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Happy CES 2013, everyone! Yeah, we know, it feels like the Consumer Electronics Show has already been going on for the last few days with the rush of new product announcements, but the reality is the trade show doesn’t actually start until today. If you haven’t lost your enthusiasm for the show already, we’ve got a sprinkling of Apple-related stories for you in our overnight recap…
Sorry Kids, Adobe Isn’t Giving Away Photoshop CS2 After All
Even with the roar of advance CES 2013 announcements, one news item kept resurfacing Monday, claiming Adobe was giving away Photoshop CS2 for anyone who wanted it. The problem is, the story was false, as noted by The Loop. Turns out that Adobe is cutting off the activation servers for the creaky old Creative Suite 2 version of Photoshop and offering licensed users an updated version that eliminates the activation process but still requires a valid serial number. Sorry, folks… nothing to see here, move along, please…
VUDU Follows CinemaNow Into Home-Based Disc-to-Digital
Good news, Walmart-phobic cinemaphiles! If you’ve been ignoring VUDU’s Disc-to-Digital program because it forced you to go into an actual brick-and-mortar Walmart store, the company announced Monday that the service is expanding right into the comfort of your own home. Much like rival CinemaNow’s own D2D service that launched just before the holidays, Walmart and VUDU will soon allow customers to upgrade their DVDs from any Mac or PC equipped with a DVD or Blu-ray drive using an updated version of the Adobe AIR-powered VUDU To Go application. The prices remain the same at $2 for a standard DVD or Blu-ray, or $5 to upgrade a DVD to an HD digital copy. VUDU will also debut an update to their iOS app in mid-February, allowing mobile users to download copies of their purchased content for offline viewing.
Shutterfly Announces Acquisition of Digital Photo Startup ThisLife
Proving once again that rumors do come true, Shutterfly announced Monday that it’s acquiring ThisLife, a cloud-based digital photo startup launched by husband and wife team Andrea and Matt Johnson, who will be joining Shutterfly along with their employees. ThisLife’s slick technology will be incorporated into Shutterfly.com, which includes the company’s facial recognition and timeline-based viewer as well as iOS apps. This is one of those rare acquisitions that feels about right, and we look forward to seeing what Shutterfly will do with their new baby.
Run Kitty Run for iOS Free for Limited Time
If your iPhone is bored after the holidays and looking for some fun that won’t break your wallet, Iddiction has some good news for you. In partnership with Rain, APPODAY is making Run Kitty Run: The Adventures of Timmy free for a limited time, saving you $1.99 and helping users stand up to bullying with an unlikely hero. Just because Timmy wears a cat costume on the playground is no reason for him to be bullied, so he needs your help to run, jump and pounce through 26 levels of 2D fun. Run Kitty Run: The Adventures of Timmy is now available free from the App Store, but act quickly before he runs back into the paid playground.
Safari Quietly Celebrates A Decade
A key Apple software product quietly celebrated its tenth anniversary on Monday as Safari passed the decade mark since the first public beta came seemingly out of nowhere on January 7, 2003. According to Wikipedia, Safari first became the default browser on new Macs starting with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, which seems like an eternity ago now. Safari for Windows has a few years to go before it can pop the champagne, though — the first version didn’t ship until the summer of 2007. Happy birthday, Safari!
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