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Creative types everywhere are sure to take note of Adobe's release of Creative Suite 3 on Tuesday, but there's also a new component aimed specifically at mobile content creators.

Adobe Device Central is integrated across each of the upgraded Adobe products like Photoshop, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator and more, and is compatible with both the Windows and Mac OS.

Developers creating Flash-based content for mobile handsets are given a lot of control with Device Central. They can now see how their work will appear on more than 100 brands of phones before loading it onto any device. … Read more

Under the Radar's start-up group kicked off this morning with presentations from Longjump, Proto Software and Teqlo. The general theme of this group was building business solutions with easy-to-use mash-up tools. For small businesses, it's a little bit like buying lumber verses chopping down a tree.

Longjump is a subscription-based marketplace of customizable Web-based apps. Each app can be built-up and edited with drag and drop creation, and custom tailored for small groups. Longjump also provides tools and utilities to upload and integrate the data you already have. Longjump breaks down applications by category, and users can comment … Read more

Andreas Barth and fellow Debian version 4 release manager Steve Langasek probably predicted a little bit of resentment from fellow contributors to the Linux project when they set up an "experiment" help fund their efforts. After all, they called it Dunc-Tank, which naturally reminds us of a really fun carnival sport.

While the rest of the team is getting paid nothing, as is the norm in open-source communities, Barth and Langasek have reportedly raised enough to pay themselves $6,000 each.

They probably didn't predict, though, that Dunc-Tank, which they said was designed to help speed the … Read more

Game visionaries, have you ever imagined a title in which superhuman feats are rewarded with lower blood pressure? Or one in which tossing a pack of virtual cigarettes lands players more loot? This could be your lucky day.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced a nationwide contest to promote the development of computer and video games that improve people's health. The Games for Health Competition will dole out three prizes totaling $30,000--one for a working prototype and two for storyboard/design treatments.

An example of a computer game for health: "Ben's Game," conceived of … Read more

One of the most ridiculous props on the most ridiculously funny show ever is for sale.

That's right, the signature wheels of Gob (that's pronounced "Jobe," for all you "Arrested Development" newbies), the magic arts-dabbling son of the Bluth clan, are on the market.

Played (dare I say, expertly) by Will Arnett, Gob zipped around on a Segway, wreaking havoc on his fabulously dysfunctional family. Seeing as how the show was axed by Fox at the end of last season, it seems only natural that the Segway would eventually pop up on eBay. Kudos … Read more