Wal-Mart and Amazon go around Apple App Store
(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday revealed new video and book-reading services that are designed for the iPad but bypass Apple Inc.'s fees on content sales.
(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday revealed new video and book-reading services that are designed for the iPad but bypass Apple Inc.'s fees on content sales.
Business
Aug 10, 2011
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The names are quite familiar to moviegoers: Harry, Optimus Prime and Edward. Each represents a movie franchise that has seen great success and is poised for a repeat. A record 27 movie sequels have or will be released during ...
Economics & Business
Jun 24, 2011
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An app war is brewing. Pressure to break the grip of app stores and the need for multiple versions of applications to run on the slew of devices out there are driving some companies, notably media outlets, to test tablet ...
Software
Jun 23, 2011
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Europe's troubled newspaper industry is keeping a close eye on the outcome of experiments by English language sites to charge for content but is reluctant to install paywalls for fear of losing readers.
Business
May 3, 2011
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Online news service Ongo is hoping to provide its subscribers with full access to The New York Times and expanding its lineup of contributors, Ongo chief executive Alex Kazim said Wednesday.
Internet
Mar 23, 2011
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Four years after pulling the plug on an attempt to charge readers on the Web, The New York Times is going to try again.
Internet
Mar 20, 2011
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The managing editor of the Financial Times website on Thursday urged other publishers to try charging for online content, saying the British outlet has over 200,000 digital subscribers.
Internet
Mar 4, 2011
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(AP) -- AOL Inc.'s $315 million deal to buy news hub Huffington Post signals that it is serious about building its profile as a media company as its legacy dial-up Internet business dies away.
Business
Feb 7, 2011
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(AP) -- A new website called Ongo wants to charge people $7 per month to look at news that is for the most part free elsewhere.
Internet
Jan 25, 2011
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A US probe into Goldman Sachs's massive investment in Facebook could drive the hugely popular social-networking website to go public earlier than it hoped for, analysts said.
Business
Jan 6, 2011
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