RIV Creations

Has the New York Times finally started charging people to read its news online? Not yet. But it sure looks like the Times is charging online readers if you visit Apple’s iTunes Store, which is selling two different New York Times (NYT) iPhone apps at 99 cents a pop. The Times has nothing to do with either app, both of which are called the “New York Times Mobile Reader.” And both are supposed to do the same thing: Spit out the paper, along with other Web content like podcasts, in iPhone-friendly form. You’d think the Times would want Apple (AAPL) to remove the miniprograms, if only to protect the value of the paper’s own app, which is both free and very good. When I pointed out the apps to a Times spokeswoman on Tuesday, she asked around and later confirmed that the two apps “are not authorized and our legal department is looking into the matter.” But as of Thursday morning, the apps are still there, ranked No. 14 and No. 18 on Apple’s list of top paid news apps. As Josh Quittner notes, hijacking publishers’ names and content and turning them into paid apps isn’t uncommon at iTunes. I count at least eight such offerings among the top paid news apps at the online store. But it shouldn’t be that hard for Apple to put the kibosh on this stuff. For instance: It ought to be fairly obvious that developer Chad Rivoli, who has produced one of the “New York Times” apps–along with ones that boast brands like CNET, Fox News, the BBC and the Drudge Report–is not authorized to do so. But Apple’s approach to this is weirdly passive. Here’s the statement I got from Apple PR’s Trudy Muller yesterday: As an IP holder ourselves, we understand the importance to developers of protecting their IP. We have a process in the App Store for developers to alert us to possible IP infringement. When we’re notified, our policy includes the removal of the infringing app until a resolution is reached between the parties. If this approach sounds familiar, it’s because it’s a lot like the one Google (GOOG) takes toward YouTube copyright complaints: Put it up, then take it down if someone complains. In Google’s case, the company claims it has no idea what people are uploading to YouTube–anyone can throw anything up there. And that approach may well be Read More

News houses have been hit hard by a failing economy and by the times. Many customers no longer buy newspapers; instead, they selectively read news sites, feeds, and social network reports. But at the same time, dwindling reliance upon dead trees means less overhead cost. Still, as news corporations face the times, and like the music industry, learn to step to a different tune, consumers will be hitby a wave of new revenue-making schemes. If not portal adverts, online subscriptions and cost per link options are bound rise to popularity. The iDevice, may be another option. Fox News and The Guardian have run with the iDevice, creating pay-once apps that allow precipitate referencing. Below are a few large publications whose N has gone capital: Top Pick, FOX News Pro – $1.99 Guardian News and Media Limited, The Guardian – $3.99 CNN Interactive Group, Inc., CNN Mobile – $1.99 RIV Creations, BBC Mobile News Reader – $0.99 Splaysoft, LLC., Gay News (The News App for Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Transgender People) – $0.99 Read More

17 Dec 2009 alle 14:32 Produttore: RIP Creations | Download Via: AppStore | Prezzo: Gratis è un’applicazione che permette di scrivere sms, email, note, messaggi su Twitter etc mentre camminiamo. Come altre applicazioni simili infatti, viene utilizzata la fotocamera come sfondo e quindi potremo guardare la strada senza distogliere lo sguardo dal display del nostro iPhone. L’applicazione è molto semplice perchè consiste soltanto in una sezione in cui potremo scrivere. Successivamente basterà copiare il testo ed incollarlo nell’applicazione che vogliamo, compresi Facebook o Twitter. L’applicazione resterà gratuita soltanto per un periodo di tempo limitato quindi approfittatene. Read More