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1. Twitter turns UI thinking on its head

   (Software/Software Features)

   Friday, 06 November 2009

   ... of 100,000 apps so quickly. Unlike with the Mac, where user interface conformity is imposed with an iron fist, Apple let iPhone developers be creative with the way people interact with their software. ...

2. Creative Labs debuts Zii powered MediaBook

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Monday, 02 November 2009

   Creative Labs has debuted a prototype e-reader at its annual general conference. Creative Labs has debuted a prototype e-reader at its annual general conference. According to EpiZenTer, the MediaBook ...

3. Updated: Apple Snow Leopard screws OS X apps

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 01 September 2009

   Apple's long-awaited Snow Leopard is reportedly incompatible with dozens of OS X applications. According to Snow Leopard Wikidot, even certain versions of Adobe Creative Suite have experienced "glitches" ...

4. Zensify introduces social network aggregator for the iPhone

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Wednesday, 27 May 2009

   ... Bajarin, President of Creative Strategies, explained that Zensify "addresses" the issues of information overload. "Zensify's data analytics and user interface reduce the complexities of finding trends ...

5. A game without a point hits the iPhone and is well worth the wait

   (Software/Software Features)

   Friday, 27 February 2009

   ... sensor capabilities to elevate otherwise dull mobile gaming experience to new heights. In fact, most iPhone games owe their playability to a creative use of accelerometer sensors. Paired with a clever ...

6. Microsoft’s Photosynth pimps 3D picture puzzles

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 21 August 2008

     Photosynth has been one of Microsoft most creative consumer projects in some time. Developed by the company in collaboration with scientists from the Graphics and Imaging Lab (GRAIL) at the University ...

7. Creative launches Zen player based on new media processor

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Thursday, 13 September 2007

   Creative today launched its latest Creative Zen player, the first to use Sigmatel's STMP3700 processor designed specifically for portable devices. Austin (TX) - Creative today launched its latest ...

8. Creative unveils credit card-sized portable media player

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Wednesday, 29 August 2007

   Creative's latest media player will be its thinnest yet, with capacity available as large as 16 GB. Milpitas (CA) - Creative's latest media player will be its thinnest yet, with capacity available ...

9. NCSA: A look inside one of the world's most capable supercomputer facilities

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Sunday, 01 July 2007

   ... true 3D animated sequences. The sequences have some very odd things happening in them. This unusual behavior of an otherwise normal building reflects the creative mind of the art department at the university. ...

10. Creative follows up Zen Stone with souped-up version 2

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Friday, 22 June 2007

    Creative looks to be enjoying some success with its 18.3g/0.65 ounce Zen Stone MP3/WMA player, which basically competes with the iPod Shuffle but costs around half the price. Yesterday, it shipped the ...

11. Thais work around YouTube ban

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 18 June 2007

    Thais facing YouTube withdrawal symptoms are finding creative ways of accessing their Numa Numa and “Ask a Ninja” videos. Bangkok (THAILAND) – Thais facing YouTube withdrawal symptoms ...

12. Creative debuts $40 MP3 player

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Friday, 04 May 2007

    Creative has announced the Zen Stone, a one gigabyte MP3 player that many have already begun comparing to the same-capacity iPod Shuffle. Singapore (Singapore) - Creative has announced the Zen Stone, ...

13. Cease and desist letters backfire horribly against MPAA/AACS

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 01 May 2007

    ... seem silly now because thousands of creative hackers and web designers are currently replicating the key through blog posts, forum comments and even entire websites. The HD DVD processing, short for high ...

14. Adobe releases CS3 versions of Photoshop family

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 26 March 2007

    ... offering that arrives with 17 new products and, for the first time, key software that was developed by Macromedia.The core product, Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, now includes InDesign CS3, the new Photoshop ...

15. Zune zooms out to retailers across the country

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 13 November 2006

    ... critically acclaimed, with a sporty design and a cool-looking docking station, few people outside the audiophile circle ever even heard of it, and it quickly died off. Creative Technology was another company ...

16. AOL's new Music Now service gears up for the Zune era

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 29 August 2006

    ... portable players, including Creative Labs' Zen, SanDisk's Sansa, and Toshiba's Gigabeat. All three players were featured in AOL's new advertising this morning, the Zen most prominently among the three, ...

17. Apple settles dispute with Creative, paying $100 million for license

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 24 August 2006

    Apple is paying Creative Labs a one-time sum of $100 million to license what Apple now acknowledges to be a patented interface technology for MP3 players designed and originated by Creative. The move ...

18. Microsoft denies demoing 'Ipod killer' to music industry execs

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Friday, 07 July 2006

    ... Microsoft and others. In actuality, the demonstration involved the next generation of digital rights management in Windows Media Player 11, in cooperation with JVC, Toshiba, NTT DoCoMo, iRiver, Creative ...

19. ITC to probe potential Ipod patent infringement

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 14 June 2006

    The International Trade Commission replied to Creative's patent infringement complaint filed on 15 May. The International Trade Commission replied to Creative's patent infringement complaint filed on ...

20. Apple's iPod countersuit against Creative opens legal hornet's nest

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 07 June 2006

    Last Thursday, Apple launched a second round of intellectual property countersuits against Zen MP3 player producer Creative Labs, in a different location, over a separate set of issues. If Apple isn't ...

21. Microsoft denies building iPod rival in Japan

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 05 June 2006

    ... 10 for Portable Devices. On hand to help Microsoft celebrate were the three companies Bloomberg News mentioned, along with MP3 player manufacturers iRiver and CreativeMedia, and three other companies that ...

