The Seybold Report

Columbian Newspaper Publishes on Smartphones Using Protecmedia

The El Colombiano newspaper (Medellin, Columbia) is publishing news items and sections on iPhone and Android smartphones using the Protecmedia viewer. Users can browse different sections of the paper using top tabs and can customize the view through preferences. The paper offers coverage of local, national, and international news. The free apps are available in the Apple and Android App stores. more

Five North American Magazines Use Snipp’s Mobilize Me

The publishers of the current issues of Family Circle, PARADE, Siempre Mujer, Ser Padres, and LOULOU Magazine used Snipp’s Mobilize Me platform to add access to additional content via mobile phones. The  information in the print editions allows readers to download material including recipes with shopping lists, information on products featured in the issues, and other material. more

Breaking News Releases App for iPhone, Android, and Windows 7

Breaking News, a subsidiary of the MSNBC Digital Network, has released a free app for the iPhone, Android, and Windows 7 devices that provides a Twitter-like stream of real-time updates from hundreds of news services. Consumers can configure the app to send push alerts for the biggest stories. The app introduction coincides with the relaunch of the Breaking News Web site. more

Access Announces e-Magazine Service for Mobile Devices

Access Co. Ltd. has announced an e-magazine service for mobile devices. The service includes selections of e-magazine content as well as Access NetFront Magazine Viewer 2.0. The content will be published initially as part of Docomo’s e-book trial service for Docomo Android devices from Samsung Electronics, including the Galaxy S smart phone and Galaxy Tab. more

Adobe Announces Two New Full Screen Ad Formats for Smart Phones

Adobe has announced a collaboration with six leading digital advertising companies to define two new full-screen ad formats for smart phones that support Adobe Flash Player 10.1 software and/or HTML5. more

Apple Announces iPhone 4

Apple has announced iPhone 4, which includes FaceTime for video calling and the new Retina display, the highest resolution display on any phone. The new phone also has a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video recording, an Apple A4 processor, a 3-axis gyro, and a longer life battery. more

New Blog Covers E-Book Industry

GalleyCat is now publishing the eBookNewser blog on mediabistro.com. The blog covers e-books, digital reading devices, publishing technology, smartphone reading applications, digital self-publishing, and the rapidly evolving future of digital publishing. more