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• 22 February 2012

• News: Flickr Rolling Out New Look for Viewing Photos

  The Yahoo-owned photo sharing site Flickr is about to get a makeover, with new interfaces for viewing and uploading photos.

• 21 February 2012

• News: Comcast Steampix Joins Attack on Netflix

  First came the Dish Network. Then came Verizon and Redbox. Now, Comcast is announcing its own video subscription service in an effort to siphon business away from Netflix.

• Opinion: Three Ways I Want Apple to Improve iTunes

  I don't know about you, but the iTunes Store is feeling a bit staid lately, especially considering the competition that's been ramping up since Apple's last update to the store three years ago. No one, but Apple, knows when the next iTunes Store update will be rolled out for sure. But grumblings of an overhaul have started over at the site 9 to 5 Mac. It is reporting Apple will revamp the iTunes and App Stores later this year.

• Test Centre: Group test: what's the best display?

  PC Advisor reviews the best 5 LCD monitors on sale in the UK today.

• News: Adobe reveals more on CS6 and Creative Cloud launch plans

  Adobe will launch its Creative Cloud software-and-services bundle alongside CS6.

• 20 February 2012

• News: Airside's Alex Maclean and Caroline Matthews found new agency, Rupert Ray

  With popular creative studio Airside closing next month, a founder and the MD have announced their plans to get up a new agency.

• Opinion: Four Secrets About Light and Flash

  Photography, it's often said, is "painting with light." In fact, understanding how to use ambient light and your camera's flash is generally the best way to improve your photos, since you can do everything else right, but if the light is wrong, you won't like your photos. I've written about using your flash before--such as "Two Ways to Freeze Action With Your Flash." This week, let's focus on five critical tips for getting better photos with light and flash.

• Test Centre: Group test: what's the best digital camcorder?

  The best digital camcorders available in the UK today: reviewed, ranked and rated.

• Test Centre: Group test: what's the best printer?

  PC Advisor reviews the Top 5 best 5 printers you can buy in the UK right now.

• Test Centre: Group test: what's the best budget printer?

  PC Advisor reviews the Top 5 printers you can buy in the UK right now for less than £150. Updated, 20 February, 2012.

• 18 February 2012

• News: Interactive Zlatan Ibrahimovic biography iPad app published using InDesign and Mag+

  Swedish publisher Bonnierförlagen has created an interactive biography app about controversial AC Milan footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovi? for the iPad

• 17 February 2012

• News: Monitor Your Office from Your Smartphone or Tablet

  If you have an office or a retail store, you may also have a security system that to alert you and the police in case of a break-in--or a webcam set up to monitor your business in your absence. But the capabilities of security systems go much further than they did even a few years ago, letting you monitor your business from a smartphone or tablet.

• Features: PC Advisor's most commented stories of the week – 17th February 2012

  There's been plenty of tech storiesmaking the news this week, from the House of Lords revealing they plan to investigate whether the government's proposals that will help provide superfast broadband to the UK by 2015 are relevant to SOCA shutting down a music-website

• 16 February 2012

• Opinion: Hulu Gets Into Original Content Biz with Series Called 'Battleground'

  Hulu on Tuesday launched "Battleground," an original new "dramedy" series.

• 15 February 2012

• Opinion: Changing the Face of TV: Video Streaming Gains Ground in U.S.

  Do you stream? The popularity of video streaming is growing rapidly in the United States, as consumers snap up single-use media devices, such as Roku and Apple TV, and use them to watch movies and TV shows via the Internet.

• Opinion: Sneak Peek: Adobe Photoshop CS6 Content-Aware Move and Expand Tools

  With Photoshop CS6 expected to drop this spring, Adobe started posting weekly sneak peeks of Photoshop CS6's new features. This week, Adobe Senior Product Manager Bryan O'Neil Hughes demonstrated the new Content-Aware Move and Expand features.

• 14 February 2012

• News: Time Warner Cable Brings Streaming Video to PCs, Macs

  Time Warner Cable's streaming cable services are no longer exclusive to the iPad and iPhone. PC and Mac users can now watch live TV from the cable provider through their Web browsers.

• New Products: VLC 2.0 Release Candidate Is Here; Android and iOS Versions Soon

  VLC, the multi-platform video player on Mac, Windows, and Linux, will soon release a big new version 2.0. But you don't have to wait until the official release--a release candidate version has just hit the Interwebs for you to try.

• Opinion: Hang Your Favorite Photos at a Virtual Museum

  Ask any photographer who owns more than one lens for their digital SLR, and they'll probably admit that they've long dreamed of someday getting their own photography exhibition. Well, no matter what kind of camera you own, and even if you never get your own show in real life, making it look like you've got one on your PC is a snap. In the past, I've told you how to incorporate your photos into fun projects like lifestrips and photo booth photo film strips. This week, let's treat ourselves to a photo exhibition by compositing photos into a museum scene. Or a billboard. Or on a giant screen in Times Square.

• 13 February 2012

• News: YouTube app for Google TV to get more functionality

  Google announced Sunday that it would add functionality to the YouTube experience on Google TV, including complete channel pages and the ability to browse by channel.

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