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Thursday, March 22, 2012

THE FUTURE OF MOBILE [DECK]

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-future-of-mobile-deck-2012-3

Connected Devices Growth

Yesterday, we hosted our IGNITION WEST: Future of Mobile conference in San Francisco.

To kick off the conference, our BI Intelligence team—Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, Alex Cocotas, and I—put together a deck on the current trends in mobile. We looked closely at the growth of smartphones and tablets, the platform wars, and how consumers are actually using their devices.

You can flip through the deck below (click on the link).

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Angry Birds Space now available for download, pigs will fly

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/22/angry-birds-space-now-available-for-download-pigs-fly/

Rejoice, casual gamers -- Angry Birds Space has landed! Rovio's latest game -- which we recently took for a spin on Samsung's Galaxy Note LTE at SXSW -- frees itself from the earth's gravitational pull to explore the final frontier. We've gathered download links to all the major platforms below for your epic birds vs. pigs entertainment. Aren't space physics fun?

Update: Video and PR after the break.

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Google Street View takes you to the Amazon, without all the pesky piranhas

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/22/google-street-view-takes-you-to-the-amazon-without-all-the-pesk/

So, before a company of the same name started making your e-readers, the Amazon was a river. And now, thanks to Google, you can take a boat ride down that body of water, without having to deal with all of those scary river monsters. In celebration of World Forest Day, Google has added a tour of the Amazon to the Street View functionality of Maps. Interested parties can travel down the river and hike along trails with 360 degree panoramic views, courtesy of some 50,000 photos nabbed with help from the Street View trike.

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Netflix iPad app upgraded with Retina quality icons and images now, HD video soon

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/21/netflix-ipad-app-retina-hd-video/

Now that the third generation iPad has hit the streets even more apps are pushing out upgrades for its high-res display, and among the latest is Netflix. Version 2.1.1 adds not only high-res artwork but also fixes for VoiceOver, improved playback on external displays and other more minor tweaks. Better yet, for when you're actually watching your movies and old TV shows, the official Twitter account promises HD video streaming is on the way. Not rocking one of the fruit logo-branded tablets yet? You still may notice some changes, as HackingNetflix points out the homepage has been revamped once again recently, with a design that feels smoother and faster, featuring a floating red bar that follows as you scroll down. However, as Netflix giveth, Netflix taketh away, and streaming-only customers have lost the ability to even view or rate DVD-only titles in this new version. Take a peek at the latest changes for yourself and let us know in the comments below how they strike you.

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Adobe unveils Photoshop CS6 beta with redesigned UI and 65 new features, download it for free today

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/22/adobe-photoshop-cs6-beta/

It's been two years since Adobe unveiled a new version of Photoshop, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that the company's engineers have been toiling away behind the scenes on a major update. The outfit's clearly ready to start showing off the fruits of its labor, though, as it just unveiled the beta version of CS6. All told, the outfit's added 65 user-feedback-inspired features, including a new crop tool, expanded video editing options, auto recovery and the ability to search for specific layers. Fans of the dotted lines in Illustrator now get the same vector tools in Photoshop. Additionally, every slider for the Camera Raw 7.0 plug-in (exposure, contrast, etc.) has a freshly tweaked algorithm. And for anyone who's ever looked on helplessly as Photoshop locked itself up during a long file save, projects can now save in the background while you work on other things. Looking for more info? A brief rundown of the beta and a full list of new features awaits just past the break.

Gallery: Adobe Photoshop CS6 beta screenshots