Thursday
Aug302012

Olloclip adds three lenses to the iPhone 4 and 4S, now available in white

Olloclip is the phenomenal Kickstarter project (one of the first) that created a snap on lens for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S that enabled fisheye, wide angle and macro lenses to what is already one of the most popular point-and-shoot cameras out there.

The new version is available in white and will work on any iPhone 4 or 4S. It is available exclusively in Apple Stores worldwide and olloclip.com and retails for $69.99 USD. Stay tuned for an upcoming contest right here where we will will be giving readers a chance to win one of these amazing and useful accessories!.

Wednesday
Aug292012

IFA 2012: Samsung's new Windows 8 devices shake up industry 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

IFA, Berlin ( Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) -  Samsung fired an opening salvo of Windows 8 devices at IFA today to intensify its commitment to Microsoft's new OS ecosystem. Launched earlier under the new ATIV line were the first Windows Phone 8 smartphone in the ATIV S, the Samsung ATIV Tab Windows RT tablet and the 11.6-inch ATIV Smart PC.

The timing of these releases (along with that of the new Galaxy Note as well as the Galaxy Camera) couldn't have come at a better time for Samsung.

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Wednesday
Aug292012

IFA 2012: Samsung introduces the ultimate smart camera

IFA, Berlin ( Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) - Phablets, which merge the size and features of smartphones and tablets are so last year! Samsung's gone and Frankensteined a smartphone and a point and shoot camera, the result is far from monstrous. It is rather intriguing. The aptly named Samsung Galaxy Camera is a 16-megapixel shooter with a 4.8-inch LCD that also serves as the giant viewfinder and will be where most of the controls can be accessed. It has 21x zoom plus for those who were wondering, it does feature WiFi, 3G and even 4G which means it can be used as a phone. 

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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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