BBC News: 3G mobile data network crowd-sourcing map by BBC News
Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 12:51
"Last month the BBC invited people to download an app that would collate the 3G coverage their Android handsets were getting. The experiment aimed to offer a snapshot of coverage. 44,600 volunteers took part, providing testing firm Epitiro with …
10,000 Words: How To Get The Most Out Of Your iPhone As A Reporting Tool
Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 10:28
"Aside from the must-have apps, these are some practical tips and tricks — the dirty, simple basics for day-to-day reporting — that can help you get the most out of your iPhone as a reporting tool."
Guardian: Novelty of iPad news apps fades fast among digital delegates
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 23:58
"Although native apps tailored for the device had 'some benefits,' [Aron Pihofer] said, the 'killer app' on every handset is the browser. 'There's so little you cannot do with offline storage in the browser environmen…
How-do: Retail Week goes mobile with 2ergo
Monday, 7 March 2011, 12:58
"2ergo has created a mobile website that aims to bring Retail Week’s 20th anniversary conference to life, encouraging greater interaction between delegates, speakers and the organisers themselves."
FT.com: Google woos publishers with One Pass
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 16:36
"Google has launched a new online payments system for publishers, with more generous revenue sharing than rival Apple’s recently launched alternative."
Techcrunch: Apple’s Big Subscription Bet: Brilliant, Brazen, Or Batsh*t Crazy?
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 12:40
"This is a big time power play by Apple in the name of better user experience. The maneuver is brilliant, brazen, and perhaps bat-shit crazy. Now it’s time for everyone to show their cards."
New Media Age: Mail Online launches mobile app with yearly subscription model
Monday, 1 November 2010, 19:28
"Unlike other newspaper [iPhone] apps, which are generally based on a 30-day subscription model, Mail Online’s is free for the first 60 days, with payment options at £4.99 for six months or £8.99 for a year."
paidContent:UK: Behind BBC Trust’s Apps Decision: Paid Apps Are Screwed Anyway
Monday, 26 July 2010, 16:37
"A market assessment commissioned by the BBC Trust to help it decide whether the BBC should release smartphone apps came to a view many will find surprising: that the paid apps goldrush will be extinguished by the mobile web in a few short years."
iPhone app: Food Hygiene
Thursday, 22 July 2010, 11:00
"Check out before you fork out! Now over 130,000 official local authority food hygiene inspection ratings from England and Northern Ireland as published on www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk. But with this app it enables you to get them on the move, find those around you, gives you directions and phone numbers."
paidContent:UK: Times Will Give iPad Income To Apple, Will Forgo One Month
Thursday, 24 June 2010, 14:10
"On Tuesday the [Times] released an upgrade (1.4) [of its iPad app] that now includes renewals via iOS’ in-app purchasing mechanism."
AFP: Ten thousand subscribe to El Mundo paid news app.
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 13:43
"More than 10,000 people have signed up for Spanish daily newspaper El Mundo's paid news application [Orbyt] since it was launched at the beginning of March, the company said Sunday."
Folio: Pricing Magazine Apps
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 12:19
"For now, publishers are merely experimenting with pricing for full magazine apps on smartphones and tablet devices. A baseline at this point is still a moving target."
Nieman Journalism Lab: Consumer Reports rolling out paid content mobile strategy, taps potential users to set prices
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 12:18
"In determining how to charge for its new mobile website [Consumer Reports] ran tests with potential users. The magazine is in the process of testing out pricing plans for its “next-generation” iPhone app, which is still in development. (Their current app provides only limited access to CR content.) One group of app testers will be asked how much they’d pay for the tool; another group will be asked to react to some suggested prices."
Lost Remote: The Revolution You’ve Been Waiting For?
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 11:53
Erik Schwartz: "I think the iPad will make things worse, not better, for newspapers and magazines. Why? Because the iPad’s web browser is really good. Why would anyone buy a monthly subscription-based app when they can go to the website for free on the same device?"
