Apple To Offer Subscription Content Through News App

Apple To Offer Subscription Content Through News App

Jan 26, 2016 | 0 |

Apple is working on adding subscription-based content to it’s News app, giving paid news sources another outlet to reach readers. The change comes at an opportune time for news publishers, who rely on services like News and Facebook to reach readers, but gets between them and a paid subscription. The Wall Street Journal, for example, requires payment to read more than an excerpt of most of its articles, but publishes a few free full articles to Apple News every day. Launched back in September, the News app succeeded Newsstand, in which users could read newspapers and magazines. According to...

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Spotify Rolling Out Video Content

Spotify Rolling Out Video Content

Jan 26, 2016 | 0 |

Music streaming service Spotify has announced plans to debut video content on its Android app. The video feature will be released to Android users this week, while iOS users will receive video sometime next week. In a Wall Street Journal story published Monday, Spotify’s vice president of product Shiva Rajaraman noted, “…our primary user is a music fan, and they are not necessarily leaning in and looking into the app,” While video might get some users to spend more time in the app, the biggest issue is getting them to pay attention to content in an app that most...

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Twitter Department Leadership Sees Mass Departure

Twitter Department Leadership Sees Mass Departure

Jan 26, 2016 | 0 |

Four of Twitter’s top executives from engineering and HR left their positions at the social network over the weekend, leaving employees concerned over duties and investors worried about the company’s stability. Late Sunday night, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed that media head Katie Jacobs Stanton, product department head Kevin Weil, engineering division head Alex Roetter, and HR head Brian Schipper will all leave their positions at the company. He added that COO Adam Bain and CTO Adam Messinger will take on additional responsibilities in HR and engineering, respectively. The change comes in poor timing for Dosrsey, who returned to...

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Windows Phone 7 Officially Announced

Windows Phone 7 Officially Announced

Jan 24, 2016 | 0 |

On Monday, October 11, Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7 to the world in NYC. Microsoft stated earlier that AT&T will be the “premier” partner for Windows Phone 7, and will carry the Samsung Focus, the HTC Surround, and the LG Quantum.

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Microsoft Bribing Customers to Purchase Windows Phone 7?

Microsoft Bribing Customers to Purchase Windows Phone 7?

Oct 20, 2010 | 0 |

Microsoft may be throwing bendiing some arms to prospective customers  by providing carriers with free Xbox 360 consoles and Zune Pass subscriptions to help sell its Windows Phone 7 handsets. As the October 21st and early November launch dates approach, carrier promotions are cropping up all over the place. Microsoft isappears to be the ultimate source of these giveaways. Starting in the US, AT&T is offering a free month of Microsoft’s Zune Pass subscription service for all customers who buy a Windows Phone 7 handset. Microsoft now offers a 14-day public trial for all customers and is adding in...

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Facebook Inititates 3 New Strategies

Facebook Inititates 3 New Strategies

Oct 13, 2010 | 0 |

1. Temporary Passwords to Insure Mobile Security: Moving to enhance online security, Facebook on Tuesday said that it will soon offer users the ability to receive one-time passwords on their mobile phones and that it has already enabled the ability to sign out of Facebook remotely. “[W]e’re launching one-time passwords to make it safer to use public computers in places like hotels, cafes or airports,” said Facebook product manager Jake Brill in a blog post. “If you have any concerns about security of the computer you’re using while accessing Facebook, we can text you a one-time password to use...

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Breaking: Back to the Mac Apple Event

Breaking: Back to the Mac Apple Event

Oct 13, 2010 | 0 |

“Come see what’s new for the Mac on October 20, including a sneak peek of the next major version of Mac OS X,” says the latest Apple invite to their event which will be held at 10 am Pacific at the company’s Cupertino headquarters. Their has been much speculation about what there is in store for iphone and verizon and iPad getting iOS4 but this event seems to be purely centered around OSX . There is a hint of what is to come on the inivte as well. The Lion most probably indicates a new OS7 as Apple has...

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Breaking: Another Lawsuit for Zuckerberg

Breaking: Another Lawsuit for Zuckerberg

Oct 13, 2010 | 0 |

Just on the heels of the success of the film, The Social Network comes this better than in the movies, real life scenario of a man suing Mark Zuckerberg for 84% of Facbook which the guy said he was promised back in 2003. The plaintiff, Paul Ceglia claims that Mark Zuckerberg lives the life of a vagrant and does not claim residency in any one state to have legal claims to Facebook. Zuckerberg’s response to this odd claim is equally as odd (although maybe not in relation to Zuckerberg’s alleged quirkiness). He claims that Ceglia is purporting to expose...

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