22. Hit Me, Number 47

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Sunday, 04 June 2006

    ... now and the next title in the series. Who knows, maybe IO will go downhill from a creative point of view and perhaps it is inevitable, but they've worked up a good pace at this point. Saying that, we are ...

23. Apple fires back at Creative

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 19 May 2006

    Apple has reacted to Creative's patent infringement suit. It appears that Apple has been prepared for Creative's legal attack for a while, as the firms answer was filed on Monday of this week - the same ...

24. Creative sues Apple over Ipod interface

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 15 May 2006

    Creative is pointing its legal guns at Apple and hopes that the U.S. International Trade Commission will issue an injunction against Apple that keeps the company from selling the Ipod portable media player ...

25. Viewcast enables encoding and streaming video on-the-go

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 20 April 2006

    ... For audio capture, the device also has two RCA and two XLR connectors on the front panel. The device even has a docking station for an iPod or Creative Zen video device. Both a Gigabit and 10/100 Ethernet ...

26. Dell drops Digital Jukebox MP3 players

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Saturday, 04 February 2006

    ... who favor a hard drive model, the company offers Creative's MP3 player product line with prices ranging from $180 for a 5 GB Zen Neeon to $330 for the recently released 30 GB Zen Vision.  ...

27. CES rumor: Tivo to partner up with DirectTV and Dish Network

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 28 December 2005

    ... have been extremely popular, but many users complain about the difficulty of transferring the content to other devices. Portable Media Players or PMPs, like the Creative Zen Vision and the latest Apple ...

28. Creative threatening to sue Apple

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 09 December 2005

    One day after heart-warming launch of Creative's latest Zen video player, the company is beating the war drums and threatening all kinds of legal fun and games. At yesterdays launch of the Creative Zen ...

29. Creative launches new Zen video player

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 08 December 2005

    Creative today launched the latest incarnation of its burgeoning Video iPod-beater, the Zen Vision:M in London. The event, which had the entertaining founder and CEO of Creative Mr. Sim Wong Hoo in attendance ...

30. Creative launches video iPod rival

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 08 December 2005

      Creative today announced the Zen Vision:M, a video-capable MP3 player that will compete with Apple's video iPod. Creative today announced the Zen Vision:M, a video-capable MP3 player that will ...

31. Aaron McKenna: I Love Katamari

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Saturday, 08 October 2005

    ... in order to form stars. It's fun. It's addictive. The lesson of today's sermon: Go and get a copy. Katamari is a prime example of creative genius striking through to massive success in a world of by-the-numbers ...

32. First virus-infected Creative Zen MP3 players found

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 01 September 2005

      A number of Creative's Zen digital music players infected with the Wullik.B virus have been shipped to consumers in Japan. A number of Creative's Zen digital music players infected with the Wullik.B ...

33. Creative unveils portable video Vision

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Thursday, 04 August 2005

      Creative has finally launched its latest portable video player, the Zen Vision, after allowing the device to make a number of unscheduled appearances on the company's website and others. Creative ...

34. Zen Micro 20 GByte sighted

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Thursday, 31 March 2005

      Creative increases the capacity of the Zen Micro audio player to 20 GByte. Creative increases the capacity of the Zen Micro audio player to 20 GByte. Previously, the device offered only 5 GByte ...

35. Apple 'readies' 5GB iPod Mini

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Tuesday, 07 December 2004

    ... Flash iPod, reports on the web suggested this week. It's certainly an obvious upgrade, given that's the capacity offered by almost all Mini rivals on the market today, such as Creative's Zen Micro. Most ...

36. Creative declares marketing 'war' against iPod

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Thursday, 18 November 2004

      Creative Technology Chief Executive Officer Sim Wong Hoo told reporters in Singapore his company plans to spend US$100 million in 2005 in a marketing war aimed squarely at Apple Computer's iPod. ...

37. Archos unveils 20GB iPod Mini-sized player

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 15 October 2004

    ... hard drive-based music player. The Gmini XS200 measures just 7.6 x 5.9 x 1.9cm and weighs 120g. That's comparable to Apple's iPod Mini, Dell's Pocket DJ 5 and Creative's Zen Micro - all of which offer ...

38. Creative unveils 5GB Zen Micro

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 13 October 2004

      Creative launched its Zen Micro "iPod Mini challenger" last night. Creative launched its Zen Micro "iPod Mini challenger" last night. The compact, 5GB unit will "outshine all the others", the ...

39. Virgin shoulders into iPod's terrain

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Tuesday, 12 October 2004

    ... price ($249) both match the iPod Mini's. There are also reports of the impending release of Creative's Zen Micro, which is almost exactly the same size as the Mini. But unlike the Mini, both new devices ...

40. Microsoft takes On portable video

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Wednesday, 06 October 2004

    ... to power a burgeoning class of handheld music and video devices, is already available on one shipping unit, the $499 Creative Zen Portable Media Center. Devices using it can play audio and video (including ...

41. First Portable Media Center hits store shelves

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 02 September 2004

    ... and hype, the first Portable Media Center based on Microsoft's "Windows Mobile software for Portable Media Centers" has finally hit store shelves. The Zen Portable Media Center, from Creative Labs, is ...

42. First two Portable Media Centers available for pre-order

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 09 July 2004

      Amazon is taking pre-orders on the first two personal video players running on Microsoft's new Portable Media Center software, Samsung's YEPP YH-999 and Creative's Zen Portable Media Center. Amazon ...