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New York Times Kindle subscribers now get full NYT online access
Shortly after the New York Times paywall was put up it was announced that New York Times Kindle subscribers would get full access to the website just like every other subscriber. Today that promise has finally clme through. Just three months after the paywall was put up Kindle subscribers can see what’s behind it. That more »
HP Veer 4G advertised on the back of the New York Times
It looks like HP has taken a rather nice step in terms of advertising their recently released Veer smartphone. The ad is full page and on the back page of the New York Times. And as you would imagine, HP is touting the size of the Veer and making it clear that it is a more »
Kindle subscribers get free access to NYTimes.com
A few hours ago the New York Times put up it’s paywall so it can finally start charging for it’s content on the web. There are subscriptions available that give you unlimited access to the website, from your smartphone, and from tablets. If you already subscribe to the Times on the Kindle you don’t have more »
New York Times app for the iPad updated, free until 2011 with “access to all sections”
It looks like the New York Times has had a change of heart. They have recently offered an update for their iPad app and the app that was known as the NYT Editor’s Choice has been replaced with the NYTimes for iPad app. The good news is that this new app is what it should more »
NYTimes execs confident pay wall on NYTimes.com and iPhone app will increase revenues
The news industry in trying to discover new ways to earn money as print sales and subscriptions continue to follow years-long declines. The New York Times is going back an old method of making money: charging readers for their online content. Times executives at a PaidContent.org conference explained that NYTimes.com will implement a “metered model” more »
New York Times announces pay wall
The New York Times has announced that a year from now they will begin charging for access to their website. The new pay model won’t apply to the entire site, but instead offer a specific number of articles for free each month. Once that number is reached the reader must pay to continue. Subscribers to more »
New York Times application now available for select BlackBerry handsets
The New York Times seems to have been busy with mobile news today, first we saw the $100 off offer on a Samsung Go netbook and now they have unveiled a free mobile app for select BlackBerry handsets. The newly released app will allow users to browse the New York Times online or cache the more »
Get $100 off a Samsung Go netbook with NY Times subscription
The New York Times has recently begun offering a $100 off on the purchase of a new Samsung Go netbook. Of course, the catch here is that you need to become a NYT subscriber in order to get that $100 savings. Basically, the offer is simple — become a Times Reader 2.0 subscriber and get more »
Who’s on Crack in Tech: 09.18.09
Welcome to this week’s Who’s on Crack where we delve into what appears to be narcotic-induced moves in the tech world. This week, we’ll get as far as looking up info on a facility upstate for Microsoft for leaving out an app store for the Zune HD, Bing’s visual search, the New York Times, and iTwinge for its iPhone keyboard.
Build your own Kindle DX Killer for less!
With all the excitement last week regarding the announcement of the new Kindle DX, a larger version designed for bigger text like newspapers, it is easy to start to justify the almost $500 expense. But then a sobering weekend brings up the thought, “why drop that kind of cash on a locked system?” What can I build on my own and have a better experience?
Thankfully, the world isn’t convinced Amazon’s Kindle will reign supreme and reinvent newspapers. Leading this charge, newspapers themselves. Most of the top papers have recently begun experimenting with other delivery options. Here are two that are worth checking out.
