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Flipboard launches user-created magazines, partners with Etsy (video)
Everybody loves Flipboard, right? If you're a fan like us, rejoice -- your favorite social magazine just got a whole lot better. Today Flipboard for iOS is receiving a major update that will let you create and curate your very own magazines. It also brings a boatload of other improvements to the table including a content partnership with Etsy. An update to the Android version will follow shortly. We were able to take the new version of Flipboard for a spin and get a demo from CTO Eric Feng. Hit the break to dive into the details and watch our hands-on video.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Internet, Mobile, Apple, Facebook
Source: Flipboard (iTunes App Store)
Europe approves Universal – EMI merger, cements the dominance of the ‘big three’
The European Union has signed off on Universal's $1.9 billion purchase of EMI music, provided that it sells off two-thirds of the fallen giant's assets to comply with competition regulations. The most notable jewel on the auction block is label Parlophone, home of the early Beatles records, Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Kylie. Chiefs added the conditions in the hope of preventing the new mega-corporation from gaining too much market share, but given that Sony (which bought EMI's publishing arm) and Warner Music are its only real competitors -- it's sealed the trio as the only guests at the top table of the music industry, problematic for anyone looking to found an iTunes or Spotify rival and doesn't fancy playing by their rules.
Filed under: Misc, Portable Audio/Video
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Permalink | | Email this | CommentsBreakfast Road: The Beatles’ Album Cover Recreated With Breakfast Food
Abbey Road might be the greatest rock record of all time, and we think about it a lot because it just mesmerizes us. Even during breakfast, we just can’t get it out of our minds.
Paul Baker is a food sculptor (yes, that is a real job), and was commissioned ...
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