The report found tablets are the most popular mobile devices, with 18 percent
of consumers using them for viewing paid video content, while mobile phone usage
isn't far behind at 16 percent, a J.D. Power and Associates said.
Gaming consoles remain the overall leader when looking at all digital devices
for viewing video -- 6.3 hours per week, compared with 5.3 hours on a
laptop/desktop, 4.9 hours on a wireless phone, 4.5 hours on a music player and
4.4 hours on a tablet, the survey results indicate.
Still, gaming console viewing has yet to match traditional TV viewing, Frank
Perazzini, director of telecommunications at J.D. Power and Associates,
said.
"These findings illustrate that while customers appreciate the convenience
and value that gaming consoles provide, the TV screen is still a preferred
viewing media," he said.
Simeon Spearman on 24 Jul 12The aptly named app development firm Hiccup has finally fixed a major meow mixup: The interface in their free iPad app, "Game For Cats," allowed felines across the world to download premium content add-ons by accident. Like many iPad gaming firms, Hiccup opted to go for a freemium profit model. Their game comes loaded with a screen emulating a laser pointer, whose darting red dot is irresistible to most cats. But screens displaying other forms of virtual catnip--a mouse on a string, for example--cost 99 cents as DLC (downloadable content). There was only one problem: Early versions of the game had a user interface that made it extremely easy for cats to purchase the DLC with their paws--taking their human guardians (but not their credit cards) completely out of the equation.
