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  • Jul
  • 03
  • 2008

10.5.4 update adds RAW support for new Canon, Pentax SLRs

Apple has updated its list of digital cameras supported by Mac OS X’s Camera Raw. 10.5.4 adds support for eight cameras from Canon, Pentax, Epson, and Leaf.

Apple rearchitected the RAW engine in Leopard and Aperture to allow for more frequent updates to RAW support. Since nearly every new model requires a new profile for its RAW data, this is a good thing. And with additional RAW camera support added…

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  • Jun
  • 22
  • 2008

Western Digital planning 74Gb and 150GB VelociRaptors?

An eagle-eyed user spotted that Western Digital has two more VelociRaptors listed at its support page, beside the recently launched 300GB model (WD3000GLFS). The two models look like single platter models, where the 150GB model (WD1500GLFS) would use both sides of the platter, while one side of the platter would be disabled with the 74GB

Western Digital planning 74Gb and 150GB VelociRaptors?

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  • Jun
  • 19
  • 2008

New MYSPACE look launched today | Improved Profile & Video

MySpace, the second most popular social-networking site in the UK, will unveil a new layout on Wednesday following a major redesign.
Changes will include improvements to search and navigation, a new-look homepage, improved profile editing and a better video player, including support for high-definition programmers and full-screen playback.

New editing tools will be introduced to help people easily edit their profile and page layout with needing to understand HTML coding, and a new finder tool built on the open-source Lucene search engine will structure search results according…

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  • Jun
  • 04
  • 2008

How the Web Was Won | Vanityfair.com

Fifty years ago, in response to the surprise Soviet launch of Sputnik, the U.S. military set up the Advanced Research Projects Agency. It would become the cradle of connectivity, spawning the era of Google and YouTube, of Amazon and Facebook, of the Drudge Report and the Obama campaign.

THE INTERNET How the Web Was Won The Internet has many fathers: narrow-tied engineers, long-haired hackers, assorted visionaries. Keenan Mayo and Peter Newcomb let the people who wove the Web tell the story.

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  • Jun
  • 03
  • 2008

Asus Offers “Instant-On” Notebooks

The computer maker will introduce an “instant on” version of Linux on several of its laptops this summer, expanding soon to its entire range of notebooks.
Last month Asus announced it would include the flash chip Splashtop on all its motherboards, allowing for a virtual instant-on of a few applications including IM, Firefox and Skype.

Last month Asus announced it would include the flash chip Splashtop on all its motherboards, allowing for a virtual instant-on of a few applications including IM, Firefox and Skype. Now it’s going one better by including an…

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  • May
  • 28
  • 2008

Confirmed: Windows 7 at D6!

Windows 7’s new interface to be demo’d tonight at D6 by Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.

Tracking cookies are small text files that can tell such companies what you are doing online, even though they usually don't record your name or other personably identifiable information. These cookies are used by these companies to try and…

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  • May
  • 19
  • 2008

Analogy by Jesson Yip

Analogy is a typographic clock which explores the numerical and spatial qualities of digital and analogue clocks.

Jesson is a London based freelance digital designer specialising in web, interaction and visualisation. Latest clients include the Green Party, Pure Productions and Sainsbury Center for Mental Health. Formerly a senior designer at Lateral, working…

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  • May
  • 14
  • 2008

Digital Image Resources on the Deep Web - ReadWriteWeb

“The images are a part of on line collections created by institutions in the U.S. Some of the images may be a part of the public domain, but many will require permission or accreditation in order to use. (…) if given permission, these images could be used in the classroom, in private study, or even included in a media project or publication.”

Historical Photograph Collections at the Arizona State Archives: 33,000 digital images of primary materials from the historical photograph collections. Most of the photographs available through the public online database date to before 1940 and…

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  • Apr
  • 29
  • 2008

Google’s pointers on countering Web spam

Matt Cutts, head of Google’s Webspam team and an engineer who’s been working on the problem for eight years, offered some tips about combating it during a speech at the Web 2.0 Expo here.

Registering your Web site at Google's Webmaster Central site can help find bogus search-engine optimization tricks others may use on your site, such as keywords written in white text on white backgrounds, he added.

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  • Apr
  • 29
  • 2008

SAI 25: The World’s Most Valuable Digital Startups - Silicon Alley Insider

Wondering how much your private company is worth? (Or your stock options in your private company?) Curious where your company ranks in the pantheon of digital market values? Wondering which companies might be next in line for a blockbuster IPO? Then you've come to the right place

AcknowledgmentsBefore moving on to the initial list, we want to thank the hundreds of companies, investors, and executives who have taken time over the past few months to submit nominations and share information with us. Thanks also to our…

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  • Apr
  • 23
  • 2008

Yahoo Earnings Beat Wall Street Targets

Yahoo’s first-quarter earnings were good enough to trump Wall Street estimates. Now the question is whether they’re good enough to get Steve Ballmer & Co. to bump the price they’re willing to pay for Yahoo.

Will consumer electronics marketers be prepared for a rush of millions of analog TV owners who will lose their TV signals in February 2009? It's a major issue at CES.

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  • Apr
  • 19
  • 2008

Google will derail the Microsoft-Yahoo deal

Over the past few months, we’ve been inundated with constant stories about the future of Yahoo. Will it be gobbled up Microsoft? Will Yahoo get away? For quite a while, no one was quite sure. But after seeing what’s going on with Google and the deal it may be a matter of time before Microsoft is out of the picture.

Right now, Yahoo is dealing with a relatively hostile group of shareholders that would like to see the Microsoft deal get done. That said, they're unhappy with the fact that Microsoft's lower stock price has diluted the value of its offer…

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  • Apr
  • 13
  • 2008

Keep Your Pussy Off The Keyboard

Pet lovers may make something out of this latest pet-related offering, designed to keep kitty away from your technology but still close to hand.

The makers claim that cats will love the high sides and soft cushion for nesting. Im not convinced. Looks too small too. Last time a cat was hanging around my workspace, it spent most of the time rubbing up against my legs and sinking its…

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  • Apr
  • 12
  • 2008

hugin - Panorama Tools GUI

My photography professor showed me this program that stiches photos together to create a panorama easier and better than what Photoshop can make. Enjoy.

[Video] Features of upcoming hugin release 2007-10-25 11:26 - huginA video about the new features of the upcoming hugin 0.7 release is available at http://www.panotools.org/node/56 This is a given by Pablo d'Angelo, at the…