As if Google didn’t already have its hand in everything, it’s now looking to help mold young minds through a science fair.
Here’s something unexpected: David Hayes, the coder who worked out how to get around the New York Times’ website paywall with just four lines of Javascript has been contacted by the NYT legal team. Okay, that part might’ve been just a matter of time, but here’s the unexpected part – they were complaining about his [...]
No need to pay double! Kindle readers who were already shelling out $20 per month will receive free access to the New York Times website. Users will get more instructions in the “coming weeks.” Yeah, well, I guess you were already paying for it.
Did you hear about the news yesterday? Well, it’s a good thing it’s still free because the Gray Lady of news, the New York Times, is going to start charging readers for access later this month.
Three newspaper giants have joined forces to try and revolutionize the online newspaper business – but does it really need that much revolution? Today sees the launch of Ongo, a personalized subscription news service that will give readers access to stories from the New York Times, Washington Post and USA Today for $7 a month [...]
What if it was easier to leak documents to news organizations? The New York Times is pondering that very question and considering how worthwhile it would be to create an online portal allowing leakers to cut out controversial middlemen like Wikileaks’ Julian Assange, allowing the paper to grab some more glory for itself in the [...]
Handheld gaming fans may want to save any holiday money they get in the next few days, because it seems like Sony will be rolling out two very different devices in the near future. According to the New York Times, Kaz Hirai–head of the Playstation division–recently made remarks that shed a tiny bit of light [...]
Though some are concerned that Netflix, online streaming, Google TV and other similar services might become the death knell for cable television, a new study conducted by ESPN says that not that many people are getting rid of their paid channels. A survey conducted from the same pool of people who Nielsen uses for their [...]
It looks like literature finally had its Aha! moment, now that the book world is recognizing electronic reading as a viable publishing venture.
Sunday, Dan Feyer of New York City was crowned the reigning American Crossword Tournament Champ after a weekend-long event of wordplay. The 32-year-old pianist records his speed while solving day’s most prominent puzzles – he finishes the heralded New York Times puzzle in about an average of 3.5 minutes – and logs his daily progress [...]
Techland’s Peter Ha reacts to nytimes.com announcing they’ll start charging in 2011, gives more insight into new revelations that Superman isn’t always a hero and explains why Sony is joining Wii in producing a motion-sensing controller.
