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2012 Apple MacBook Pro and iMac benchmarks appear on Geekbench site

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ashleigh Allsopp — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:09:00 GMT

Benchmark results for a new MacBook Pro and iMac were spotted in Geekbench’s database over the weekend, suggesting that Apple will launch updates to both line-ups imminently.

2012 Apple MacBook Pro and iMac benchmarks appear on Geekbench site

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ashleigh Allsopp — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:09:00 GMT

Benchmark results for a new MacBook Pro and iMac were spotted in Geekbench’s database over the weekend, suggesting that Apple will launch updates to both line-ups imminently.

Updated: our guide to Illustrator CS6, After Effects CS6, Premiere Pro CS6 and Photoshop CS6 plugins

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:09:00 GMT

Here we're listing professional-level plug-ins for Photoshop, Illustrator et al as they're updated to support Creative Suite 6.

Autodesk releases free 3D capture app 123D Catch for the iPad

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Kevin Riggle — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:09:00 GMT

123D Catch has come to your iPad, it's free, and it doesn't require any additional hardware besides the camera already builtin.

WD releases 500GB, 750GB, 1TB and 2TB My Passport USB 3.0 portable drives

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:09:00 GMT

Available in five colours: white, black, silver, blue, and red.

Adobe will issue free security patches for pre-CS6 Photoshop, illustrator and Flash Pro

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Jackie Dove — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:09:00 GMT

Late Friday night, Adobe confirmed its plan to issue free patches to fix the problems in three of its key Creative Suite apps.

Virgin Media hacked by supporters of The Pirate Bay

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:12:00 GMT

Virgin Media suffered a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack on its website at the hands of The Pirate Bay supporters yesterday.

Apple to launch new iPad in 30 additional countries this weekend

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ashleigh Allsopp — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:12:00 GMT

Apple will launch its new iPad in 30 additional countries this weekend, including Brazil, Chile, Egypt and Jamaica.

Virgin Media hacked by supporters of The Pirate Bay

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:12:00 GMT

Virgin Media suffered a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack on its website at the hands of The Pirate Bay supporters yesterday.

Apple releases iOS 5.1.1

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Lex Friedman — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:48:00 GMT

Apple on Monday released iOS 5.1.1, a small update for the mobile operating system that powers the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

Capture 3D models of people using a Kinect and a digital SLR with RGBD Toolkit

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Kevin Lee — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:48:00 GMT

The RGBD Toolkit allows you to make your own HD Kinect videos in your studio with just a Kinect and a digital SLR.

UK grad shows 2012 listings: design, illustration, interactive & animation

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:48:00 GMT

Graduate shows offer inspiration & a peek at the hottest talent of tomorrow. Check out our guide to when & where these events are happening

Adobe releases Creative Suite 6 with Photoshop CS6, Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6, After Effects CS6 & more

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Neil Bennett — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:48:00 GMT

CS6 is out now, so see what our team of expert graphic, interactive and motion designers make of it.

Apple releases iOS 5.1.1

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Lex Friedman — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:48:00 GMT

Apple on Monday released iOS 5.1.1, a small update for the mobile operating system that powers the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

Judge rules that UK ISPs must block Pirate Bay

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Mary-Ann Russon) — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:03:00 GMT

UK internet service providers (ISPs) must now block access to popular Swedish BitTorrent file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, following a ruling by High Court judge Mr Justice Arnold.

Lab Tested: The new iPad 2 and old iPad 2

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (James Galbraith) — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:03:00 GMT

When Apple's third-generation iPad was released in March, the company kept the iPad 2 as a more affordable option. It turns out, however, that the iPad 2 sold prior to 16 March and those sold after the launch of the third-generation iPad differ in more ways than the price drop.

Optical cables ship for Thunderbolt ports

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Agam Shah — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:45:00 GMT

For more than a year Intel has talked about graduating from copper wires to fiber optics for Thunderbolt ports on Apple's Mac computers, and Sumitomo Electric Industries has became one of the first companies to deliver optical cables.

Optical cables ship for Thunderbolt ports

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Agam Shah) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:45:00 GMT

Adobe reveals sneak peek at new tools and future plans for Creative Cloud at CS6 launch

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:28:00 GMT

At last night's CS6 launch, Adobe gave its first indicators at what's to come later this year to Creative Cloud.

Apple CEO says Windows 8's combination of desktop and tablet makes for poor UX

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Karen Haslam) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:28:00 GMT

Combining a MacBook and an iPad would never work, and that’s why Microsoft’s plans to push Windows 8 out to both tablets and laptops will be a disaster, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook.

Adobe reveals sneak peek at new tools and future plans for Creative Cloud at CS6 launch

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:28:00 GMT

At last night's CS6 launch, Adobe gave its first indicators at what's to come later this year to Creative Cloud.

Design of the Year awards go to London 2012 Olympic Torch, Dalton Maag's Pure font, Microsoft Kinect and more

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:28:00 GMT

Winners included the Torch, a font, an input device and a redesigned emergency ambulance.

Apple CEO says Windows 8's combination of desktop and tablet makes for poor UX

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Karen Haslam) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:28:00 GMT

Combining a MacBook and an iPad would never work, and that’s why Microsoft’s plans to push Windows 8 out to both tablets and laptops will be a disaster, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook.

Google launches Dropbox competiro Drive launched with 5GB of free space

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Lucas Mearian) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:28:00 GMT

Google Drive cloud storage has been launched, offering users 5GB of free space - 4GB more than users are offered users on Google Docs.

Win the new Apple iPad - MacVideo competition

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (MacVideo Staff) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:47:00 GMT

Win a brand new iPad just by taking part in the IDG survey.