The Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) product line includes powerful new releases of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe llustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Flash Professional and other products as well as four suites – Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium; Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design Standard; Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium; and Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection. The release is packed with innovation across Adobe’s industry-defining design, Web, video and digital imaging tools.

Top new features across the Adobe CS6 product line include:

• New levels of performance with tools that take advantage of Mercury Graphics functionality, allowing users to go from idea to finished work faster than ever before.
• Enhanced user interfaces that vastly simplify workflows, so users can focus on their content and achieve results quicker.
• New capabilities that streamline the creation of responsive content, ensuring web site and apps look great across virtually all screen sizes and form factors.
• Remarkable new science, integrated into imaging and video apps, makes previously impossible tasks possible.

Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) products are immediately available through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Southeast Asia Online Store.

Estimated price for the suites is:

•  SGD$3,925  for Adobe CS6 Master Collection
• SGD$2,868 for Adobe CS6 Production Premium
• SGD$2,868 for Adobe CS6 Design & Web Premium
• SGD$1,963 for Adobe CS6 Design Standard.

Upgrade and education pricing as well as volume licensing are also available. For more information, visit the Adobe.com Southeast Asia store.

Check out Tech65′s video first looks on the Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6).

Excited about the upcoming announcements from Samsung but couldn’t make it to London personally for the unveiling of the next Galaxy devices? Well, Samsung is live-streaming the event!

Here are the details:

Date: 3rd March 2012
Time: 18:45 GMT, 13:45 EST, 1:45 SGT (+1 day), 2:45 JST
Location: http://thenextgalaxy.com (for live streaming) or http://global.samsungtomorrow.com (for the latest links if any changes)

Now, what do you want to see in the new Galaxy devices?

The Samsung GALAXY Note is getting an update to the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and it’s quite a huge update with lots of improvements to the Samsung GALAXY Note calling it the “Premium Suite”.

Here’s a run through of the improvements:

• S Note – Create your own notebook through various productivity tools
• 7 templates – Note, Meeting Note, Idea Note, Magazine, Travel, Diary, Recipe
• Record and play back step-by-step details of your drawings
• Quick access to productivity tools with the floating tool bar
• Automatic shape correction
• Predefined shapes with editable size and colour
• Find answers to complicated formulas using Wolfram Alpha
• Knowledge Search with Wolfram Alpha by writing
• Various notebook covers, and paper backgrounds
• Quickly scan through contents of notebooks
• Annotate and save PDF documents
• S Memo Upgrade – Capturing ideas from anywhere
• Instantly capture any idea directly from the homescreen
• My Story – Express emotions to family members and loved ones
• Write a letter or card and make multimedia albums to share
• Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade -  a more intuitive user interface, faster performance, Face Unlock, Snapshot, Photo Editor and other features
• Multi-task and visually manage tasks with simple swipe gestures
• Visualize data usage and easily manage data consumption
•  Improved Hangouts experience
• Exclusive Samsung GALAXY Note level in Angry Birds Space, the newest Angry Birds game from Rovio Entertainment, along with a special package of 30 challenging levels in “Danger Zone”

The Samsung GALAXY Note upgrade will be made available any time between March 22nd to June 21st (2Q 2012), depending on markets. No idea when Singapore’s going to get the upgrade. Fingers crossed!

“Sponsored by Samsung”

SamKnows is an international broadband research specialist and they are doing a survey that’s backed by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA). It’s the “Singapore’s first objective broadband performance benchmark study”, and they are looking for 900 volunteers to participate.

The study will help identify areas for improvement to ISPs, a vital step in bringing top-notch internet services to local users. As part of the study, volunteers will receive reliable reports about the service they are receiving which can be used by ISPs to diagnose issues with an Internet connection.

Volunteers can sign up for the study anytime by visiting: http://www.samknows.sg. They will be sent a small, purpose-built ‘Whitebox’ device that plugs into their internet connection. When a volunteer’s broadband line is not in use, the Whitebox runs a series of automated tests to measure the speed and performance of the connection.  The device only tracks bandwidth speeds and does not collect or track personal internet usage.

For more Information about this study, go to http://www.ida.gov.sg/Publications/20061206120929.aspx.

I know many of you will have questions, and here’s a FAQ of what will happen going forward.

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1. What will happen to JustinLee.sg?

I will continue to blog about relevant news and my personal thoughts as usual. The difference is that the frequency will be lesser, but I will do my best to schedule most of my posts everyday. Those looking to engage me, you can continue to do so, but you’ll have to try harder this time to catch my attention with my limited amount of time.

However, I will not be able to write about anything RIM or BlackBerry related, unless it is already public knowledge. Majority of my RIM or BlackBerry related posts will be about application development.

I will still be able to attend events, but it will be limited to after office hours, unless I have leave or off-in-lieu to clear.

2. How about Tech65 Pte Ltd?

I will continue to be part of Tech65. I will be taking a more backseat Editor role within Tech65, maintaining quality, managing the editorial calendar, video editing, etc. As much as I can, I will continue to be a Content Producer. I will still own “First Looks” among other shows.

As a company, I will be managing the operations, building relations, streamlining processes, working at a strategic level as I’ve always been doing.

You can continue to engage me. I will be delegating out media invites and coverage to the others on the team.

