Daily Archives: September 19, 2011

Adobe releases Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements version 10

September 19, 2011
Adobe releases Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements version 10

Adobe released the tenth versions of its consumer-oriented photo-editing app Photoshop Elements and video-editing app Premiere Elements on Tuesday, endowing them both with major new features, as reported by Pocket-lint. Photoshop Elements v10.0 adds thirty new effects, bringing the total up to a 100, which you can paint on top of specific areas of...

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Facebook Has Its Most Important Launch Ever On Thursday — Here’s What To Expect

September 19, 2011
Facebook Has Its Most Important Launch Ever On Thursday — Here’s What To Expect

See Also: The Best Credit Cards For Saving Money At The Pump The 20 Brands With The Most Loyal Customers Oppenheimer: These Signs Of Bearishness Are Great Reasons To Be Bullish Facebook is in a product funk, with no big hits since the “Like” button in April 2010. But this Thursday at its F8...

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Hi5 Confirms “Significant” Layoffs, Wraps Them In Mumbo Jumbo Speak

September 19, 2011
Hi5 Confirms “Significant” Layoffs, Wraps Them In Mumbo Jumbo Speak

Earlier today, we heard social network Hi5 was laying off a large number of their remaining employees. When we pinged them about this, we expected the usual “no comment” or simply no response. Instead, here’s what we got from President/CTO Alex St. John: In support of our market strategy to launch next generation social...

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Could Big Cable Team Up With Microsoft to Preempt Its Own Disruption?

September 19, 2011
Could Big Cable Team Up With Microsoft to Preempt Its Own Disruption?

If you thought cable companies were in a panic about the threat the Internet poses to their business model, think again. Rather than sit idly by as Web content makes its way to television screens via set top boxes and smart TVs, companies like Comcast will instead try to position their traditional offerings alongside...

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The Guy Behind The Qwikster Twitter Account Realizes What He Has, Wants A Mountain Of Cash

September 19, 2011
The Guy Behind The Qwikster Twitter Account Realizes What He Has, Wants A Mountain Of Cash

Last night, Jason went to bed a normal man, with a normal Twitter account (albeit one with a weed-smoking Elmo as the avatar), and a few dozen followers. This morning, Jason woke up to an inbox full of messages, thousands of new followers, and wants to sell his account for many thousands of dollars....

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Tinyproj: a minimalist approach to finding a quality designer or developer for your project

September 19, 2011
Tinyproj: a minimalist approach to finding a quality designer or developer for your project

Tinyproj from Kyle Bragger, the creator of designer and developer community Forrst, wants to get your short term project into the hands of a quality developer or designer with minimum hassle. While for the designers and developers out there “Tinyproj is also great to get quality, respectful work on the side” says Bragger. You may...

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Microsoft’s Resurgence to Prominence

September 19, 2011

Remember those analysts who said Windows Phone will surpass Android by 2015, and everyone said they were crazy? They may be right. This may have been the smartest move made by Microsoft since putting Office on a Mac. It may have been designed this way, or not, but Microsoft just threw a big wrench...

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One Little Foursquare Privacy Change Now Makes a Big Difference

September 19, 2011
One Little Foursquare Privacy Change Now Makes a Big Difference

Location based social network Foursquare has quietly released a new feature that allows places user categorize as their homes to be included in the system but not expose their exact addresses. Venues categorized as homes will now show up as a general area on a map, instead of a pin and street number, as...

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Inspired By ‘Minority Report,’ Immersive Labs Raises $810K For Digital Display Recognition

September 19, 2011
Inspired By ‘Minority Report,’ Immersive Labs Raises $810K For Digital Display Recognition

New York TechStars 2011 alumnus Immersive Labs is announcing its $810K in seed funding today, led by investors Dave McClure, Robert Semmens, Windquest Group, Teddy Schiff and followed on by Quotidian Ventures, Andy Keller, Simon Gelfand, Jay Weintraub, Peter Krupp and Mac Harman. Along with the new funding, the company is also announcing Justin Holmes joining...

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Will Twitter be able to survive its rocky climb to success?

September 19, 2011
Will Twitter be able to survive its rocky climb to success?

While Twitter’s recently released traffic figures revealed insight into how many people are using the site and just how they’re using it, it received mixed reaction. Some saw the traffic figures as high, but it also revealed how much Twitter really relies on the power users of the site to continually provide content for...

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