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Issues escaping iTunes DRM lock-in
At Macworld Apple announced that the whole iTunes shop content would be available DRM-free soon and most, 80 percent, would have no DRM copy protection immediately. So, throughout this week I’ve been...
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What makes a great mobile phone application
What is it that makes one app outstanding? What is it that deliver a better experience than clicking a link to a mobile website? It’s not the home screen icon as it’s easy to place bookmarks onto an...
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Disconnected again
Been away far too long. Blog entries still take too long to write, with all of the tools I’ve tried. So, when I’m busy, not a lot happens here. Try me on twitter if I go quiet. Posted in Content
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Why publishers should be wary of the digital book era
The digital era is finally arriving for books. I wonder if publishers, retailers, and device makers realise the Pandora’s box that they are opening. Books are one of the last analogue media formats,...
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Mobile blogging: WordPress vs Typepad vs Livejournal
Why do I blog so much more here compared with other blogs? Simple: It’s much more convenient as the WordPress mobile tools are superior. Take the respective platform’s iPhone support as an example: All...
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Amazon Kindle launches globally, sort of
This post was originally published on my Forrester blog. Today, Amazon have launched a new Kindle that they are marketing internationally. Prior Kindle models were limited to use in the US. Key...
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Book festivals like Hay will prosper in the eBook age
At the 2011 Hay book festival I didn’t see a single eReader or tablet in the hands of a visitor. Yet main festival sponsor The Telegraph — a UK quality newspaper — devoted most of their stand to...
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Amazon’s Kindle Tablet Will Be The First True Media Tablet
[Updated after the Kindle Fire launch event: I've noted what happened in italics. I've not made any other edits.] Tomorrow Amazon holds a major launch event and will likely unveil its first tablet,...
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Google’s new Android Software Needs an Artistic Media Soul to Succeed in Tablets
[updated October 19 with the latest Q3 Apple results and the official name of the new Nexus] A new version of Android will be available in November, initally on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone....
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Sony Takes Control of the Future, Its Mobile Play
After ten years as a joint venture, Sony has bought out partner Ericsson to take sole charge of mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson. The split appears amicable. Sony gains full control of the products...
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The Galaxy Gear smartwatch is a bold experiment and a new kind of smart...
The Galaxy Gear is a statement of intent by Samsung that if the smartwatch category is to prove successful, then Samsung will be one of the winners. It is a member of the burgeoning “smart accessory”...
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With Android Wear, Google kickstarts its wearable portfolio using its...
Google correctly understands smart wearables require apps, content and services to deliver on the promise of a smart device. Consumers will not buy smartwatches to tell the time any more than consumers...
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Apple’s re-engineered iOS8 will entice app developers to make more iPhone...
iOS 8 will dramatically improve the competitiveness of iOS against the challenge of Google’s Android. The ability of third party iOS apps to offer services and features to other apps through iOS 8’s...
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