general news
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Is The iPad Meant To Save Newspapers Or Kill Them Quicker?
A study from The Reynolds Journalism Institute in the US has found that iPad users like using the device to stay up to date on the latest news. Big surprise! But they also found that of those who use newspaper apps to facilitate this news-getting, more than half are planning on cancelling their newspaper subscription.…
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iAppalooza News: Reeder
Google Reader is the best damned RSS reader on the web today. But the Google app for iPhone just pushes you into Safari, which is useless if you’re stuck somewhere with an intermittent data connection. That’s where Reeder comes in to save the day.
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Watch Kerry O’Brien Embarrass Tony Abbott On Broadband Policy
Last night on the 7:30 report, Tony Abbott was grilled by Kerry O’Brien about his party’s recently announced broadband policy. Or embarrassed by Kerry O’Brien, to be more correct. In Abbott’s own words: “I’m no Bill Gates here”.
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Thoughts On Lundy For IT: Geordie Guy, Vice Chair Electronic Frontiers Australia
What stuck out to me this morning was Kate Ellis revealing that Labor members of parliament had Australians in their electoral offices saying that the Prime Minister wasn’t reflecting their wishes, and this was the impetus for considering a change of leadership. This week a petition that 19,000 Australians have signed was tabled in the…