Bonnier News - apps

Car News in Your Phone

By Bert Menninga on 2012-01-30
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Teknikens Värld app soon available at the Windows Phone Marketplace - and on Nokia's new Windows Phone.

Swedish car magazine Teknikens Värld is making news with its app that will be available for downloading with the launch of Nokia's Windows Phone in Sweden. The app is part of a bigger cooperation among Bonnier, Microsoft and Nokia.

The new app will feature the latest car news, taking advantage of touch technology with intuitive navigation.

"Users will be able to surf through news from the car world while also getting a good overview," says Daniel Frodin, editor-in-chief for Teknikens Värld.

How to Hit 5 Million

By Bert Menninga on 2012-01-25
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Children's digital game developer has gotten 5 million downloads of its popular games. But what's the story behind the success?

Digital toy producer Toca Boca has hit yet another milestone: 5 million downloads of its apps made for young children.

New Food App from Bonnier Fakta

By Bert Menninga on 2012-01-19
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LCHF-recept hits No. 1 in all categories at Sweden's App Store.

Swedish book publisher Bonnier Fakta has launched a new iPhone food app based on Anna Hallén's popular LCHF - low carb high fat - cookbooks, which have sold more than 60,000 copies.

"The app has been a storybook success," says Magnus Nytell, who's worked with the app at Bonnierförlagen, of which Bonnier Fakta is a part.

Winner of Mag+ creativity contest: MILK by Natasha Mead

By Elin Eriksson on 2011-12-19
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Both public and jury vote for DIY fashion magazine.

With 4,854 votes and the backing of jury experts, 21-year-old New Zealander Natasha Mead secured a £1,700 deal to launch her digital concept on iPad using Mag+ tablet publishing software.

MILK features six to nine new and easy-to-follow tutorials ranging in cost and time required in every issue.

Apple Recognizes Bonnier Apps

By Bert Menninga on 2011-12-09
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In Apple's iTunes Rewind 2011 - Apple's own ranking of the top apps, movies and music of the year - two Bonnier companies made it as runners up. 

For iPad app of the year, Style magazine C Mode was cited because  "We have Swedish blogger and former model Caroline Blomst to thank for this beautiful digital magazine.

Mag+ 3.0 with New Offerings and Features

By Bert Menninga on 2011-11-29
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Mag+ today announced two new offerings for its tablet-publishing platform: Mag+ Go, a USD 199 app for single issues such as catalogs, e-books or anyone with a unique publishing idea; and Mag+ Lead, which offers personalized creative support and unlimited publishing for a monthly price.

All Mag+ tools are free to download with no upfront costs prior to publishing.

Additionally, Mag+ has added new features to its platform, including options for creating in-app music playlists as well as multiple options for publishers to custo

Moomins Get Appy

By Bert Menninga on 2011-11-29
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Finnish publisher Werner Söderström to release Moomin app at the Bologna Book Fair. Publisher Lippo Luukkonen talks about the app and children's literature on tablets.

When beloved Finnish children's author Tove Jansson released her first picture book in 1952, the illustrations weren't just beautifully rendered iconic 1950s design, they were also a true innovation.

Toca Boca Telenor Digital Winner 2011

By Bert Menninga on 2011-11-23
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Yesterday, at the Digital Winners conference, Telenor announced that the winner of this year's Digital Winners Prize is Toca Boca, the toy studio that makes digital toys for kids in the form of apps.

TV4 Play iPad App Launched

By Bert Menninga on 2011-11-22
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Yesterday Sweden's No. 1 commercial channel launched an iPad app for its play-on-demand service, TV4 Play. Most of TV4's most watched programs are available on TV4 Play for seven days after they've been broadcast. A pay service, TV4 Play Premium, gives access to extra content, exclusive previews and archived material with a very high sound and picture quality, as well as material without commercials. Many of TV4's programs are now available in tablets and cell phones, as well as on the net and in Samsung and LG smart TV products.

More From SF Bio Online

By Bert Menninga on 2011-11-21
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Cinema chain SF Bio launches biggest digital initiative ever.

For Swedish cinema chain SF Bio, the web has become one of the key points of contact with moviegoers. Traffic at the chain's site, sf.se, has grown 140 percent since 2005, with 1.5 million unique monthly visitors and nearly 20 million page views.