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Nov 16 2011

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Adobe Opens an Online Store in China, Tries to Not Think About Piracy

bySteven MillwardinAsia, Business, E-commerce, Web

The design software vendor Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) has just launched an online store for China, for the first-time selling copies of its software - such as PhotoShop, DreamWeaver, and the some other programs from its flagship Creative Suite 5.5 - in mainland China. It’s a turnaround from Adobe’s decade-long shunning of China and some other Asian countries, where rampant piracy of digital goods made official sales channels unsustainable. Pirated copies of popular software - Adobe's and Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) being chief among them - generally sell for as little of 10 RMB (US$1.57). Sohu’s ...

Jul 3 2011

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Our Top 10 Asian Tech Posts for June

byRick MartininAsia, Web

Here's a quick run-down of our most popular articles during the month of June. 1. India’s $35 Android Tablet Finally Ready Ship Who could blame readers for getting enthused over this post. This Korea’s Got Talent star made us all teary-eyed with his heart-breaking story and incredible voice. When we reported on his tale, his YouTube video was just picking up speed, at around 170,000 views. It now has 8.6 million. Over the past month, more information about Sung-Bong Choi has emerged, and his Wikipedia page has filled out over time. Some ...

Jun 22 2011

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FusionCharts: From Start-up To Serving Google, LinkedIn, and Barack Obama

byWillis WeeinStartups, Web

Data and statistics are typically pretty boring. But with FusionCharts, data can be sexy and attractive. Founded in 2002, FusionCharts is one of most successful stories in India’s start-up history. Today it serves major clients like Google, LinkedIn, Fortune 500 corporations, and even U.S President, Barack Obama. If you’re familiar with Google Docs, the chart-gadget within is powered by FusionCharts. Internally, Google employees also use FusionCharts for reporting. Founder and CEO of FusionCharts, Pallav Nadhani explained to me that back then, people were using boring Excel-type charts for reporting. he figured this ...

May 18 2011

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Adobe Shares Creative Suite 5.5 Tips in Philippines, Malaysia and Sinagapore

byWillis WeeinAsia, Web

We’re no designers but the folks at Adobe certainly are. The Adobe team is going around Philippines (11 May, yup it’s over), Malaysia (19 May) and Singapore (27 May) to share with Southeast Asians how to use Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 to: Design and develop rich browser based content for desktops or devices with the leading HTML5 authoring tools. Develop rich interactive applications for Android, Blackberry, and iOS with Adobe AIR, Flash Professional and Flash Builder. Create highly engaging magazines, corporate collateral, and advertisement including digital output and delivery through integration with the ...

Mar 8 2011

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Explore the Potential of Acrobat PDF

byAmelia CheninCreative

PDF is a file-type invented by Adobe and is a common work tool in the office used to create professional documents. We use it all the time, but are we maximizing its potential? Be sure to impress your co-workers with your Adobe Acrobat skills after going through Adobe's engaging learning journey at the Adobe PDF Guild. Specifically, the guild aims to help users to understand how they can create high impact communication with rich content, driving tighter collaboration and productivity across their personal or corporate work. As an incentive to motivate users to participate in the learning ...

Jan 31 2010

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Steve Jobs: ‘Google’s Motto is Bullshit’

byWillis WeeinUncategorized

Google has stepped onto Apple's tail. Don't know what I am talking about? See my post on "Google's revenue equation." In a conference with his employees, Steve Jobs, (not a football player) made a daring statement that Google's 'Don't Be Evil' mantra is bullshit. The reason? Google Nexus One entering the mobile market is seen as a threat to the iPhone. The Apple-Google relationship has soured ever since Google CEO Eric Schmidt left Apple's board of directors. Google's Chrome browser and upcoming Chrome OS seem to be coming right at Apple, and ...