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4 July, 2008
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G-as-in-Ghost? 09 October, 2007
The much-rumoured GPhone might not be a handset 'iPhone killer' after all, but an operating system which can be downloaded and used on other mobile phone models.
Digital paper takes a significant leap forward. From the UK's Daily Telegraph, here's a video of a full-colour flexible screen under development by Sony.
It's 0.3mm thick and without the drive storage, weighs only 1.5 grams. The future of newspapers?
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Assignment Zero 16 March, 2007
New Assignment, Jay Rosen's project to utilise the wisdom of crowds (of reporters) to cover news stories, unveiled its latest project earlier this week.
A place where readers and journalists can collaborate. That's perhaps the short way to describe NewAssignment.net, Jay Rosen's innovative way of planning and funding stories that readers want, but the mainstream media has been unable to deliver.
Cyberjournalist has more from the developing "news tailored to your needs" field. First up is a new personalised information site, Spotback, which learns readers' newsreading preferences and builds a homepage, Tivo-style, according to your habits. Readers can nudge Spotback in the right direction with nifty sliding scales to rank articles. The page responds nicely, with sections sliding down or up according to your preferences. It's good to see a site respond like this, rather than the usual reload: It gives Spotback a "next generation" feel.
More news on the progress of digital paper editions, which we reported on earlier this year. The Herald Tribune reports that Belgian daily De Tijd's experiment (which started this month) will soon be joined by digital paper offerings from Les Echos (France), the New York Times and industry thinktank body IFRA.
Billions of web pages, 75,000 new blogs every day and much of the old media world gradually moving over to the internet. There's a lot of information out there. The question is, how do you find interesting news? And how do you sort out the good stuff from the dross?
European Institute Of Technology? 22 February, 2006
The European Commission - the EU body that proposes legislation - has outlined plans for a European centre designed to compete with the famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Now here's an experiment that could change the face of newspapers for good. Belgian daily De Tijd is launching a three-month trial of the world's first "digital paper."
Another example of how UK and European news organisations are facing up to the digital revolution faster than their North American counterparts. Steve Outing reports that the UK's Press Association is pushing a program designed to help regional newspaper journalists convert to videojournalism.
David Dunkley Gyimah, the University of Westminister lecturer who is leading some of the training, says that "It's the newspapers' answer to thwart the BBC's plans to introduce what's termed ultralocal television."
Love news on the web but hate being snowed under hundreds of headlines every day? Two US graduates have developed a site that helps users dig their way out of the news avalanche - by learning the user's interests and tastes.
Google Maps is already one of the most exciting tools on the internet, allowing users to zoom into satellite images of cities around the world, often getting close enough to spot individual vehicles. As Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters surged into New Orleans on 31 August, Google was able to post a zoomable satellite view of the city, allowing users to observe the devastation for themselves. It was, then, only a matter of time before technology so inspiring would create news stories itself.
"Backpack journalism" is in the news again as it emerges that Yahoo.com has hired a renowned war correspondent to report solo from the world's trouble zones for a year.
Latest rumblings from the rumour mill suggest that Apple and Motorola are set to announce the launch of a mobile phone that will incorporate iPod and iTunes technology.
Apple has announced that the latest version of its innovative iTunes software is compatible with Podcasts - effectively giving a massive boost to a phenomenon that has been described as "the future of radio."
Nokia has released a handheld "tablet" device which will allow users to access the internet via home wireless connections. Weighing just half a pound and with a 4-inch touch activated screen, the Nokia 770 is aimed at regular internet-using households who are unwilling to invest in a second PC. It will also be usable in public wireless hotspots. The product retails at $350.
