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Harrison Weber / The Next Web:
After nearly 10 years, Adobe abandons its Creative Suite entirely to focus on Creative Cloud  —  Adobe first launched Creative Suite 1 back in 2003, and now, ten years and six versions later, the company is taking a left turn: Adobe is abandoning its Creative Suite entirely to focus efforts on Creative Cloud.
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Adobe Debuts “Project Mighty” Smart Stylus For Tablets And “Napoleon,” A Digital Ruler And Guide  —  Adobe surprised everyone by showing off a new hardware effort today at its annual MAX conference, including Project Mighty and Napoleon.  Mighty is a pressure-sensitive digital pen that works …
Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
Microsoft: Next Xbox will work even when your Internet doesn't  —  Should single-player games, Blu-ray playback, and live TV viewing be possible on a gaming console with no Internet connection?  Most gamers would say “yes,” but they have been worried that Microsoft feels differently …
MG Siegler / ParisLemon:
On To Google Ventures  —  It was almost exactly 19 months ago that I laid down the proverbial writer's pen and picked up the less proverbial pen for writing checks.  It has been an amazing experience getting a fund up and running, learning, and ultimately, making a lot of wonderful investments.
Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal:
Asustek to Make Small Windows 8 Tablets  —  Taiwanese PC Manufacturer Expects Prices to Drop Below $300  —  Asustek Computer Inc. of Taiwan plans to sell small Windows 8 tablet computers this year, giving a boost to Microsoft Corp.'s efforts to reduce the size and price of mobile devices running its operating system.
Jay Yarow / Business Insider:
BILL GATES ON THE IPAD: ‘A Lot Of Those Users Are Frustrated’  —  Bill Gates took a shot at the iPad while explaining Microsoft's rationale for the Surface this morning on CNBC.  —  He was asked about the declining PC market.  He said that tablets are growing in popularity, and it's …
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Jon Rubinstein Joins Board of Qualcomm, as Mobile Chipmaker Ups Its Silicon Valley Cred  —  According to sources close to the situation, well-known tech exec Jon Rubinstein will be joining the board of Qualcomm, the San Diego-based chipmaker that has gotten a big boost of late for its role in the explosion of mobile devices.
Adam Satariano / Bloomberg:
Apple Misses IPhone Customers as Global Carriers Balk  —  Apple Inc. (AAPL) is missing out on a chance to court as many as 2.8 billion new smartphone customers, many of them in Asia, as wireless-service providers balk at conditions imposed by the iPhone maker and drag their heels in signing on as partners.
Tim Devaney / Washington Times:
Senate OKs Internet sales taxes, bill goes to House  —  The Senate on Monday voted to allow states to collect Internet sales taxes, sending the bill to the House where it could face more resistance from anti-tax Republicans.  —  The Marketplace Fairness Act, sponsored by Sens. Richard Durbin …
David Pierce / The Verge:
Fitbit Flex review  —  Whipping you into shape one step at a time  —  For a little over a month, I've been getting off my subway one stop early and walking the rest of the way home.  I've been playing soccer twice a week, and trying to drink eight glasses of water every day.
Jeremy C. Owens / Mercury News:
Apple cracks top 10 of Fortune 500 for first time; Facebook enters the list  —  Apple made its first foray into the top 10 of the Fortune 500 list, replacing Silicon Valley's previous top-10 tech entry, Hewlett-Packard, which fell steeply while recording the biggest loss of any company to make the list in 2013.
Don Reisinger / CNET:
Apple, Samsung again take all of handset industry profits  —  The companies combined to capture 100 percent of the industry's profits, but that's actually slightly lower than what they had been in previous quarters.  —  Apple and Samsung can't be stopped in the handset market, according to new data from analysts at Cannacord Genuity.
Greg Sandoval / The Verge:
Aereo files suit against CBS to head off second copyright claim from network  —  Aereo has filed a complaint against CBS in an effort to prevent the network from filing additional lawsuits against the fledgling service.  —  Aereo is a web TV service that enables users to view over-the-air broadcasts via the web.
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Internet Explorer 0-day attacks on US nuke workers hit 9 other sites  —  Attacks exploiting a previously unknown and currently unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser have spread to at least nine other websites, including those run by a big European company operating in the aerospace …

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