Posts Tagged ‘ Apple ’

Simon & Schuster Look To ‘Enhanced’ E-Books Beyond Apps

July 30, 2010
By David Kaplan
Simon & Schuster Look To ‘Enhanced’ E-Books Beyond Apps

Scribner and Simon & Schuster Digital began selling an “enhanced e-book” of Rick Perlstein’s best-selling doorstop, Nixonland, in the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iBookstore and on Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) on Thursday. The title, which was already available in an Amazon Kindle version, represents the first test of whether Apple can challenge...
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If Mobile Is All About Search, Google Is Destroying The Competition

July 30, 2010
By Tricia Duryee
If Mobile Is All About Search, Google Is Destroying The Competition

Apple’s Steve Jobs somewhat famously said in April that people aren’t searching on their phone, but instead, are using apps. He reasoned, apps ...
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[UPDATED] The Spotify Song Has a Familiar Chorus: U.S. Launch Talks Back to "Square One"

July 30, 2010
By Peter Kafka
[UPDATED] The Spotify Song Has a Familiar Chorus: U.S. Launch Talks Back to "Square One"

When will Spotify, the best music service Americans can't use, finally make it to the U.S.? No time soon, according to a new report from Billboard. The good news for impatient people: There are plenty of substitutes available right now.
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Digital Music Distributor The Orchard Goes Private (Again)

July 29, 2010
By Peter Kafka

The Orchard, which distributes digital music and video to the likes of Apple's and Amazon's online stores, is going off the public market. The New York-based company is being bought out by its parent, private equity shop Dimensional Associates, and stops trading tomorrow. Shareholders will get $2.05 per share, and they're apparently okay with...
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The Morning Lowdown 07.29.10

July 29, 2010
By David Kaplan
The Morning Lowdown 07.29.10

»  The new Kindle is lighter, cheaper, faster than ever—but will it kill the iPad?»  Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) execs are increasingly d...
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TiVo & Apple: There’s an App for That

July 28, 2010
By Janko Roettgers
TiVo & Apple: There’s an App for That

There have been rumors this week that Apple is working with TiVo to bring DVR functionality to the next generation of its Apple TV. A cooperation like this seems highly unlikely, but Apple's app strategy could open the door for a TiVo presence on the device.
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Time Inc.’s iPad Problem Is Trouble for Every Magazine Publisher

July 28, 2010
By Peter Kafka
Time Inc.’s iPad Problem Is Trouble for Every Magazine Publisher

Time Inc. likes to show off its iPad apps as a symbol of the company's future. But inside the publisher, the digital editions have become a source of hair-pulling frustration.That's because the magazine giant has been unable to get Apple to let it sell and manage subscriptions for its iPad apps--much to Time Inc.'s...
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Clear Channel’s Free Apps Are A Money-Maker

July 27, 2010
By Tricia Duryee
Clear Channel’s Free Apps Are A Money-Maker

Among the eight million people who have downloaded Clear Channel’s free mobile applications, the average user spends 3.5 hours listening to the streaming radio service and visits an average of four stations a week. All of that adds up to profitability for the media conglomerate’s mobile business, demonstrating that for at least some, the...
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Jailbreaking The iPhone Won’t Land You In The Slammer, Authorities Say

July 26, 2010
By Tricia Duryee
Jailbreaking The iPhone Won’t Land You In The Slammer, Authorities Say

One of the more obscure government bodies has ruled today that unlocking iPhones is perfectly within a consumer’s right, even if it is to download unauthorized software or to roam on other carrier networks.


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Google’s Mobile Music Store Could Launch This Winter

July 26, 2010
By Tricia Duryee
Google’s Mobile Music Store Could Launch This Winter

At Google’s own developer conference two months ago, the internet giant nonchalantly mentioned that it was going to launch its own music service for the Android Market that could directly compete with Apple’s iTunes. Google (NSDQ: GOOG) was reluctant to give out too many facts beyond that, but now there’s increasing evidence...
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