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  • 29 November 2012

  • News: Review: Luxmark measures OpenCL graphics performance

    As graphics cards have grown more complex and powerful over the years, efforts to exploit that processing power outside of gaming and 3D environments have become more widespread. If a new graphics card can do more than just play games faster, that can help justify a purchase. Even mid-range graphics cards have horsepower to spare when they spend most of their time serving up desktop applications. The problem has been harnessing that power without requiring single-supplier hardware or software solutions that invariably wind up on the yestertech trash heap.

  • News: High-tech photo booth tracks user behavior

    A photo kiosk that can track user behavior using a Microsoft Kinect-like sensor and mine social data could help marketers gain valuable information about audiences at sporting events.

  • 26 November 2012

  • How-Tos: Create a holiday newsletter with Pages or iPhoto

    The holiday season is upon us, and for many folks it’s become tradition to include a family newsletter with their greeting cards. It’s a great way to share photos, family milestones, and yearly retrospectives with your loved ones.

  • 25 November 2012

  • News: 4 reasons to skip Black Friday next year

    Black Friday shoppers can rest now that this year’s frenzy is over, but when the next one rolls around there may be even more reason to skip it altogether.

  • 20 November 2012

  • News: Skype goes prepaid through retail

    Voice and video service provider, Skype, is entering the retail market for the first time in Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) with the launch of two pre-paid cards aimed at growing the brand through product awareness.

  • 19 November 2012

  • News: WATCH: Photo and video gift ideas

    Even though most people have and use the camera on their cell phones, there are still a number of different and cool video- and photo-related gadgets available for holiday shoppers to peruse.

  • 16 November 2012

  • News: Lytro camera adds perspective shift, interactive filters

    Lytro--the innovative, tube-shaped, shoot-now-focus-later camera--has pumped up its feature set yet again.

  • News: Lytro gets some Perspective with new camera update

    Lytro camera owners will be able to supplement their existing photos as well as new ones with a camera software update that allows slight adjustments in perspective, as well as nine ‘live filter’ modes that alter colour, focus, distortion and add special effects.

  • 15 November 2012

  • News: New Mozilla tool lets anyone create and hack interactive videos

    Earlier this year Mozilla announced its Webmaker effort aimed at giving everyday users DIY skills for the Web, and recently it rolled out a key piece of that initiative.

  • News: Skype fixes email security flaw

    A security hole in Microsoft's Skype video conferencing software has been fixed. It allowed anyone with a registered email address to easily reset the password.

  • 14 November 2012

  • News: 'DSLR gear, no idea': Sony goes on the offensive against camera enthusiasts

    Sony Australia has created a video campaign “to ‘out’ those with DSLR gear and no idea”, subtly suggesting they would be better served with one of the company’s mirrorless compact cameras rather than a full-size DSLR.

  • 09 November 2012

  • How-Tos: Get your pictures out of Aperture

    The Export function in Aperture 3 is a versatile tool for moving copies of your pictures out of the application. It’s also one of the more misunderstood functions of Apple’s flagship professional photo-management application. If you’ve felt a certain lack of control in this area, I’ll get you on track right now.

  • 07 November 2012

  • How-Tos: How to rename and resize images in bulk for easy organization

    The advent of digital cameras has changed the way we take pictures. With film cameras, which offered a relatively tiny number of photos per roll of film, budding photogs used to take their time composing every shot and only snapped what they thought would be the very best pictures. And it wouldn't be until after the film was developed that they'd know whether or not a particular photo came out well.

  • 05 November 2012

  • News: Cisco to bring Wi-Fi to Melbourne Cup

    The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has signed an agreement with [[xref:http://www.arnnet.com.au/tag/cisco|Cisco Systems|All on Cisco]] to deploy the vendor’s Connected Stadium Wi-Fi solution to provide Flemington racecourse with Wi-Fi connectivity in a technology implementation scheduled to be operational before the 2013 Melbourne Cup.

  • 02 November 2012

  • News: Pick a pico projector: We review four of the best and brightest models

    Pico projectors—the tiniest of handheld projectors—continue to benefit from advances in miniaturization and power management. Although most pico projectors are still a tad too bulky for comfortable pocket portability, none of models in this round will weigh down a briefcase or purse by more than a pound; some weigh less than half that. Each one can throw a bright image on a wall or screen in an average-size room, even in the presence of lots of ambient light.

  • 01 November 2012

  • How-Tos: Create iMovie titles or watermarks with creative overlays

    iMovie ’11 offers many options for styling title text—more than you probably realized. But what if you want even more control over how text appears? Or maybe you want a custom graphic or logo to appear in the corner of your video. With an image editor and a small amount of trickery, you can easily do so.

  • 31 October 2012

  • News: DOJ: Hearing on Megaupload stored data should be limited

    A U.S. judge should limit the scope of a proposed court hearing examining whether a former Megaupload user can recover files that were on the website when the U.S. Department of Justice shut it down, the agency said.

  • Buying Advice: Best Christmas gifts: 2012 Christmas gift guide

    Treat the gadget lovers in your life with this selection of 50 Christmas gifts to suit any budget.

  • 30 October 2012

  • Opinion: Can Skype really take the place of a face-to-face meeting?

    It's the ultimate business hack: Instead of traveling to meet with a client, a design team, or anyone else you need to see face-to-face, you stay put and set up a video call instead. The technology is there--Skype, WebEx, etc.--and it can save you considerable time and money.

  • 26 October 2012

  • How-Tos: Create cool video titles in Final Cut Pro X

    If you edit video, you probably use titles—to introduce a topic, identify a speaker, or perhaps credit actors and crew. Title design goes beyond just the choice of words. Fonts, colors, size, graphic elements, and animation all combine to establish a tone that can unify, support, and enhance your entire project.

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