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Apple iPad News Reader Zite Sold to CNN for Just Over $20 Million

in Media on August 30, 2011 at 10:06 am PT

Zite, the magazine-style reading app for the Apple iPad, has been sold to news giant CNN for $20 million to $25 million.
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Upwardly Mobile Email Usage

in News on January 21, 2011 at 3:15 am PT

A self-evident, but nonetheless noteworthy, data point with which to begin the day: More of us than ever are checking our email via mobile devices, and we’re doing it more frequently–to the detriment of Web mail usage.

Money! Pink Floyd Stays at EMI–and iTunes.

in Media on January 4, 2011 at 10:33 am PT

Roger Waters and crew said they didn’t want their record label selling singles in Apple’s music store. But those concerns seem to have been resolved.

Apple, Publishers Still Miles Apart on iTunes Subscriptions

in Media on December 3, 2010 at 9:38 am PT

Here’s Apple’s most recent offer, which publishers still don’t want. Maybe Google can help….

Converting Songs From AAC to MP3 in ITunes

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on December 1, 2010 at 3:10 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions on iTunes and Norton Antivirus.

Navigation Apps Won't Cannibalize GPS Devices in the Short Term, TomTom Says

in News on August 18, 2009 at 1:25 pm PT

TomTom’s new iPhone app is similar in many ways to the company’s personal navigation devices, but the software’s lack of multitasking ability and smaller screen size are a few ways in which it’s different, says Tom Murray, its vice president of marketing development.