Preview

When I upgraded to Windows 8 64-bit a few months back, a strange thing happened. The thumbnails for all of my PDF files disappeared. Normally, when I view an Explorer folder, I have the PDF files on "view large icons" (as it then gives me a preview of what the first page of the file looks like)....

Now that the free preview edition of Microsoft’s Windows 8 has expired, it is time to upgrade to the final version or reinstall a previous version of Windows.

Adobe today announced the second preview of its responsive web design tool known as “Edge Reflow.” Adobe first released a public preview of the app to Creative Cloud members back in February and today added “more styling and layout capabilities” in the release of preview 2 . In terms of layout, one...

As I mentioned in our coverage of GL/DXBenchmark 2.7 , with the arrival of Windows RT/8 we'd finally see our first truly cross-platform benchmarks. Kishonti was first out of the gate, although Futuremark was first to announce its cross platform benchmark simply called 3DMark. Currently available...

Today, I got a peek at a little utility that converts iTunes URLs to more readable App Store versions. From developer Moshe Berman, Fasten automates the process Apple described in QA 1633 . I found the app easy to use and a great timesaver. Berman tells me that it's in the review queue as I write,...

You can use a terminal command to save generated previews of documents. [Read more]

For one week each year, thousands of game developers descend on San Francisco to meet and meditate on the future of gaming. This year, new technologies like the Oculus Rift and Ouya took center stage. Here's the best of the best from GDC 2013. Continue reading…

While crude and a touch limited, Apple's Preview program can be a quick option to use for managing images with transparency. [Read more]

We've just added three pages of studio test data to our preview of the Fujifilm X100S, following the publication of a gallery of real-world samples, last week. The X100S is the successor to the popular X100, and offers a fixed 35mm (equiv.) F2 lens, and a version of Fujifilm's APS-C format X-Trans...

BlackBerry, the company formerly known as Research in Motion, will post financials for its fourth fiscal quarter before the opening bell Thursday. But they’ll only offer a first glimpse into BlackBerry’s efforts to get financially back on track. The quarter — which ended on March 2 — includes just...