- Why the iPad 3 could be Apple’s golden ticket to being the top PC maker in the world (CNET)
- Studies show genuine interest and engagement on the part of parents greatly impacts a child’s development (Wired)
- A new eBay app takes product placement to the next level (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Scorsese delves into a children’s 3D dream world (CBS News)
- Surprised? Survey says social gamers are getting younger and playing more often (EMarketer)
- Scan this: Large retailers adapt to huge mobile shopping trend (The Huffington Post)
- The Muppet clan prepares to be introduced to a whole new generation of kids (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Meanwhile, Tweety is making his own comeback in a new 3D short (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Amazon wants its hardware business to spread like wildfire – after the Fire tablet comes a smartphone (The Telegraph)
- Can the Toy Story brand save Hong Kong Disneyland? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Survey says technology gives kids a sense of entitlement when it comes to credit cards (PC World)
- Add teen star Selena Gomez to the list of celebrity tech investors (Mashable)
- The iPad is once again on top of kids’ holiday wish lists this year (Nielsen)
- Meanwhile, PC manufacturers are rethinking a tough tablet market (Tech Crunch)
- It’s been a long time, Woody. The popular woodpecker heads for the big screen (Hollywood Reporter)
- Who controls our desire to spend? The freemium debate (Mashable)
- Apple appoints Disney’s Iger to board, elects Levinson as new chairman (Washington Post)
- Why an uncertain economy leaves many questions for North American toy retailers this holiday (The Globe and Mail)
- Let the box-office bonanza begin – Twilight: Breaking Dawn begins international rollout (Variety)
- Game Group lowers forecast in tough market (BBC)
- Zynga’s Farmville enters plush toy market with Best Buy partnership (Tech Crunch)
- Doctor Who gets the Harry Potter treatment (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Survey says 80% of people in India spend more than 15 minutes per day using social media (Nielsen)
- Electronic purchases drive American retail spending in October (MarketWatch)
- A new level of laziness or the future of shopping? New app lets customers pay without lifting a finger (CNBC)
- Anticipation builds for Warner Bros. live action/animated Lego feature (Variety)
- Will 3D printing challenge the notion of copyright and ownership? (The New York Times)
- Amazon wants customer loyalty no matter the cost (The Wall Street Journal)
- Disney sees improved Q4 earnings thanks in part to cable networks and theme parks growth (Businessweek)
- KinderTown launches app store exclusively for educational children’s content (TechCrunch)
- Why Simon & Schuster is changing up its sales and marketing operations (Publishers Weekly)
- Facebook makes strides to improve privacy policy (BBC)
- Viacom and Nielsen look into Nickelodeon’s September ratings slump (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Retailers hope customers charge their phones before charging the stores this holiday (USA Today)
- Why e-commerce is taking off slowly in Brazil (The New York Times)
- A full 80% of US smartphone owners use their devices while watching TV (Mashable)
- Nickelodeon adds mom-targeting shows after discovering a new parental primetime (The Wall Street Journal)
- Survey says kids are kind to one another on social networking sites (The Huffington Post)
- The end of an era? Adobe forgoes Flash development (Wired)
- Dramatized book trailers become more common as publishers look at new marketing models (Los Angeles Times)
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