New Smartphone Apps Offer Trick-of-Treating, Anti-Bullying Safety
A number of new applications are becoming available to help parents plan safe Halloween experiences for their children, and protect their kids from bullying messages sent via text message. The Boston...
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Kids’ Media CEO: Are Parents Too Concerned with Privacy?
A “kid-driven future of play and learning” is the call Rex Ishibashi, CEO of Callaway Digital Arts made this morning at The Sandbox Summit at MIT. Callaway makes mobile storybook apps featuring Sesame...
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App Hopes to Help Doctors Diagnose Autism Faster
A new smartphone app that could help doctors diagnose autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by uploading videos of children’s behaviors to a website is in development. The app is intended to help streamline...
View ArticleApple to Pay Back Parents $100M From Kids’ Unauthorized In-App Spending
Apple is responsible for paying $100 million to parents whose children made unauthorized purchases in game apps, under the terms of a class-action settlement that was originally filed in 2011,...
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‘Smart Diapers’ Promise to Collect Data from Urine
Diapers embedded with a medical analysis device that syncs with a smartphone app promise to give parents more information than ever about their babies’ health–based on the contents of their diapers....
View ArticleGroup Challenges Validity of Educational Apps for Babies
A children’s advocacy group called the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that companies that produce videos and mobile apps aimed...
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Apple to Refund Millions for Apps Purchased by Kids
Kids who purchased apps for their iPhones, iPods, or iPads without their parents’ permission have provoked the ire of not only their parents, but also the Federal Trade Commission, which has ordered...
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