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Ulead VideoStudio 11 Upgrade

Corel has released Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus Power Pack for free. This is an upgrade provides support for Blu-ray Disc content.

Also provided in this upgrade is support for .TOD format (JVC HD camcorders),.m2ts and .mts files. There is also an assortment of templates, graphics included in the upgrade. Existing software owners can download the free update at the Corel Website.

Introducing Naked Light

Naked light is a new fascinating discovery. It is an image editor with a simple elegant interface but provides non-destructive image editing.

All of the editing tools are pixel-free, meaning that modifications are stacked and the original image is never modified. Each modification exists as a node. And each node is always editable.

Snap Launches Ad Network

Snap.com will launch it’s very own Ad Network. We knew it was just a matter of time before they figured out how to make money with their excellent technology.

Snap.com started as a simple provider of neat looking, Ajax-inspired, popup thumbnails of websites. These thumbnails were triggered by a link. The company claims that over 2 million website owners use their technology. For a long time, people wondered how they were going to make money to keep this service up. They have now answered that question by coming out with an Ad network.

The ads appear below the thumbnail. Some website operators may bulk at the clutter this produces, but they have actually done a good job of keeping it clean and toned down. What’s nice about the service is that they are offering website operators a chance to share on the revenue by allowing users of the service to place their own AdSense publishers’ ID on their account. This will enable the Snap Ad Network to display a percentage of their ad impressions with their own Google Ads, allowing them to share on the revenue.

Google Adsense is the only contextual advertising company to be included in the revenue sharing scheme so far. Affiliate links are also allowed.

Google Offers Prizes for Phone Ideas

Google is offering prizes worth ten million dollars for its upcoming cell phone operating system

Google knows how to become the world’s most ubiquitous provider of information. Invading our cell phones is inevitable. Google is now soliciting bright ideas from the general population for its new mobile operating system. Criteria for winning a prize is hazy at the moment with Google only mentioning that the idea has to lead to great consumer experiences.

Adobe CEO Resigns

What could be the reason behind the immediate Adobe’s CEO, or should we say former CEO, to resign?

What better time to be CEO of a company? Adobe has just swallowed its arch-nemesis, is enjoying unprecedented growth in sales and revenues from its overflowing product portfolio and is on the verge of providing us with the most cutting-edge technologies such as Adobe AIR and PhotoShop Web2.0?

Fifty two years old doesn’t seem to be a terribly old for a CEO to resign but that is precisely what Bruce Chizen has done. He cited ‘personal reasons’ for his decision to leave. It seems unconvincing. Why now when the battle with Microsoft hasn’t even begun? Could this be a sign of bad things to come for the venerable software maker?

Effective Dec. 1 Shantanu Narayen, COO of Adobe shall assume the CEO seat.