Cyberlink’s PowerDirector app lets you edit movies on your Windows 8 slate (hands-on)

By Michael Gorman posted Aug 23rd 2012 10:04PM We’re still a ways away from the official debut of Windows 8 hardware, but given its impending release, there’s plenty of software being cooked up for the new OS with a split personality. Cyberlink, best known for its ubiquitous PowerDVD software, is among those preparing for Win8’s tablet assault with some touch-optimized video editing software. Called PowerDirector,...

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Oracle GoldenGate buddies up with sibling software

The new version of Oracle GoldenGate, a database replication technology the company acquired in 2009, enjoys the benefits of some in-house integration with other Oracle software. The new Oracle GoldenGate 11g Release 2, now available, can pull data directly from the Oracle database engine, rather than by using external logs. Also, administrators for the first time can control GoldenGate operations through the Oracle Enterprise...

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New FileMaker 12 Software Line Released Today

FileMaker, Inc. today announced the release of the FileMaker 12 database software line — including FileMaker Pro 12, FileMaker Go 12, and FileMaker Server 12 — which offers powerful new ways to create custom database apps for iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows, and the web. New professionally designed themes and the ability to customize every detail make it easy to create databases for managing contacts, projects, digital content, and more....

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Google Goggles update brings support for devices without autofocus

By Daniel Cooper posted Aug 23rd 2012 10:53PM If you thought Google’s perspicacious searching application was clever before, prepare for a shock. Google Goggles version 1.9 adds support for devices without autofocusing optics, giving those on budget gear a chance to use the real world as a search box. Point it at a QR code containing a URL, and it’ll show you a thumbnail of the page and check its credentials against its...

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South Korean court rules Apple infringed on two Samsung patents, fines it $35k; Samsung gets hit too

By Richard Lawler posted Aug 23rd 2012 11:11PM We have yet another twist in the worldwide patent battle between electronics giants Apple and Samsung, as the Wall Street Journal and Reuters report a Seoul court has ruled in favor of the latter when it came to two patents in a case on its home turf. While it decided that Apple had infringed on two Samsung patents, it also found that Samsung had returned the favor on Apple’s...

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