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Did Apple kill smashing ad for Newsday iPad app?

When a new ad for Newsday's iPhone and iPad app emerged recently, many laughed. Even though, to some discerning eyes, it was obvious what was going to happen at the end of the commercial.

The iPad would get smashed.

Still, millions seemed to find it amusing, though among that number there might not be any lawyers for Apple. According to Network World, it may well be that Apple insisted the ad be ceased and desisted.

Indeed, Network World says it received an e-mail from someone who claimed to work at Newsday that read: "Newsday got a cease and … Read more

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1153: iPad? Yes. Apple named it iPad.

We recorded right after Steve Jobs finished his 90-minute announcement of the Apple iPad, Apple's new tablet computer. It's variably impressive depending on who you are, but will anyone buy it? We discuss. Also, it's over for the Mars rover Spirit. At least the roving part is over, but it's still alive and doing science.

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After three months, only 35 subscriptions for Newsday’s Web site http://www.observer.com/2010/media/after-three-months-only-35-subscriptions-newsdays-web-siteRead more

Newsday to begin charging for online news

New York newspaper Newsday plans to begin charging online readers for access to its content, rejecting a trend toward free online newspaper content.

The move, which comes as the newspaper industry is mired in financial turmoil, was announced Thursday during a conference call in which Cablevision, the newspaper's owner, also announced it would write down the value of its $650 million acquisition of the newspaper by $402 million.

"Our goal was, and is, to use our electronic network assets and subscriber relationships to transform the way news is distributed," said Tom Rutledge, Cablevision's chief operating officer, … Read more