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Gadgets
Apple Pitches Tablet To Australian Media
12:26AM Rosa Golijan | There’s excitement that Apple is in talks with Australian media companies to get content for a touchscreen reader-style product. It’s not news to us, but at least there’s a laugh in the size details given for the mystery device… More »
Computers
On That NYTimes Editor’s Mention Of The Apple Tablet
4:10AM Brian Lam | A lot of people are writing up this video of the NYTimes Editor “leaking” the Apple Tablet (see 8:20 in the video) in this supposedly off record talk. But this isn’t proof of anything. More »
Business
Walmart’s War On Amazon Hurts Publishing Industry (Even More)
12:38AM Matt Buchanan | “If there is going to be a ‘Wal-Mart of the Web’, it is going to be Walmart.com,” says Walmart.com CEO Raul Vazquez. This “Amazon” thing is royally mucking that up, and Walmart’s not gonna take it anymore. More »
Software
Windows Vista Was Awesome, Don’t You Remember?
9:59AM Matt Buchanan | The funny thing about Windows Vista is that the vast majority of launch reviews were really positive, just like the current ones for Windows 7, before it turned into an object of deep fear and intense loathing. More »
Phones
Spotify Phone To Stream Music And TV Across Europe
5:00AM Mark Wilson | Not only does the US (and Australia) still not have the awesome media-streaming service Spotify (though it’s on the way to the US), now the UK is going to get a Spotify phone. More »
Gadgets
Apple Tablet Books Need To Be Better Than Vooks
3:20AM Mark Wilson | Yesterday, we explored Apple’s discussions with newspaper, magazine and textbook publishers about creating a new type of hybridised media for an Apple tablet. Vooks—interactive books for the PC/iPhone—are a telling example of such an idea gone wrong. More »
Computers
9:00PM Brian Lam | Steve Jobs said people don’t read any more. But Apple is talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating content for a “new device.” And they’re not just going for ebooks and mags. They’re aiming to redefine print. More »
Apple Tablet Aiming To Redefine Newspapers, Textbooks
9:00PM Brian Lam | Steve Jobs said people don’t read any more. But Apple is talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating content for a “new device.” And they’re not just going for ebooks and mags. They’re aiming to redefine print. More »
Design
French Parliament May Mandate Full Photoshop Disclosure
1:40AM Mark Wilson | In today’s media, you can’t find an image of a person that hasn’t gone through some level of Photoshop manipulation. But France may decide that any such images need a disclosure, just like a cigarette ad. More »
Design
How Wired Covers Are Made: Creative Director Scott Dadich
4:39AM Brian Lam | My buddy Chris Hardwick posted this video of my buddy Scott Dadich speaking about how he makes covers for Wired Magazine. [Fora via nerdist] More »
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