Alexander Street Press set to launch online repository of academic video titles - April 8, 2011
Electronic publisher Alexander Street Press, US, has announced plans to launch an integrated online repository of academic video titles. Already the publisher of 10 distinct, discipline-specific streaming video collections containing more than 8,000 films, Alexander Street intends to rapidly expand its offerings to more than 10,000… Read More
Cadmus Communications launches new mobile and desktop content delivery platform - April 4, 2011
Content management and production services provider Cadmus Communications, US, has announced the launch of a new mobile and desktop content delivery platform for journals, books, magazines and reprints. Cadmus Mobile dPub is an e-delivery system that allows publishers to distribute content easily on any mobile device… Read More
Skyscape launches new suite of pediatrics resources - April 1, 2011
Mobile medical references provider Skyscape, Inc., US, a subsidiary of Physicians Interactive Holdings, has launched the Skyscape Pediatrics Suite. This new suite of pediatrics resources is designed specifically to help pediatricians take the guesswork out of treatment and prescribing decisions. The Skyscape Pediatrics Suite, featuring… Read More
ACS Mobile app now available on Android tablets and smartphones - March 29, 2011
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the expansion of its mobile application, ACS Mobile, to tablet and smartphone devices with Google's Android operating system. Launched initially in 2010 for Apple iOS devices, including an optimised version for the iPad tablet, ACS Mobile allows scientists… Read More
Amazon launches Amazon Appstore for Android - March 24, 2011
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has announced the launch of the Amazon Appstore for Android at www.amazon.com/appstore. An innovative new feature called 'Test Drive' will enable customers to test apps on a simulated Android phone. Customers control the app through their computer using a mouse.… Read More
UK seen to evince interest in adopting Google Apps for Government - March 21, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, is reportedly seeing tremendous interest from the UK government in its web-based Google Apps because of the focus on cost cutting in the public sector. Google Apps is a totally web-based set of tools… Read More
Special issue of Fungal Biology Reviews journal features unique video content - March 17, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that a recent special edition of the journal Fungal Biology Reviews features 76 videos, which together claim to comprise the most comprehensive collection of fungal cell biology movies ever published. Fungal Biology Reviews is published by Elsevier on behalf of… Read More
Google Search for iPhone unveiled with new design and enhanced features - March 16, 2011
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has reportedly released a major update to its iPhone app. Enhancements include a new design, new features and even a new name. Google Search for iPhone, formerly called Google Mobile, now features a brand-new… Read More
Journal NEUROSURGERY using QR Codes to link print and digital video - March 16, 2011
Readers of NEUROSURGERY, the official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), can now access supplemental digital content, including video and illustrations, directly from their smartphones. Beginning with the April 2011 issue, the journal will use QR codes to link print content and supplemental digital… Read More
ASPB journals complete migration to HighWire Press’s H20 platform - March 15, 2011
The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) has announced that two of its premier plant biology journals - Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell - completed their migration to HighWire Press's new electronic publishing platform, H2O, earlier this month. HighWire, the online hosting platform for more… Read More
