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Google creates HelpOuts
Unified Communications

Google creates HelpOuts

Google's new 'HelpOuts' service in beta lets small businesses and Fortune 500s offer paid expertise through video sessions similar to Hangouts.

By Sean Mitchell • 1 min read • Sun, 1st Sep 2013

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TensorStack & AMD launch Amuse AI image tool in Beta
Data Privacy

TensorStack & AMD launch Amuse AI image tool in Beta

TensorStack and AMD unveil Amuse, an AI image generation tool in Beta. This new software allows users to create images locally, enhancing privacy and control.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Aug 2024
Piwik PRO launches real-time dashboards for instant insights
Artificial Intelligence

Piwik PRO launches real-time dashboards for instant insights

Piwik PRO unveils real-time dashboards, offering users immediate insights into key metrics for swift decision-making, vital for sectors like publishing and finance.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Aug 2024
Adobe launches Express mobile app with generative AI features
Marketing Technologies

Adobe launches Express mobile app with generative AI features

Adobe unveils Adobe Express mobile app featuring AI technology for simplified on-the-go content creation, amid a surge in global users, with beta testing now available for iOS and Android.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024
Adobe unveils AI Assistant for enhanced document experiences
Marketing Technologies

Adobe unveils AI Assistant for enhanced document experiences

Adobe introduced its first AI assistant in Acrobat and Reader, revolutionising document interaction with generative AI technology that provides useful tools.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2024
Civo launches machine learning platform to democratise AI development
Virtualisation

Civo launches machine learning platform to democratise AI development

Civo, a pure-play cloud-native service provider, has launched Civo ML, a new machine learning offering designed to make ML accessible to all.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2023
OVHcloud introduces advanced Identity and Access Management feature
DataCentre infrastructure

OVHcloud introduces advanced Identity and Access Management feature

OVHcloud, a leading cloud provider, enhances security with new advanced Identity and Access Management feature.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd Oct 2023
Adobe launches Photoshop on the web, complete with genAI features
Marketing Technologies

Adobe launches Photoshop on the web, complete with genAI features

Adobe has officially released Photoshop on the web as part of all Photoshop plans, complete with newly released Adobe Firefly generative AI features.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Sep 2023
Codezero sets out to fix broken development processes
Virtualisation

Codezero sets out to fix broken development processes

Codezero debuts its flagship product at the Civo Navigate Europe conference in London, promising higher quality code development in less time.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Sep 2023
Adobe and Google collaborate on GenAI and AI ethics
Marketing Technologies

Adobe and Google collaborate on GenAI and AI ethics

Adobe has showcased the momentum of Adobe Firefly including a new integration with Bard by Google and the expansion of the Content Authenticity Initiative.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 11th May 2023
QNAP launches beta of new version of NAS OS
Storage

QNAP launches beta of new version of NAS OS

QTS 4.4.1 beta 3 includes VJBOD Cloud for integrated cloud object storage and CacheMount for low-latency cloud data access.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Jul 2019
Cloudera announces launch of cloud based data warehouses
Cloud Services

Cloudera announces launch of cloud based data warehouses

Cloudera claims this is the first data warehouse cloud service that actually brings the warehouse to the data.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017
Star Wars Battlefront Beta Impressions
Gaming

Star Wars Battlefront Beta Impressions

EA and DICE held a public beta for the highly anticipated Star Wars Battlefront where players got a small taste of the game.

By Damian Seeto • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Oct 2015
The genie is out of the bottle: BitTorrent launch peer-to-peer browser
Google

The genie is out of the bottle: BitTorrent launch peer-to-peer browser

BitTorrent may be best known for peer-to-peer protocols, but that could be about to change thanks to Maelstrom, a new browser BitTorrent have just put.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Tue, 21st Apr 2015
Apple iOS 8.3 beta features CarPlay, emoji and verification updates
iOS

Apple iOS 8.3 beta features CarPlay, emoji and verification updates

Apple's iOS 8.3 beta unveils CarPlay tech, revamped emoji selector, and improved security with Google two-step verification.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2015
End of Nations Beta Signups open.
Gaming

End of Nations Beta Signups open.

Join the battlefield in End of Nations' first beta event! Sign-ups are now open, offering fans a taste of this unique military strategy game.

By Brendan Kelly • 2 min read • Fri, 6th Jul 2012
Facebook to launch Timeline for brands?
Facebook

Facebook to launch Timeline for brands?

Dramatic new layout to roll out across business pages soon; is it time for your company to re-think its approach?.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Fri, 17th Feb 2012

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