Adobe Fights Apple Flash Blockade with Wallaby (PC World)
PC World - Adobe is fighting Apple's blockade of Flash technology on iOS devices with an experimental software called Wallaby that can convert Flash files into HTML5. Wallaby, a cross-platform AIR app demoed in October, is now available to download on Adobe's Labs pages, as a technology preview for PC and Mac developers.
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Adobe's Wallaby ties Flash to HTML (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Adobe Systems is making available this evening a preview of its Wallaby technology, which enables developers to leverage Flash development skills to build HTML files that can run on systems without the need for the Flash Player, including Apple iOS devices.
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10 Utilities to Secure Your Data (PC World)
PC World - Very few people (certainly not the smart, savvy, people who read PCWorld articles) run their computers without up-to-date firewall and antivirus software.
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Adobe Rolls Out Digital Publishing Suite for Tablets (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Adobe Systems has begun shipping the Enterprise Edition of its Digital Publishing Suite. The software helps publishers create and optimize digital magazines, newspapers and other publications on web tablets. The goal is to enable large publishers to monetize their content on a subscription basis through the Apple App Store and Google's One Pass service for magazine and newspaper publishers.
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New iOS tax apps available in time for April 18 deadline (Macworld)
Macworld - The taxman is gearing up for the big tax season, and now you can too, thanks to some new apps for your iOS devices.أ‚آ TurboTax has unveiled a full version of its popular financial software program for the iPad, and Pageonce has debuted a newأ‚آ feature in its mobile app, thanks to a partnershipأ‚آ with H&R Block.
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Oracle Mobilizes Inventory Management (PC World)
PC World - Oracle has introduced a Windows-based mobile client that will allow workers to access its supply chain management software directly from the retail floor or warehouse.
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Adobe Begins Shipping Tablet Publishing Software (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The Enterprise Edition of Adobe Digital Publishing Suite is a set of hosted software services aimed at "large publishers" that creates, distributes, monetizes, and analyzes digital magazines, newspapers, and publications.
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ComScore: Android Is Now Highest-Selling Smartphone OS (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - In January, Android climbed into the top spot as the most popular mobile operating system used by smartphones in the U.S., comScore said in a report published Monday.
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IE6 Isn't the Only Obsolete Browser In Use (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - With Microsoft's push to eradicate its aging, problematic IE6 browser, we decided to look into what other outdated surfing software people were still using.
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Motorola Will Upgrade Unlocked Xooms to 4G (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Motorola has said it will still offer the mail-in upgrade to 4G LTE even if the tablet has been "rooted," or unlocked to give the user complete access to the Android 3.0 operating system.
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3 Good Reasons To Buy an Open-PC (PC World)
PC World - For many small business users, all the rational arguments for using open source software like Linux make a great deal of sense: It's free, customizable, compatible, and it's free of vendor lock-in, to name just a few.
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Patch Tuesday Will Skip IE Before PWN2OWN Contest (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft notified customers Friday that it will release several security patches next Tuesday, two of which pertain to Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 as well as Windows Server 2003 and 2008. Another patch will fix a vulnerability in an Office collaboration component called Microsoft Groove 2007.
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Will Microsoft Beat Google in the Travel Search Wars? (PC World)
PC World - As Google continues to slog it out with the Justice Department over its pending acquisition of travel search company ITA Software, Microsoft continues to improve Bing's travel functionality. In doing so, Microsoft is sending a not-so-subtle message to Google: We're winning the travel search battle.
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Android Edges RIM, Apple as Most Popular Smartphone OS (PC World)
PC World - Google's Android is the most popular smartphone operating system in the United States -- but just barely, according to new numbers from the Nielsen Company. The metrics firm found that Android has captured 29 percent of the hearts and minds of U.S. smartphone users, while Research In Motion's Blackberry and Apple's iPhone trail at 27 percent each. The findings are a marked difference from a Nielsen report released in December that found the iPhone had about a 4 percent lead on its Google rival. The December study also said Android and iPhone devices were equally desirable among U.S. users.
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Report: No Microsoft Tablet OS Until 2012, Windows 8 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft won't have a dedicated operating system for the tablet market until the release of Windows 8 sometime next year, according to a report on Friday.
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Apple releases iOS 4.3 golden master to developers (Macworld)
Macworld - In preparation for iOS 4.3أ¢آ€آ™s release next week, Apple on Thursday released the golden master of the software to members of its iOS Developer Program. The golden master version of software is usually the version that actually ships to users.
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Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 Bug for Samsung Is Fixed (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - If you have a malfunctioning Windows Phone 7 device from Samsung, don't demand a refund just yet. Microsoft announced Wednesday it will try again to update the devices' firmware, having fixed the bug that caused some to crash or fail completely.
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IPad 2 Alternatives: The State of the Tablet Competition (PC World)
PC World - Apple's practical and evolutionary iPad 2 will be the cheapest and most refined tablet on the market when it launches March 11, but it's not for everyone. Whether you categorically oppose Apple products, loathe the iOS operating system, or just want a device that isn't tethered to iTunes, you should be able to find an iPad 2 alternative that's right for you -- eventually.
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Microsoft Resumes Windows Phone 7 Updates (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 software update is back on track after bugs with the upgrade bricked a small number of Samsung phones. About ten percent of Windows Phone 7 smartphones owners had problems with the update, and Microsoft had to pull the breaks on the upgrade until it got fixed.
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Comic Kinect Turns Human Interaction Into a Comic Book Fight Scene (PC World)
PC World - Life would be better with flashy comic book sound effects. At least, thatأ¢آ€آ™s what one group of students thinks. Four students at Carnegie Mellon University worked together to create أ¢آ€آœComic Kinect,أ¢آ€آ a Kinect hack that adds comic book-esque sound effects to ordinary contact. The software tracks usersأ¢آ€آ™ skeletons, and then adds graphics where they contact each other to simulate the look of a fight.
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