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Microsoft Will Charge To Remove OEM 'crapware'

For around two and a half years, Microsoft has been offering what it calls Signature editions of certain PCs. According to Microsoft, these PCs give you faster and easier access to “the applications you want right away without getting sidetracked talking to trialware or other sample software”. In other words, when you boot up your new PC, instead of having to deal with a blizzard of pop-ups and dialog boxes related to trialware and demo software — collectively known as crapware — the system boots to a clean Windows desktop.

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Upgrading to Windows 8 Will Cost

Those who shell go out for a Windows 7 PC in the coming months will receive a discounted upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for just $14.99, according to sources speaking to Paul Thurrott. The deal could start as early as the first week in June at around the same time as the company gears up for its final preview of the next version of Windows. The paid upgrade will apply to any new PC buyer with Windows 7 Home Basic or higher installed.

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Adobe

Adobe Announces Digital Publishing Suite

At Adobe’s annual Digital Publishing Summit, the company announced a series of groundbreaking new features for its Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) that will allow media companies and corporate publishers to deliver unparalleled reach and monetize their unique content in new ways. Among the new features are Content Viewer for iPhone, social sharing, expanded font licensing and enhanced integration with Adobe Creative Suite 6, a milestone release, creating an unbeatable combination for media and corporate organizations.

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Adobe Delivers Web Experience Management in the Cloud

Today, Adobe announced the CQ Cloud Manager, a Software-as-a-Service application that provides enterprises the ability to easily and quickly launch marketing initiatives in the cloud. With CQ Cloud Manager, part of the Adobe Digital Marketing Suite, digital marketers have access to an integrated set of cloud-hosted Web Experience Management (WEM) services to create, manage, measure and optimize personalized experiences on websites, mobile devices and social media.

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Apple

OS X Lion v10.7.4 Update Issues

Last week Apple pushed out a combined OS X Lion and security update. It’s still being pushed out through the Software Update service. While most third-party applications appear to be playing well with the update, a number of serious compatibility issues have been reported, including problems mounting external SATA drives and software RAID volumes.


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Social Networking

LinkedIn Unveils Windows Phone App

LinkedIn added a new mobile app to its repertoire today: the Windows Phone 7.5 application. The job-based social network already has apps for iPhone and Android, but the company is saying that the Windows Phone app is the most sophisticated app it's developed yet.

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Apple

Slimmer, Retina MacBook to Debut at WWDC?

Adding to a report from a popular Apple rumor blog, Bloomberg has also heard increased chatter of new MacBook Pros, saying they're coming next month. Apple's next generation of MacBook Pros will be unveiled at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a new report.

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Microsoft

Microsoft's Windows 8 Upgrade Offer

It's just about time for Microsoft to launch its expected Windows 8 upgrade program. For the past several years, in order to keep PC sales from falling off a cliff in the months shortly before Microsoft and partners are poised to roll out new models running a new version of Windows, Microsoft has offered an upgrade program.

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Adobe

Adobe Creative Cloud Now Available

Adobe announced the its Creative Cloud is already available, a radical new way of providing tools and services for creatives. A subscription-based offering, Creative Cloud is a hub for making, sharing and delivering creative work and it is centered around a powerful release of Creative Suite 6 software, packed with innovation across its industry-defining design, Web, video and digital imaging tools.

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General

Facebook App Center Takes on Competition with Web Apps

Facebook yesterday announced the App Center, a new place to find apps — but not just Facebook apps like FarmVille. The App Center includes both free and paid Facebook apps, as well as HTML5 apps that exist within the Facebook app itself. Android, iOS, and "desktop" apps will also be included as long as they integrate with Facebook. The App Center launches in a few weeks, but developers who want to beta test paid apps can get started right the way.

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