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Apple Holding Special iPhone 4 Press Conference on Friday

Posted by Scott Jarkoff in Shorts

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According to Jim Dalrymple Apple will be holding a press conference this coming Friday to discuss the iPhone 4, presumably to chat about the recent antenna and reception issues:

Apple on Wednesday invited select press to a special press conference to be held this Friday in California.

Apple would only say that the press conference would be regarding the iPhone 4. No other information was available when I spoke with them tonight.

Could this possibly be the first time that Apple has held a press conference for something other than to announce a new product? One such theory by Dan Rubin is that Apple will finally announce the availability of the iPhone on Verizon. This would ultimately change the conversation to something positive – misdirection if you will – because Verizon has the most robust mobile network in the states. But what about the international people complaining about the iPhone 4 and its antenna reception issues?

Whatever happens on Friday, it should be very interesting. I imagine a lot of folks would welcome the iPhone on Verizon but I’m not buying it. However, and this is a big if – maybe this is why the white iPhone is taking so long to manufacture – because its the fabled CDMA version for Verizon?

L.A. Times Finally Releases iPhone App

Posted by Scott Jarkoff in Shorts

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Following in the footsteps of the NY Times, the well respected LA Times newspaper has finally unleashed an iPhone app.

The app is broken down into several main sections, including the latest headlines, photos, Tweets from The Times and a constantly updated feed of local news from the L.A. Now blog.

Users can browse through The Times’ individual sections — including each section’s blogs — and save stories and photos under the Favorites section for later viewing. There are built-in functions to share stories on Facebook, Twitter and via e-mail.

The LA Times app costs $1.99 unlike the free NY Times app. However, it appears the LA Times app will be much more interactive, providing almost live content whereas the former merely allows for offline reading of current content – not necessarily up-to-the-minute news.

Sounds like a fairly useful app, especially if you live in LA or are interested in the articles the LA Times produces. The price is not too bad either, and should not scare too many folks away. If you happen to download and use the app please let us know your thoughts.

Pay Us Because We Suck

Posted by Yorick Peterse in Articles

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Pay us Because We SuckOver the past decades a lot has been changed, from the first colour TV to mobile phones, and from the internet to mind control devices. Of course, not everything has changed, especially the news papers sticking to their old traditions.

Looking at how many other services, objects and other things evolved over the past decades, especially if you look at how many services embraced the internet, it’s shocking to see the newspapers haven’t done this in a way they should. They still rely heavily on printed forms of news. Not that this means it’s the end of the world, but it’s getting a bit out of control if they fail to improve their medium and want us to pay for it.

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Aggregators In The Crosshairs – Again

Posted by Rich Chuckrey in Articles

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Aggregator Sites In The CrosshairsIn the land of lawless content aggregators — where it appears legal to abscond with web news and repackage it as your own — endgame may have come for these internet outlaws. They may be singing their final songs.

Associated Press decided to stand its ground and is ready to set industry precedence [again] for the second time in three years. AP Chairman Dean Singleton said in an AP news release,

We can no longer stand by and watch others walk off with our work under misguided legal theories.

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