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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Review
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:30:00 GMT
Ars goes in-depth with Adobe's latest entry in the RAW image processing market: Lightroom 2.0. Does Lightroom 2's robust feature set, complete with Photoshop-style processing of RAW images, have what it takes to dethrone Aperature 2.0?Read More...
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Robotripping: hands on with the Android SDK beta
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:20:00 GMT
Google finally released a long-awaited update to the Android SDK. Ars takes a close look at the new platform and the API changes and comes away very impressed.Read More...
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IFPI: "Three strikes" efforts hit worldwide home run
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:15:00 GMT
The international music trade group IFPI says that "three strikes" rules against online copyright infringement have taken over the world in the last nine months, and they are an "idea whose time has come."Read More...
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Cell phone sales down, average price up in the US
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:05:00 GMT
US consumers just aren't buying cell phones like they once were, according to the NPD Group. Unit sales are at the lowest level since the firm started tracking them in 2005, although consumers do seem to be buying more expensive units. Read More...
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Judge lifts fare card hack gag order, punts on 1st Amendment
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Judge George O'Toole ruled today that the MIT students accused of attempting to defraud the Massachussetts Bay Transit Authority had not, in fact, done so, and refused the MBTA's request for a five month gag order against the students. O'Toole's ruling, however, may disappoint many, as he deliberately avoided the question of whether or not the initial gag order violated the group's First Amendment rights.Read More...
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RIAA confirms it's behind the Muxtape shutdown
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:42:00 GMT
Muxtape, which allows users to upload MP3 playlists that can then be shared and accessed by others, has temporarily ceased operations. The RIAA tells Ars that the site has been storing and streaming the recordings without authorization from the copyright holders.Read More...
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As IDF begins, Intel, IBM tout next-gen process technologies
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:32:00 GMT
IBM and Intel are both talking about future process technologies as IDF kicks off today, but Big Blue's recent announcement regarding its 22nm SRAM has been misinterpreted in some quarters as a bigger win than it actually is. Intel, meanwhile, expects 32nm processors by early 2010, with 22nm chips arriving in 2011/2012.Read More...
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SportsFanLive arrives: social networking for sports fans
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:51:00 GMT
A former Yahoo exec is melding social networking and the world of sports with a new site aimed at fans. He's taking on some of the biggest names in both spaces who have the resources to adapt.Read More...
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Google to help bloggers blanket Dem, GOP conventions
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:20:00 GMT
Google enters election season with plans for blogger complexes at the party conventions and a suite of online political tools.Read More...
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Buzz and NewsCred: two different takes on social news
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:45:00 GMT
Social news is increasingly popular as more people are getting their news online. Two sites with very different takes on how to present news have opened their doors to all comers, but they both use the input of Internet users in order to produce quality results. Read More...
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