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iPad subscriptions: The Telegraph, Esquire, Popular Mechanics, The Oprah Magazine, Time, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, and The Daily

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A bunch of print newspapers and magazines seem to be finally jumping on board the iPad subscription train, including The Telegraph (UK), Heart properties including Esquire, Popular Mechanics , and O, The Oprah Magazine , and Time has somehow swung a deal to get existing Time, Fortune , and Sports Illustrated readers free access via iPad. And, of course, Playboy is coming uncensored (my guess is web app, no iOS-handled subscriptions). Meanwhile the launched-with-much-todo The Daily has reportedly gotten 800K downloads but is losing $10 million a month . . . → Read More: iPad subscriptions: The Telegraph, Esquire, Popular Mechanics, The Oprah Magazine, Time, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, and The Daily

Time Warner Cable pulls channels from TWCable TV app for iPad

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Time Warner Cable has had to remove channels from its iPad application, TWCable TV with immediate effect. We already heard that this may be happening but Time Warner has now confirmed this with a company statement. The networks that seem to have taken umbrage with Time Warner are Discovery Communications, Fox Cable and Viacom . . . → Read More: Time Warner Cable pulls channels from TWCable TV app for iPad

Google Voice for Sprint hands-on (video)

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Remember that Google Voice integration for Sprint we mentioned recently ? Today at CTIA we got to see it in action, and it promises to take us one step closer to our robot overlords — well, those of us who are Sprint customers, anyway . . . → Read More: Google Voice for Sprint hands-on (video)

Apple, AT&T, Verizon Wireless confirm tomorrow’s 5PM retail launch of iPad 2; online sales at 1AM Pacific

Apple, AT&T, and Verizon Wireless have independently fired off press releases letting us know exactly how and when we can acquire yourself an iPad 2 tomorrow, March 11th. Starting at 5PM local time, interested parties can head to an Apple, AT&T, or Verizon Wireless retail store to purchase the 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB tablet in white or black. . . . → Read More: Apple, AT&T, Verizon Wireless confirm tomorrow’s 5PM retail launch of iPad 2; online sales at 1AM Pacific

Google adds real-time traffic routing to Maps for Android; aims to keep you out of jams

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Oh Google Maps, is there anything you can’t do? Via a blog post just moments ago, Google announced an incremental update to its Maps application for Android . . . → Read More: Google adds real-time traffic routing to Maps for Android; aims to keep you out of jams

Sports Illustrated Android apps (phone and tablet) now available

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Sports Illustrated has launched its official Android applications in the Android Market. Available for phones and tablets with Android 2.1 and above, the sports news magazine published by Time Inc. has a trio of pricing plans: Print/Digital (Samsung Galaxy/Android Smartphone/Web): $48 annually or $4.99/month Digital Only: $3.99/month Current print subscribers have free access to the digital package throughout the remainder of their term . . . → Read More: Sports Illustrated Android apps (phone and tablet) now available