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Simple Flip Boom Cartoon Can Be Frustrating

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:57:00 -0800

Stop-motion animation doesn't get much easier--or more basic--than with Flip Boom Cartoon.

Free Pencil Animation Program Has Great Sketching Tools

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:54:00 -0800

Pencil is a very realistic sketching program and good 2D animation tool for the cost (free).

iTunes Match Confusion Explored

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:13:00 -0800

Here are answers to some nagging questions about the popular Apple service.

Four Ways Apple Could Improve the iOS Experience

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:56:00 -0800

With just a few small changes, Apple could make iOS and the App Store markedly better.

Snappy Z-Maestro Offers Affordable--but Limited--Audio Editing

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:01:00 -0800

A lightweight and affordable, but immature, audio and MIDI sequencing program.

Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate Review: Easy and Powerful, but Not Perfect

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:25:00 -0800

This video conversion software creates output for every mobile device on the market, including Windows Phone 7 phones. It's packed with extras, too--plus a few hiccups.

How to Ditch Your CDs and DVDs and Go Digital

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -0800

There’s more than one way to rid yourself of your old DVDs and CDs. We round up the best options.

Snapseed Brings its iOS Photo-editing Tools to the Mac

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:09:00 -0800

The editing features are organized in an intuitive order that's generally how you'd approach editing an image.

Sansa Clip Zip: A Value iPod Alternative

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:48:00 -0800

It’s not as small or stylish as Apple’s tiny MP3 players, but the Sansa Clip Zip provides an impressive array of features—including an FM radio, voice recorder, workout timer and microSD card slot—at very reasonable prices.

Google Nixes Photo Web App

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:57:00 -0800

The photo editing website Picnik heads to the dark room April 19, as Google pushes its Google+ services instead.

Sponsor: SOPA Markup Hearing to Resume in February

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:50:00 -0800

A hearing to amend and debate the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act should resume in February, its chief sponsor said.

Hands-On With the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:00:00 -0800

Samsung announces U.S. availability for its high-resolution Galaxy Tab 7.7.

Adobe Grudgingly Accepts HTML5

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:16:00 -0800

As Flash gives way to open technologies, Adobe is retooling to support the new reality for developers.

How to Create a Perfect Holiday Playlist

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:27:00 -0800

The more thoroughly you tag your holiday tunes, the more likely you'll hear the music you desire.

Singing Santa HD for iPhone and iPad

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:52:00 -0800

Singing Santa HD stars -- you guessed it -- an animated tricked-out Santa Claus, outfitted in shutter-shades and a Khush ball cap.

Inpaint Makes It Easy to Remove Objects From Your Photos

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:47:00 -0800

Those skilled in Photoshop can usually work their magic to get exactly the photo they wanted, but for everyone else, Inpaint is a clever app that makes it dead-simple to remove unwanted objects from photos.

A First Look at Spotify's New Music Apps

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:36:00 -0800

Rolling Stone, Last.fm, Pitchfork and others are launching HTML5 apps with the streaming music service.

Apple and Spotify Create Ripples in the Streaming Music World

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:44:00 -0800

Spotify is now open to anyone and iCloud and iTunes Match are on their way, leaving other music service competitors scrambling to compete.

Digital Photo Retouching Quantified in New Metric

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:20:09 -0800

A pair of researchers from Dartmouth University have devised a metric for quantifying how much a digital photograph has been altered by digital photo-editing...

Farewell to Flash

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:45:00 -0800

Analysis: Maybe Apple's had a point all along; some things just are happier without Flash.

Prepping a Music Library for iTunes Match

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:00:00 -0800

Why iTunes Match takes so long to upload files, and what to do about it.

Nero 11 Review: Finally, a Better Interface--But Only for Some Components

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:06:00 -0800

Stalwart media creation suite has a revamped interface, but the new look isn't found across the entire app.