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Murdoch to Start 'Newspaper'—for iPad, Cells

He dreams: 'We'll have young people reading newspapers'

(Newser) - News Corp is planning to launch a new “newspaper” exclusively for tablet computers and cellphones. The new property will operate out of the New York Post newsroom, and be helmed by the Post’s managing editor, but will have several dozen reporters of its own, a source tells the...

Safari Flaw Leaves iPhone, iPad Open to Digital Hijackers

Mobile OS can automatically load malicious code

(Newser) - The iPad, iPod, and iPhone have a gaping security hole that hackers could easily exploit to hijack a device, security experts warn. Apple's mobile version of the Safari browser opens PDFs automatically, so all a hacker would need to do would be to embed malicious code in such a document....

Amazon Unveils Cheaper Kindle
 Amazon Offers Even 
 Cheaper Kindle 
NOW $139
Jul 29, 2010 8:39 AM CDT

Amazon Offers Even Cheaper Kindle

It's also thinner, has better screen

(Newser) - Amazon has announced a new, improved and cheaper version of the Kindle, boasting that the price cut will make it a “mass market” device. The new, slightly smaller, device boasts a higher-contrast screen and a one-month battery life, but can be had for just $139 for the WiFi-only model....

IPad Users Sue Over Sunlight Overheating

'Just like reading a book' is a lie, plaintiffs say

(Newser) - Apple says reading from an iPad is just like reading a book but books don't shut down when you read them under the sun, complain three users in a class-action suit. The plaintiffs say their iPads shut down from overheating after mere minutes in direct sunlight, Ars Technica reports. The...

The Kindle Refuses to Die

 The Kindle Refuses to Die 
Sorry, iPad
Jul 26, 2010 11:19 AM CDT

The Kindle Refuses to Die

Sales soaring of the device iPad was to make obsolete

(Newser) - Looks like the advance obits for the Kindle, which was supposed to be killed off by the iPad, were a bit premature. The iPad is selling sensationally (3.3 million and counting), Daniel Lyons notes in Newsweek , but so is the Kindle (3.5 million this year). Why? Sure, slashing...

India Unveils $35 Tablet Computer
India Unveils
$35 Tablet Computer
Jul 23, 2010 11:35 AM CDT

India Unveils $35 Tablet Computer

World's cheapest could be in students' hands next year

(Newser) - India plans to roll out the world's cheapest tablet computer next year. The $35 touchscreen device—that's one-14th the price of an iPad, notes the AP —is aimed at students, and the price could eventually come down to $10 or $20. The government still hasn't lined up a manufacturer,...

Kindle Book Sales Overtake Hardcovers: Amazon

Even with iPad competition, sales of devices rise

(Newser) - Amazon is selling more books as Kindle downloads than as hardcovers, CNET reports . In the past month, the website sold 180 Kindle books for each 100 hardbacks. CEO Jeff Bezos calls the shift "astonishing, when you consider that we've been selling hardcover books for 15 years and Kindle books...

Real Books Faster Than Kindles or iPads

Satisfaction is about the same for all three

(Newser) - People read faster with old-fashioned books than they do with Kindles or iPads, a new study says. Compared to print readers, iPad users finished 6.2% slower and Kindle readers 10.7% slower, reports Mashable . (They read Hemingway short stories.) Reader satisfaction was about the same, however, and the...

6 Weird Uses for the iPad
 6 Weird Uses for the iPad 
cutting board, menu...
Jun 28, 2010 12:16 PM CDT

6 Weird Uses for the iPad

Not sure you need one? Maybe one of these will convince you

(Newser) - Maybe you never read magazines or play games…but the iPad could still be the gadget for you. Mashable rounds up six videos of people using the Apple device in unconventional ways, from cooking to performing a musical encore. Watch the best videos in the gallery; for the complete list,...

Murdoch Slams 'Aloof' Obama, Loves iPad

News Corp chief hates Obama policies

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch kicked off the New York Forum economic conference last night with swipes at President Obama, environmentalists, and America's immigration system. The media mogul, on a panel discussing corporate reinvention with other business leaders, said, "it's irresponsible of President Obama—I shouldn't say corrupt—to seemingly stand aloof...

