On Thursday Apple introduced iBook Author, a new authoring tool that makes creating interactive iBooks as easy as putting together a Keynote presentation. By making it easy to bring content to life, Apple hopes to revolutionize learning and revitalize the market for textbooks in education. The business model [...]
At today's Internet Caucus event on Capitol Hill, TechDirt's Mike Masnick addressed congressional staff and tech representatives contending that the problem of online piracy is solely the responsibility of the content creators. His message was, if someone is stealing your content online, it's your fault. Piracy is actually good for [...]
Apps are changing the world. Innovative apps combine technology to disrupt established ways of doing things, enhancing our lives in the process. Take Uber, for example. This app lets you use your phone to order a ride. They contract with established limousine services and they have an innovative and transparent [...]
I spend my (work) life talking about mobile devices and mobile app developers. I have been pitched on more great app ideas than I can count, and nearly every week been blown away by ideas I never could have conceived. As part of this give and take with the [...]
Almost exactly a year ago we went to CES in Las Vegas and met up with many of our app developer members to look at the year ahead. It felt like 2011 was gearing up to be an exciting year of growth, but also when app developers would attract the [...]