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FileMaker Pro 12 Updates Themes and Layout Capabilities
TidBITS
The bad news for FileMaker developers, then, is that FileMaker Pro 12 brings a new file format, as evidenced by the new extension: .fmp12. The good news is that it won't be accompanied by the same wailing and gnashing of teeth and rending of garments.

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May Headline: Where is that next big programming language?

Bloomberg
Founder of Color Still Has Faith, Partners With Verizon on Android
Bloomberg
The company, which has about 50 employees at its offices in downtown Palo Alto, California, has created a new file format so users can both stream the videos live and then store them on Color's network to view or share later, according to Nguyen.

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The Next Web
Color is Working on Its Own File Format
The Next Web
If it can honestly create this new file format, inspired by the RED camera, that packages up HD video and photos while deploying a live stream, then the $41M investment won't seem like much in the long run. Sure, it's not a sexy story like Instagram's, ...

ConsumerReports.org (blog)
Lytro camera, despite flaws, is groundbreaking (video)
ConsumerReports.org (blog)
This is due in part to the fact that the photos are not traditional image files (in JPEG or RAW format) but are created in a new file format called LFP, or light field picture. And to view images, you must connect the camera (via the included USB cable ...

CloudOn for iPad Adds Email, New File Format Support, Box Storage
iClarified
CloudOn, an app that brings Microsoft Office to your iPad, has added email capabilities, new file format support, and compatibility with the Box file storage service. CloudOn was the first to bring Microsoft Office to your iPad and link it with your ...

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Google Moves Both Chromes Forward
PC Magazine
Buried in the middle of bullet points about multi-monitor support and new file format support is the simple entry, "Redesigned UI and updated Window Manager," with no further details. It's a pretty major change, which we'll no doubt hear more about at ...

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April Headline: Java and C swap places at the top of the TIOBE index

The Mac Observer
New out: FileMaker Pro 12 and FileMaker Go 12
PCWorld.co.nz
FileMaker Pro 12 has a new file format with the file type extension .fmp12. The new format was necessary to support the new themes technology. If you want to use an old database in the new version of FileMaker Pro, the file will have to be converted to ...
Filemaker Gets iPad-Inspired MakeoverInformationWeek
FileMaker 12 Turns The Volume Up Way Past 11 [Review]Cult of Mac

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The Mac Observer
Review: FileMaker Pro 12 and FileMaker Pro Advanced 12
Macworld (blog)
FileMaker Pro 12 has a new file format with the file type extension .fmp12. The new format was necessary to support the new themes technology. If you want to use an old database in the new version of FileMaker Pro, the file will have to be converted to ...
Filemaker Gets iPad-Inspired MakeoverInformationWeek
FileMaker 12 Turns The Volume Up Way Past 11 [Review]Cult of Mac

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The Mac Observer
Filemaker Gets iPad-Inspired Makeover
InformationWeek
Other changes in version 12 include a new file format. While legacy files can be converted to work with Filemaker 12, the new format won't run on old versions of the software. Filemaker Server 12 and Filemaker Server 12 Advanced now feature 64-bit ...
FileMaker 12 Turns The Volume Up Way Past 11 [Review]Cult of Mac

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FileMaker 12 Turns The Volume Up Way Past 11 [Review]
Cult of Mac
One important note for businesses upgrading to any of the FileMaker 12 product line – this edition uses a new file format. You can upgrade existing databases but once you do, you won't be able to use them with earlier releases.

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Digital Comics Go HD on the new iPad
Gotta Be Mobile
Even comics that don't use the new format look great on the new iPad, now they will just look even better. We can't wait to see the upcoming Avengers vs X-Men comics in high definition next month. The new file format couldn't be more perfectly timed.

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DJ: Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol F1
miPRO
DJs can control up to four Remix Decks at once and save their work as an entire Remix Set with individual beat grids, BPM and key information in a new file format that can be easily imported into a track deck via Traktor's browser.

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Music Industry Newswire
Native Instruments Announces TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 USB Pad Controller
Music Industry Newswire
DJs can control up to four Remix Decks at once and save their work as an entire Remix Set with its respective beat grids, BPM and key information in a new file format that can be comfortably imported into a track deck via TRAKTOR's browser.

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Native Instruments announces the Traktor Kontrol F1
MusicRadar.com
DJs can control up to four Remix Decks at once and save their work as an entire Remix Set with its respective beat grids, BPM and key information in a new file format that can be comfortably imported into a track deck via TRAKTOR's browser.

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March Headline: JavaScript surpasses Perl and Python

The Guardian
Using web archives to preserve the past
The Guardian
The pilot has also highlighted the issues regarding copyright permission when capturing a site and making it available to the public, as well as when making copies of material in order to preserve it in a new file format. The continuing development of ...

Windows 8: 20 Tips And Tricks
Gizmodo Australia
But it's equally frustrating to have to use an “open with this app” command whenever you want to pull up a new file format. Our solution? Edit your file-opening preferences in one big batch. Type “default programs” within Windows 8′s Metro UI and ...

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Gizmodo UK
Windows 8: 20 Tips and Tricks
Gizmodo UK
But it's equally frustrating to have to use an “open with this app” command whenever you want to pull up a new file format. Our solution? Edit your file-opening preferences in one big batch. Type “default programs” within Windows 8′s Metro UI and ...

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