Adobe to revamp Photoshop
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Details of a planned transformation of Adobe’s Photoshop software were revealed this week, by Photoshop product manager John Nack, writing on his blog.
The company is looking at significant changes to the user interface, customising it to the [...]
November 6, 2007
Current IP addresses could run out in 2010
by Jan HarrisAmerican computer scientist, Vint Cerf, who helped create the Internet, has expressed concern that devices will be unable to go online unless the next generation of IP addresses is released.
In order to connect to the Internet, a device is allocated a unique IP address, but these will run out by around 2010. The current [...]
November 5, 2007
MySpace plans AdSense rival
by Jan HarrisMySpace, the social networking site owned by News Corporation, is strengthening its advertising offering, including a service to rival Google’s AdSense.
The company is also opening up a targeting trial, which has been running since July, to new brands in the US.
The trial targets advertising according to information on MySpace users’ profiles.
MySpace members are [...]
JPEG XR format approved
by Jan HarrisThe Joint Photographic Experts Committee, which regulates the JPEG image-compression standard, has approved the JPEG XR format.
JPEG XR is based on Microsoft’s HD Photo specification, which provides higher compression efficiency, truer images, an extended colour palette, improved tone and better in-camera editing options.
The approval follows Microsoft’s agreement to open up the format, so [...]
November 2, 2007
IOD find most small businesses not online
by Jan HarrisNew research from the Institute of Directors shows that up to two thirds of businesses in the UK, with less than 10 employees, are still not connected to the Internet.
The IOD warns that this could put them at risk of losing business or failing to keep up with their peers in continental Europe.
In [...]
IBM launches green currency for data centres
by Jan HarrisIBM, in partnership with Neuwing Energy Ventures, is launching an initiative to promote energy efficiency in data centre.
The programme allows IBM’s corporate customers to earn energy-efficient certificates by lowering the power consumption of their data centres.
The initiative is part of IBM’s Big Green Innovations programme to promote investment in clean technology.
Neuwing Energy Ventures [...]
Google announces OpenSocial APIs
by Jan HarrisGoogle is announcing a Web standard called OpenSocial which will enable programmers to build social applications for multiple Web sites at once.
OpenSocial is a set of common APIs (application programming interfaces), with which Web developers will be able to create applications for any sites that accept the OpenSocial code, including social networking sites and blogs. [...]
November 1, 2007
Government dismisses cyber crime recommendations
by Jan HarrisLord Erroll, a member of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, has expressed disappointment at the Government’s response to the committee’s report into personal internet security.
According to Lord Erroll, the Government has failed to react appropriately to the report and has dismissed every recommendation out of hand.
The forward-looking report addressed emerging [...]
Privacy groups call for ‘do not track’ agreement
by Jan HarrisUS privacy and consumer groups are calling on the Federal Trade Commission, to let Internet users opt out of having their online activity data tracked, stored and used by advertisers.
The groups want the commission to create a “do not track” list, which would function like the commission’s “do not call” registry. This prevents companies [...]