Category: Gaming (Page 10 of 19)

Cadbury Creates Interactive Video Game Off Chocolate Wrapper

August 22, 2011 / Yendi

After downloading the app developed by UK-based company blippar, consumers point their handheld smartphone against the chocolate bar wrapper which launches the game Qwak Smack, in which quacking cartoon ducks emerge on the screen. The goal of the game is to tap or ‘smack’ as many ducks as possible. Players can then submit their score for their chance to win a prize.

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Beware of Juice-Jacking

August 21, 2011 / Yendi

Some people will brave nearly any risk to power up their mobiles. In the three and a half days of this year’s DefCon, at least 360 attendees plugged their smartphones into the charging kiosk built by the same guys who run the infamous Wall of Sheep, a public shaming exercise at DefCon aimed at educating people about the dangers of sending email and other online communications over open wireless networks.

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