Google wants you to save Magic Cat Academy with Halloween Doodle

If you’re feeling a bit bored, Google has a new Halloween-themed Doodle to keep you preoccupied. You’ll be playing a game set in the Magic Cat Academy where you play Momo, a cute black cat with magic powers. Your mission is to defeat ghosts that have invaded the school by doodling the symbols that show up on top of the head of the spirits. It can be played on both the browser and mobile devices. It gets kind of addictive if you get into the spirit of it.

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LG V20 comes to Canada

LG V20 comes to Canada

If you’ve kept your eye out for the LG V20, the phone has finally made its way here. The catch is a substantial increase in price. If you buy it outright at Videotron, it costs $1,029.95. Wind Mobile offers it at $999 outright. If you’re willing to enter a contract with either Videotron or Wind, Videotron has it starting at $249.95 with a monthly plan of $79.95 for 24 months. Wind is offering it starting at $349 for a $25 per month plan. Those who purchase the V20 are entitled to a free pair of the B&O Play H3 headphones to take full advantage of the Quad DAC capabilities of the phone.

Source: Android Authority

Mobile internet usage expected to reach 75% in 2017

Without even having to look at the statistics, it’s easy to notice how much more time you spend online while on your smartphone or tablet. But there is also data to back that up. ROI agency Zenith predicts mobile devices will account for 75 percent of internet use around the world next year. It’s expected to be 7 percent more from last year and four percent less than the 2018 prediction. Spain, with the highest mobile internet usage rates in the world, is already at 85 percent.

Some of the other data Zenith released in the Mobile Advertising Forecasts report include Ireland having the highest percentage of smartphone users at 92 percent. They are closely followed by Singapore at 91 percent. With this increase, Zenith predicts mobile advertising to be on the rise as well with 60 percent of global advertising revenue being mobile-driven. These mobile-first ads is forecasted to be worth US$134 billion worldwide, which is far greater than estimated global advertising for newspapers, magazines, cinema, and outdoor advertising combined. Looks like we have to be prepared for a lot more ads showing up on our smartphone/tablet screens.