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Rupert Murdoch reveals details about 'The Daily' iPad newspaper

Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp., has revealed all the details of "The Daily" iPad newspaper, months after rumors began swirling about the possibility of the digital paper.

You have two options to purchase The Daily, either 99 cents per week, or a discounted $40 for the whole year.



The newspaper was completely built "from scratch," which Murdoch explains:

Simply put, the iPad demands that we completely reimagine our craft. What we are losing today are the opportunities for true news discovery. The magic of newspapers, and of the best blogs, lies in surprise and the deft touch of a great editor.

The paper will have around 100 pages per day of original news,life, entertainment, opinion and sports news. Each day will bring new original video content, and some articles will be "read aloud" to users.

All photos will have 360 degree viewing angles, and most charts will be interactive and clickable.

Each day will have new crossword and Sudoku puzzles, access to local weather and sports scores, in-app comments (including audio comments), and the ability to save articles or send to friends via social networking sites.



Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 2 Feb 2011 19:28

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• 6 comments

• stuntman_

  only apple customers would be stupid enough to subscribe to this, and they would only do so just because its exclusive to the ipad not because they feel paying for this newspaper is superior to getting the news from another free source
  

  
  
  
  

  2.2.2011 20:13 #1

• ThePastor

  Prediction: It will be available on P2P for download faster than it is delivered to the iPad!
  
  
  

  Unfortunately for them, all Blu-ray protections have been broken and BD rips can be found around the Internet, usually before the retail even hits shelves.

  2.2.2011 20:21 #2

• statomike

  What an epic waste of money. Well, for the publishers and developers. I have a feeling most of the consumers won't be paying much.

  2.2.2011 23:12 #3

• KillerBug

  "The paper will have around 100 pages per day of original news"
  
  "original news"...does that mean they will just make up stories?
  

  2.2.2011 23:13 #4

• POGK

  I smell trouble for Crapple on this already. First, the Nook already has a daily news service called "the daily". Been around since day 1. Second, 100 pages of news a day is quite a feat and why would someone pay $40/yr or $.99/week in order to get the same thing found on the internets for free? Will the purty pictures be that enticing?

  3.2.2011 13:17 #5

• ST2006

  Originally posted by POGK: I smell trouble for Crapple on this already. First, the Nook already has a daily news service called "the daily". Been around since day 1. Second, 100 pages of news a day is quite a feat and why would someone pay $40/yr or $.99/week in order to get the same thing found on the internets for free? Will the purty pictures be that enticing? Thank you! I mean come on, are you nuts Crapple + Murdoch ?! At most this should be an app in the market for a couple of quid/dollars...

  4.2.2011 14:00 #6