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What does the future of technology really hold?

February 1, 2010 No Comments

Last week there were two extremely important events in the world of technology. The first was the launch of the iPad, Apple’s netbook/giant iphone/small laptop type device, and the second was the first ever football match broadcast live in 3D. No one is really sure what the iPad is for. Why do I want an ... Bookmark to:

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Scotland’s oldest newspaper relaunched as first web-only daily

January 26, 2010 No Comments

While the newspaper industry continues to debate the pros and cons of paywalls, Stewart Kirkpatrick, former editor of scotsman.com, has launched the first ever web-only daily. Named after Scotland’s oldest newspaper, The Caledonian Mercury, caledonianmercury.com challenges the perception that the internet will spell the death of the newspaper. By offering high quality journalism, it hopes ... Bookmark to:

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How far have we come in the last ten years?

January 5, 2010 No Comments

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The Guardian leads the way with iPhone app

December 15, 2009 1 Comment

Yesterday The Guardian released it’s new app for the iPhone. It costs £2.39, is highly personalised and allows you to listen to podcasts and browse images. The Guardian does have a very good mobile site, but I downloaded the app as I wanted to see whether it would be worth £2.39, which is quite a ... Bookmark to:

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Can Murdoch save the newspaper industry?

November 25, 2009 1 Comment

Rupert Murdoch has declared war on Google. He has long accused the search giant of being responsible for the decline in the newspaper industry. Murdoch now wants to remove his sites from the Google index. He will start charging for content next year and is looking to do a deal with Microsoft for content to ... Bookmark to:

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