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The Daily iPad app gets updated, again, cites “better performance and stability”
For the second time in recent days, The Daily iPad app has been updated. The latest update adds another point to the version number, now up to 1.0.2 and once again comes with a promise of “better performance and stability” as well as a warning for existing users to delete the current version of the more »
The Daily iPad app gets an update, said to bring “increased performance and stability”
Coming just about a week after the launch, we have the first update for The Daily iPad app. The update brings the app up to version 1.0.1 and it looks like it should correct most of the complaints that we have been hearing about — crashing and slowness. That said, according to the what’s new more »
The Daily, the iPad newspaper will cost $0.99 per week, expected to launch “in the next two weeks”
Those still waiting for the iPad only newspaper, The Daily, may be in luck as it looks like it will be available sometime “in the next two weeks.” Of course, that was followed by a “I hope” so while we try and remain positive we going to hold off on the excitement just yet. That more »
The Hachette Book Group becomes the latest to challenge the $9.99 Amazon ebook pricing model
In the past week we have seen what could be the end of Amazon’s $9.99 pricing model for ebooks. First was the spat between Amazon and Macmillan, then Rupert Murdoch chimed in with Harper Collins and now the Hachette Book Group looks to do the same — sell ebooks at prices higher than $9.99. This more »
Rupert Murdoch sees weakness in Amazon following Macmillan deal, wants “room to maneuver”
The whole mess with Macmillan and Amazon seems likely to spread to others at this point, which ultimately sounds like it will be bad news for Kindle customers in the long run. Just to recap, Macmillan was upset because of the $9.99 pricing with Amazon, Amazon pulled their content, Amazon then later allowed them back more »
News Corp. in acquisition talks with Digg?
It looks likes rumors are going around the Internet about the possibility that Digg.com could be bought out by News Corp., or at least they are in acquisition talks. It seems that our current Web 2.0 Bubble is nearing its end and about to pop with all of these big names buying up these buzz more »















