Today in tech: Acer planning Chrome netbook, Adobe loves Apple - really
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Acer rumoured to be launching Chrome netbook next month
Reports suggest Acer will unveil a netbook running Google's as-yet-unreleased Chrome operating system at the Computex show next month. PC Pro
Adobe takes out "We love Apple" ads
The ongoing battle between Adobe and Apple has taken a strange twist, with Adobe taking out large ads in US newspapers, claiming to love Apple, but not its controlling ways. Guardian
RIM to launch BlackBerry tablet?
Rumours suggest Research in Motion is working on its very own tablet, with a launch sometime this year. Know Your Mobile
Government web overall moves quickly
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The change in government this week has lead to a quick overhaul of many public sector websites. BBC
Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.
Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.
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Trump's AI executive order could leave US in a 'regulatory vacuum'News Citing a "patchwork of 50 different regulatory regimes" and "ideological bias", President Trump wants rules to be set at a federal level
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TPUs: Google's home advantageITPro Podcast How does TPU v7 stack up against Nvidia's latest chips – and can Google scale AI using only its own supply?
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Adobe co-founder John Warnock dies aged 82News Warnock was pivotal in the development of the PostScript programming language in the early 80s
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Adobe erased users' photos with botched Lightroom updateNews The company has admitted that some customers' photos and presets are not recoverable
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Apple pulls support for QuickTime on Windows, leaves Adobe hangingNews QuickTime video codecs still needed in Adobe After Affects and others
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Australia takes Apple, Microsoft and Adobe to task over high product pricesNews Tech giants have been summonsed to appear in front of an Australian parliamentary committee to explain product pricing strategies.
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Adobe takes the wraps off new website developer toolsNews Software firm launches free tools for HTML5 and JavaScript developers.
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Adobe to personalise website experienceNews Firm updates Web Experience Management software and offers HTML5-based app creation tool
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Adobe previews Flash alternative EdgeNews Flash may be on its last legs thanks to Adobe's new HTML5 tool, known as Edge.
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Adobe Flash imminent for Android 3.0 tabletsNews The updated Flash Player 10.2 will be available for Android 3.0 - Honeycomb - tablets within weeks of the OS’ launch.
