Just in case you stayed under your rock longer than usual this morning, there’s been two huge stories about the world’s richest technology company overnight.
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Steve Jobs deserved his cult — you don’t even know how he influenced you
Steven “Steve” Paul Jobs is dead. He certainly influenced my life. And yours too. Even if you’ve never bought an Apple product.
Amazon’s strategy: sell ‘em cheap, pocket dosh from apps and ads
Amazon and Apple’s business strategies are diametrically opposed: Apple relies largely on hardware sales but Amazon is all about directing users to various forms of media, writes Frédéric Filloux.
Can the Kindle Fire extinguish Apple’s tablet stranglehold?
In a bold move to break up the tablet PC market Amazon have announced the Kindle Fire, a lightweight seven inch iPad competitor, reports Jeff Bullas.
infographic An infographic ode to Steve Jobs
Column Five Media charts the crucial moments in the career of Steve Jobs — from co-founding Apple in ‘76 to announcing the iPad in 2010 — in this groovy infographic ode.
iPlayer commences international rollout
While a Connected TV offering is still some years away for foreign markets, a taste of what such a future offers is evident with the launch of the iPlayer app for the iPad, writes Dan Barrett.
Come in Spinner: From scrolls to codices to iPads — welcome @thePope
While the Christians lead the way with the codex, they are catching up, a bit late, with the next piece of revolutionary technology — the digital pad.
PHOTO GALLERY First cabs off the rank for Fairfax iPad ads
Telstra, Toyota, Emirates, ING Direct and America Express are the first advertisers on Fairfax’s new iPad apps, reports Sam Granleese, who took screenshots of the advertisements.
Simons: finally Australia has a news media app that isn’t embarrassing
Will the new Age and SMH iPad apps save journalism as we have known it? Who knows. But Fairfax are giving it their best shot, and a pretty good shot it is too.
Form vs function and the ins and outs of iPad app making
iPad users often get confused about what they need to scroll and which parts of the screen are tappable. Apps should never make users work harder than a website, according to a new study from an American research group.
Media briefs: Carey’s Fairfax plea … journos turn on subs … SMH mistaken identity …
In today’s Media Briefs: Peter Carey’s message to Fairfax … Journos blame their subs — on Twitter … The Bryce ain’t right … Reporters in line for copyright windfall … and more
Innovation in journalism: an example of how to do it — profitably
This is the first episode in a regular Monday series of articles I have been promising to write for some time. It is about innovation in journalism. That is, it is about how we might innovate in the core product of news organisations. It is intended as a counter to what I have been describing […]
Sub standards: Pagemasters to change the way we read
Pagemasters is now a major employer in its own right, and it’s going to get bigger.
Apple’s answer to Android: confidence … and shiny big numbers
Apple’s quarterly earnings call is a curious ritual. The raw facts are much the same each time. Record revenue and profits. Solid growth. iPhone and now iPad sales astounding. If only they could build enough of them.
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Inside the iPad 2
It’s a shiny little tablet, but Bill Detwiler cracks open his iPad 2 — using a hair-dryer to prise the glass off — to reveal what lies inside.
Will news apps reinvent journalism or fade into nostalgia?
News apps for tablet PCs have been touted as potential saviours of the flailing newspaper industry. However some experts say they have a limited shelf life, reports Josh Halliday.
Apple: saving old media, or just making them its bitch?
“Media is dying”, was the call. Now there’s a new one: grab an iPad and bend over for Apple. Frustration with Steve Jobs’ digital powerhouse is growing.
Apple staffer: don’t bother buying the new iPad
Tomorrow marks the release of the iPad 2, the first big news since the original iPad came out last year. But according to an anonymous Apple staffer, the iPad 2 is only a minor update, it’ll be the iPad 3 that’ll be worth the Apple fan boy screams.
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Ten top notch iPad paintings
Artists are increasingly turning to the iPad for new, rich digital canvases. Mashable list their favourite 10 landscape “paintings” from around the world.
Forget pillow mints. How about free iPads?
New York’s The Plaza is the first hotel in the world to offer guests a swanky new service: free iPad’s in every room, featuring custom-made apps that allow guests to change the air con, dim the lights and order room service, reports Katie Kindelan.
Media briefs: Much ado on Overington … Tassie ALP’s cash cow …
Communicating an ALP cash cow, plus speculation continues to swirl that Fairfax Media are preparing, George Hearst-style, to make a multi-million dollar strongarm bid for Antony Catalano’s Weekly Review and other media news.
Read The Daily online for free, without an iPad
Rupert Murdoch’s iPad only “newspaper” The Daily can now be read online for free without an iPad. All the stories - including covers for each section - are indexed and uploaded on a new site called The Daily: Indexed .
Crikey Says: Watch this app
There are easier ways to make a fistful of dollars. The Daily isn’t it. Given the recent stats on iPad app sales, no one could seriously believe it’s just the money.
Apple versus the e-book industry
Apple appear set to aggressively respond to the universal functions of Google and Amazon e-books by requiring sellers to go through iTunes instead of apps, which means Steve Jobs and co. will gobble up 30% of their earnings, reports Farhad Manjoo.
Forget Steve Jobs, Apple’s rolling in cash
Steve Jobs disappears and Apple’s share price drops. But then the company announces its biggest problem is it can’t move iPhones fast enough, and everything looks rosy again.
