Apple versus the e-book industryApple 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.
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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.
A sneak peak at The Daily
In the lead-up to the first demonstration of Rupert Murdoch’s upcoming iPad newspaper The Daily, Damon Kiesow took a peak at the website’s source code and sneakily retrieved a couple of marketing images of the new app.
The worst tech gadgets of 2010
It might have been the year of the iPad, but Wired looks back on the worst tech products of 2010. From the $500 JooJoo, an iPad wannabe with no apps and no internet, to the wearable videocamera that didn’t stay on the head, there were some tech shockers.
2010 in the media: leaks, iPads and the NBN
This year was the year of the iPad. It’s hard to believe that Steve Jobs revealed it to the world just 11 months ago and that 7 million have been sold. But it wasn’t the only media blockbuster of the year…
Cox: NBN the scariest business model I’ve ever seen
No wonder the minister delayed releasing the NBN plan until after the end of the parliamentary year and why he will never let it be exposed to a cost benefit analysis, writes Peter J.Cox, of Cox Media.
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How the iPad is transforming web applications
The rise of the iPad has had a big impact on the evolution of web design, which Mashable dubbed “the iPadification of the web.” This photo gallery compiles a collection of before and after iPadified screenshots.
Newswall crisis solved
Following our teasing, the Herald Sun comes up with some bonus content with which to sell its (ad-supported, $96/year) iPad app: “The week’s best comments” from the Andrew Bolt blog! How wonderful, writes Jeremy Sear.
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The Daily: the world’s first tablet-only newspaper
Rupert Murdoch’s “most exciting project” is The Daily — a new tablet-only “newspaper” designed to woo iPad users. News Corp has cherry picked talent for its new app-centric approach, which Murdoch hopes will snare half a million users in the next five years.
Is the iPad’s influence overstated?
The iPad was touted as a potential saviour of the newspaper industry well before it was released. But how effective has it been so far? Amy-Mae Elliott crunches the numbers.
Five of the coolest gadgets so far in 2010
This year has been a big one for innovative gadgets and sleek new hardware. Mashable lists five of the very best - including the HTC Droid Incredible and a little known appliance called the iPad.
Apps not just for Apple fan boys
Major news organisations — think NY Times and Wall Street Journal — are busy building software applications for Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab, the iPad’s next big competitor. It’ll run on Google Android, meaning that one app should work on several different upcoming tablets.
Kohler: let’s hang up on old Telstra
Let’s face it, successive management teams have been transforming Telstra for 15 years, trying to get the organisation to put customers first and be more competitive, and all have failed.
The new New Yorker
New Yorker is finally available on the iPad. But how does a magazine which is primarily about writing move onto the iPad with all its whiz bang new media-ness?
Still the Apple of owners’ eyes
Thanks to this year’s iPad, Apple has beaten PCs — again — as the computer brand that consumers are most satisfied with. With a score of 86 out of 100, it was Apple’s highest ever mark.
IPad competitors: hurry up or else
Having witnessed Apple establish a massive lead in the tablet PC market, time is running out for competitors to catch up with the company and break the iPad’s stranglehold. Early glances at offerings from HP and Samsung don’t look promising, writes Erica Ogg.
Old timers get hip with the iPad
The uncomplicated design and apes-could-use-it simplicity of the iPad make it a viable choice for people who were alive when gramophones were all the rage. Anecdotal evidence suggests senior citizens around the world are gravitating towards Apple - creating a new, somewhat old group of consumers.
Comparing a fake iPad to a real one
For just $120, the folks at ZDNet purchased a decent looking fake iPad. But how does it compare to a real one? Well, at least the fake one comes in white.
Introducing the Blackpad
Research in Motion, the company behind the popular BlackBerry smartphone, plan to enter the tablet PC market later this year with its own version of an iPad equivalent, unimaginatively named “the Blackpad.”
Kohler: iPads are giant iPhones that don’t ring
Two months ago Alan Kohler decided to replace his laptop with an iPad, but after countless frustrations has proclaimed the experiment a failure. Finger prints, disappointing apps and bad word processors are among his biggest gripes.
Are iPad owners stuck-up selfish snobs?
A new survey from a US consumer research firm paints an unflattering picture of iPad owners, claiming they are typically well off, well educated and unpleasant people. Youch!
New Fairfax app misses the innovation boat
Fairfax has launched a new Sydney Morning Herald iPad application. It is bad enough that the app resembles a PDF reader, says Tim Burrowes, but forcing users to subscribe to the print edition is ludicrous.
How the iPad is improving health service delivery in the NT
The iPad is not just good for games, youtube and surfing the web - it can also be used for more meritorious purposes. Greg Henschke explains how Apple’s tablet computer is improving the lives of Aborigines in the Northern Territory.
Apple chalks up record quarterly revenue
Buoyed by iPhone and iPad sales, Apple have announced its highest ever quarterly revenue - a whopping US$15.7 billion. It’s an 88% increase on the same quarter a year ago.
