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Photoshop creator says he’s now happy with Adobe’s Creative Cloud photography subscription plan

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 6:30 pm
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Thomas Knoll, co-creator of Photoshop, says the current Creative Cloud Photography Plan, which bundles the app, Lightroom and Lightroom Mobile into a $9.99 per month subscription, is now priced fairly for photographers. Photoshop is celebrating its 25th birthday today. In answering my query during a virtual press conference this morning, Knoll also stated that he had been unhappy with the original $49.99 a month across-the-board Creative Cloud pricing structure because photographers who used Photoshop did not actually work in the way the plan envisioned. Thomas Knoll, Adobe fellow and co-creator of Photoshop Thus, a little over a year after Adobe Creative Suite…

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Lo-fi video messaging app Pop can work with even the poorest connection

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 5:52 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Imagist Labs announced today the launch of Pop – a lo-fi video messaging app for iOS. Pop is offering users the opportunity to have expressive conversations through video with the ease of text messaging. Messages on the app can last up to five seconds and can be replayed indefinitely, allowing users to see and hear old messages with a simple swipe. The interface of the app resembles pop art with bright filters which can be toggled or changed to suit the users’ preference. This was an intentional move by the founder of Pop who wanted to take the vanity out of…

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Microsoft launches a preview for its Azure Mobile Engagement real-time analytics tool

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 5:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Back in May, Microsoft acquired mobile analytics startup Capptain. The fruits of that purchase are now showing up: Microsoft has revealed a preview for Azure Mobile Engagement, a real-time analytics tool using Capptain’ s technology. Like its predecessor, the new tool provides targeted marketing based on user behavior and demographics. The platform works with push notification services such as Google’s GCM, Apple’s APNS or Microsoft’s own MPNS, but also features in-app messaging abilities. It also features open API’s to allow for easy integration with other platforms, such as importing data from content management systems. You can sign up for the preview now. ➤ Azure…

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Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 4:47 pm
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Google releases Cloud Security Scanner to simplify vulnerability tests on Web apps

Feb19
by on February 19, 2015 at 3:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Google today released a tool to make scanning for vulnerabilities on its cloud platform more effective, an aptly named Google Cloud Security Scanner. Although several security scanners already exist for Web applications, Google says these are typically not very well suited to those that run on the Google App Engine – there’s a tendency to report false positives and setup can be more complicated than necessary. Google’s solution should be easier for developers to use. In particular, it can easily scan for two common vulnerabilities: cross-site scripting (XSS) and mixed content. The company acknowledges developers should still look into a security review…

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