Alex Pham / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Apple to wrap digital books in FairPlay copy protection — When Apple launches its iBook store to sell titles for its new iPad device in March, many of its titles are expected to come with a set of handsome digital locks designed to deter piracy. — Veteran iTunes customers will recognize …
Stuart Elliott / New York Times:
For Super Bowl XLIV Advertisers, Synergy Is the Name of the Game — FOR millions of football fans, the Super Bowl is the biggest social occasion of the year. That is becoming the case for Super Bowl advertisers, too, as they add a robust presence in social media like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to their marketing lineups.
Andy Ihnatko / Chicago Sun Times:
Thoughts on what an Apple tablet should be – or not — My Wednesday began with a worried focus on tablet computers. — Before lunchtime I closed my eyes, commended my soul to God, and bought roundtrip airfare to San Francisco for the last week of January. — And why? Has Apple announced a press event that week?
Let me take you back in time to nearly three years ago – almost a lifetime in the software world. It was January 2007, and Microsoft was busy building immense hype for Windows Vista