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Don't have 112 minutes to watch the video of Apple's Monday presentation from the WWDC? While we all wait for someone to compile the one-minute version of the press conference, CNET has put together some of the big highlights from the show.

We've crunched it down to 30 photos of big features and products shown off during the presentation, which opened WWDC. That includes Apple's new notebooks, last minute Mountain Lion features, and the unveiling of iOS 6.

Of course if you want a complete rundown of what happened yesterday, you can get that from us here. … Read more

If it's time to organize those years of photographs, or just the dozens from your last vacation, you can get a professional-looking slideshow with Bolide Slideshow Creator, a free tool designed to made it easy to create your own quality slideshow presentations.

The tool has a very straightforward interface. Putting together a slideshow presentation is a simple matter of drag and drop; just pick the photos and background music from among your collection. We liked the option to add comments to the photos and the number of transition effects you can choose from to make the presentation more visually … Read more

Any mom will agree: the best Mother's Day gifts (other than jewelry, a spa day, and a Kindle Fire) are the homemade ones. They show that you appreciate her enough to invest your time and effort on something personal, something unique, something special.

For example, you know all those photos in Mom's camera, the ones she's been amassing for years but never bothers to download or print? Why not turn them into a slideshow, one you can burn to a DVD and show during the Mother's Day festivities?

Don't have the right software? Now you … Read more

Are your friends always asking you to share those photos and videos you took last year? I know I'm guilty of this crime as well, but there are tools out there to help you create an awesome slideshow that sums up your camping trip, a birthday party, or just a casual night out. Whatever it may be, you can create a professional-level slideshow with this slideshow creator - Wondershare DVD Slideshow Builder Deluxe.

Wondershare DVD Slideshow Builder Deluxe is the easy-to-use yet powerful DVD photo slideshow maker. With it, you can combine photos and video clips into DVD slideshow … Read more

The Batcave is located in Gotham and the Daily Planet in Metropolis, but when I was in New York City recently, I got a chance to see where Alfred E. Neuman, Bruce Wayne, Diana Prince, and other comics characters really come from.

Getting a camera inside DC Comics is no mean feat, since photos can potentially reveal sensitive storyline information, and in the comics business, there's often a direct connection between storyline and marketing plan. At times I felt like I was visiting NORAD. … Read more

If the word "robot" conjures up for you machines with two eyes and four limbs, it's time to think again.

The robots having a commercial impact today have little to do with C-3PO, Terminator, Rosie the Maid, or other humanoid robots from popular culture. Instead, working robots are surprisingly diverse and, rather than mimic humans' every move, focus on a few very specific tasks.

For a sign of how robotics is shaping up, consider Amazon's $775 million purchase of Kiva Systems last month. Kiva's machines are designed to navigate warehouses to collect products and automate … Read more

ImageVisu is freeware that displays a wide range of images in a fast interface. It has basic controls for orienting and fitting images, zooming, and printing, and it displays slideshows. It's part of the GeoVisu Suite, a free set of image, GIS, and GPS tools. However, you can choose to install only ImageVisu or any combination of the three.

ImageVisu installs three components: GeoVisu, GpsDiffuser, and ImageVisu, with optional file association check boxes to make ImageVisu our default tool for displaying JPEGs, bitmaps, and other common (and not-so-common) file types. GeoVisu's graphics editor-style interface opened when the installer … Read more

In the old days, renewable energy was the best option available. Then it became a social statement. Now with fits and starts, it's creeping toward the mainstream.

To give CNET readers some perspective on renewable energy, we've assembled a slideshow on renewable energy through the ages, its present form, and some ideas as to where it's going.

The history of using the wind, sun, and water reaches back to antiquity. But what's remarkable about many renewable-energy technologies being pursued today--solar, wind, geothermal, and bioenergy--is that today's product ideas often have roots in research begun after … Read more

CyberLink PhotoDirector is an all-in-one photography workflow program that lets you manage, retouch, enhance, share, and print your digital photos. With its intuitive workflow and nondestructive editing environment, it appears to be a great choice for beginners and intermediate users. Plus, with the possibilities furnished by the robust DirectorZone.com community, it might even work for more-advanced users as well.

One change you'll notice from the last version is that the PhotoDirector interface is now split into five main viewing panels as opposed to three: Library, Adjustment, Edit, Slideshow, and Print.

The Library presents all of your digital photos … Read more