• Adobe Unveils Creative Suite 5.5 with iPad Tools for Photoshop

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    Adobe officially announced Creative Suite 5.5, a new mid-cycle upgrade for its creative applications, bringing subscription pricing and new multi-touch iPad applications for operating Photoshop.

    The Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 family marks a major change to Adobe’s product release strategy for Creative Suite. Adobe said it now plans to have milestone Creative Suite product introductions at 24-month intervals and — starting with Creative Suite 5.5 — significant mid-cycle releases.

    As part of Creative Suite 5.5, Adobe has launched a subscription-based pricing plan. Subscription Editions ensure that customers are always working with the most up-to-date versions of the software without the upfront cost of full pricing. Subscription pricing allows users to access flagship products like Adobe Photoshop for as little as $35 per month, Adobe Design Premium CS 5.5 for $95 per month, or Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection for $129 per month.

    In addition, Adobe announced three new iPad applications that demonstrate the creative possibilities of using tablets to drive common Photoshop workflows — Adobe Color Lava for Photoshop, Adobe Eazel for Photoshop and Adobe Nav for Photoshop. THese are designed to enable users to create custom swatches, paint and drive popular Photoshop tools from tablet devices.

    The applications are a part of the Photoshop Touch Software Development Kit, which allows developers to create mobile and tablet applications that interact with Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended software. The Photoshop Touch SDK and new scripting engine will allow Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS applications to drive and interact with Photoshop on the desktop.

    [via: Appleinsider]

  • iPad 2: Wife Says No, but Apple Says Yes

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    There are many reasons one would give when returning an iPad 2. However, telling Apple it was because of a spouse is probably not an answer often heard. Until now.

    According to MacRumors, Apple is paying close attention to all iPad 2 returns during the first few weeks to make sure there are no major production defects. This policy has led to an amusing story that we thought was entertaining enough to share.

    The story comes by way of an individual close to Apple:

    [Apple’s] focus this week has been to troubleshoot all the iPad 2s that customers are returning to the stores. One iPad came back with a post it note on it that said “Wife said no.” It was escalated as something funny, and two of the VPs got wind of it. They sent the guy an iPad 2 with a note on it that said “Apple said yes.“

    We’re guessing a free iPad satisfied any objection the customer’s wife might have had.

  • David Letterman’s Top 10 Reasons To Buy iPad 2

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    “SO THIN YOU CAN USE IT TO CHOP VEGETABLES.”

    You know a product has official hit the public’s consciousness as well as the late night shows get in on the fun. That’s just what happened as Letterman gave the latest iPad his trademarked Top 10 treatment. Apparently he’s addicted to “the damn thing.” Watch the video below:

  • Charlie Miller Wins Again by Hacking into iPhone 4

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    After The French security firm Vupen hacked Safari in just a few seconds here comes a new winning story but this time hacking into iPhone 4.

    Charlie Miller kept his Pwn2Own winning streak intact with another successful hack of an Apple product. This time by successfully hacking into iPhone 4 using an exploit found in Mobile Safari to swipe the address book of the compromised iPhone.

     

    The attack simply required that the target iPhone surfs to a rigged web site.  On first attempt at the drive-by exploit, the iPhone browser crashed but once it was relaunched, Miller was able to hijack the entire address book.

    Miller said the attack works perfectly against an iPhone running iOS 4.2.1 but will fail against the newest iOS 4.3 update. Apple has quietly added ASLR (address space layout randomization) to iOS 4.3, a key mitigation that puts up an extra roadblock for hackers.

    In an interview with ZDNet, Miller said:

    If you update your iPhone today, the [MobileSafari] vulnerability is still there, but the exploit won’t work. I’d have to bypass DEP and ASLR for this exploit to work.

    As of 4.3, because of the new ASLR, it will be much harder.