When a select group
of tablet news users was asked about their tablet activity in the last seven days, the numbers grew somewhat: 39 % reported sharing headlines through social networking sites, and 38 % said they shared longer articles.
[2] In addition, 23 %
of these tablet news consumers have access to digital content through a print subscription of some kind.
Of the 62 %
of tablet news users who do not ever read back issues of magazines on their tablet, one - in - three, 29 %, do so in print.
Only about half as many as said the news was more enjoyable or easier to learn from on the tablet also said news on these devices was worth more to them (16 %
of all tablet news users).
About half
of the tablet news users check headlines regularly and another 30 % do so «sometimes.»
Fully 79 %
of tablet news users say they now get news on their tablet that they used to get online from their laptop or desktop computer.
The main survey group
of tablet news users (the group of 894) was asked to say in their own words what they felt the tablet is especially good at and bad at when it comes to delivering news.
The vast majority
of tablet news users, 84 %, say the fact that the app came from a news organization they liked is a major factor in their decision to download it.
The study reveals that, so far, while about two - thirds
of tablet news users have a news app on their tablet, the browser, carried over from the desktop experience, is still the more popular means of consuming news.
Just 14 %
of these tablet news users have paid directly for news content on their tablets.
A third (33 %)
of tablet news users say they are turning to new sources for news on their tablet, sources they had not turned to on other platforms such as television or their desktop computer.
A plurality
of tablet news users (40 %) say they get their news mainly through a web browser.
About half
of the tablet news users that Pew surveyed say using their tablets actually makes then spend more time consuming news, and around one - third also now get news from new sources they previously didn't use.
With so much
of tablet news going round the web sphere, more so after the Consumer Electronic Show got over, what seems a bit strange is the contribution to this news stream from a company as formidable as Apple Inc..
Other features we cover include Thrillerfest, Overdrive, New York Times for the Nook, and lots
of tablet news.
Not exact matches
The Daily, an abortive attempt at a
tablet newspaper launched by
News Corp. in 2011 (at an estimated cost
of more than $ 60 million) was updated several times a day.
Every fortnight, we place a digital replica
of latest Business
News print edition online which can be read on your
tablet or mobile whilst on the move.
For $ 20 a month, Sling TV delivers a variety
of news, sports, children's and other channels — plus viral Internet videos — to users» TVs, computers,
tablets and smartphones.
Wednesday's long - awaited announcement that they are entering the
tablet game with their $ 199 Amazon Kindle Fire was an appropriate follow - up to
news from earlier in the month that the world's largest Internet store (with revenue
of $ 34 billion in 2010) was testing a major redesign
of their website, in short optimizing the shopping experience for
tablet devices.
The mobile - friendly redesign
of News Feed underscores the company's intensifying focus on smartphones and
tablet computers as more
of its users rely on those devices to interact on the social network.
The growing popularity
of smartphones and
tablet computers equipped with high - quality cameras also is turning the
News Feed into a more visual gallery, another shift that Facebook is tackling by carving out more space to display photos and video.
When Flipboard first appeared on the scene, a dedicated
news app for
tablets seemed like a great idea, but now many people find their
news in all kinds
of ways, rather than a single app.
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News of the
tablet first came from the west.
The sudden
news of Hewlett - Packard's (HP) decision to exit and essentially give up on the Smartphone and
Tablet markets has some analysts and market watchers reeling.
This poll was cited by the Islamic Republic
News Agency, to justify the rather different claim that «A majority
of Christians around the world [the
Tablet's email poll to its newsletter subscribers could hardly be said to so representative] believe the Pope should not have quoted derogatory statements against Islam».
Just days after criminal charges were filed against a rabbi in Germany for performing circumcisions comes major
news from Yair Rosenberg in
Tablet magazine: America's leading group
of pediatricians is set to endorse the procedure.
Fairfax Media has a portfolio
of leading websites,
tablet and smartphone apps, including the online
news sites smh.com.au and theage.com.
FDA
news release: FDA warns against the use
of homeopathic teething
tablets and gels.
It will also be available in the November 7 issue
of Science
News Prime, the
tablet version
of Science
News available on the iPad.]
Yeah, smartphones and
tablets are definitely old, old, old
news, although there were plenty
of them there.
TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2016 (HealthDay
News)-- Daytime exposure to bright light may reduce the sleep - disrupting effects
of blue light from smartphones and
tablet computers, a new study suggests.
«Our main finding was that following daytime bright light exposure, evening use
of a self - luminous
tablet for two hours did not affect sleep in young healthy students,» study first author Frida Rangtell said in a university
news release.
A curated platform
of insider
news, trends, style tips, celebrity profiles, and designer exclusives, the content across the site and biannual print issues is immediately shoppable via desktop, mobile,
tablet, or through Editorialist's in - house Concierge & Styling team.
The good
news is that all
of the
of the sites except Christian Crush offer fully - functioning mobile apps that allow you to view matches and communicate with them from your phone or
tablet.
iPhone Apps, iPad Apps, iPod touch apps, Honest reviews
of quality iPhone apps and games by iOS application experts plus
news & giveaways Meet hot local gay and bi guys and discover the nearest cruising spots on from your android or iPhone or
tablet.
Now for some
news unrelated to this morning \'s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo
of America president Reggie Fils - Aime told USA Today in an interview that sales
of the company \'s 3DS handheld in the U.S. have been \» very strong \» despite a rise in the use
of smartphones and
tablets for mobile gaming.
The adoption
of tablet technology in schools has not always come with positive
news.
You may catch the early morning
news on TV while you get dressed; you may get some
news tidbits on the radio while you drive to work; or you may, like a growing majority, turn to the internet for short snippets
of news, using your smartphone or
tablet.
What should we take away from
News Corp.'s recent announcement that it is writing off losses stemming from its digital education wing Amplify, ceasing its production
of tablets for schoolchildren, and selling off its educational software and assessment services?
News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch views the digital
tablet as part
of a push to modernize the educational system.
The educational division
of the media conglomerate
News Corp., called Amplify, unveiled a new digital
tablet this week at the SXSW tech conference in Austin, Texas, intended to serve millions
of schoolchildren and their teachers across the country.
An old Motorola patent for a foldable
tablet phone has hit the
news and gained press coverage the last few days, though the patent sketches reveals less than the actual real picture
of the
tablet already does.
It has only been a few days since Google started selling the Asus Nexus 7
tablets through Play Store in India while Asus launched the 32 GB and 3G variant
of Nexus 7 and we are already hearing
news about the second - generation Nexus 7 is just a couple
of months away from launch.
The
news comes on the heels
of Google's announcement
of its Nexus 7
tablet, a powerful inexpensive
tablet ($ 199) that many are calling a «Kindle Fire Killer.»
A
tablet that has been getting a good proportion
of the 7» Honeycomb
news recently is the Viewpad 7x.
A new video - consumption app should be good
news, but it's really an attempt to compete with Amazon outside
of tablets.