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ABC has live-streaming mobile app in the works

by Steven Sande (Mar 19th, 2013)

The New York Times is reporting that ABC is working on an app to stream live ABC programming to the iPhones and iPads of cable and satellite TV subscribers. ABC, which is a subsidiary of Disney, would become the first American broadcaster to provide a live internet stream of both national and ...

Temple Run: Oz the Great and Powerful (apparently) landing this month on iOS

by Randy Nelson (Feb 4th, 2013)

There's no place like home Twitter to let announcements slip before you're supposed to, because even if you delete a tweet, chances are good someone's already seen it. Such was the case when a Disney PR rep in France prematurely announced that the company is planning to release Temple Run: Oz ...

Disney CEO Bob Iger speaks about his relationship with Steve Jobs

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 24th, 2013)

Yesterday at the Hollywood Radio and Television Panel, Producer Brian Grazer lead a Q&A with Disney CEO and current Apple board member Bob Iger. Though the discussion was to center around the television and film industry it quickly turned to Iger's relationship with Steve Jobs. In 2006, ...

Storm8 and Disney share big app download figures from the holiday season

by Mike Schramm (Jan 2nd, 2013)

Here are two more companies that had a big holiday season on the App Store. First up, mobile developer Storm8 has posted some information about how its holiday went, and as you can see above, December 25 was a pretty big day for them. They saw more than 2 million downloads of their apps in just ...

Disney's Bart Decrem on the holiday lineup: Monster's Inc Run, and new Avengers and Wreck-It content

by Mike Schramm (Dec 12th, 2012)

Disney's mobile game division has had one heck of a year. "I feel in general that we're executing very nicely on the vision we laid out a year ago," senior vice president Bart Decrem told TUAW this week. "Among media companies, we are maybe the most successful on the App Store and Android. I ...

Disney's Wreck-It Ralph collection, Borderlands Legends out this week on iOS

by Mike Schramm (Nov 1st, 2012)

Two big titles are set to hit the App Store this evening, along with the rest of the week's other big releases. Disney's Wreck-It Ralph movie is due in theaters on Nov. 2, and I can promise you, after getting to see it at an advance screening, it's really good. Pixar's John Lasseter is now in ...

Disney taps indie studio for Temple Run Brave

by Mike Schramm (Jun 4th, 2012)

Disney Mobile has made a number of really smart moves over the past few years (starting with acquiring Tapulous, all the way up to allowing a game tester to make them a great game). Now here's another brilliant move: they've signed a deal with developers Keith Shepherd and Natalia Luckynova ...

Stolen iPhone photos unwittingly posted by Disney cruise ship employee

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2012)

"This is Nelson," says iPhone owner Katy McCaffrey of the picture above, posted on her Facebook. "Nelson has my stolen iPhone." McCaffrey took her iPhone on a Disney Cruise back in April, where the phone was either misplaced or stolen. But it's been found, now. Photo Stream was still running, ...

Daily Update for May 2, 2012

by Steven Sande (May 2nd, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Walt Disney World reportedly testing iPads for Fast Pass system

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 2nd, 2012)

According to a Twitter account that is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company (@DisneyProjects), Walt Disney World is testing a new iPad-based FastPass ticketing system. The system would use RFID technology and an iPad-based scanner to let visitors schedule ride passes before their ...

Creating a DIY AppMates toy car

by Erica Sadun (Apr 19th, 2012)

Our Dave Caolo likes the idea behind Disney's AppMates cars but felt the cost ($20 street price) was a bit steep for what is, essentially, a cheap car with a few capacitive pads. He challenged me to see if I could turn a basic Matchbox unit into an AppMate-compatible iPad accessory. I created an ...

Tiesto tracks released inside Tap Tap music game

by Mike Schramm (Apr 19th, 2012)

Disney's always had kind of an identity complex with Tap Tap Revenge. The brand is one of the oldest on the App Store -- it was originally called Tap Tap Revolution, and was eventually picked up by Tapulous and turned into Tap Tap Revenge, a sort of DDR-style music game. Then, of course, ...

Disney introduces new 'Cranky's Story' levels for Where's My Water

by Mike Schramm (Jan 26th, 2012)

Disney has released the very first new content pack for the extremely popular Where's My Water, "Cranky's Story." It features 40 new levels for the price of 99 cents. Instead of guiding clean water to a shower head as you did in the original game, this update has you direct dirty water to Cranky's ...

Disney reports 40% jump in iOS downloads from holiday 2010

by Mike Schramm (Jan 7th, 2012)

Disney is the latest company to announce some crazy numbers from last year's holiday season (with Rovio having announced big numbers earlier this week, and the App Store overall seeing a big boost in sales over the holiday). The biggest title in the company's catalog was Where's My Water, which ...

Kid-friendly camera sports iPad 30-pin connector

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 19th, 2011)

Large cameras meant for kids to use have been around for years, but Sakar's AppClix appears to be the first to be aimed at those whose parents own an iPad. The colorful camera, adorned with your choice of several Disney characters, is nothing to sneeze at with a 7-megapixel sensor and 4x zoom. ...