by Allen Weiner | January 27, 2010 | 6 Comments
Rumors being what they are, much of what Steve Jobs announced at the Ipad launch event didn’t come as a surprise to the overload crowd at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The iPad is a tweener that fits nicely between an iPhone/iTouch and netbook computer. With a 9.7-inch screen weighing in at 1.5 [...]
Category: Apple magazines Mobile Newspapers Tags: Alex, Apple, AT&T, Dell, e-books, entourage systems, iPad, iPod, Plastic Logic, Publishing, Sony, Spring Design, Sprint, Verizon
by Allen Weiner | January 21, 2010 | 4 Comments
I must admit, as a former digital newspaper executive, I was caught up in the frenzy and promise that forthcoming tablet devices, from Apple, HP, etc.. would help print publishers and other “old media” sorts get off life support and into the black. While this is a topic we will examine in greater detail in [...]
Category: Apple Publishing Tags: Apple, Apple tablet, Newspapers, Publishing, Verizon
by Allen Weiner | October 9, 2009 | Comments Off
After some thought, I realized that B&N already has an in-store relationship with AT&T with the carrier providing free WiFi in B&N’s retail outlets. It would thus make sense for AT&T to be the book retailer’s wireless provider partner for its rumored new device.
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Category: Amazon Publishing Tags: Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Barnes and Noble, Kindle, Verizon
by Allen Weiner | September 23, 2009 | 1 Comment
IREX Technologies has announced a new entry into the e-reader space that is sure to turn some heads and offer yet another competitive alternative to Amazon’s Kindle and Sony’s new product lines. Additionally, the new, 8.1-inch IREX DR800SG, adds Verizon to the list of carriers who sense an opportunity in this emerging space. Verizon will [...]
Category: Amazon Microsoft Mobile Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, ebooks, ereaders, IREX, Verizon
