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Apple thrilled legions of film-makers and video editors this week when they previewed the latest version of Final Cut Pro at the National Association of Broadcasters conference. The software will be ready to ship in June, and comes with a long list of improvements. Final Cut Pro X comes with 64-bit support, which let's it address more than 4GB of RAM. FCP-X has optimization for multi-core processors; background rendering; ColorSync support;instant color matching between clips; better content management and user interface and automated image stabilization, just to name a few features.

The popular Flip video camera went on sale in 2007, and quickly became a top seller in the market. The start-up company sold over two million cameras in the first two years. Then, in 2009, the founders sold to Cisco Systems for $590 million. Today, Cisco announced it was shutting down its Flip video camera division.

Cisco said it would “exit aspects of its consumer business” and immerse the rest into other divisions. The company estimates that the changes will result in 550 layoffs and $300 million loss in the second half of the fiscal year.

As a companion release to Creative Suite 5.5, Adobe is also unveiling the Photoshop Touch Software Development Kit. This kit allows developers to create tablet and smartphone apps that communicate with a desktop running Photoshop.

The first three apps include a finger-painting app called Eazel, which lets you wirelessly send work to a desktop Photoshop app. The second is Color Lava, a palette...

Ecko Unlimited is offering its most hardcore fans a weird (and genius marketing) deal. Designer Mark Ecko has guaranteed a lifetime 20% discount on any Ecko products. The catch? You have to get yourself tattooed with the company logo.

The company states that the "tattoo must be permanent, not temporary" and that it "cannot be combined with any other offers."

Jay-Z's company Roc Nation is being sued by Volcom for trademark infringement over its diamond-shaped logo.

Volcom, a Costa Mesa-based clothing manufacturer that specialized in streetwear and accessories, is claiming that Roc Nation’s logo bears too close a resemblance to its own diamond symbol, a logo they've used since 1991. In the details of the lawsuit, Volcom said it has been asking Roc Nation to cease using the logo since it debuted in 2009, but has been completely ignored.