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Adobe working to bring Photoshop layers to the iPad?

Adobe Systems, with a Photoshop-like demo on an iPad is beginning to show more of the fruits of its tablet-computing labor. It's no secret Adobe Systems is working on graphics programs for tablets - indeed, John Nack, the leader of Adobe's tablet work, ... Read >

Google chooses Kansas City for high-speed network

After seeing Facebook pleas and flash mobs, and even cities temporarily renaming themselves "Google," the search engine giant announced that it has chosen Kansas City, Kan., as the first place that will get its new ultra-fast broadband network. Google an... Read >

Gates criticized by Microsoft co-founder Allen in book

Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen has accused his former business partner Bill Gates of plotting to dilute Allen's stake in the world's largest software company before he left in 1983, and tried to buy his share of the company on the cheap. Allen, who... Read >

Google concurs with FTC Privacy Charges on Buzz, agrees on settlement

Google Inc. agreed to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission claims that it used deceptive tactics and violated its own privacy policies when it introduced the Buzz social-networking service last year. The proposed settlement bars Google from misrepresenti... Read >

Technology firms concerned over length of disruption in Japan

Disruption of the production and delivery of components used by the global technology sector continued to weigh, more than two weeks after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan. Finland-based Elcoteq, which assembles cellphones and set-top bo... Read >

TV remains top source of information in Japan Crisis, Social Media use jumps

Millions of Japanese flocked to Internet and social media websites following this month's earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis, but television retained its place as the primary source of information for most people, according to two surveys r... Read >

Amazon exploring to launch Mobile-Payment Service for handsets

Amazon.com Inc. is considering the introduction of a service that would let consumers pay for goods in brick-and-mortar stores using their mobile phones, according to two people with knowledge of the project. The company’s Amazon Payments unit is reporte... Read >

Comodo hacker claims responsibility and brags about his exploits

An Iranian hacker has stepped forward to claim responsibility for the SSL certificate hack against Comodo, providing an insight into how the high-profile hack might have been pulled off. The lock-picker - who claimed he had 1,000 times the experience of ... Read >

SGI stretches Windows Server to the super limit

Server maker Silicon Graphics apparently doesn't think it can take on the entire Windows server market, but the company - which is best known for supercomputers and hyperscale rack servers - does think it can chase and win deals in the evolving HPC market... Read >

Red Hat gets RHEL 6.1 beta for testing

Commercial Linux distie and soon-to-be billion dollar baby Red Hat has rolled up the first update of its Enterprise Linux 6 operating system and kicked it out there for beta testing. The beta of RHEL 6.1 has support for new hardware, as updates always do... Read >

Splunk put into innovative use by NPR for Web Analytics

In a novel use of the software, National Public Radio is using the Splunk log search engine to analyze Web traffic for its audio streams and downloads. Splunk offers what it calls a search engine for machine data. It was originally built to parse log file... Read >

Eyez Will Revolutionize Video on Facebook, YouTube, and LiveStream

Eyez has embedded an HD 1080p video camera within the frame of the eyeglasses to record live video data. The recorded data can be stored to the 16GB of flash memory within the Eyez™ glasses, transferred via Bluetooth or Micro USB to a computer, or wireles... Read >

Lenovo and Intel® Extend Digital Learning with New Lenovo Classmate+ PC

Today, Lenovo and Intel Corporation announced the Lenovo Classmate+ PC, a purpose-built laptop designed to improve learning for students in grades K-8. The Lenovo Classmate+ provides schools an affordable, child-friendly complete hardware and software so... Read >

Apple launches iPad 2

Apple has unveiled the much-anticipated iPad 2, promising a device that is twice as fast as its predecessor. The iPad is also one third thinner and 15% lighter than the original iPad. The announced was made by Steve Jobs himself in a rare public appeara... Read >

LG launches world’s first dual-core smartphone in Europe

LG Electronics (LG) marks another milestone with the international launch of the world’s first dual-core smartphone, the LG Optimus 2X, in key European markets. The Optimus 2X, which launched in Korea in January, will be rolled-out in Europe this month. ... Read >