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Adobe is gearing up to release Creative Cloud, their online edition of the Creative Suite. The San Jose-based company claims it offers all of the benefits of their desktop applications, with the added ability to use anyof their CS software titles. Creative Cloud gives users the freedom to run any Adobe Master Collection application on a multitude of systems and store their work in the cloud. However, critics of the platform claim the cost outweighs the benefits of these Cloud features.Much like its desktop-based prototype, Adobe Creative Cloud enables users to explore, create, publish, and…

It’s a sign of the times. Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook has purchased photo app Instagram for $1 billion. The 13-person team at Instagram has not been able to generate revenue but was able to build a strong base of 30 million users. Facebook has done poorly at developing their own mobile technology with the Facebook iPad app having not been released until after the iPad 2. Here’s the report from the Wall Street Journal: …

It was again the Mobile World Congress in 2012 which witnessed the latest releases of tablets and smartphones from different brands. The world gathered at MWC when Sony came up with its latest product in the smartphone series, the Sony Xperia P. With a slick and slim design, the smartphone runs on the Android OS and very similar to the Xperia S. Along with some of decent features and specifications, it has an 8 MP cameras, 4 inch display, and Gingerbread. Processor and memory When we talk about the power input to Sony Xperia P, there is a brilliant 1 GHz dual core processor to bring it into operation….

There was an exchange between James T. Kirk and Spock regarding a proposed bailout of the beleaguered Klingon Empire. Kirk: Don’t believe them. Don’t trust them. Spock: They are dying. Kirk: Let them die. Today, the Klingons in question do not have boney ridges on their foreheads. They have no cloaking devices or batleths in their arsenal. The only real similarity between Research In Motion (RIM) and the Klingon Empire is the thought that, “perhaps today is a good day to die.” For the 5th consecutive quarter, RIM missed their earnings estimate. This prompted chopping at the top with former co-CEO…

Recently, it feels as though new cell phones can do everything for you. Email, scheduling, GPS capabilities, games, messaging, and calls are but few of the standard features that many of us have grown accustomed to having on our phones. But now there are devices so artificially intelligent that they can use voice-activating programming to focus for you. Is this really a good thing? Some might argue that it isn’t. With phone features that can transcribe a message for you without ever having to type a single letter, maintain our schedules, find you the nearest place to go for dinner, and enable…

Every Apple device will fall under major scrutiny by both fans and foes simply because of its intense popularity. Just at Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan were once critiqued on every nuance of their games, so to is Apple the victim of being on top of their world. The most recent imperfection being blown out of proportion is the battery charging circuitry which displays 100% charged before it’s actually completely fuul “That circuitry is designed so you can keep your device plugged in as long as you would like,” Apple VP Michael Tchao told AllThingsD. “It’s a great feature that’s always…

Names. If you tell someone you’re running to the store to pick up a “Touch”, a “Wildfire”, or a “Vitality”, you could be talking about either a condom or an Android phone. You see, the folks over at Intercom were able to find several words that are common to Google smartphones and condom brands and styles. Is it an odd coincidence, or is there something to the concept of trying to make the Android brand as “sexy” as the iPhone brand?  …

Google has had limited success with their Nexus-branded smartphones to date but that isn’t stopping them from moving the brand over to the tablet market. Now, rumors are circulating that they’re going to throw their name in the hat with prices starting at $149, joining the trend of reduced tablet pricing that even Apple is doing (even though only with their older iPad 2 as the New iPad rolls out). Amazon’s success with the properly-priced Kindle Fire over the holiday season and beyond has sparked more tablet makers to shoot for affordable rather than feature-rich. Ironically, this trend really…

Chances are if you’re reading this article that you and most of the people you know have a smartphone. If you put them all in a room and asked them to put their smartphones on a table, you’ll likely see various Android devices mixed in with (depending on who you have as friends and family) approximately the same number of iPhones. What you probably won’t see are many (any?) Windows Phones. When it comes to speed, performance, and UI, many would agree that the Windows Phone is equal to or greater than its competitors. Microsoft put their money where their mouth was recently at their various stores and…

It was once an essential component of the media that helped millions to be able to visualize the world from a distance in news reports and features. Often the photos that were brought to us by photojournalists with expensive cameras were more important than the words that accompanied them. Today, it is becoming as much a form of art as it is a delivery system for the news thanks in large part to the rise of smartphones. Nearly every event that involves humans is “covered” by smartphones. Through social media, the images associated with activities are available within seconds of them occurring, broadcast…