Twitter gives advertisers more reach, the new iPad handles iPhone graphics better than previous models, and Google takes a stand against the MPAA's reading of the DMCA in a file hosting case.
- Promoted Tweets on Mobile: More Options, Starting Today: Advertisers can now tweet users based on interests, even if the users aren't following the brand, and target tweets based on mobile device or operating system. [Twitter Advertising Blog]
- New iPad Uses Retina Graphics When Running iPhone Apps: Eliminating an annoyance in its predecessors, the new iPad displays iPhone apps in Retina resolutions by default, with an option of pixel-doubling to fill the larger screen. Previous iPad models required a jailbreak app, Retinapad, to use the improved graphics. [MacRumors]
- Google Calls Shenanigans on MPAA's DMCA Interpretation: Interceding in the MPAA's case against file hosting service Hotfile, Google filed a third-party Amicus brief disputing the MPAA's take on the Safe Harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. [Gizmodo]
- New York Times Paywall Gets Bigger, Halves Number of Free Online Articles: Non-subscribers will soon be able to browse only ten articles per month directly from the Times site, but can still follow unlimited links from other sources like blogs and search engines. [Mashable]
- Microsoft Said to Finish Windows 8 in Summer, Debut October: Unspecified sources report that Windows 8 will appear on consumer PCs, laptops and tablets beginning in October, roughly matching analysts' expectations. [Bloomberg]
Title image remixed from Milkov Vladislav (Shutterstock).
