Rupert Murdoch is a believer in failing big. That’s why he’s going to launch the Daily in as many countries as he can before it implodes. Jonathan Miller, CDO at News Corporation,was speaking on a panel at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit when he was asked about the future of The Daily. He said that [...]
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Prestigio to launch new 10″ Android tablet MultiPad 7100C
March 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · hardware news
Yesterday Prestigio, a consumer electronics company, unveiled their latest tablet. The MultiPad 7100C has a 10″ (1024×600) capacitive touchscreen, and it’s running Android v2.2 on a 1GHz CPU. It looks to me like this is a Rockchip design, but I’m only guessing here. It also has Wifi, Bluetooth, a VGA camera on the front, 8GB [...]
Sports Illustrated to launch cross platform digital subscription plan
February 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · press release
Time Inc just announced a new subscription plan for Sports Illustrated. $48 a year will get you full access to the iconic sports magazine on the web, Android, and WebOS. (Did you notice that iOS is missing?) The new platform will offer the “iconic print magazine” on all devices, starting with Android tablets and smartphones [...]
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T-Mobile to launch ebookstore
February 11th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news
T-Mobile’s parent company Deutsche Telekom could open an ebookstore sometime during the next 3 months. The German language edition of the Financial Times reported today that Deutsche Telekom will be launching a general platform for mobile services and products. This platform would work with more than just T-Mobile phones; in the US T-Mobile is in [...]
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Yahoo to launch Livestand – tablet newsstand
February 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment · ebookstore news
Yahoo just announced a new personalized digital news stand for the iPad and Android tablets. It’s called Livestand, and it should be available during the first half of 2011. At launch it will have content published by Yahoo, and content from other publishers will evidently join the line-up, although who and when remains to be [...]
AP to launch digital licensing agency
February 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Last week the Ap announced that they would soon be launching a new agency to handle licensing of digital content created by nearly 1,000 AP member publishers. This new company, the News Licensing Group, will operate independently of the AP and is expected to be financed be the news industry. From the press release:
iPad2 to launch in March?
February 7th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware rumors
At least, that’s the new rumor. The Japanese tech blog Macotakara reported this interesting little tidbit earlier today: Apple seems to open a small event to introduce next generation of iPad. Release date seems to be considered at March, though it’s not clear if it will be started at the same time all over the [...]
Comixology to launch affiliate program
January 27th, 2011 · No Comments · press release
Comixology announced a new affiliate program today. their retail partners can now sell digital comics from Comixology on their respective store website. All comics bought through the affiliate program will work on any part of the Comixology platform, including the browser, iOS, and Android apps. This is potentially a great idea, but to really make [...]
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Nomad Editions to launch weekly digital magazines
January 27th, 2011 · 9 Comments · ebookstore news
A new digital only publisher came across my radar this week. Nomad Editions announced yesterday that their first 3 weekly magazines are now available for download. You can subscribe for 12 issues for $6, and right now they’re offering a trial subscription (no credit card info required). I’m playing around with one of the magazines [...]
TED to launch new line of ebooks
January 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From the press release: TED, the nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, today launches TEDBooks, an imprint of short nonfiction works designed for digital distribution. Shorter than traditional books, TEDBooks run 10,000-20,000 words each, long enough to explain a powerful idea, but short enough to be read in a single sitting. TEDBooks are available today [...]
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