Reuters - Airports operator BAA, owned by Spain's
Ferrovial , received a tougher-than-expected ruling
from Britain's competition regulator on Wednesday, which said
it should sell two of its three London airports because of
problems created by its near monopoly.
Reuters - A joint venture created by LandCap Partners is
buying $40 million of troubled land and construction loans from
Wachovia Corp The Wall Street Journal said.
Reuters - EBay Inc is cutting the
fees U.S. sellers on its site pay for fixed-price items, in one
of the company's boldest moves this year to boost merchandise
for sale, lure new buyers and take on competitors.
Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co
results beat Wall Street targets as net profit rose 14 percent,
subduing fears that slowing economies and a stronger dollar
would weaken the world's biggest computer and printer maker and
its rivals.
Reuters - Most Asian stock markets edged higher
on Wednesday, rebounding from a two-year low as Chinese shares
surged on hopes for policies from Beijing to jumpstart growth,
though many analysts said it was a long shot.
Casino shares drop on talk of Macau visa cutbacks
(Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of casino operators fell
sharply on Tuesday amid concerns that the Chinese government
may act to curtail visits by mainlanders to Macau, the only
place in China where gambling is legal.
Kaleider manipulates images to emulate various Kaleidoscope, Mirroring, 3D Mirroring and Funneling effects. It is a capable graphics tool for people who are interested in symmetry, tiling, tessellation and mosaic patterns, with controls for manipulating images and tiles. Effects can be shifted interactively with the mouse, essentially re-rendering the same effect based on different relative positions within the source image, allowing you to experiment with the results and decide when a picture suits your taste.
Multiple patterns can be combined to create composite Pattern Combo images. High resolution images can be displayed and saved with flexible options.
Aside from any usefulness though, Kaleider is really just entertaining and fascinating to watch while in Automatic Effects mode, with an endless variety of randomly selected effects wandering across the screen according to randomly selected patterns. The Rooms feature exhibits Kaleider patterns in 3D perspectives, optionally with automated Roaming motion. In Mandala Mode patterns are shown within a circle, automatically positioned to create pleasing symmetries.
This visual experience can be accompanied by music from the built-in Audio Player. Kaleider actions can be Scripted to create choreographed performances of dynamic art.
A screensaver version of Kaleider is also included. The package contains a collection of sample photos to serve as source images for Kaleider effects, along with a few MIDI audio files and sample Scripts.
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Microsoft to pay Novell $100 million more for Linux support
(Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp plans to pay
software maker Novell Inc up to $100 million in
additional subscription fees due to strong demand for Novell's
open-source Linux software that partners with Microsoft's
proprietary Windows software.
Reuters - Apple Inc has issued a
software update for the latest iPhone to help fix connection
problems that led to a flurry of online complaints from
customers, a European mobile service provider said on Tuesday
as Credit Suisse reported strong U.S. sales of the device.
Google Releases Android SDK, Version 0.9
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A new beta software development kit is out for Android, the open-source mobile operating system backed by Google. Version 0.9 of the SDK was announced Monday on the Android Developers Blog.
AP - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. is retracting its hostile bid for smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., but a deal — and a friendly one at that — is likelier than ever.