Sci-fi publisher announces Tor and Forge will go DRM-free with all e-book titles (Review #5)

Article Title

"Sci-fi publisher announces Tor and Forge will go DRM-free with all e-book titles"

Article Author

Zachary Lutz

Article Publication Date

April 25th, 2012

URL of Original Article

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/25/tor-books-goes-drm-free/

Article Summary

Publishers TOR and Forge are removing Digital Rights Management copyright restriction encoding from their ebooks.

Relevance to the Class

This article is relevant to the class as it shows brave steps being taken by a company that can set the standard for new ways of how ebooks are viewed and treated in today's society

Key Quote

“The company's president, Tom Doherty, revealed the shift as a long-time request of both its readers and authors -- which unsurprisingly, are a rather tech-savvy bunch."

Oracle's IP war against Google finally going to trial (Article Comparison #4)

Article 1

"Oracle's IP war against Google finally going to trial: What's at stake"
April 16, 2012
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/04/oracles-ip-war-against-google-finally-going-to-trial-whats-at-stake.ars


Article 2
"Android on trial: Oracle v Google circus opens today"
April 16, 2012
http://blogs.computerworld.com/20030/android_on_trial_oracle_v_google_circus_opens_today

Article 3
"Game time: Oracle, Google set to face off over Android"
April 16, 2012
http://gigaom.com/2012/04/15/game-time-oracle-google-set-to-face-off-over-android/


Notes

• GigaOM's article employed an interesting way of making the lengthy article relevant by having bolded "mini-headings" at the start of each paragraph that delves into a new aspect of the  which asked and answered the most pressing questions one would have coming to the article. The author, Tom Krazit, digests the information and delivers it in bite-size chunks that also allow for the reader to skip over sections of the article they may be less interested in, which itself becomes a soft form of navigating the article.
• The ComputerWorld article was a curated selection of blogs that covered the topic at hand, and had "more" links to the actual blog. This was a totally different approach than the other two articles as it allows for many different opinions and viewpoints than would normally be available to the reader from a single source.
• The ArsTechnica article goes really in-depth in revealing what Oracle wants from Google and what exactly happened between the two companies. 
• All articles have links that reference earlier-reported developments that are directly related to the article and provide further reading to the curious mind.

LG’s Flexible E-Paper Display Is Coming to Europe in April (Article Review #4)

Article Title

"LG’s Flexible E-Paper Display Is Coming to Europe in April"

Article Author

Stan Schroeder

Article Publication Date

March 29, 2012

URL of Original Article

http://mashable.com/2012/03/29/lg-e-paper/

Article Summary

LG has produced a flexible digital display that is the first of it's kind and already has it ready for mass production in the UK.

Relevance to the Class

This article is relevant to the class in revealing real world improvements in usability and user experience that are being made today.

Key Quote

“With the world’s first plastic Electonic Paper Display (EPD), LG Display has once again proven its reputation for leadership and innovation with a product we believe will help greatly popularize the E-Book market.”