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Camera app to automatically highlight and remove unwanted objects from a captured photo

A new innovation in camera technology now gives users the option to remove any unwanted objects in a photo capture without the use of extra tools such as Photoshop.

SLIDESHOW: Inside Zynga's crazy new headquarters

Zynga invited the media to its new headquarters in San Francisco this week to show off its latest games. It's at the corner of 8th and Townsend in a former warehouse district that's now also home to bars, nightclubs and plenty of startups. Zynga has made the interior look more like an art space than a company headquarters.

By James Niccolai | 13 October, 2011 05:55

Tags: games, online services, Zynga

Best Microsoft PowerPoint Template Sites

If you have already used most of the Microsoft PowerPoint templates and you’re looking for some new ones we've selected some of the best

By Staff Writers | 14 September, 2011 09:10

Tags: Microsoft, powerpoint, presentations

Mozilla urges users to update graphics drivers for Firefox 4

Mozilla has urged users to update their graphics cards' drivers if they want to take advantage of Firefox 4's hardware acceleration.

By Gregg Keizer | 08 March, 2011 08:30

Tags: applications, browsers, desktop pcs, hardware, hardware systems, Macintosh, Microsoft, mozilla, PCs, software

AMD's APU loves Linux, but Android? Maybe

At the Sydney launch of its new Fusion APU processor technology, AMD committed to supporting Linux on its hardware, but shied away from any announcement of Android-based devices just yet.

By Rodney Gedda | 02 February, 2011 09:07

Tags: amd, AMD APU, AMD Fusion, Android, Linux, processors

AMD ships first Fusion chips for laptops, netbooks

Advanced Micro Devices has started shipping units of the first low-power Fusion chips for use in consumer laptops and netbooks, a company official said on Tuesday.

By Agam Shah | 10 November, 2010 05:41

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices, AMD Fusion, Components, graphics cards, netbooks, processors

US trade panel to investigate S3 complaint against Apple

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has launched a formal investigation into four patent complaints filed against Apple by computer graphics hardware maker S3 Graphics, which asked the agency to block Apple from importing the iPhone, iPad and other products into the U.S.

By Grant Gross | 28 June, 2010 05:07

Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, Eastman Kodak, government, Handhelds / PDAs, HTC USA, intellectual property, legal, patent, S3 Graphics, trade, U.S. International Trade Commission, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Adobe's Creative Suite addresses changes in design workflow

With the release version 5 of its Creative Suite, a package of multimedia content creation tools, Adobe has made much hay with the latest gains in hardware, as well as addressed the changing nature of digital content design.

By Joab Jackson | 13 April, 2010 04:20

Tags: Adobe, Adobe CS5, graphics software

Adobe warns of Reader, Acrobat attack in the wild

Adobe is investigating new reports that hackers are attacking a previously unknown bug in the latest version of the company's Reader and Acrobat software.

By Robert McMillan | 16 December, 2009 06:46

Tags: Adobe, adobe acrobat, adobe reader, exploits and vulnerabilities, security

Linux kernel 2.6.32 released, ups graphics drivers, virtualization

Following nearly three months of development, Linus Torvalds has released version 2.6.32 of the Linux kernel, which brings a number of improvements to the open source operating systems' graphics, virtualization and power management capabilities, as well as boosting overall performance.

By Rodney Gedda | 04 December, 2009 09:45

Tags: graphics software, kvm, linus torvalds, Linux, linux kernel, virtualisation

With new attack released, Adobe to patch next week

Adobe Systems' security response team is scrambling to fix a newly disclosed bug in its Illustrator software, even as it readies another security patch for next week.

By Robert McMillan | 04 December, 2009 07:36

Tags: Adobe, cyber attacks, security, security patch

KOffice 2.1 released, ups Microsoft Office compatibility

KOffice, a cross-platform open source office suite, has reached version 2.1 with the import and export of Microsoft Office on the list of big improvements.

By Rodney Gedda | 25 November, 2009 11:51

Tags: kde, KOffice, microsoft office, odf, open source

Photoshop available on Google Android phones

Adobe has made its photo editing tool for mobile phones available on the Google Android platform worldwide, after launching the product in the US earlier this month.

By Oliver Garnham | 25 November, 2009 01:41

Tags: Adobe, Android, Google Android, photoshop

AMD-Nvidia showdown looms as demand for graphics recovers

Demand for add-in graphics cards showed signs of recovery during the third quarter, setting the stage for an upcoming showdown between rivals Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia.

By Sumner Lemon | 18 November, 2009 08:43

Tags: amd, graphics cards, market research, nvidia

Asustek teams with Nvidia on 1.1 Teraflop supercomputer

Asustek Computer unveiled its first supercomputer on Monday, the desktop computer-sized ESC 1000, which uses Nvidia graphics processors to attain speeds up to 1.1 teraflops.

By Dan Nystedt | 27 October, 2009 07:15

Tags: asus, nvidia, supercomputers

In Autodesk case, judge rules secondhand sales OK

A Seattle judge ruled in favor of a man arguing that he has the right to sell secondhand software, in a case that had some people worried about an end to used-book and CD stores.

By Nancy Gohring | 02 October, 2009 06:39

Tags: autodesk, ebay, lawsuits, legal, software

Picasa gains face recognition capabilities

The latest version of Google's Picasa photo-management software adds face-recognition features and simplifies geotagging, the company announced Tuesday.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 23 September, 2009 06:49

Tags: facial recognition, geolocation, Google, Google Picasa

Angry Adobe users rant about Snow Leopard support

After users fumed over news that Adobe Systems Inc. wouldn't support its Creative Suite 3 (CS3) applications on Apple Inc.'s new Snow Leopard operating system, the company backtracked a step yesterday.

By Computerworld (US) staff | 28 August, 2009 04:31

Tags: Adobe, Apple, CS3, Mac OS X, snow leopard

AMD set to release DirectX 11 graphics card

Advanced Micro Devices will soon launch a graphics card that supports Microsoft's DirectX 11, which aims to make graphics in Windows 7 seem smoother and more realistic.

By Agam Shah | 10 August, 2009 06:18

Tags: amd, directx, graphics cards

Graphics chip shipments surge on optimism over PC demand

Shipments of graphics chips surged during the second quarter, bucking seasonal trends as hardware makers gear up for an expected uptick in PC sales.

By Sumner Lemon | 29 July, 2009 06:47

Tags: graphics cards, IDC, market research, pc shipments, processors