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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.
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| 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 … | Ina Fried / AllThingsD: |
Microsoft Confirms Windows Blue Update Coming; Says Windows 8 Passes 100 Million Licenses Sold — After months of rumors, Microsoft on Monday confirmed it is readying an update to Windows 8 for later this year. — Codenamed Windows Blue, the update will enable Windows to run on a wider range of devices … | Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web: |
As Windows 8 crosses the 100 million sales mark, Tami Reller breaks down Microsoft's vision for the OS — TNW sat down with Microsoft's Tami Reller, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Windows, to discuss the progress of Windows 8 since its launch, and to look ahead …
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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 …
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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 …
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| 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.
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| 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 …
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| 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.
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| Keith Andrew / PocketGamer.biz: |
Apple extends 2.25 banhammer to apps with sharing, recommendation and App Store search tools — Product: — App Store — Manufacturer: — Apple — Apple has begun clamping down on third-party tools that allow users to recommend apps to their friends, with releases equipped with an app search facility also now prohibited.
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Government Lab Reveals It Has Operated Quantum Internet For Over Two Years — A quantum internet capable of sending perfectly secure messages has been running at Los Alamos National Labs for the last two and a half years, say researchers — One of the dreams for security experts is the creation … | David Kravets / Wired: |
Judge Asks IRS, Feds to Investigate Copyright-Trolling Attorneys — Los Angeles federal judge Otis D. Wright II said the Prenda Law attorneys' “moral turpitude” is “unbecoming of an officer of the court.” (.pdf) The judge said the attorneys “fraudulently signed” documents about who owned …
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| 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.
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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.
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| Zach Epstein / BGR: |
A new solution for Galaxy S4 storage shortage: AT&T launches 32GB model on May 10th — The latest flagship phone from Samsung is off to a hot start, but some customers felt slighted when they found out that about half of the Galaxy S4's internal storage is eaten up by the OS and system files.
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Engadget, CNET, Phone Scoop, Unwired View, IntoMobile, The Droid Guy, Android Police, Ubergizmo, IntoMobile, PhoneArena, PhoneNews.com, Android Community and Android Authority. Tweets: @att
| Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech: |
Intel's Silvermont Architecture Revealed: Getting Serious About Mobile — The most frustrating part about covering Intel's journey into mobile over the past five years is just how long it's taken to get here. The CPU cores used in Medfield, Clover Trail and Clover Trail+ are very similar to what Intel had with the first Atom in 2008.| 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.
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App Advice, everythingiCafe, MacRumors, iMore, BGR, Cult of Mac and GigaOM
| C. Custer / Tech in Asia: |
Baidu Acquires PPS for $370 Million, Claims It's Now China's Biggest Video Platform — Well, the rumors are true. Chinese search company Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) announced today that it has acquired PPS.tv's streaming video service for $370 million. The acquisition bolsters Baidu's video offerings … | Julian E. Barnes / Wall Street Journal: |
U.S. Says China's Government, Military Used Cyberespionage — WASHINGTON—The Chinese government has targeted U.S. government computer systems for intrusion, the Pentagon said Monday in a more direct accusation of cyberespionage than the U.S. has made in the past.
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| Benedict Evans: |
Addressable markets for high-end phones — There are all sorts of ways to estimate the addressable market for a high-end phone like the iPhone. One way is to look at price sensitivity, the propensity of lower income groups to spend on expensive entertainment products and how that might …
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