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   ExtraBITS for 23 February 2015

   TidBITS Staff

   In this week's collection of ExtraBITS, we learn that Apple is ending
   its support for AOL logins, the truth about AT&T's 'privacy fee,' and
   how Photoshop is trying to stay relevant after 25 years.

   [1]Apple Ending Support for AOL Logins -- If you still use an AOL
   username to sign in to the iTunes Store, App Store, or iBooks Store,
   you must convert it to an Apple ID before 31 March 2015. As of that
   date, Apple will no longer support AOL usernames for logging in to
   those services.

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   [3]The Lowdown on AT&T's 'Privacy Fee' -- AT&T is planning to expand
   its GigaPower fiber Internet service in Kansas City. But unless you pay
   an extra $29 per month, AT&T will scan your Web traffic to provide you
   with targeted advertising. Gigaom's Stacey Higginbotham investigated
   and found that AT&T's privacy offer can actually cost up to $66 per
   month, depending on package. AT&T also makes the private plan difficult
   to find on its Web site.

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   [5]Photoshop Turns 25 -- Adobe's seminal Photoshop app is now 25 years
   old, and Farhad Manjoo of the New York Times looks at how Adobe is
   trying to keep it relevant. Adobe's switch from selling Photoshop to
   offering it as a monthly subscription is one way the company hopes to
   bring it to more people, though so far, it has led to lower revenues.
   Adobe is also planning to split Photoshop into a number of smaller
   apps. Regardless of how Adobe's plans pan out, photographers will never
   return to the darkrooms that Photoshop replaced. (Be sure to check out
   [6]Adobe's Photoshop Anniversary page too!)

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References

   1. http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204268
   2. http://tidbits.com/article/15437#comments
   3. https://gigaom.com/2015/02/19/dont-let-att-mislead-you-about-its-29-privacy-fee/
   4. http://tidbits.com/article/15429#comments
   5. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/technology/personaltech/photoshop-at-25-a-thriving-chameleon-adapts-to-an-instagram-world.html?_r=0
   6. https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/25-year-anniversary.html
   7. http://tidbits.com/article/15428#comments

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