We recently had a story about how the makers of iFlow Reader, an ebook reader for Apple devices, was forced to close up shop, after Apple changed the way things worked with in-app content purchases, meaning that it was impossible for iFlow to make money on Apple's platform. At the time, we pointed out how dangerous it is to rely on a single platform provider for any business, and we're still amazed that any company does that. And yet, we've seen similar things for years. Numerous companies rely entirely on one big company for pretty much everything about their business -- from Google to Facebook to Microsoft to Twitter to Apple, there are stories of all sorts of companies who pretty much could be wiped out in a single move if the larger companies changed certain terms. I'm constantly amazed at how many companies fail to recognize this, and build business models that rely entirely on a third party. This goes beyond just software companies, as well. We see it with content creators who rely on a single provider/partner as well, rather than recognize that success comes from building a _sustainable_ model that doesn't rely ... Android has a number of great news readers, and the differences between each are minute. It's hard to pick just one, but if we had to dub one the best, it would be the feature-filled, Google Reader-syncing Newsrob. More » Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital w… iOS is littered with news reader applications, ranging from the unexceptional and standard to the innovative and bizarre. Reeder takes the best of both worlds by combing a fast, beautiful, and intuitive interface with several great features like Google Reader syncing and sharing support. This makes it our pick for the best news reader application for the iPhone (and the iPad, too). More » Every so often we do a post that has nothing to do with the news of the day but rather about TPM itself. So if you're into future of news discussions and audience metrics follow me after the jump. If... There are a few good feed readers out there, but FeedDemon's Google Reader sync, multiple viewing modes, and customizable keyboard shortcuts make it the best RSS reader for any Windows power user. More » Reading a lot of blogs can be tough to manage without an RSS news reader, which consolidates everything you read in one place. While there are plenty of the options for news readers on the Mac, NetNewsWire is our clear winner thanks to its Google Reader sync support, fast operation, great stability, and $0 price tag. More » Google is reportedly preparing a large tweak to its iPhone-optimized search page that would put it much closer in line with the quality of the native mobile app. A discovery on Saturday has shown a version with tabs on top that, when expanded with "more," reveal two distinct drawers of features. One of those found by a Phone Arena reader is dedicated to extra search filters, such as maps and shopping; another would directly launch apps, such as Gmail, Reader, and even Buzz.... Google's RSS reader now has an official app on the Android Market, lovingly hand-crafted by the search behemoth itself to bring you your news Google showed off its plans to create a digital wallet that will allow consumers with Android smartphones to pay for goods and services or receive coupons and offers by waving the device in front of a special reader at the checkout counter. Google is eyeing your billfold with a rumored new service called Google Wallet that lets you pay for things with just a wave of your Android smartphone. The new service will use near field communication (NFC), a technology that uses a chip embedded in your phone and a card reader at retail locations. To pay, all you have to do is wave your handset in front of the reader and your bank account or credit card is automatically debited. The Android NFC program will reportedly start in New York City before rolling out to San Francisco followed by other locations across the country. The new payment system should arrive in retail stores around September 1, according to [ With Thursday's launch of Google Wallet, the company has added yet another service to its ever-expanding roster and given customers a way to fall even deeper into its online ecosystem. The service allows users to place their credit cards on their Nexus S 4G smartphones, which they can then swipe over a reader at checkout to pay for purchases. I already use Google for too many things in my daily life (more than I realized before compiling this list). My Web searchers, e-mail, phone calls, pictures, RSS feeds, videos, documents and calendar are all hooked into Google one way or another. When I "Mapquest" something — yes, I still say that — what I really mean is that I'm headed to Google Maps, where my home address is saved as my default location. Read full article >> Hard to believe but true: iPhone Google Reader web app is faster and smoother than the Google Reader App on my Nexus S. Anybody know why? Is the Android Google Reader App Java or an HTML 5 web app? I am guess it's a Java app; if so shouldn't Java apps be faster and smoother than web apps in Android? ### tags: * android * iphone * nexus s * google reader * web applications * native applications Mike Arrington, editor and founder of Techcrunch, an AOL company, today disclosed his investments in some high profile startups. He said he had refrained from making investments in startups since 2009 because of distracting accusations of conflicts of interest but that he had recently changed that policy (following the sale of Techcrunch to AOL). > Over the last several months I have begun investing actively again. We've noted these investments in Shawn Fanning's new startup and in Kevin Rose's new startup. > > I have also become a limited partner in two venture funds, Benchmark Capital and SoftTech VC. I am considering investments in a few other venture funds and a couple of startups as well, but have nothing further to announce yet. He says he is OK with having financial conflicts of interest in his reporting: > There's a very good chance that I'll be a direct or indirect investor in a lot of the new startups in Silicon Valley, and that will mean that there will be financial conflicts of interests in a lot of my stories. Either because I write about those companies, or write about a competitor, or don't write about a competitor. It's ... The greatest newspaper reporter of all time doesn't understand newspapers If a scandal happens in Washington and no one notices, is it really a scandal? And other political koans. Google has just launched a new section of the Android Market for e-book downloads. Designed for optimal use on Android 3.0 tablets, Google's new selection of electronic books are also available on Sony's Reader, Barnes & Noble's Nook, and any PC. read more There are a bunch of different newsreader type apps out there, and for years there have been all sorts of apps that let you aggregate content into personal collections. A new one, which recently hit the market for iPads, is called Zite and, apparently, it's getting pretty good reviews. Basically, it can look at what you follow on things like Twitter and Google Reader and formats an algorithmically chosen aggregation of that content to look something like a magazine. If you're familiar with Flipboard, it's somewhat similar, but the implementation is a bit different. I remember when Flipboard came out, there were copyright questions concerning how it scraped various websites. However, for whatever reason, this new service Zite has really set off pretty much everyone in the traditional newspaper business. A list of who's who in the newspaper/magazine world, including the Associated Press, the Washington Post, Dow Jones, Scripps, Gannett, McClatchy, Time and even National Geogrpahic, all teamed up to send a nastygram (embedded below) that effectively says "hey, we're all for innovation, but you can't innovate without first paying us." Now, to be clear, _technically_ these newspapers may have a point concerning the fact that Zite ... Hackaday reader [Danukeru] sent us a video featuring a box-based robot with an interesting personality. The box is fairly simple and from the outside seems to consist only of a switch and an LED. When the switch is flipped however, the box comes to life. When the box is activated, the lid opens, and a [...] Google is making the leap from digital librarian to merchant in a challenge to Amazon.com and its Kindle electronic reader, with the launch of its long- awaited bookstore.
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Friday, June 3, 2011
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