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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Steve Jobs Authorized Biography Coming in 2012 — First authorized biography on Apple CEO Steve Jobs coming in 2012 — Apple CEO Steve Jobs has finally agreed to participate in a book about his life. — Simon & Schuster announced Sunday that Walter Isaacson's “iSteve: The Book of Jobs” will be published in early 2012.
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
The man who won Steve Jobs' trust — Who is Walter Isaacson, and why did Jobs choose him to tell the story of his life? — Isaacson at the iPad unveiling. Photo: Michael Copeland — [NOTE: Simon & Schuster announced Sunday that the first authorized biography of Steve Jobs — iSteve …
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Fast Company, BBC, TechEye, Gizmodo Australia, Softpedia News and TUAW, more at Mediagazer », Thanks:philiped
Ina Fried / Mobilized:
Adobe Recasts the iPad as High-Tech Palette for Photoshop (Video) — While there are many applications that aim to bring a piece of Photoshop to the iPad-including some from Adobe itself-the creative software company's latest effort envisions how Apple's tablet can play a supporting role in content creation.
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Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
These Are the First Three Adobe Photoshop Touch Apps for iPad — Rejoice, Photoshop junkies of the world, because Adobe is jumping into the tablet world for real. And while this is not Photoshop for iPad (yet), my most precious body appendage is tingling with pleasant turgidity anyway. More »
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PhoneArena and 1001 Noisy Cameras, Thanks:gizmodo
Matt Hamblen / Computerworld:
Adobe launches Flex and Flash Builder software for cross-platform mobile apps
Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 adds subscriptions and tablet apps
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Adobe, 9 to 5 Mac, Macworld, Between the Lines Blog, The Loop, MacRumors, The Loop, Macworld, TUAW and Adobe Blogs
Chris / cdixon.org:
Google's social strategy — It is widely believed that Facebook presents a significant competitive threat to Google. Google itself seems to believe this - Larry Page recently said that all employees would have their bonuses tied to the success of Google's social strategy.
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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Dear Vic: here's your Google bonus (you gotta waste time to get it)
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rwwmike's posterous, Boris Mann's Blog and TechCrunch
Michael Gartenberg / Macworld:
Why “post PC” doesn't mean “sans PC” — Apple has taken a lot of flak for Steve Jobs's comments at the iPad 2 launch event, which heralded the coming of the post-PC world. — If you mention that statement on Twitter, you'll immediately be confronted by couple of your followers over the fact …
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MacStories and @rawmeet
Ian Austen / New York Times:
Research In Motion Eyes a Rebound — WATERLOO, Ontario — In a rare interview last week, Mike Lazaridis, one of Research In Motion's two chief executives, was the one asking questions: — “Why is it that people don't appreciate our profits? Why is it that people don't appreciate our growth?
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SlashGear and IntoMobile
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry / SAI:
Facebook Strikes China Deal With Baidu — Facebook has struck a deal with Baidu, the biggest Chinese search engine, to open a jointly-owned socialnetwork in China, according to reports in the Chinese press, citing inside sources. — These sources said the new venture wouldn't involve Facebook.com …
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Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
Hire indicates Apple shift from aluminum to composites? — Kevin Kenney has spent most of the last 14 years building carbon fiber bicycles as the President and CEO at Kestral Bicycles. This month, he became an Senior Composites Engineer at Apple after consulting for the past few years.
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Engadget, IntoMobile, Apple Bitch, MacRumors and Electronista, Thanks:markgurman
Arn / MacRumors:
Apple AirPlay Private Key Exposed, Opening Door to AirPort Express Emulators — Developer James Laird has reverse engineered the Airport Express private key and published an open source AirPort Express emulator called Shareport. … Previously, the private key was unknown …
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Peter Elstrom / Bloomberg:
Level 3 to Acquire Global Crossing in $1.9 Billion Stock Deal — Level 3 Communications Inc., the Colorado-based provider of broadband services, agreed to buy Global Crossing Ltd. in a deal valued at about $1.9 billion. — Level 3, based in Broomfield, will acquire Global Crossing …
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Daniel Bailey / ConceivablyTech:
Google Chrome Gets SPDY - And An Onscreen Keyboard — There has been quite some buzz about the Chrome touch UI lately. Following our initial report from March 20, Cnet recently uncovered more evidence that Chrome (OS) will be getting a touch tablet version and now we are seeing a screenshot (?) of the onscreen keyboard.
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thechromesource, PC World and eWeek
