Rupert Murdoch's tablet newspaper lays off one third of its staff after 18 months of losses and insufficient subscriptions

An exec at CES raises the idea, while talking up long-term prospects for the tablet-only publication, which will soon become available on Android devices

Bloomberg reports readership sits at 120,000 a week -- far less than what Rupert Murdoch said it needed to break even

On the plus side, Chase Carey says there have been 800,000 downloads for the tablet-only publication

Publishers can rejoice a bit, but Apple is taking 30 percent cut and still won't give up customer data

Murdoch's acquisition of 1.2 million shares -- his first in more than four years -- is "a sign of his belief in the future of the company"

Finke tells Gawker she doesn't have that lady's "mouthlines"; we agree

Programmer creates website that lists public links to iPad publication's articles; publisher Greg Clayman not amused

TV revenues help offset 40 percent profit drop at film studio, MySpace charges

Item saying Palin has been demonized by "lefties" gets softened, then changed back -- repeatedly

The Rupe himself rolls out highly anticipated "The Daily," the first newspaper built for the iPad, at the Guggenheim in New York