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Mobile Users in Iran to Lose Access to Samsung App Store

Posted by John C Arkin on May 3rd, 2013

Samsung will block its app store for mobile users in Iran beginning May 22 in response to the country’s alleged nuclear program. Iranian users of Samsung mobile devices confirmed this week that they received a notification from the South Korean firm that says they will no longer have access to the Samsung app store two weeks [...]

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Staples Canada Announces Plans to Shut Down Nearly 40 Stores

Posted by John C Arkin on April 11th, 2013

According to The Globe and Mail, Staples Canada will be closing down 39 of its 330 stores to reduce costs and improve its bottom line. The move makes the retailer the latest to join other big-box retailers that are scaling back their store space as more shoppers turn to the Internet to buy an array of [...]

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Hollywood Magazine Daily Variety Folds Printed Edition

Posted by John C Arkin on April 1st, 2013

A Hollywood trade magazine is the latest to end its decades-long of paper-and-ink edition in an effort to shift content online. Daily Variety, which covers the motion-picture industry, has stopped its printed edition for good after 80 years. In its last issue, the magazine said: “This marks the last official print version of Daily Variety, [...]

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Canada’s Oldest Newspaper to Stop Printing Its Sunday Edition

Posted by John C Arkin on March 15th, 2013

A union representative said the Chronicle Herald is planning to discontinue its Sunday print edition, the Sunday Herald. Martin O’Hanlon, CWA Canada union director, said employees were informed of the plans on March 6 but they don’t know yet whether retrenchment would follow. “You never know what could happen, especially in the press room because [...]

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Kids Still Enjoy Print Books for Bedtime Stories

Posted by John C Arkin on February 5th, 2013

One of the important values we can instill in kids is the appreciation for reading. If you’re a parent, would you prefer your kids to read via ebooks or traditional print books? According to the latest Kids & Family Reading Report conducted by Scholastic, many children nowadays prefer to read from an ebook but some [...]

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