teletubbies. The app, which is available to download for free from the App Store in nine Asia-pacific countries, contains a whole range of features such as picture games for the Teletubbies and Charlie & … [Read more...] about CBeebies has kids On The Go
Exclusive: Celestial enters new frontier
Hong Kong – Celestial Pictures took its first step into the gaming business today by launching the first-ever game application for a Chinese movie. It was developed with leading independent Chinese game developer, Art Coding. Available from today, My Kingdom Game can be played via the game’s website or downloaded for free from Apple’s iTunes store (for iPhones and iPod Touches. An iPad compatible version will be released later). Through a simple, casual rhythm-based game, the … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Celestial enters new frontier
Cooking up a storm with the iPad
Singapore – Starhub presented FooD.I.Y, a new application that, as its name suggests, allows users to access a library of recipes from world renowned chefs like Jamie Oliver, Paula Deen, Luke Nguyen and Rachael Ray who feature on StarHub TV’s food/lifestyle channels. TV ASIA Plus got to trial the application at its launch yesterday, which also featured LIVE cooking segments and tastings. Recipes come in both text and demo video formats, enhanced with customized user-friendly … [Read more...] about Cooking up a storm with the iPad