3. And Hackerspace.SG Pte Ltd?

Nothing changes here. I will continue to be part of the community at Hackerspace.SG Pte Ltd.

4. What do I do (and not do) at RIM?

I am not part of the consumer team within RIM, therefore I do not have any say, nor will I know (or can comment on) product lineups and the future of BlackBerry devices. Sorry guys, I won’t be able to help you with your BlackBerry device problems.

I am part of the Developer Relations team within RIM. So if there are any developers who might be interested to develop on the BlackBerry platform, or have problems on the development experience, environment, SDKs, or anything to do with application development can feel free to approach me. I will do everything in my power to help you.

5. With my limited time, how am I going to manage?

That’s why I’m looking to hire a Personal Assistant. Do not be surprised if you don’t get me but another person. My PA will be helping me manage my calendar schedule, keeping in touch with you, and sorting out all my emails for me. My PA will also be handling most of the day to day tasks that I do every day, and will probably be the person you’ll be contacting most of the time.

I apologize beforehand if this seems impersonal, but I will do my best with whatever time I have to continue to maintain my relationships with all of you.

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Otherwise, I’m still the same person as I’ve always been, just with lesser time on my hands. If you have any questions or have any doubts, don’t hesitate to send me an email and I will answer them.

The Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft Surface features PixelSense technology, which gives LCD panels the power to “see” and respond to touch and objects without the use of cameras.

It is now possible for people to share, collaborate and explore together using a large, thin display that recognises fingers, hands and other objects placed on the screen. The interactive 40-inch Full HD LCD panel can be used horizontally as a table, mounted vertically on a wall or embedded in other fixtures and furniture.

• Features a large, thin display that recognises fingers, hands and other objects placed on the screen – supporting up to 50 points of contact at one time.
• 40-inch Full HD 1080p (1920×1080) LCD LED panel combined with Gorilla protection glass for optimized screen durability and to protect from external shock and liquid ingress.
• Offers a rich sound experience that can connect to a wide range of peripherals such as bar code scanners, cameras and printers through WiFi (802.11.n), Bluetooth or Ethernet connections.

The Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft Surface is now available through the Samsung channel and reseller partners in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Pricing and availability may vary across countries and/or regions based on country-specific duties, taxes and fees.

Estimated list price in Singapore is ~USD$11,960 (LCD display only) and ~USD$12,590 (with matching stand).

Here are the requirements:

• Has a good command of English, both spoken and written.
• Between 18 to 25, preferably still studying, or waiting to start school.
• Responsible, discreet, independent and organised.
• Preferably studying mass communications, journalism, media studies, information systems, or something similar.
• Interested in technology in general, consumer electronics, enterprise technology, etc.
• Able to work in a mobile environment.

Here are the job scope (but not limited to):

• Organise, sort, update and maintain my contacts.
• Organise, liaise, coordinate and maintain my calendar schedule.
• Respond to emails, invitations, requests from people.
• Maintain a task list for me to complete, and chase after me for completion.
• Run errands like preparing and sending documents/items, receiving documents/items, chasing after me for signatures, etc.
• Able to work independently, attend events (at your own availability) with or without me and remind me of key information about people, take notes, etc.

Benefits (besides monetary compensation):

• You’ll get the opportunity to meet top executives from the public relations, corporate communications, journalism, media (social, digital, traditional) and technology industry.
• You’ll get the opportunity to see and play with the latest products and services in technology.
• You’ll get the opportunity to connect and interact with startups, meet interesting personalities and respected individuals from all walks of technology.
• You’ll get the opportunity to expand your horizons into 4 different sectors depending on your interests – videography/photography, community engagement, technology consulting, digital/social media.
• You have the flexibility of working any where, any time, make your own hours, as long as you can respond to emails within the hour or so.

To apply, please send me an email at triplez @ justinlee . sg or contact me through any means necessary like twitter, facebook, linkedin, etc.

UPDATE: Position Filled

Canon EOS-1D C DSLR is capable of recording video at 4K resolution (4,096 x 2,160 pixels), or Full HD resolution (1080p) at 60p.

Features of the EOS-1D C, which retains the still image shooting capabilities of the EOS-1D X, include:

• 18.1MP full-frame CMOS sensor (36 x 24mm)
• Dual DIGIC 5+ image processor
• ISO 100 – 25,600 (video)
• ISO 100 – 51,200 (stills)
• Photographs at up to 12fps, and 14fps in Super High Speed Continuous mode.

The Canon EOS-1D C will be available from end October this year. Its list price will be confirmed at a later date.

The Samsung GALAXY Note Pink will be available in Singapore from Saturday, 14 April 2012 at a suggested retail price of SGD$948 without line contract from all leading mobile phone dealers.

Samsung GALAXY Note Product Specifications

Microsoft Campfire 2012 Singapore is a 2 day campfire conference of cutting edge learning and inspiration from the great minds of the industry – Rob Miles (Microsoft Windows Phone MVP), Shane Morris (Australia’s most respected user experience professionals), and Hammad Rajjoub (Microsoft Architect Evangelist) – just to name a few.

Join in for an action-packed conference designed especially for developers, designers, UX experts and entrepreneurs in the web technology space.

Event Details

Date: 13-14th April 2012
Time: 10am to 5pm
Location: The *SCAPE #04-01
Website: campfire.spiffy.sg
Registration: mscampfire.wooz.in