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The iPad Newspaper Is Here
4:24AM Ryan Tate | Rupert Murdoch and his team at News Corp, plus third-string Apple executive Eddy Cue, just unveiled the much-hyped iPad newspaper, The Daily, in New York. It’s got video, big pictures, embedded Twitter, and updates that “break in” to the app. More »
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Playboy Promises To End iPad’s ‘Freedom From Porn’
7:01AM Ryan Tate | Playboy founder Hugh Hefner says his magazine will be available on the iPad in March—uncensored. If true, that’s a huge reversal for Apple, whose CEO just last May said iPad put “freedom from porn” before freedom of speech. More »
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The iPad Newspaper Will Be Delayed For Weeks
3:21AM Hamilton Nolan | News Corp’s iPad newspaper The Daily was all set to unveil itself dramatically in San Francisco next week. Now the launch is being delayed “weeks, not months” in order to let Apple tweak its new subscription service. Shoot. [Media Memo]
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Why The iPad Newspaper Is Doomed
6:25AM Ryan Tate | Rupert Murdoch is putting $US30 million and 100 journalists behind an iPad newspaper called “The Daily.” He even has support from Apple CEO Steve Jobs. But no one really believes this thing will last. Here’s why. More »
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News Corp’s Media Of The Future: The Same, But Flatter
2:51AM Hamilton Nolan | Literally nothing in this world (except pudding) currently interests Rupert Murdoch more than the ongoing development of News Corp’s tablet-computer-centric daily publication The Daily. Murdoch plans to achieve preemptive dominance in iPad journalism. Today: details – of the future! More »
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Karl Lagerfeld Has No Clue What Facebook Is
4:01AM Brian Moylan | Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld talked about technology in an interview with The Business of Fashion. He says he doesn’t use it, but that Facebook is “a flawless object”. That’s when it’s clear he has no idea what he’s talking about. More »
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Will Condé Nast’s iPad Bet Pay Off?
2:05PM Fast Company | Condé Nast has been carefully studying the use of its iPad apps, and they’ve hosted 70 marketing and media execs today in New York to present its findings, according to the Wall Street Journal. More »
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Steve Jobs’ Secret Porn Experience
2:29AM Ryan Tate | Steve Jobs has championed “freedom from porn,” because, he suggests, pornography harms kids. But a technology broadcaster said he spent a porny weekend with Jobs—and Jobs’ young family. More »
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The First Real iPad Magazine
7:16AM Ryan Tate | Instead of porting print content to the iPad, as many old-school publishers are doing, the guys behind Flipboard decided to make something truly native to tablet computers. Not only is their app far more appealing, it’s actually way cheaper. More »
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