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Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Webtop Watch: Adobe Launches Acrobat.com and Releases Acrobat 9 (With Flash). — Continuing its push to become a major provider of Webtop software, Adobe is releasing two new products on Monday: Acrobat.com and Acrobat 9. Adobe's Webtop arsenal already includes the recently launched online version …
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Sarah Perez / ReadWriteWeb:
Adobe Launches Online Office Suite and New Flash-Enabled Acrobat 9 — Back in March, we said Adobe was slowly building an online empire. Today, that news turns out to be true. Adobe is has just launched their version of an online office suite available at Acrobat.com, complete with word processor …
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
Adobe Launches Acrobat Hosted Services - New Web Office Player is Here — Adobe is making a major announcement tonight — the public beta launch of Acrobat.com. No longer does the Acrobat name only mean “related to PDF.” The suite of hosted tools include a word processor, PDF converter, conferencing and file storage.
Duncan Riley / The Inquisitr:
Today's Hot Meme Comes To Us From Plurk — Plurk is a newish microblogging service that is spreading like wildfire through the first adopter community today. — According to Plurk, the service is “a really snazzy site that allows you to showcase the events that make up your life …
Cate Doty / New York Times:
Is the Main Character Missing? Maybe Not. — When Dan Walsh, a 33-year-old technology manager in Dublin, started posting doctored versions of the comic strip “Garfield” on his blog in February, he thought he might amuse a few friends. — Instead, his site on Tumblr started receiving …
Miguel Helft / New York Times:
The Human Hands Behind the Google Money Machine — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — If Google were the United States government, the data that streams onto Nicholas Fox's laptop every day would be classified as top secret. — Mr. Fox is among a small group of Google employees who keep a watchful eye …
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Kate Greene / Technology Review:
The Future of Mobile Social Networking — IPhone users will soon be able to enjoy Whrrl, software that combines activity recommendations with real-time location data. — When Steve Jobs strides onstage at Apple's annual developers conference on June 9, many will be expecting fireworks.
IDG News Service:
Asus Shows off Atom-based Eee PC — Asustek Computer on Monday offered a preview of the Eee PC 901, the next version of its popular ultraportable laptop that is based on Intel's upcoming Atom processor. — The Eee PC 901 was on display at the WiMax Expo, which is being held alongside Taipei's annual Computex exhibition.
Allen Stern / CenterNetworks:
The Planet CEO Provides Update; Will Be Days Before Full Recovery — Yesterday we were tracking a fire that occured at one of The Planet's datacenters. Check our previous coverage to read the prior updates along with many customer comments that really are quite negative. Below is an update from The Planet CEO.
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Mobile Search Goes Vertical: GET & Thumbplay — By guest author: Peggy Anne Salz … Special thanks (and kudos) to David Berkowitz, marketing strategist/blogger and Director of Emerging Media & Client Strategy at 360i, a full-service digital agency. He caught the news that Thumbplay …
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Tom Krazit / One More Thing:
Nvidia's mobile ambitions adding MIDs to the list — Nvidia is doubling down on its budding processor business for the next generation of mobile computers. — This week at Computex, Nvidia plans to show off its new Tegra brand for mobile application processors.
IDG News Service:
Sony Appears Ready to Ship Via-based Mini-laptop — Sony appears ready to release a small, low-cost laptop that uses a processor from Via Technologies. — A prototype of the laptop, based on the open-source Via OpenBook reference design announced last week, was shown by contract manufacturer …
Alexander van Elsas / Alexander van Elsas's Weblog …:
The real value of Social media = Interaction — Fred Wilson writes about his vision of social media. He has a very simple definition for it: … I like it's simplicity. Fred says he doesn't have a “grand vision” or a well thought of strategy to invest in social media. I don't really agree with that.
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