Wednesday
Aug292012

Adobe's Creative Cloud and its evolving software rental model  

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Adobe is one of the world's biggest software companies and since last year has been pushing a new product distribution and maintenance service through its Creative Cloud initiative. 

With Creative Cloud, most if not all of Adobe's major software products are available via subscription. Users pay a monthly  fee to access applications which are managed remotely on Adobe's server's. The upside to this model is that users never have to worry about updating software since the cloud will offer up the latest versions, fixes and updates.

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Tuesday
Aug282012

Canadians rejoice! Gogo to offer onboard WiFi on airlines

Passengers flying in, out and around Canada are about to get more connected. It looks like we are finally catching up with the US in term of inflight WiFi thanks to Industry Canada and Gogo. Hit jump for the press release.

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Tuesday
Aug282012

Microsoft makes SkyDrive app available on Android

Android users are getting some love from Microsoft today as the SkyDrive app is now available in the Google Play Store. Below are more details on the app.

 

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Tuesday
Aug282012

Facebook's new digs to be designed by starchitect Gehry

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Facebook is signing up no less than Frank Gehry to design its new campus. The social network is looking to expand its current  campus, formerly the HQ of Sun Microsystems in Menlo Park, California. The new development is an expansion and will be an enormous one room, open-concept warehouse designed  for Facebooks engineers who make up most of its 3500 staff.

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