Technology
Apps are a touchy topic for publishers. Once hailed as a savior for the troubled news and magazine industry, apps have since been denounced as an over-priced folly.
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The new app for The Courier is through PageSuite and it appears
that not a lot attention was paid to the quality of either the app icon
created or the screenshots submitted to the Apple developer site.
Onswipe, a startup that helps publishers build websites optimized for iPads and other touchscreen devices, is closing out what sounds like a big year.
Metaio, the world leader in augmented reality (AR) software and solutions released the latest version of its Metaio Creator, the only commercially available drag-and-drop design software, now with the ability to manage content and even apps directly from the cloud.
The Wall Street Journal, which had maintained a stand-alone app for quite some time, has updated its universal iOS app and moved it into the Apple Newsstand.
W3C: Specs not yet standardized, but developers have a handle on capabilities.
The growing multiplicity of video-consumption devices, such as tablets, smart TVs and gaming consoles, presents a challenge for audience researchers seeking to capture accurately and completely the tuning that occurs on these devices.
Burlington, Vt., alt weekly Seven Days
is making a mobile play to tap into the state's considerable tourist
trade with its recently launched BurlApp. The directory app offers
listings for restaurants, retail, lodgings, local services, attractions
and more.
USA Today has launched an Android application that includes a new layout aimed to bolster readership and increase engagement.
Ninety percent of AAM publications that participated in a recent online survey now have a mobile presence, up from 51 percent in 2009. The remaining 10 percent expect to join suit within the next 12 months.
Google just launched an update to Google Currents, the company’s Flipboard competitor, that makes it easier to scan through categories and editions from Google publisher partners like The Guardian and Forbes in the app.
The New York Times relaunched its Android application with an improved, more responsive design.