3 Million iPads Sold
 3 Million iPads Sold 
Jun 22, 2010 3:23 PM CDT

3 Million iPads Sold

11,000 million apps available for device

(Newser) - Consumers and business have purchased 3 million iPads so far, TechCrunch reports. A statement from Apple revealed that the new gadget had hit the 3 million mark in the 80 days since it was released, way ahead of analysts' expectations. Apple also announced that 11,000 iPad applications are available,...

Prices Slashed on Amazon, Nook E-Readers

Pressure from iPad leads to $60 and $70 savings

(Newser) - A price war is heating up in the electronic reader market, as Amazon cut the price of its Kindle e-reader below $200 today, just after Barnes & Noble did the same with its competing Nook device. The Kindle's price was slashed by $70 to $189, just a few hours after...

Farewell, Dear iPad: It's Not You, It's Me
 Farewell, Dear iPad: 
 It's Not You, It's Me 
in case you missed it
Jun 19, 2010 6:00 PM CDT

Farewell, Dear iPad: It's Not You, It's Me

Early adopter returns it because 'it's too good'

(Newser) - An unhappy early adopter of the iPad explains in the Harvard Business Review why he returned it to the store: "It's too good." Peter Bregman toted it everywhere and used it for email, to check news and traffic, and to watch the occasional episode of Weeds. He showed...

Oprah Gives Magazine Staffers $10K, iPad

Winfrey celebrates 10th anniversary of 'O'

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey pulled one of her surprise giveaways today, this time to staffers of her O magazine. Each person got a check for $10,000 along with an iPad, reports Reuters . It was a thank-you from the talk show queen (and self-made billionaire) on the magazine's 10th anniversary.

Will Trade Pot for iPad: Craigslist Ad

Stoners disappointed to find cops first takers

(Newser) - Bad news for anyone in Arizona who was looking to trade their iPad for a used iPod and some weed: The cops beat them to it. Entrepreneurial 20-year-old Arizonans Jacob Walker and Joseph Velarte, who offered an iPod and a quarter ounce on Craigslist in exchange for an iPad, complete...

FBI Probes iPad Security Breach

Email addresses included high-ranking gov. officials

(Newser) - Amid reports that the email addresses obtained by iPad hackers included those of high-ranking government officials, the FBI has launched a probe into the security breach. The hacker group calling itself Goatse Security obtained a list of more than 100,000 email addresses that included politicians, CEOs and celebrities. "...

Don't Sweat the iPad Security Breach*

*Unless you're worried about AT&T's basic ability to protect your data

(Newser) - Fear not, iPad users. The AT&T security screw-up that gave hackers free and easy access to your email address probably isn’t anything to lose sleep over in and of itself, writes John Herrman of Gizmodo . The leak, which could have affected anyone with a 3G-capable iPad, wouldn’t...

Security Breach Exposes iPad Owners

At least 114,000 user accounts may have been compromised

(Newser) - A security glitch may have left more than 100,000 iPad owners exposed to hackers, reports Ryan Tate of Gawker . The breach has been closed in recent days and looks to be the fault of AT&T, but it's nonetheless a "rattling development" for Apple because it "exposed...

Pranksters Add Porn to iPad Ads

Group having some fun with Steve Jobs

(Newser) - Apple has covered San Francisco with iPad advertisements, giving one group of pranksters plenty of ammunition to tweak Steve Jobs over his anti-porn ways . The group, Freedom From Porn, is pasting alternate screen images over the ads to make it look like the iPad users are looking at adult websites,...

White House's New Must-Have: iPad

Apple's 'magical' device a hit at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave

(Newser) - Known as technophiles during the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama's top advisers have a "magical" new gadget to geek out on: The iPad, which has become a staple in the White House. The Washington Post undertook the important journalistic endeavor of exposing early adopters like Rahm Emanuel (who has "...

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