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WSJ: The iPhone 5 Will Be Thinner, Lighter And… Complicated?

11:01PM July 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the next iPhone is going to be thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4, which isn’t exactly unexpected. But apparently, being thinner and lighter is making the next iPhone a pain to make. More »


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US Courts Using Facebook To Weed Out Jury

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9:35AM February 23, 2011 | Daniel Long

In what could signal a worrying trend, some US prosecution and defence lawyers have discovered that social media sites such as Facebook and MySpace may provide valuable clues about the personality of a particular Jury person. More »


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Newspaper Publishers Still Hope Tablets Will Save Them

12:20AM October 9, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today are building special tablet-y apps for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, hoping to easily port the app over to other Android tablets. And the WSJ, knowing its core audience, wants all up on the BlackBerry PlayBook. More »


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Murdoch: iPad May Save Newspapers

3:00PM April 8, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Rupert Murdoch is in love with the iPad. It’s not hardware. It’s not the software. It IS THE FUTURE!. The future of newspapers, he says. Well, Rupert, here’s some news for you: The WSJ iPad app sucks kangaroo balls. More »


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WSJ Expects You To Pay $US3.99/Week For An iPad Subscription

5:39PM April 2, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Subscription to the print edition: $US2.29/week. Subscription to the online edition: $US1.99/week. Subscription to both the print and online editions: $US2.69/week. Subscription to the iPad edition: $US3.99/week. More »


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This Is A Newspaper On The iPad

10:38AM April 2, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

On the one hand, you have the New York Times: “I am an internet news application!” And then you have the Wall Street Journal: “I am a colour newspaper!” And then you have USA Today: “I like Skittles!” More »


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How The iPad Is Already Reshaping The Internet (Without Flash)

1:00AM March 30, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

The iPad doesn’t run Flash. If your website uses Flash, it won’t play well on the iPad. Turns out, a lot of people want their sites to look pretty on the iPad. More »


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iPad Version Of Wall Street Journal Will Cost $US17.99 A Month

8:17PM March 25, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

WSJ has reported on itself by saying that “according to a person familiar with the matter”, their monthly iPad subscription will cost $US17.99 a month. Now, I’m no Yank, nor plan on buying an iPad, but that seems high, no? More »


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It’s True, Anything Is Possible

1:50AM October 9, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

On the list of things I believed I would never, ever read, Walt Mossberg, of the Walt Street Journal, saying this about Windows doesn’t fall very far behind a long op/ed by Glenn Beck describing Obama’s healthcare reform as “brilliant”. More »


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Wall Street Journal iPhone And BlackBerry App Free Lunch Is Over

2:49AM September 16, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Well, this is a shame, if inevitable: The Wall Street Journal will soon start charging non-subscribers two US bucks a week to use its iPhone app, which is currently free (and better than the NYT app). Even subscribers will have to pony up an extra buck a week for the privilege. More »