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Archive for June, 2012

Time for iPad
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Time for iPad

So what’s the deal? Time on iPad is not new, but what is new is that as of last week, all of the Time Inc. titles are finally offering digital subscriptions, which to me means it’s finally worth picking up. Who made it? The production is done in-house, and as far as I know, the [...]


This article was posted on June 19, 2012 under the category Reviews, and covers the following topics: , , , , , ,

 

Huffington for iPad
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Huffington for iPad

The Huffington Post has branched out into a weekly edition called simply Huffington, which takes the form of a proper iPad edition. Here’s more on the new publication (via MagCulture). Currently it only seems to be available throught the US App Store, and a subscription is $2 a month, $20 a year, or $1 an [...]


This article was posted on June 19, 2012 under the category New Releases, and covers the following topics: , , ,

 

Loving Newspapers Again
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Loving Newspapers Again

A funny thing happened recently: I like reading newspapers again. I recently reviewed the PressReader app, which I thought did a good job of giving you access to digital scans of newspapers from around the world. Over the years, I’ve been quite vocal — and critical — about magazines that make it to digital as [...]


This article was posted on June 10, 2012 under the category Commentary, Print, and covers the following topics: , , , , , ,

 

Wired 1.1.1
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Wired 1.1.1

So what’s the deal? Wired magazine is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and as part of the festivities, it has released a digital edition (for iPad) of the very first issue of the magazine, originally released in January, 1993 — as issue 1.1, which turns into 1.1.1 for this digital re-release. Who made it? The same [...]


This article was posted on June 10, 2012 under the category Reviews, and covers the following topics: , , , ,

 

Snap Magazine
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Snap Magazine

The company behind the very popular photography app Hipstamatic has released a new free monthly iPad magazine called Snap. It bills itself as a culture magazine, but it’s of course heavy on photography, most of it highlighting what app filters were used. It’s not bad in terms of content — focusing on photos and the [...]


This article was posted on June 10, 2012 under the category New Releases, and covers the following topics: , , , ,

 

App Press Updates
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App Press Updates

I covered the App Press service a while back, as an easy way to produce a magazine for iPhone and iPad, and I’ve been informed that the service has received a rather big update, so it’s worth checking in again if the initial version didn’t offer the type of features you were in need of for your [...]


This article was posted on June 5, 2012 under the category News, Tools, and covers the following topics: , , ,

 

TOO MUCH Magazine No. 3 Launch
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TOO MUCH Magazine No. 3 Launch

We’re a week away from the launch of the third issue of TOO MUCH Magazine — produced by my Radio OK Fred co-hosts Yoshi Tsujimura and Audrey Fondecave — and here are details on what to expect in the issue, as well as at the launch event, which is happening at the Center for Cosmic [...]


This article was posted on June 1, 2012 under the category Events, New Releases, Print, and covers the following topics: , , , ,