Microsoft launches Windows 8 today, 26th October 2012!
From now till 31st January 2013, if you are on Windows XP/Vista/7, you can download Windows 8 Pro from windows.microsoft.com for S$49.99.
On 1st October 2012, Adobe announced Adobe Acrobat XI (11), the successor to Adobe Acrobat X (10) which was released almost 2 years ago on 15th November 2010.
In a nutshell, creating/editing PDF forms has been made much easier though a new bundled software called Adobe FormCentral (you can also choose to do it inside Acrobat XI as well).
Time flies, it has been a year since the launch of Trend Micro Titanium Cloud Edition Maximum Security 2012.
This year, for Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2013, Trend Micro held the launch at GV VivoCity where it’s partners, Facebook Fans and bloggers all got invited to the launch, followed by a movie screening of Resident Evil: Retribution.
Loop & Meet (SingTel link) is an App by SingTel that allows you to manage RSVP to your events. It is different from Facebook Event because each of your guest will receive an SMS for your event and they can RSVP to the event by replying to the SMS with a #yes, #no or #maybe. Not everyone check Facebook often, but most do at least reply to SMSes.
It is free on the Apple App Store as well as Google Play.
Last week Norton refreshes it’s product line-up to be compatible with Windows 8. Another major difference (something that I like) is they completely dropped the version number/year at the end of the product name.
Just for reference, here are the previous versions:
Microsoft has gotten a new corporate logo after 25 years! It was unveiled last Thursday, 23rd August 2012.
It’s been 25 years since we’ve updated the Microsoft logo and now is the perfect time for a change. This is an incredibly exciting year for Microsoft as we prepare to release new versions of nearly all of our products. From Windows 8 to Windows Phone 8 to Xbox services to the next version of Office, you will see a common look and feel across these products providing a familiar and seamless experience on PCs, phones, tablets and TVs. This wave of new releases is not only a reimagining of our most popular products, but also represents a new era for Microsoft, so our logo should evolve to visually accentuate this new beginning.
Adobe InDesign CS6 is included in all the Adobe CS6 suites except for CS6 Production Premium and is available in Singapore since the end of April 2012. Prices are as follows (excluding taxes)
Interface
Adobe InDesign CS6 remains its grey scheme and has least changes to its interface among the design bundle.
Windows 8 has reached the released to manufacturing (RTM) status and it will be available to the general public on Friday, 26th October 2012. The final build number of Windows 8 is 9200.
If you are going to buy a Windows 7 PC from today (2nd August 2012), you are eligibility to purchase an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for S$17.99 (including GST) on the day of Windows 8 launch.
Apple releases OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) to the Mac App Store yesterday, 25th July 2012, at about 20:30 (GMT +8). It is priced at S$25.98.
Some new features:
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