Angry Birds wins best game award

MOBILE phone puzzle game Angry Birds scooped one of the top gongs at an apps awards ceremony yesterday. It was named Best Game for the second year running at the Carphone Warehouse Appys in London. Top award went to Sky Sports News, which won App of the Year. It also took the prize in the sport category for a second year. YouTube was a double winner – picking up prizes for music as well as the celebrity and entertainment award. BBC News took the prize for the Best News and Weather app, while Facebook was rewarded as the top social and messaging tool. Other winners included Domino’s Pizza, Groupon, eBay, NHS Direct, Google Maps and Adobe Photoshop Express. Shortlists were drawn up by industry experts and the winners were chosen in a public vote. TV presenter Dermot O’Leary hosted the event – which rewards innovative apps for the iPad, iPhone and other popular devices.