Adobe releases Lightroom Beta 4 for both Mac and Windows
Adobe has released the next beta of the their new Lightroom product. It can be downloaded from the Adobe Labs site: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom/
Category «Computer News»
Click Fraud – The dark side of online advertising
From BusinessWeek: Martin Fleischmann put his faith in online advertising. He used it to build his Atlanta company, MostChoice.com, which offers consumers rate quotes and other information on insurance and mortgages. Last year he paid Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO )and Google Inc. (GOOG ) a total of $2 million in advertising fees. The 40-year-old entrepreneur believed …
PlayStation’s serious side: Fighting disease
From CNN: Kids aiming to persuade their parents to buy the PlayStation 3 have some new ammunition — donating their PS3’s down time to researchers could help cure Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or mad cow disease… “It has so much horsepower and, of course, when you’re playing a game all that horsepower will be used for the …
Curbing the CO2 that comes from PC use
From TechRepublic: You’d never guess it, but your PC puts about 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. Computers have become, indirectly, a significant source of greenhouse gases, according to Kevin Klustner, CEO of Verdiem, a start-up that has devised software for curbing electricity consumption by PCs. That electricity often comes from …
A Chip That Can Transfer Data Using Laser Light
From the New York Times: Researchers plan to announce on Monday that they have created a silicon-based chip that can produce laser beams. The advance will make it possible to use laser light rather than wires to send data between chips, removing the most significant bottleneck in computer design. As a result, chip makers may …
ACDSee update ACDSee Photo Manager
ACDSee Systems has updated their popular image viewing software. ACDSee 9 Photo Manager is now available. Watch here for a full review in the coming weeks. ACD Systems Releases ACDSee 9 Photo Manager – the Company’s Fastest and Easiest-to-use Photo Management Software To Date Faster viewing, organizing, enhancing and sharing capabilities significantly increase the speed …
Poll: Online movies aren’t catching on
From CNN: You won’t find Vanita Butler sitting in front of her computer watching a full-length movie or television show, even though she’s an avid viewer of video on the Internet. The 43-year-old saleswoman from Newark, Ohio, said she sees the Internet as more of a tool — for catching a news story or highlights …
Adobe releases Photoshop Elements 5 and Premiere Elements 3
I received the following press release from Adobe today. I will post a full review on the product once I receive a review copy. Adobe Takes Home Videos and Photos to New Level with Landmark Release of Photoshop Elements Plus Premiere Elements Software Bundle Integrated Photo and Video Functionality Offers More Ways to Make and …
Study: Promising future for power-line broadband
From TechRepublic: The demand for using traditional electrical lines as a medium for broadband technology in the residential sector is rising worldwide and will continue to grow, according to a study by market research firm In-Stat. Broadband service over power lines (BPL), which allows an Internet connection to be established through a standard electrical outlet, …
Can Jobs marry the computer and TV?
From CNet News: Has Apple Computer’s chief executive, Steve Jobs, found a way to connect the PC to the TV? With an enticing invitation proclaiming “It’s Showtime,” Jobs last week touched off speculation about how far Apple will go as it takes its next big step into digital video. On Tuesday, Apple will hold another …