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  Memeo launches Share for sending photos to grandma

  Share your shots without a host using Memeo.

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  Free Speed: Make your Mac faster

  AU$2,000 worth of performance for free? Yes please!

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  Powerhouse adds photos to Flickr Commons

  A Flickr project to house publicly held images is getting hundreds of photos from Sydney's Powerhouse Museum.

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  New geotagging method draws on Flickr photos

  Adding location information to photos is hard. Carnegie Mellon has found an easier way: compare your photo with similar ones on Flickr that already are geotagged.

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  Bring thumbnails to life with SnapCasa

  Put live screenshots in your blog posts with SnapCasa.

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  Adobe offers sneak peek of CS4 apps

  Trials of early versions of the next Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Soundbooth are available for download at Adobe Labs.

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  One-stop photo captions with SuperLame

  Caption your photos for humour, or general entertainment with Superlame.

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  Next Photoshop widget-happy?

  Adobe may invite users to mash up Photoshop and other applications in the next Creative Suite to make Flash widgets.

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  Yahoo wants users to pinpoint photos

  Yahoo will start telling people where it thinks Flickr photos were taken, but people can correct the photo-sharing site's misconceptions.

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  Online image editors for blogging

  We head out across the Web to find out whether these online image editors are picture perfect.

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  Adobe's Lightroom 2 beta broadens editing horizons

  New version of Adobe software, going into public beta testing Wednesday, significantly expands editing possibilities — and brings it closer to regular Photoshop.

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  Photos: Adobe Photoshop Express finally arrives

  After more than a year of anticipation, Adobe Systems will finally roll out Photoshop Express, a Web-based application for editing, organising, and sharing images.

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  St Patrick's Day downloads

  Get into the March 17 spirit with this collection of Irish-themed downloads.

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  Microsoft Techfest 2008: Multimedia technology

  Microsoft unveils new imaging technologies in Redmond at TechFest 2008.

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  Microsoft TechFest 2008: A glimpse into the future

  Each year Microsoft holds its Techfest show, an exhibition of some of the research projects it's working on. CNET.com.au went to check out where the future lies.

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  Images: This is your imagination on digital art

  Contest co-sponsored by Nvidia and the Society of Digital Artists yields arresting, other-worldly creations. Think liquid sculptures and slinking wicker leopards.

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  Flickr checks out Library archives

  Pilot project puts hundreds of public-domain pictures on photo-sharing site. In return, Library of Congress asks for tagging help.

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  What's the best website for geotagged photos?

  Photo-sharing websites are getting better at handling pictures based on where they were taken. Our top pick is Flickr, with smugmug and Google's Picasa tied for second place.

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  Oi!: Brand Tags' clouds cut through marketing hype

  CEOs and marketing types talk about improving or maintaining "brand values" all the time. But what do we really think of the companies that deliver us our modern existence? The site Brand Tags is attempting to find out.

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  Oi!: Adobe offers Aussies exclusive CS3 subscription

  Australian users can now purchase Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium software as a subscription service, making the software more accessible to a wider audience.

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  Oi!: Apple launches iPhoto prints in Australia

  Mac users rejoice -- the Apple iPhoto printing service long established in the US and parts of Europe has finally made its way down under, with the service being made available in Australia and New Zealand yesterday.

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  Oi!: Soccer stats and more...

  QlikTech's launched a Web-based analysis tool with info on all the World Cup teams and players, including goals, penalties, team rosters and more.

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  Adobe: Make room for Photoshop Lightroom

  Photoshop Lightroom, the photo file manager from Adobe Systems, is now available for pre-order, the company announced on Monday in the US.

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  Flickr shows a little too much skin

  Photo-sharing site hiccups and flashes porn to unsuspecting users. Now those users are looking for answers.

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  Adobe to take Photoshop online

  Hoping to get a jump on Google and other competitors, Adobe Systems plans to release a hosted version of its popular Photoshop image-editing application within six months, the company's chief executive said.

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  Adobe Creative Suite 3 to be unveiled this month

  Company will introduce the latest overhaul of its publishing suite on March 27, but is keeping many details under wraps until then.

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  Adobe sees its future on the Web

  Chief Executive Bruce Chizen places his bets on new software called Apollo and says a hosted version of Photoshop is in the cards.

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  It's Adobe's game to lose, CEO says

  Bruce Chizen discusses open source, the importance of video and increasing competition from the likes of Google.

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  Microsoft: Make our HD Photo format a standard

  Software giant would turn over its image tech to a standards group in a bid to displace today's reigning JPEG format.

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  HP technology aims to capture true 'Shrek' green

  Colour calibration technology that HP developed for DreamWorks to be integrated into digital-imaging software and hardware.

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  Adobe adds new Photoshop flavour with CS3

  Adobe has announced it will sell Photoshop CS3 Extended, which can be used to create 3D graphics, add graphics to multiple frames of video or film, stitch images together into videos and measure and analyze images.

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  Adobe Photoshop Express Beta

  Though there's a lot to like about Adobe's first stab at online photo editing and sharing, you probably want to wait until the company fixes a few problems with the beta — and defangs its terms of service — before uploading scads of photos to Adobe Photoshop Express.

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  Reallusion CrazyTalk 5

  The latest version of facial animation program Crazy Talk is still freaking us out — in a good way.

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  Apple iLife '08

  Apple iLife '08 is a fine, affordable media-editing suite that should keep beginners and hobbyists happy when managing pictures, videos, songs and podcasts, but those seeking to fine-tune movies should look elsewhere.

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  Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium

  Adobe CS3 Production Premium is ideal if you handle a mix of design, animation and editing tasks for video, the Web, and mobile gadgets.

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  Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection beta

  Adobe built this deluxe software package for creative professionals seeking to make content consistent across the Web, in film, on handheld devices, in print, and elsewhere.

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  Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended

  Adobe Acrobat 9 document-creation software is adding dynamic features such as integration of animation, dynamic maps, 256-bit encryption, and improved forms. We've been playing with the beta edition of Acrobat 9 Pro Extended.

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  Adobe Photoshop CS2

  If you work with digital photos for a living or as a serious hobby, then you need Adobe Photoshop CS2.

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  Roxio Easy Media Creator 8

  Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 builds on past success by offering a huge range of features and unparalleled ease of use, making it the right suite for most people.

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  Apple iLife '04

  Apple's worthy upgrade brings some nice advances in features and power; the new addition, GarageBand, is the icing on the cake.

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  Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection beta

  Adobe built this deluxe software package for creative professionals seeking to make content consistent across the Web, in film, on handheld devices, in print, and elsewhere.

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  Reallusion CrazyTalk Messenger 4.5

  CrazyTalk Messenger will have you laughing in disbelief and gasping in horror at your distorted creations. A very fun, easy to use animation application.

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  Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0

  Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 adds even more power to an already top-flight image editor/organiser package. Equipped with a chic interface and a fantastic toolbox, Elements is the best choice for digital photographers who want to put their photo collection in order and share with others.

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  Ulead PhotoImpact 10.0

  For experimenting with image editing without learning esoteric jargon, this program is a delightful and inexpensive introduction.

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  Corel Painter 9.0

  Painter is still the best natural-media artistry program you can buy.

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  iLife '04

  Apple's worthy upgrade brings some nice advances in features and power; the new addition, GarageBand, is the icing on the cake.

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