Kobo Aura H2O Available Today (GoodeReader)
The new Kobo Aura H2O is now available in Canada at major bookstores such as Chapters and Indigo. Americans who have pre-ordered it from the main Kobo website have their units shipped out today and international markets will be getting it soon.
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Not Just Consumers Cutting The TV Cord: Small Cable Companies Dropping TV Also (Techdirt)
A bunch of smaller/regional cable companies are dropping TV from their offerings as well — and the reasons are similar: the cost to offer TV channels keeps going up and up, and focusing on just internet service is a better deal all around.
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The New York Times Needs to Rethink its Strategy — Untargeted Mini Paywalls Aren’t the Answer (GigaOM)
The NYT is laying off more staff and shutting down one of its new mobile apps, saying it failed to gain enough of an audience — but the paper needs to think differently about how it connects with its audience, not just launch more micro-paywalls.
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Have we Reached Peak Tablet Sales Growth? (Forbes)
Worldwide tablet computer sales, thought to be the next area of significant growth for the technology industry, may have peaked in the first half of this year.
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