On Wednesday, software developer Nokto announced via a Medium post that its Artifact 1.50 newsreader is now available to download and use, and that the waitlist and phone number are no longer required. Artifact uses an artificial intelligence system to help find articles that might be interesting or relevant to the user. The software is […]
Apple is apparently looking to launch its Apple News subscription service in 2019 and is working to bring on a number of publishers, some of which might be hesitant about the overall product. The company acquired Texture, a new company, earlier this year. The Texture app was designed to give users unlimited access to about […]
In as much as the iPad has been seen as the device to help bring magazines back into a better range of profitability, the devil may be in the details. Per MediaMemo, Apple and magazine publishers have still not been able to reach a deal for selling subscriptions on the iPad, as publications reportedly want […]
Digital Rights Management software has never been universally popular, though Apple is offering publishers a crack at it. According to the Los Angeles Times, Apple will use the DRM to prevent piracy of titles sold on the multimedia device. Apple abandoned restrictive DRM for music titles last year when it removed FairPlay from the iTunes […]
Over at San Diego Comic-Con, Iconology Inc. announced the launch of its Comics by comiXology App on the App Store. The Comics by comiXology App is a digital comic library and reader for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch handsets that is launching with over 100 titles available from twenty popular comic publishers and many […]