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Sell Your Book In The iBookstore And Apple Won’t Let You Sell It Anywhere Else

6:10PM January 20, 2012 | Roberto Baldwin

Selling a book with Apple’s iBook Author program is now a one-way ticket to Apple being the only place you can sell the book. Maybe selling your book on iBooks isn’t such a great deal after all. More »


Entertainment

"Experiment In Cord Cutting" Shows Good Enough Is Perfect For Most

4:00AM January 31, 2011 | Jack Loftus

“I feel really good about Comcast” is not something Roku, Boxee or Google execs would want said by people who’ve tried out their connected TV products. Nevertheless this past Friday there were five Boston-based families doing just that. More »


Entertainment

How Hulu Lost Its Place In A Netflix World

1:30AM January 28, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Hulu is a terrific service. Who could argue with free, current episodes of primetime TV on your computer? But for months now, Netflix has been eating Hulu’s lunch. And Hulu’s plan to fight back sounds more like a swan song. More »


Entertainment

Why Cable Subscriptions Really Declined For The First Time Ever

2:20PM November 23, 2010 | Brian Barrett

For the first time since cable has existed, the number of subscriptions has fallen from one quarter to the next. Have we finally found the mythical mass exodus to Hulu and Apple TV? I don’t think so. Here’s why. More »


Entertainment

Why The Netflix iPhone App Makes Me A Happy Zombie

5:20AM August 27, 2010 | Brian Barrett

My Netflix Instant queue is long. Very, very long. And because I’m not a quitter, I’m determined to watch every last bit of it. Attacking it from my iPhone actually gives me a fighting chance. More »


Entertainment

Why Are You Still Subscribing To Pay TV?

2:20AM August 24, 2010 | Joel Johnson

Boxee. Google TV. Apple’s iTV. BitTorrent. All this stuff is supposed to be killing pay television, but according to a New York Times/CBS News poll, 88 per cent of respondents are still paying for pay TV. Fess up! What’s keeping you cablin’? More »


Entertainment

Why You Can’t Subscribe To Digital Magazines On Your iPad

3:07AM July 29, 2010 | Brian Barrett

The iPad was supposed to herald a new era in publishing. But the growing rift between Apple and Time Inc shows that the early troubles clouding digital magazines have only gotten worse. So, is iTunes a mailbox or a news stand? More »


Entertainment

Fox Mobile Group’s Bitbop: On-Demand TV For Your Smartphone

11:55AM March 25, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Fox Mobile Group today announced Bitbop, a wireless subscription service that brings “premium” video content to US smartphone users. It’ll cost $US10 per month, and it’s the next best thing until a Hulu app gets here. Which, hey, still waiting! More »


Computing

Demonstrating The Newspaper Stand Of The Future

10:00AM March 16, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

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We can’t wait for the day when we’ll read newspapers and magazines on our tablet computers, but what will happen to those darling newspaper stands and kiosks when that day comes? Based on this demo, they’ll become better than ever. More »


Gadgets

Paid New York Times Content Plan Could Coincide With Apple Tablet Announcement

6:50AM January 18, 2010 | Jack Loftus

The New York Times experimented with paid content before, without much success, but that’s not stopping them from giving it a go again. This time, however, the paid-to-free content changeover might coincide with a certain unconfirmed mystery tablet. More »