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Microsoft Introduces Silverlight Plug-In at NAB

On Monday, Microsoft introduced video professionals attending the NAB conference Silverlight, a Mac and PC-compatible web browser plug-in similar to Adobe’s Flash paired with what the company considered video streaming superior to Apple’s QuickTime. The program, which is currently available as a public beta (or “technology preview”), is available for download with a general release […]

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Intel Lays Out Penryn and Quad-Core Mobile Chip Details

On Monday, Intel offered a preview of chips models expected to appear for its mobile markets and also described a quad-core mobile chip expected to appear next year. The company stated that it would be expanding on its current mobile offerings with a chip based upon the Penryn processor, which functions as a 45 nanometer […]

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Adobe Ships CS3, Releases Premiere Pro and After Effects Public Betas

It may be Monday and gloomy here on the east coast, but Adobe is chock-full of good news, even with a nor’easter making things difficult out here. The long-awaited Creative Suite 3 is now shipping, Adobe announcing that its Design Premium and Standard as well as the Web Premium and Standard Editions are out the […]

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Apple Rethinks Mice and Keyboards in Patent Filings

In more patent filing fun, Apple has filed for two new patents with respect to its chief input devices; the keyboard and the mouse. The new mouse, as described in the patent filing by Apple iPhone interface designer Brian Huppy, focuses on a new design that replaces traditional buttons and scroll wheels with a touch/grip […]

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Michigan “iPod for Student” Program Dismissed

Amid controversy regarding expense and allegations that Apple flew three legislator’s at the company’s expense to its campus as part of research to see whether a “one iPod per child” program would have been effective back in March, Michigan lawmakers rejected the proposed legislation according to Macworld UK. The program, which would have allocated US$38 […]