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Monday, June 9, 2014

Instagram, Facebook's popular free mobile app for editing and sharing photos, has never had a reputation for subtlety. It's image-editing tools and filters have had more in common with a palette knife than a fine sable paint brush. That's changed, though, with the latest version of the app. Version 6.0 of Instagram, which has an estimated 200 million users, was released last week for both the Android and Apple mobile platforms. Unlike previous editions of the app, this one appears to be targeting a more creative audience.

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Instagram Adds Subtlety to Its Editing Repertoire

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Instagram, Facebook's popular free mobile app for editing and sharing photos, has never had a reputation for subtlety. It's image-...

When Dell and Apple first confronted each other in the 1990s, Dell was a startup and Apple was a mature company attempting to fight Dell's kind of fight. It didn't go well, and Apple almost failed. When the two companies faced off for the second time, Apple had been dramatically transformed by Steve Jobs into a much leaner, more-focused firm. Dell was having its own mid-life crisis, and Apple clearly won. As they square off for the third time, the two firms once again have changed. Apple is under new leadership, and Dell is private again.

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Dell vs. Apple: Round 3

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Sunday, June 8, 2014

Google this week released the alpha version of source code for End-to-End, a Chrome browser extension that encrypts email. End-to-End uses the OpenPGP standard to encrypt, decrypt, digitally sign and verify signed messages within the browser. "We're just sharing the code today so that the community can test and evaluate it, helping us make sure that it's as secure as it needs to be before people start relying on it," Google said. It will offer a bounty for bugs found, under its Vulnerability Reward Program.

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Google Releases Email Encryption Tool Alpha

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Google this week released the alpha version of source code for End-to-End, a Chrome browser extension that encrypts email. End-to-End uses...

Friday, June 6, 2014

Migrating to the Linux platform is not an either/or proposition. Linux as a computing platform is so flexible that it offers users a have-it-your-way menu of software options. One option is the Linux desktop. Individual users in home computing, SOHO and SMB operations can choose from a variety of enterprise-class Linux distributions. The Linux desktop OS offers a no-cost or low-cost alternative to the frustrations of Microsoft Windows or the limitations of Apple's Unix-based OS X platform for its relatively costly Mac hardware.

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Got Linux? Add Proprietary Code

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Migrating to the Linux platform is not an either/or proposition. Linux as a computing platform is so flexible that it offers users a have-...

One quick and easy way to refresh an aging Android smartphone phone is to replace the home screen with a Launcher. Launchers are skins with themes and unique behaviors, like transparency and scrolling styles. Our No. 1 pick is Nova launcher, an extremely customizable launcher app designed to speed up performance. Neat tricks include substituting KitKat-styled icons for the aging Ice Cream sandwich versions. Adding splendid, depth-inducing subtle shadows to the home screen border is another example of why this launcher reigns.

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All Things Appy: Top 5 Android Launcher Apps

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One quick and easy way to refresh an aging Android smartphone phone is to replace the home screen with a Launcher. Launchers are skins wit...

While there were two hours jam-packed with announcements at the keynote presentation kicking off Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference this week, you can count the really important announcements that will create lasting change on one hand. The new programming language, Swift, isn't one of them. Wait, what? Why? Swift is a tool that will help developers build better applications faster. When we're talking about a billion apps, app development isn't creating a bottleneck for Apple success or consumer enjoyment. There are five bigger deals.

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