Rupert Murdoch' The Daily take a stab at digital newspapers

The Daily was finally released..but I do have some reservations...
First let me talk about the pros.

The UI is incredible. It is sleek and intuitive. It is interactive in many ways- video, audio, polls. The daily gets it when it comes to what should be a standard on the iPad. Of course, it has the standard feature of being able to share via email, twitter and Facebook. I like that you can post audio comments as alternative to text. It has a "carousel" view which is reminiscent of cover flow in iTunes. It is set up in categories like sections in a newspaper (news, opinion, weather, etc.) The weather section is also an interactive experience that I enjoy. sports is also pretty decent. You have the option of customizing your sport section using your favorite teams, so that you only see what you want. I want and I love a great interactive experience...that is why I have the iPad. I also love up to date content....which brings me to the con.

The Daily lags in the area of news. Currently I have 8 news apps and secretly I had hope that The Daily would replace them when it comes to up to the minute news and content. Some of the stuff that i am reading about the next morning, were information that i saw on another app. I don't want to be behind in the news when TD finally publishes their content. I might as well read from the newspaper.

The Daily is free for two weeks and then it goes to .99 per week or 39.99 a year. this will not be a bad price at all, if they spend more time on content.


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Location:Murdoch's The daily takes a stab at the digital news.

Tablet Explosion at CES 2011

CES with the E standing for explosion. Explosion of the tablet pc. CES was inundated with so many tablets that I fail to recall a release of laptops or desktop pcs. well....okay I DO remember Samsung talking about a 9 series.
With every electronic company taking a stab at the tablet market, it really shows how much things have change within a year. I mean, do we recall the number 1 question asked when Apple made the announcement about some new device called Ipad? "If I have a smartphone and a laptop, why do I need a tablet" Actually, I think that was second....number one was actually "what kind of name is iPad?"
the devices shown on the expo floor at CES this year really speak a lot to the direction many are going and important having a competitive tablet device will mean for a top tech companies.


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