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12 Apr 2010 10:45

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Tech: Don’t let Apple get you down, Adobe. Bask in the CS5 glow.

  • Just in time for that Flash-to-iPhone converter! Adobe finally launched its Creative Suite 5 today, which features (among a myraid list of things which we could spend hours posting) 64-bit support for Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects; Adobe’s BrowserLab Web testing suite; support for many popular CMSes directly within Dreamweaver; and some feature that (heartbreakingly) allows you to save Flash apps as iPhone apps. source
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13 Sep 2009 11:40

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Tech: Cut the crap: Is Facebook Lite a smart direction for all software?

Giving people software in a lite version that simplifies the feature set – while keeping the full version around – is smart, says Technologizer’s Harry McCracken. source
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07 Jul 2009 09:44

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Tech: Microsoft’s Windows 7 Ultimate: Is it really all that ultimate?

  • 2 features separate Windows 7 Ultimate from Windows 7 Professional source
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11 May 2009 00:51

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Tech: To Google Android users: Today’s a big day for an upgrade

  • Google’s Android mobile operating system is up to Version 1.5, a version Geek.com claims really should have been called 2.0 considering the hefty feature upgrades. source
  • The upgrade, released last month, finally comes to T-Mobile’s G1 phone today. The upgrade brings virtual keyboards, video recording (and sharing!) and voice search. Spiffy. source
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20 Mar 2009 10:37

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Politics, Tech: Microsoft’s IE8 is out – is it any good? Let’s ask the Interweb!

  • And we think that, as long as we don’t have to tweak our code, we’re happy.
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18 Mar 2009 10:21

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Tech, U.S.: Five reasons we think the new iPhone software rules

  • Oh my God, you mean we can copy and paste now? Awesome! ‘Bout time! source
  • Push functionality for apps rocks the hizzy. Took ’em long enough to add it. source
  • You can use accessories now, which should allow for even cooler apps. source
  • The Spotlight search function is just like Spotlight on the Mac. Hooray! source
  • You can (finally!) send MMS photo messages via your iPhone. source
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27 Feb 2009 10:49

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Tech, World: The iPhone’s sales suck in Japan so much, it’s being given away

  • It’s not full-featured enough Japanese consumers are a picky bunch when it comes to their phones, and as neat as the iPhone is to the rest of the world, the phone is missing a number of key things – a high-quality video camera, a TV tuner and multimedia messaging. source
  • It’s not full-featured enough Japanese consumers are a picky bunch when it comes to their phones, and as neat as the iPhone is to the rest of the world, the phone is missing a number of key things – a high-quality video camera, a TV tuner and multimedia messaging.
  • The plans suck The big problem many consumers in Japan have with the iPhone is not its design – which the Japanese don’t like either – but the cost. The monthly plans start at $60, which is high. They recently started giving the phones away with a two-year plan. Oof. source
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