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Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X, Addressing Video Editors’ Complaints

Lauren Goode in News on January 31 at 11:39 am PT

Apple has updated the latest version of its video editing software, Final Cut Pro X, addressing some of the complaints video editors had voiced when it was released last June. The updated FCPX now includes multicam editing and advanced chroma-key controls, and supports a new tool for opening up old Final Cut Pro 7 projects.

And You Thought Jawbone UP Was Going to Miss the CES Party!

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 10 at 10:32 am PT

An update is coming to the Jawbone UP, based on feedback from a group of sworn-to-secrecy product testers.

Kindle Fire Update May Fix Software Issues, but What About Hardware Problems?

John Paczkowski in News on December 12, 2011 at 7:56 am PT

Can’t exactly add an external volume button, now can you?

Three Months After Bartz’s Firing, It’s Hurry Up and Wait at Yahoo (A Big Honking Update)

Kara Swisher in Media on December 7, 2011 at 9:43 am PT

Still no sale or investment deal. No new CEO. No Asia resolution. And, perhaps most importantly, no clearly articulated strategy going forward. Other than that …

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Mike McCue Talks! Flipboard Finally Launches App for iPhone. (Video)

Kara Swisher in Mobile on December 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

What took the popular social reader so long to go mobile? In any case, it’s finally here.

Adobe Admits It Is Saying Buh-Bye to Flash for Mobile Devices

Kara Swisher in Mobile on November 9, 2011 at 10:15 am PT

Looks like Apple’s Steve Jobs was right (as usual).

Microsoft Windows Phone Head Andy Lees: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

Kara Swisher in AsiaD on November 4, 2011 at 6:10 pm PT

It’s a great time to watch this interview with Andy Lees, president of Microsoft’s Windows Phone unit, since the software giant is holding a big event in New York on Monday to celebrate the U.S. launch of devices running the new Mango version of the smartphone.

Yahoo’s Product Runway: Are You In or Out?

Kara Swisher in Media on November 2, 2011 at 10:41 am PT

I am here at Yahoo HQ in Sunnyvale, Calif., to check out “Product Runway,” which is the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s attempt to show that it can still innovate.

From Cradle to, Well, You Know: The Creepy Factor of Facebook’s Timeline

Kara Swisher in Social on September 23, 2011 at 12:46 pm PT

Even though the social networking site wants to host “The Story of Your Life,” maybe who we were is not, in the end, who we really are.

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Apple Updates Lion

John Paczkowski in News on August 16, 2011 at 1:49 pm PT

Apple on Tuesday released the first maintenance update for its newly released Lion operating system. Mac OS X 10.7.1 improves the reliability of Wi-Fi connections and resolves some audio and video playback issues, among other things. A separate update is available for MacBook Air and Mac mini owners.