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In the News: 2012-10-29

Written on:October 29, 2012
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Apple News: Apple ran out of iPad minis – all models – in three days
Pre-orders for the iPad mini began at Apple’s (AAPL) online store Friday at 3 a.m. Eastern (12 a.m. Pacific). They went quickly – although not as quickly as the iPhone 5. If you order one now, it will be available to ship in two weeks. Wi-Fi + Cellular models are being given a delivery date of Nov. 23.
Read full story => CNN Fortune

Technology News: Outflanked and Slow: How E-Ink Got Blindsided By The Tablet Era
Amidst our growing love affair with the tablet, spare a thought for its increasingly shelfbound sibling: the e-reader. Take Taiwan’s E Ink Holdings Inc, which makes most of the monochrome displays for devices such as Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble Inc’s Nook. After five years of heady growth during which shipments rose 100-fold, it got a jolt at the end of 2011 when monthly revenues dropped 91 percent in two months.
Read full story => Business Insider

Programming News: Frank – A responsive WordPress theme designed specifically for speed
Frank is a responsive WordPress theme with its main focus on speed – no Javascript frameworks, no unnecessary images, just a simple, no-frills, screaming fast blog. Frank has several different layouts to choose from for your home page. Most layouts let you specify the number of posts to show and from what categories. Templates can be stacked by any amount and order to give you the structure you need. Additionally, there are plenty of well-placed widgets that will give you that extra level of customization.
Read full story => CodeVisually

Photography News: A Guide to Getting Started With Long Exposure Photography
FlixelPix has just released a photography resource titled The Long Exposure Exposure Photography eBook. If you’re looking to start capturing long exposure images, this eBook is a perfect beginner’s guide to getting there. “The aim of this e-book is to offer an introduction to the process of capturing long exposure photographs. It documents the simple steps I employ each time I embark on a long exposure photo shoot.
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