As promised a month or so ago, Google Play is implementing a few changes today that'll push tablet-optimized apps to the forefront. That is, if you're using a device not quite small enough to be considered a phone (though we admit there are certain handhelds that bridge the gap). Indeed, tablet users will now see a "Designed for tablets" section prominently placed as the default view in top lists. Similarly, apps that don't meet the tablet criteria will get shelved as "Designed for phones." It's a relatively simple switch, but hopefully this will help owners of new Android tablets get started on their app libraries right along with their magazine, movie and book ones. Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Software, Mobile, Google Comments Android Developers (Google+) Continue reading at 'Engadget'
[ Engadget | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#android tablets
#google play
#tablet users
Twelve German online news publishers have taken a 50 percent stake in collecting society VG Media, with the aim of receiving compensation from search engines that republish parts of news articles.Joining collecting society VG Media is the publishers’ first step toward collecting compensation... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#search engines
#news articles
#aggregators generate
#republishing parts
Public Library Association President Carolyn Anthony faces a dilemma. “There’s so much I’m looking forward to that it’s hard to know where to start,” she says, when asked for her perspective on the division’s upcoming biennial conference, set for March 11–15 in Indianapolis, Ind. “I look forward... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#big idea
#jane pauley
#ann patchett
#richard ford
#david sedaris
Mathew Modine says books will never fully replace computer apps, as he releases a book app about the making of a famous film. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book app
Japan’s Rakuten will acquire instant messaging and calling app developer Viber Media for US$900 million, the e-commerce giant said Friday, highlighting its moves to penetrate new markets.Rakuten’s purchase of the messaging and VoIP company follows its acquisitions of Canada’s ebook platform... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#$900 million
#e-commerce giant
#company aims
#digital space
#user base
This week in children's apps, we feature one app that allows kids to travel the world with an international adventurer, two apps that explore the world of the dinosaurs, and another that takes users for a ride with a very famous cat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#takes users
Marvel Entertainment and digital comics vendor iVerse have launched the Marvel Global Comics App, allowing readers to get Marvel digital comics in twelve foreign languages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#marvel entertainment
#allowing readers
Google’s Android is now the most popular smartphone operating system in the UK – so publishers can no longer just talk about iPhone and iPad apps. But despite its increasing market dominance (on mobile anyway) the Google propo ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishers make
#ipad apps
The VSCO Cam app has developed a pretty dedicated following of serious mobile photographers. Over the summer Visual Supply Co. even unveiled a minimalist publishing platform called VSCO Grid. But ties between the two were... let's say, weak. An... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Microsoft's getting ready to follow Amazon, Apple, and Google into the reading game with an app for Windows to peruse ebooks, magazines, and comics. The new app appears be part of Microsoft's cross-platform Xbox entertainment services, which currently include Xbox Music and Video. Microsoft... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#job listing
2 years ago it was "nice to have" a mobile strategy for large and medium-sized companies. But today the reality is that a mobile strategy is a must-have for all businesses of all sizes. And the publishing industry is no exception. Toda ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#mobile strategy
#medium-sized companies
#publishing industry
Despite mixed fortunes in 2013 in a category that might be feeling digital disruption more than any other, publishers of Christian and inspirational fiction remain optimistic as they look to the coming year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#mixed fortunes
#coming year
Someone really ought to weave a tale about selling Christian and inspirational fiction: the overcrowded market, the distracted readers, and the rewards for those who overcome the odds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#inspirational fiction
Acquiring editors face a daunting task when it comes to Christian and inspirational fiction: find gifted writers with strong voices presenting distinctive stories to lure readers looking for familiar yet unique, similar yet special books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#daunting task
#inspirational fiction
#lure readers
#special books
Big libraries get all the attention. But in late September of 2013, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) issued an interesting report on small and rural libraries in the United States. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#michael kelley
#big impact
#late september
#interesting report
The European Publishers Council (EPC) has criticised the decision by the European Competition... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Good Housekeeping is a monster brand for parent company Hearst. The 129-year-old magazine is among its largest in terms of revenue, with more than 4.4 million subscribers. Consumers place enormous trust in the Good Housekeeping Seal. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#good housekeeping
We are now living in a history glut; the Internet has muddled the line between past and present. As our past gets closer and closer to the present and the line separating our now from our then dissolves, we're approaching an odd sort of asymptote. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#google books
Anomaly Productions, an indie comics publisher specializing in digitally enhanced graphic novels, has released an app version of "Shifter," a sci-fi graphic novel with augmented reality technology. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book app
Dunkin' Donuts, which has scored social-media points all football season with its Vine-ESPN play, is extending that initiative through Super Bowl weekend with a dedicated push. The brand last night published the first of three fun, historical, Super Bowl-themed Vines that will appear as... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ad product
Book subscription service Scribd has launched a new app for the Kindle Fire. The app, which can... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#kindle fire