Subscribe free to our newsletters via your
. GPS News .




TECH SPACE
The Daily iPad news app cuts staff
by Staff Writers
New York (UPI) Aug 1, 2012


disclaimer: image is for illustration purposes only

The Daily, News Corp.'s iPad-only news application, based in New York, says it is laying off 50 employees, nearly a third of its work force.

In changes first reported by AllThingsD, The Daily is eliminating its sports reporting, cutting its opinion content, and will switch to a portrait-only display orientation.

The Daily will use partners such as Fox Sports instead of generating original sports content, and opinion and editorial pieces will appear in news pages rather than as a standalone section, CNET reported.

The app launched in February 2011 amid expectations consumers would be willing to pay 99 cents a day or $39.99 annually for news stories on their iPad.

However, The Daily found itself facing stiff competition online as news was getting more widely disseminated from an increasing number of resources offering it for free.

In a statement, The Daily said it would still invest in original reporting supported by visual elements, photography, and video, and would still remain steadfast in its support for the table format.

.


Related Links
Space Technology News - Applications and Research






Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle








TECH SPACE
Microsoft confirms Surface tablet release
Redmond, Wash. (UPI) Jul 31, 2012
Microsoft has revealed Oct. 26 as the release date for its Surface tablet computer, to coincide with the U.S. release of Windows 8. The date was included in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Microsoft, ZDNet reported Tuesday. "The next version of our operating system, Windows 8, will be generally available on October 26, 2012," Microsoft said in its filing. "At ... read more


TECH SPACE
Parched fields as drought devastates US crops

Public strongly supports programs helping farmers adapt to climate change

Study: All chickens have Asian roots

Japanese Kobe beef debuts in Hong Kong

TECH SPACE
How to avoid traps in plastic electronics

HP claims win in legal battle with Oracle

Japan's Toshiba falls into quarterly net loss

World's smallest semiconductor laser created by University of Texas scientists

TECH SPACE
Raytheon achieves delivery and operational milestones on FA-18 avionics systems

E-jet deal opens Venezuela for Embraer

Boeing Integrates Next-Gen Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System on Silent Eagle

US man points laser at Navy pilots, faces 20 years in prison

TECH SPACE
US auto sales grow but GM, Ford stumble

Honda quarterly profit jumps fourfold to $1.7 bn

Nissan's profit down 15% on strong yen, Europe woe

Why Some Types Of Multitasking Are More Dangerous Than Others

TECH SPACE
Greenpeace report exposes land sell-off

L'Oreal heiress sells island paradise in Seychelles

Chinese bids welcomed in $42 bn Australian asset sale

BHP warns of spending cuts as China cools

TECH SPACE
Turkmenistan to plant huge forest in Aral Sea region

Taking Stock Of Georgia State Forests

Tropical arks reach tipping point

Forest carbon monitoring breakthrough in Colombia

TECH SPACE
France orders Google to hand over Street View data

Space Technologies Tackle Human and Environmental Security Problems

Chinese mapping satellite handed over to surveying authority

European data center for GMES Sentinel satellites at DLR

TECH SPACE
Cutting the graphene cake

A giant step in a miniature world

A new era in modern analytical chemistry with Nano-FTIR

Entropy can lead to order, paving the route to nanostructures




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement