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The New Yorker opens its online archive to non-subscribers ahead of a new, metered paywall this fall

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by on July 21, 2014 at 1:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Starting today, The New Yorker is making its online archive available to everyone. For weekly issues dating back to January 2007, you can now read a hand-picked selection of articles free of charge. The move is part of a major revamp to attract new readers. Henceforth, The New Yorker will publish everything – rather than just a small smattering – of its print articles on the Web. Throughout the summer, subscribers and non-subscribers alike will have access to all of these new articles and its monstrous online archive for free. If you’re interested in long-form journalism but can’t justify a subscription, the…

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Uber could be banned in Seoul in favor of the city’s own upcoming taxi-booking app

Jul21
by on July 21, 2014 at 1:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Insider

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Uber’s business as it stands today in Seoul, South Korea, is under threat as local authorities consider banning the service from operating in order to make way for its own services. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) today, the government of South Korea’s capital city could be trying to ban the service in favor of developing its own alternative, which would direct passengers to licensed operators and provider additional details about the drivers. Additionally, the local authorities have stated that Uber is illegal under South Korean law on the basis that unregistered private or rented vehicles can’t be used for fee-paying taxi…

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Framed is pitching its 24″ and 40″ digital picture frames and an art marketplace on Kickstarter

Jul21
by on July 21, 2014 at 12:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches

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The idea of a digital photo frame is hardly new, and the idea of having one connected to the internet has also been seen before. Indeed, Electric Objects launched its EO1 digital photo frame on Kickstarter already this month and now Framed wants to get in on the action by attempting to raise $75,000 with its own crowdfunding campaign. Launching today on Kickstarter, Framed’s digital displays come in either 24-inch or 40-inch models and are designed to let you easily populate your home, office or gallery/display space with digital artworks. Accompanied by a Framed iOS app which allows you to find new pictures online and send them to your…

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On-demand: 11 subscription music streaming services compared

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by on July 21, 2014 at 11:28 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Roundups

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There’s no shortage of apps to help you discover new music. Some are slaves to algorithms, some depend on human-curation, while some combine the best of both worlds. There’s been a flurry of activity in the music-streaming space of late, with seemingly every company wanting a piece of the music-subscription pie – even Samsung has launched its own Pandora-style service. But here, we want to take a look at all the main players from the on-demand realm, companies that try to replicate your personal music-collection in the cloud, with around 20 million additional tracks thrown in for good measure. For…

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Alibaba rolls out Apple Passbook-style feature and voice messages on its Alipay wallet app

Jul21
by on July 21, 2014 at 11:13 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, Product Updates

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is keen on building up its payments service — not only in terms of overseas expansion but also providing its consumers with a robust front-facing mobile app. To aid this, it has just added a series of new features to Alipay Wallet, the e-payment app relaunched last year to handle online-to-offline payments. Announced on its Weibo page, Alipay has introduced a new Apple-style Passbook feature to both the iOS and Android mobile apps. Alipass lets users store and manage all their e-tickets, vouchers and coupons either through partner merchants’ websites or via mobile apps that support Alipay….

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