Nieman Journalism Lab: The newsonomics of WSJ Live

Posted on 26 September, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"WSJ Live is a tablet product — or more precisely a “lean-back” product, available not only on your iPad or your Galaxy Tab but aiming to get in early on 'connected TV' platforms. If you want WSJ news video, you can access it on WSJ.com and on your smartphone."

10,000 Words: BBC Redesign Attempts To Make Website More “Swipable”

Posted on 22 September, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"the BBC launched a beta site redesign today that accounts for “swipability,” the finger gesture most popular for navigation on smart phones and tablets."

The Editors: Financial data on your mobile phone

Posted on 14 September, 2011 by Martin Stabe

Tim Weber : "we have now launched our market data pages optimised for mobile phones."

estatesgazette.com: Capita Symonds Augmented Reality

Posted on 5 September, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"Estates Gazette and Capita Symonds have joined forces to produce the first-ever augmented reality edition of Estates Gazette. The Capita Symonds advertisements in the print edition on 3 September 2011 can be viewed using the CS AR App downloaded to the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPad 2."

New York Times: A Magazine Bets on Readers Playing Tag

Posted on 25 August, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"The Condé Nast magazine [Glamour] is hoping that readers will use their cellphones to connect to additional digital content through mobile codes. ... Inside the issue, they can point their phones at [Facebook] logos to learn about discounts, giveaways and other offers from the magazine and advertisers."

Guardian: Introducing Guardian Shorts

Posted on 5 August, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"Guardian Shorts is a new series of ebooks from the Guardian, providing detailed guides to topical news stories, public policy, sports and cultural events. The ebooks will demonstrate the best of Guardian journalism, with timelines, data and comment, curated and packaged for a quick, portable read."

Retail Week: Retail Week goes mobile

Posted on 29 May, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"Retail Week has launched a mobile-optimised site. The site, developed with mobile design agency SteelyEye..."

New York Times: Bits Blog: A Tool to Harvest Location Data

Posted on 6 May, 2011 by Martin Stabe

Developers in The New York Times Company Research and Development Lab released a Web-based tool on Thursday that they hope will corral the location data Apple had been collecting and make it available to customers and researchers. ... People who participate in the project are asked to upload location information from their phone, which is then made anonymous and added to a database with the data from every other upload. "

10,000 Words: How To Get The Most Out Of Your iPhone As A Reporting Tool

Posted on 3 May, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"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."

BBC News: Location-based services still have to win over business

Posted on 26 April, 2011 by Martin Stabe

Dutch fashion brand G-Star Raw using location-based mobile marketing, but "even experts in this field acknowledge a serious lack of hard data about the commercial power of location-based services."

Reuters: Apple to ship new iPhone in September: sources

Posted on 20 April, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"Apple's next-generation iPhone will have a faster processor and will begin shipping in September, three people with direct knowledge of the company's supply chain said."

O’Reilly Radar: Got an iPhone or 3G iPad? Apple is recording your moves

Posted on 20 April, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"Today at Where 2.0 Pete Warden and I will announce the discovery that your iPhone, and your 3G iPad, is regularly recording the position of your device into a hidden file. ... All iPhones appear to log your location to a file called "consolidated.db." This contains latitude-longitude coordinates along with a timestamp. ... All iPhones appear to log your location to a file called "consolidated.db." This contains latitude-longitude coordinates along with a timestamp."

Journalism.co.uk: Guardian appoints first dedicated mobile editor

Posted on 22 March, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"The Guardian has appointed [Subhajit Banerjee] its first ever dedicated editor for mobile."

Guardian: Novelty of iPad news apps fades fast among digital delegates

Posted on 17 March, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"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 environment that to me [the iPad] is almost not worth the investment.'"

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