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A new vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Reader by security firm McAfee. The vulnerability makes it possible for people to see how a PDF file has been used. This un-patched security issue exists in every version of Adobe Reader, according to Haifei Li of McAfee. The latest sandboxed Adobe Reader XI, version 11.0.2, also has this vulnerability. It doesn’t allow code execution, meaning that this flaw isn’t a problem that should set off alarm bells, but it could pose a certain kind of threat.

The vulnerability only allows a sender to see where and when a PDF file has been opened. It is not entirely harmless though. This security flaw could be used by hackers to gain sensitive information such as ISP details and IP addresses  McAfee hasn’t been able to pinpoint who is exploiting this Adobe Reader flaw as yet, but believes that an “email tracking service” provider is involved. Adobe hasn’t commented on this issue as yet, though McAfee says that they have reported this security flaw to Adobe, who haven’t confirmed to them whether they’ll be releasing a patch in the near future.

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Unity Technologies, the company behind the widely used Unity 3D game engine, has ditched Flash, arguing that it is unconvinced that Adobe’s technology has any future in gaming. The company will stop selling Flash deployment licenses to developers immediately, though those who have already bought one will get support through the 4.x lifecycle of the add-on. Instead, Unity is working on a new web-publishing system, though the company isn’t saying exactly what it is yet.

According to David Helgason, Unity’s CEO and founder, the decision to abandon Flash is for several reasons, not least because the company doesn’t believe Adobe’s own heart is in it. Multiple members of the Flash team have been moved to other projects, Helgason points out, leaving recent releases unstable.

More importantly, perhaps, has been Adobe’s decision to launch a revenue sharing model but then pull the plug on it, a move which “eroded developers’ (and our) trust in Flash” the CEO says. The Unity Web Player has grown in “unprecedented” numbers, Helgason points out, while Flash publishing stagnates.

“We know that some of you have, like us, invested heavily in targeting Flash. We will do all we can to support you. We will keep the current Flash deployment feature set functioning throughout the Unity 4.x cycle, and will include bug fixes made in upcoming Unity 4.x iterations. We do not plan, however, to make further significant investments in deployment to the platform” David Helgason, CEO, Unity Technologies

One of the advantages of the Unity Web Player is its smooth integration with Facebook, Helgason says, in addition to teasing the company’s new system. It’s unclear at this stage whether it will use HTML5 and WebGL, current darlings of the web programming scene, though given their growing popularity it looks more than likely.

Unity 3D team dumps Flash for web gaming is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Today Adobe gave a sneak peak of a new tool that they’ve built in to Photoshop which will allow users to fix their blurry photos, which would have otherwise been wasted. In the video posted earlier today, senior Photoshop product manager Zorana Gee said that this tool works great for shots that are taken under low-light conditions or slow shutter speeds. It is very easy to use, simply select an area in the photo and use the tool, which works as a filter, to eliminate blur or to make wobbly photos unwobbly.

This sneak peak video has been posted a almost a fortnight before the Adobe Max conference which is going to take place in May. At the conference Adobe will announce a host of new features, Camera Shake Reduction Tool will definitely be one of them. We’ll only be able to know exactly how powerful the tool is once its released, and if it would be able to fix blur in a photo caused by moving subjects. For stationary objects it seems to work very nicely, as seen in the video posted above.

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After a little over a year since launching Lightroom 4, Adobe has launched a public beta of Lightroom 5, which comes with some nifty new features. The new piece of software includes Smart Previews and an Advanced Healing Brush, allowing photographers and designers alike to edit their photos with even more detail than before.

The added Advanced Healing Brush allows users to heal imperfections and remove distracting elements in photos, and Smart Previews allow users to continue editing photos without the need for original RAW file. Other than that, there’s also the addition of the Upright tool, a Radial Gradient tool, and video slideshows that allow users to combine images, videos, and music to create festive video slideshows.

Lightroom 5 beta is currently compatible with Windows 7 SP 1, Windows 8, Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.8. You can grab the beta right now at no cost for a limited time. Overall, Lightroom 5 seems to be a sizable update over the previous version, and avid users will no doubt enjoy the beta.

Adobe has yet to announce pricing or an exact release date for Lightroom 5, but the beta program will end on June 30, with a release date sometime later this year. The software competes with Apple’s Aperture, and in order to compete with Apple on a more competitive level, Adobe lowered the price of Lightroom to $150, so we should be seeing a similar price with Lightroom 5.

Adobe Lightroom 5 now available in beta form is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Samsung’s quietly introduced replacement for the NX1000, the NX1100, just hit stores today with a $600 price tag. The camera, which sports a 20.3-megapixel CMOS sensor, 921k-dot, 3-inch LCD, 8 fps RAW and JPEG shooting, a top sensitivity of ISO 12,800, 1080p video capture, built-in WiFi and an Android and iOS companion app, comes bundled with a copy of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, which typically carries a sticker price of around $125. You also get a 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 lens and an external flash in the box, making this quite an appealing offer for beginners looking to step up from a point-and-shoot.

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