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iPad Newspaper From News Corp Rumored in January

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the if-you-can't-beat-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "News Corp plans to launch its rumored iPad-only newspaper on January 17 according to recent reports. Dubbed the 'Daily,' the paper will reportedly make use of a new 'push' subscription feature from Apple wherein users can opt to be automatically billed for either week-long or month-long subscriptions. Once set up, a new edition of the publication will show up on user's iPads each and every morning."

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  1. It's from News Corp? Save yourself some money by serutan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just scrawl "Liberal Socialists Doing Scary Bad Stuff!" on the screen in permanent marker and look at it every five minutes.

  2. Time machine by mrogers · · Score: 2, Funny
    When the iPad was first announced, I dismissed it as an insignificant device - little more than a giant phone or a netbook without a keyboard.

    How wrong I was.

    What Jobs & Co have developed is nothing less than a fucking time machine. The iPad offers to transport us back to the comfort and safety of the mid-twentieth century. A time when citizens' minds were untroubled by pornographic smut or government leaks. A time when the news was delivered to your doorstep once a day, and you were happy to pay for the privilege. A time when anyone who disagreed with the policies designed to keep them safe was quietly taken away and never heard from again.

    What next from these technological wizards? Here are my predictions:

    • The iDollar, a digital currency based on the rock-solid security of the Gold Standard.
    • The iCadillac, a car the size of a house, with stylish white-wall tires and a DRM-equipped stereo.
    • The iWife, a lifelong companion and domestic servant who will teach your iKids strict gender roles and other Apple-approved family values.
    • The iCigar, a relaxing treat for gentlemen, with no proven medical link to cancer.
    • The iMac, a dapper yet practical wrap-around raincoat, available in beige, light brown, or camel.

    I'm truly excited to be living in the future my grandparents dreamed of!

  3. Re:Sign me up! by truthsearch · · Score: 2, Funny

    Unfortunately for you, reality has well-known a liberal bias.

    --
    Developers: We can use your help.
  4. Curse you Rupert Murdoch! by blair1q · · Score: 5, Funny

    How the hell am I supposed to wrap a fish in that?