Adobe Edge: Four things you need to know
While you shouldn't expect Adobe Edge to replace its Flash standard anytime soon, it will act as a gateway for the company to start using HTML5.
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Instagram hits the 150 million photos mark
The Instagram stats are undoubtedly impressive: 10 months in the iOS App Store, seven million users, 15 photos shared every second, and 1.29 million photos shared a day.
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Autodesk buys Pixlr
Autodesk has acquired Pixlr, a free online and social photo creating, collecting, editing and sharing service.
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Developers increasingly prefer iOS over Android
The number of projects being developed for iOS devices has jumped this year, while Android's share of the market has dropped, according to analysts.
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Extensis releases Portfolio Server 10
Digital Asset Management software includes new iPad and HD video capabilities
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Augmented Reality: Where's the Killer App?
Weren't we supposed to be watching movies wearing virtual reality helmets by now?
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Box.net plans HTML5 apps this year
Semi-local apps for mobile operating systems on the way from cloud-based content management service
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Apple releases Aperture 3.1.3
Patch brings compatibility and stability fixes to professional-level photography software.
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Apple HTML5 patent angers W3C
The W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) is seeking to invalidate a pair of Apple patents so the underlying technologies can be used as part of a royalty-free HTML5 stack.
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Apple cuts iAd prices in its struggle to win clients
Apple has cut the price of its mobile advertising platform for the second time as potential clients turn to rival companies
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Pantone upgrades iPhone/iPad app, launches Android app
Pantone has launched two mobile apps for colour-aware creatives: myPantone for Android and myPantone 2.0 for the iPhone.
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Red Giant adds HD to Magic Bullet Movie Looks iPhone/iPad app
Red Giant has upgraded its family of "professional-calibre" mobile apps with the release of Magic Bullet Movie Looks HD. Red Giant has added more features to the tool for adding sophisticated colour styings to video, making the app easier to use, and is bringing full support to the iPad.
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Webby Awards launches Lovie Awards for Europe
The organisation behind the Webby Awards -- the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) -- has set up a sister awards scheme for Europe called the Lovie Awards (after the 'first computer programmer' Ada Lovelace).
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Microsoft interns invent smarter photo tagging
So many pictures, so little time to tag all those smartphone-generated memories. A pair of Microsoft interns have come up with a remedy.
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Pixel Market offers £6,000 prize to fund cross-media project
The Pixel Market is an event dedicated to showcasing and financing cross-media projects from around the world.
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Google releases Swiffy tool to convert Flash to HTML5
Google has released Swiffy, a free tool for designers and developers to convert some Flash files (.SWFs) into HTML5 code. The upshot? It's now easier than ever to get Flash content visible on platforms that don't support Adobe's Flash Player -- like the iPhone and iPad.
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Pope uses iPad and Twitter to launch new Vatican website
Pope Benedict XVI Tuesday announced a new Vatican website, via his first Twitter post, from an Apple iPad. But you won’t be able to follow him on Twitter and he probably won’t be following you.
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Mozilla rolls out Firefox 5 release candidate
The Mozilla Project has rolled out release candidate versions of its Firefox 5 browser for both desktops and mobile, marking the last iterations before the final versions debut.
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CSS Lint online code checker cleans up syntax
The CSS Lint online tool does syntax checking and helps developers find bugs by applying pluggable rules.
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Adobe releases new tools for creating iPhone, iPad and Blackberry PlayBook apps
Adobe has released an update to its Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5 software to enable developers to build applications for iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook.