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Guillaume Decugis
January 5, 2011 2:08 PM
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Latest Update on Project Magazine: Still No Updates Apparently failing to deliver on its initial promise for a monthly update, Richard Branson's Project starts pissing off some bloggers. Declining motivation because of disappointing initial sales or warming-up issues that will be rapidly fixed? Funny addition: in the meantime Virgin Media warns firms of gadget risk... particularly the iPad ( http://bit.ly/gCU42Q). LOL.
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Guillaume Decugis
January 3, 2011 5:45 AM
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The enthusiasm iPad users had for magazine apps seems to be waning, according to some recent numbers that show sales of many apps slipping. Hopefully some publishers are starting to realize that simply having an iPad app doesn't qualify as a digital content strategy.
"I don’t understand why anyone would ever think that adding a presentation layer on top of web based content would make it something people would want to purchase when they are not willing to purchase the same content directly on the web." (Ventura Capitalist Fred Wilson)
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Guillaume Decugis
December 27, 2010 4:52 PM
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Another great example than in Tech, less is often better.
The Kindle is now Amazon's most sold product of all times. Strengthens the company's model and apparently clearly differentiated from the iPad for consumers.
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Guillaume Decugis
December 22, 2010 7:45 PM
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Ask many consumers why they've stopped purchasing dead tree publications like newspapers, and chances are you'll hear comments like "the cost is too high."
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Guillaume Decugis
December 20, 2010 4:12 AM
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Rupert Murdoch the Australian-born international media magnate and CEO of News Corp. has finally come out with the date of launch of its much talked about iPad Newspaper. News Corp. plans to launch the publication on January 17. It will come out daily, it will sell for 99 cents a week, it will use lots of video and it will have cool multimedia bells and whistles, including some kind of 3-D effect that lots of people are very excited about. And Apple CEO Steve Jobs may or may not participate in a launch event. Most important for other media companies: The Daily is supposed to use a new “push” subscription feature from Apple, where iTunes automatically bills customers on a weekly or monthly basis, and a new edition shows up on customers’ iPads every morning.
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Guillaume Decugis
December 17, 2010 6:41 AM
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Less than a year ago, some technology pundits questioned whether Apple's "iTablet" would find any buyers.
Now its impact is major.
A great summary of the key areas the iPad influenced.
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Guillaume Decugis
December 15, 2010 1:09 PM
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According to Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine, "the Web is dead". Because of Apps.
I largely agree with what he wrote on how siloed Apps are against the fundamental nature of the WWW but here's an interesting counter-trend: publishers now using HTML5 and advanced browsers such as Chrome to revamp their sites.
Here's the New York Times example!
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axelletess
December 13, 2010 5:06 AM
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Among the 931 respondents who indicated that they currently subscribe to print newspapers, there is a statistically significant, moderately strong, positive correlation between iPad news consumption and the likelihood of canceling their print subscriptions. For example, more than half (58.1%) of the respondents who subscribe to printed newspapers and use their iPad at least an hour a day for news said they are very likely to cancel their print subscriptions within the next six months.
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Guillaume Decugis
December 9, 2010 6:25 AM
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Great post on something I noticed over the past few months: over time our web sites have been over-worked and crowded with zillions of features which made them actually harder to use than iPhone Apps.
I have my own examples of a few sites I won't name where I'd rather use the App than the actual web site.
With the iPad becoming a significant access device and it's browser being it's #1 app (as shown in a previous post with the business insider iPad usage survey), online publishers are finally revamping the design of their web sites.
It was high time...
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Guillaume Decugis
December 3, 2010 5:58 AM
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Reports from a variety of analysts predict a huge swell in tablet computer sales next year ranging from 35 to 100 million units in total, with Apple's iPad accounting for the largest number sold by far.
(Apple Insider)
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Guillaume Decugis
November 30, 2010 12:31 PM
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Dan Sabbagh: Digital devices such as the Kindle and the iPad have media companies quivering with excitement but will people really use them to read newspapers and magazines?
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myriam
November 29, 2010 5:58 AM
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Apple's hottest device has government CIOs dreaming big about the possibilities.
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Guillaume Decugis
November 25, 2010 2:09 PM
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Rupert Murdoch is putting $30 million and 100 journalists behind an iPad newspaper called "The Daily." He even has support from Apple CEO Steve Jobs. But no one really believes this thing will last. Here's why.
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axelletess
January 3, 2011 2:08 PM
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Interesting analysis from Marco Amrent, the ex-Tumblr lead developper, who believes analysts are confusing the tablet market with the iPad market. The market for the latter, he says, is very limited because of the lack of the equivalent ecosystem Apple managed to create and which is hard to replicate.
Not sure I agree as Android faced the same challenges on the touch-smartphone market but worth thinking about before predicting RIM or Samsung's wins in that game.
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Guillaume Decugis
December 27, 2010 4:58 PM
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Some 54.7 million tablets will be sold next year and of those, 37.2 million will be iPads. That’s the forecast from Goldman Sachs’s Bill Shope, who says exploding sales of the device may well make Apple “one of the largest vendors in the global personal computing market."
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Guillaume Decugis
December 26, 2010 4:47 PM
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Taking Walt’s top spot this year was none other than Apple’s iPad. For a 1.0 product, the iPad was amazing. With the new iOS 4.2 operating system and its huge selection of apps, the iPad continues to stay ahead of the competition.
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Guillaume Decugis
December 22, 2010 7:07 AM
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A new survey conducted by market research firm YouGov has revealed that 17 per cent of Apple iPad owners in the UK...
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axelletess
December 20, 2010 4:10 AM
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Great device. Revolutionary usage. Amazing adoption rate.
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Guillaume Decugis
December 17, 2010 4:51 AM
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There are more than 60 distinct media tablet models available from nearly 50 different manufacturers already available in at least one country or region.
Most of these products started shipping in the last 75 days.
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Guillaume Decugis
December 15, 2010 10:17 AM
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Everything Everything London's Union Chapel concert to be streamed live in HD to Apple iPad and iPhone users via a free app.
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axelletess
December 13, 2010 5:04 AM
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Was HAL in fact an iPad ? ;-)“Not only is having this idea over 40 years ago amazing, but also the fact that they managed to recreate it on film."
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Guillaume Decugis
December 3, 2010 8:31 AM
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A bullish Apple analyst took a contrarian view of the iPad at Business Insider's Ignition conference. Predicts Apple market share will be dropping to 44% as competitors release iPad rivals.
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Guillaume Decugis
December 2, 2010 12:17 PM
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Wary publishers are striking partnerships with app maker Flipboard.
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As of press time, Flipboard planned to announce on Dec. 2 partnerships with eight media outlets, including The Washington Post, ABC News (DIS), Condé Nast's Bon Appétit, and All Things Digital, a technology blog owned by The Wall Street Journal.
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Guillaume Decugis
November 30, 2010 12:14 PM
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On-the-go devices like Apple's iPad (...) are expected to displace around 10% of PC units by 2014, Gartner research director Ranjit Atwal said in a press release.
Manufacturers will sell 70 million tablets next year, with Apple's iPad representing almost 60% of this figure, FBR Capital Markets analyst Craig Berger predicts.
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Guillaume Decugis
November 28, 2010 12:58 PM
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A testimony from a former skeptic on e-readers with which I sympathize and recognize my own conversion.
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