This release boasts a new tab page, which makes it easier to get to your Chrome apps and most visited sites. Under the hood, there are also several significant security and performance improvements. Under the hood, there are also several significant security and performance improvements.
Read MoreChannel 5's The Gadget Show created a new gaming simulator that combines a jaw-dropping number of sensors and inputs for a highly realistic experience. The cost of the hardware alone was more than $650,000.
Read MoreThe annual gathering of the higher-education IT community, EDUCAUSE 2011, attracted over thousands of higher education IT leaders. The conference included a booth with 30+ Googlers and a woodsy backdrop
for the fireside chat series; meeting with hundreds of CIOs from
universities using and considering Google Apps for Education; a party at the Academy of Natural Sciences; and liberty and the lifelong pursuit of the Philly cheesesteak.
Microsoft and Mozilla introduced a customized version of Firefox that sets Bing as the default search engine in the search box. Offering Firefox with Bing extends the partnership that Mozilla and Microsoft announced last year.
Read MoreAt the Nokia World show the company introduced its first Windows phone handset, the Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710. One of the best features of Lumia 800 is the durable polycarbonate plastic body with a curved 3.7-inch ClearBack AMOLED (480x800 pixels) touch screen. It's powered by a 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor and has 16GB of internal memory. Users will also be given 25GB of free storage through Microsoft's cloud-based SkyDrive service.
Read MoreGoogle updated its New Tab page which allows you to create custom categories by dragging and dropping apps and bookmarks. The changes in Chrome make it even easier to access your favorite apps and discover new favorites.
Read MoreAdobe Systems Incorporated announced the winners of the 11th annual Adobe
Design Achievement Awards at a ceremony that was held in Taipei, Taiwan, in collaboration with the International Council of Graphic Design Associations. The awards honored
the most talented and promising student graphic designers,
photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers
and computer artists who
have created individual or group projects with Adobe
software.
At the Launch 'Pad conference, Condition One presented a new form of cinematography that uses 3D technology which requires a fundamentally different style of directing. CEO Danfung Dennis has created a camera rig and software system which captures the entire human field of view by shooting a virtual sphere of imagery.
Read MoreThe Google Galaxy Nexus was the first device to offer Android 4.0, but many are concerned about whether or not their current Android devices will get the Ice Cream Sandwich. Learn what some of the larger players have to say about their upgrade plans.
Read MoreThe digital bookcase interface looks like the shelves in your living room, but it is also capable of showcasing a much bigger number of titles available online than the number of the books in a traditional shelf. The digital bookcase is an infinite 3D helix. You can spin it side-to-side and up and down with your mouse. It holds 3D models of more than 10,000 titles from Google Books.
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