Bring the Amazon Kindle to your PC, Apple iPhone or iPod Touch with this free new software

March7

Now you can read Kindle books wherever you go with Amazon.com’s free new Kindle for PC application and Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch apps. Choose from over 420,000 Kindle books, plus thousands more for free.

Kindle iPhone app features include:

  • No Kindle required
  • Get the best reading experience available on your iPhone or


Highlights of Macworld 2010

February14

A successful Macworld 2010 closed today boasting more than 20,000 attendees, over 250 exhibitors who launched dozens of new products and innovations, and more than 150 conference sessions at the most comprehensive training program for the Mac platform, IDG World Expo, owner of Macworld 2010, announced today.

“The release of SMART Slate for Mac and


Apple Computer offering free, fully functional copies of Mac OS X Server to small businesses

September9

Apple is offering a free, fully functional copy of Mac OS X Server, to corporations, small businesses, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions located in the United States. That’s right, apparently they are looking to get organizations hooked on the idea of using Macs for more than just desktop functionality, but also for deploying…


Is Adobe Flash Catalyst the holy grail for visual designers who hate to code? possibly

September4

Adobe recently re-introduced the Flash Developer Platform at the most recent Adobe MAX event, and now they’ve created what may be the holy grail for visual designers.

Adobe Flash Catalyst is a powerful software tool for creating application interfaces and interactive content for Flash and Flex… without coding! All hail Adobe. Well… I can’t actually…


Sorenson Media announces significant expansion and job opportunities in San Diego

March23

Sorenson Media recently announced a significant expansion of its operations into San Diego, California. The company’s new San Diego office will now serve as the central hub for the company’s business operations. In the midst of the current economic downturn, the industry-leading digital media solutions company will open significant employment opportunities in both San Diego…


Palm mobile to join Adobe’s Open Screen Project

February16

At the GSMA Mobile World Congress, Adobe today announced that Palm is joining the Open Screen Project – a broad industry initiative dedicated to enabling standalone applications and full web browsing across televisions, desktops and mobile devices taking advantage of Adobe Flash Platform capabilities. The work of the Open Screen Project will help deliver Adobe…


SIGGRAPH 2009 seeking live real-time video games content

February11

As part of the SIGGRAPH 2009 expanded focus on video gaming, this year’s Computer Animation Festival will dedicate a segment of the Festival specifically to real-time rendering projects. The top selections will be played and demonstrated live on their respective platform (X-Box 360, PS3, PC, etc.).

The real-time work will have its own jury of…

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Macworld 2009 set to serve as launching pad for significant product announcements

December31

IDG World Expo today announced that when Macworld Conference & Expo 2009 opens next week, many of the more than 450 companies exhibiting will premier the latest innovations for the Mac platform. Macworld runs from January 5-9, 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Each year, Macworld becomes the epicenter of the Mac ecosystem,…

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Filter Forge for Mac OS X beta version released

December30

Filter Forge has released the long-awaited public beta of the Mac OS X version of Filter Forge, a high-end plugin for Adobe Photoshop allowing computer artists to build their own filters, seamless textures, visual effects, distortions, patterns, backgrounds, frames and more.

The beta is open for anyone with a Mac, no registration required. The minimum…

written by: Rene Carson on Dec 30th, 2008
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Corel to lead digital art discussion at Macworld Conference

December11

Corel today announced that the company will participate alongside members of its Corel Painter Master program as part of a Macworld 2009 Conference & Expo® panel entitled “Digital Art Pioneers and Trendsetters.” The panel will feature noted artists including Andrew Jones and Jason Manley of Massive Black, Jeremy Sutton, Fay Sirkis, and Bruce Dorn, as…

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