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Sprint won’t be getting the Skiff e-reader after all

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

I’m sure you recall that Skiff, a digital magazine platform and e-reader, were sold to Newscorp about a month ago. One curious detail about the sale was that the e-reader wasn’t sold; just the company and platform that supported it. Most people assumed that the e-reader was dead. That was a pretty safe assumption, but [...]

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News Corp to buy Skiff?!?

June 14th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

Wall Street Journal is reporting that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is going to buy digital magazine start up Skiff from Hearst. News Corp. said it is buying Skiff LLC, which provides technology for print publications to sell their digital offerings on tablet computers and other digital devices. … News Corp., which owns The Wall Street [...]

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Skiff partners with Samsung – Oh Boy, What a Gaffe!

March 25th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news

Engadget is reporting from CTIA that Samsung and Skiff have announced a partnership to bring Skiff content to Samsung smartphones. There is no word yet on availability. Here is an excerpt: Skiff’s mission is delivering the next generation of e-reading to consumers. So it’s fitting that we’re here today with Samsung, showcasing the next wave [...]

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