by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 22, 2010 | Asides
A kind of top-down view of, yes, the iPad, but, more broadly, the tablet. And who better than Steven Levy to tell the tale? How the Tablet Will Change the World | via Wired Magazine It also represents an ambitious rethinking of how we use computers. No more files and...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jan 27, 2010 | Asides
Perhaps a leak, come what may, although can you leak what’s already been, well, OK, dreamed of? Quick Draw? Publisher leaks Apple tablet details | via Macworld
by Jeffery Battersby | Jan 26, 2010 | Commentary
From the Wired Epicenter Blog’s Twitter feed: Newspaper Paywall Update: Thirty-five people have signed up to access Newsday online. After three months. At $5 a week = $9,100 in revenue. I’ll be honest, I don’t think I could last on $3000 in revenue a...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jan 26, 2010 | Commentary, Featured
Today’s Times has an interesting article on Apple’s forthcoming device, and the effect it may have on the publishing industry. But the piece contains some ugly undertones: Apple sold lots of music, but the music labels claimed that iTunes had destroyed the...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jan 21, 2010 | Commentary, Featured
There was a new article in the Wall Street Journal last night that “leaked” a little more information on what might be in store for next week’s Apple event. From the WSJ article: Apple has recently been in discussions with book, magazine and...