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04.28.13Talking Ginger is back with Ginger’s Birthday app for iOS and AndroidTalking Ginger apps are big hits with kids, who don't seem to be able to get enough of the cutesy ginger kitten. After Talking Ginger and I Want To Be Big, now it's time for a celebration. A birthday celebration, to be specific. Ginger's Birthday sees developer Outfit7's cheeky feline turning five years old, and celebrating with party snacks, whistles and a cake. As before, the app is essentially a virtual pet. Children can talk into the microphone to hear Ginger (squeakily) repeat their words. They can also poke and stroke him, feed him party treats, blow the party whistle and play ...
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03.08.13Talking Friends Superstar app gets chatty with Talking Tom CatUpdate: If you're looking for the latest Talking Friends apps, including Tom, Angela and Ginger's latest releases, check our Talking Friends category. Before Christmas, we wrote about the range of Talking Friends toys, based on the Talking Tom Cat, Talking Ginger and Talking Angela characters from Outfit7's popular app series. At the time, we noted that the company was preparing to release a dedicated app designed to interact with these toys. It took a while, but you can now get it in the App Store. The app is basically a collection of virtual buttons which, when pressed, make a sound that the toy ...
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02.14.13Outfit7 removing £4-a-week subscription ad from Talking Friends CartoonsThis is good news. Last night we reported on the worrying appearance of an ad for a £4-a-week mobile-content subscription service in Outfit7's Talking Friends Cartoons app. Today, the company says the ad has been removed. "We have a strict policy in place regarding what advertisements are displayed within our apps and take this issue very seriously," says CEO Samo Login in a statement sent to Apps Playground. "The Talking Friends Cartoons App was published during the evening of Wednesday 13th February by way of a soft launch – a period of time where we are able to test the app in ...
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02.13.13Talking Friends Cartoons app comes with unwelcome extras (update)Update: Outfit7 has confirmed that it's removing the offending ad referred to in the story below. If your children can't get enough of the Talking Friends apps – Talking Tom Cat, Talking Ginger and others – you may already know that the characters also star in a series of YouTube videos. Now those videos have been turned into an app: Talking Friends Cartoons. 10 episodes are available to download, with varied storylines. "Whether taking down a hunger-crazed robot, learning the ropes of unpredictable brand new super powers, or musically travelling back in time, the Talking Friends are always up for an adventure," ...
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01.17.13Talking Angela Android app is now availableUpdate: If you're looking for the latest Talking Friends apps, including Tom, Angela and Ginger's latest releases, check our Talking Friends category. Young fans of Talking Tom Cat and Talking Ginger apps got a treat in December with the launch of Talking Angela on iPhone and iPad. Now it's available for Android too. Released by developer Outfit7, the app is free to download and play with on Android devices, although as on iOS, there are likely to be in-app purchases available within the app. As on iOS, the app will get your child interacting with virtual cat Angela, stroking her and talking to her ...
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12.19.12Talking Angela joins Talking Ginger on iPhone and iPadUpdate: If you're looking for the latest Talking Friends apps, including Tom, Angela and Ginger's latest releases, check our Talking Friends category. Tens of millions of children (and a fair few grown-ups) are playing with the Talking Friends apps, including Talking Tom Cat and Talking Ginger. Now they've got a new female friend: Talking Angela. If you've played with some of those other apps by developer Outfit7, you'll know the drill. Angela is a cartoon cat who your children can interact with on-screen by talking and touching. Speak into the microphone, and she'll squeakily repeat your words. But you can also press buttons to ...
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12.05.12Talking Ginger and friends appear in I Want To Be Big book-appUpdate: If you're looking for the latest Talking Friends apps, including Tom, Angela and Ginger's latest releases, check our Talking Friends category. It's a busy month for fans of the Talking Ginger, Talking Tom Cat and Talking Angela app-characters. Fresh from announcing the Talking Friends Superstar plush toys, developer Outfit7 has a new storybook-app for its feline stars. It's called I Want To Be Big, and was released on the App Store yesterday as a free download. "One delightful day, little Ginger asks himself the question kids of all ages do at one point – what is it like to be a big cat?" ...
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12.03.12Talking Ginger, Talking Tom Cat and Talking Angela get real toysUpdate: If you're looking for the latest Talking Friends apps, including Tom, Angela and Ginger's latest releases, check our Talking Friends category. Talking Ginger, Talking Tom Cat and the rest of developer Outfit7's Talking Friends apps have been huge hits with children, so here's some big news in time for Christmas: a range of real-life toys. The range is called Talking Friends Superstar, with three available initially: Ginger, Tom and Angela. The idea: soft toys with microphones and speakers, capable of listening to your child or the character's app, and offering "catchy tunes, witty riddles, amusing jokes and plenty of whimsical sounds" as responses. "What ...
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10.29.12Talking Angela to join Talking Tom Cat and Talking Ginger on iPhone and iPadUpdate: If you're looking for the latest Talking Friends apps, including Tom, Angela and Ginger's latest releases, check our Talking Friends category. There are millions of children going loopy for the Talking Tom Cat and Talking Ginger apps, so be prepared parents: a new addition is on the way. Get set for Talking Angela. The app is due to be released in early November, and features a cat named Angela who previously appeared in the Tom Loves Angela app. This time round, she'll be going it along. The app will be set in Paris, and will have the familiar features of being able to ...
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09.16.12Talking Tom Cat’s nephew Talking Ginger now on AndroidWe started Apps Playground as an iOS-focused site, since there were very few decent kid-apps for Android at the time. That seems to be changing, so we'll be covering it more. Starting with Talking Ginger. We reviewed the app recently in its iPhone and iPad incarnation. It's the latest 'Talking Friends' spin-off from Talking Tom Cat, the hugely popular virtual pet app that has taken iOS and Android by storm. Talking Ginger is aimed at a younger audience, focusing on the bedtime routine of Tom's nephew Ginger. You have to shower and hairdry him and scrub his teeth, while also playing a ...
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