Monthly Archives: February 2011

The Daily isn’t as bad as Virgin’s Project

Posted on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 by Rex Hammock

Unlike what I wrote in the instant and rather-rough review of Virgin’s iPad “magazine” called Project, I can at least write that the Rupert Murdoch/Newscorp daily news app (not a magazine or a newspaper) called The Daily is not crap. … Continue reading →

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Free stuff I’d pay for: Readability and NYTimes.com/recommendations

Posted on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 by Rex Hammock

One might ask, “Why pay for something that’s free?” If you’ve ever paid 99ยข for an iTunes download, you might know at least one possible answer to that question. There are many others that have to do with convenience, timing, … Continue reading →

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That Apple eBook story just doesn’t pass the smell test

Posted on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 by Rex Hammock

A story appearing in the New York Times today that’s headlined, Apple Moves to Tighten Control of App Store, contains one of those speculative paragraphs that makes the tech blogosphere explode. Here’s the paragraph: “Apple told Sony that from now … Continue reading →

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