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Are Phones Good Productivity Tools?

Joanna Cabot — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:15:21 +0000

Thorin Klosowski poses an interesting question over at Lifehacker: Are phones good productivity tools? Klosowski argues that, for almost every productivity task he needs to accomplish, there is a desktop or tablet app that will do it quicker and more efficiently than his phone. “None of this is to say that I don’t appreciate a smartphone [...]

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Mobile Magazines, Part V — imgZine: Real Time Social Magazines

Juli Monroe — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:45:05 +0000

* Note: Click here to read Mobile Magazines, Part I — Google Play Magazines, here for Mobile Magazines, Part II — iOS Newsstand and here for Mobile Magazines, Part III — Next Issue and here for Mobile Magazines, Part IV — Periodicals on E-Readers This story is more for you corporate types. imgZine isn’t really [...]

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LifeProof Offers Optional Water Protection Insurance for iPhone

Stanley Goodner — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:22:47 +0000

LifeProof announced this past Tuesday that they’re offering a Total Water Protection Program for the Apple iPhone and iPad to anyone who purchases a LifeProof case from their website. This optional program takes the protection of these devices to an entirely new level by offering a one-time repair or replacement of the device if it sustains accidental water [...]

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Redesigned Full-Sized Apple iPad 5 To Be Unveiled This Month?

Adrian Diaconescu — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:45:53 +0000

It’s been awhile since we last heard a quasi-believable next-gen iPad story, but it shouldn’t be long now until we get something conclusive. That’s because several sources claim a new full-sized iPad is closing in on its release, with the official unveiling rumored to happen by the end of this month. But is that possible? [...]

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When’s the Best Time to Buy an Apple Product? (Infographic)

Matthew Marchesano — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:25:47 +0000

When is the best time to purchase a new Apple device? Is there a best time? We’re fully aware of how sporadic and paltry the big Apple can be when it comes to offering customers discounts on their products. Usually feeling like you’ve earned a ‘deal’ from an Apple retail store or from their online [...]

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Perdrix TXT e-reading app (review)

Juli Monroe — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:03:40 +0000

Have you ever run across a solution looking for a problem? Unfortunately, that’s my reaction to Perdrix TXT, a new e-reading app for iPhone and iPad. The developer contacted me over the weekend and gave me a promo code for a free review copy, and I gave it a look. Here’s what they say about [...]

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Spring Cleaning: A digital junkie declutters, thanks to technology

Joanna Cabot — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:56:16 +0000

I wrote last year about a theory I had, namely that digitization was enabling a more minimalist lifestyle for people who wouldn’t otherwise be minimalist. I could still have my books, music and movies, but they wouldn’t take up space anymore. Well, I’m doing my annual March break spring cleaning this week, and I’ve found [...]

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iTunes U hits one billion downloads

Aggregated Content — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:29:55 +0000

By Jonathan Pena Apple has announced that iTunes U has topped one billion downloads, an impressive number for a service launched just few years ago. Apple debuted iTunes U in 2007, expanding its library beyond laptops and computers when the company created its own iTunes U iOS app for mobile devices. Apple’s SVP of Internet Software [...]

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Don’t upgrade your Kindle for iOS app!

Juli Monroe — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:00:26 +0000

If you’re like me, you keep a close eye on your app updates on your iDevice. This morning, as I was leaving the house for an early morning meeting, I noticed an app update available. Good thing I always check what’s new before updating. This was the first time I’ve ever seen this message: Note: [...]

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Bookish Now Has E-Reading Apps. Hooray?

Juli Monroe — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:30:37 +0000

Earlier this month, I wrote about the launch of Bookish. At the time, their e-reading apps were “coming soon.” And now they are here. Are we impressed? Not really. It’s a bare bones e-reading app with nothing to recommend it. The Android version isn’t bad. You can override publisher defaults to get some font and [...]

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Pedestal Stand for iPad also holds your toilet paper?

Charles Moore — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 03:08:41 +0000

One of the things I love about my iPad is that it liberates me from the constraints of my desktop workstation and the lousy body English of using a laptop sitting on one’s lap. I can use the iPad in a wide range of venues in my house and yard—pretty much anywhere within range of [...]

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Readmill Launches New E-Book Experience for iPhone

Dan Eldridge — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:00:56 +0000

Yesterday, we filled you in on the fact that the Berlin-based digital reading platform known as Readmill was very close to releasing an e-reading app for the iPhone, and as it happens … the app was officially released today. (Quite a coincidence, no?) According to the company, the newly-released app (appropriately enough, it’s called Readmill for [...]

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A Readmill iPhone app is on the way

Dan Eldridge — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:00:27 +0000

We’ve written a bit about the Berlin-based startup Readmill in the past; here’s a Q&A-style interview we ran back in August 2012 with Henrik Berggren, the company’s über-ambitious founder. As we wrote in the introduction to that interview: The easiest way to understand exactly what Readmill is and what exactly it can do for you is [...]

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The Byook is a unique combination of graphic novel, movie and game

Dan Eldridge — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:05:46 +0000

Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like I’ve been hearing about more and more companies lately—some of them new, and some that have been around for awhile—that are putting together large and (presumably) expensive teams of designers and developers to create digitally-enhanced “electronic reading experiences,” as they’re often called. The latest such organization I’ve [...]

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Morning Links — Get ready for Google’s Project Glass

Dan Eldridge — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:00:51 +0000

The Super-Secret NDA For Google’s Project Glass Event Next Week (ReadWriteWeb) What digital magazines can learn from ebook publishers (Paid Content) Amazon Surges to New Highs Ahead of Positive Holiday Report (All Things D) Mommy, can you put down your iPhone? (Salon) Open Question: Whatever Happened to 3D Tablets? (The Digital Reader)

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