2011年12月29日星期四

Apple still reigns but peers narrowing gap

It would survive comfortable to grant Apple an alternative clean sweep this time on behalf of superlative smartphone, tablet and laptop. It improved the iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air with interior upgrades and new to the job software to keep them early of the bunch.


But Apple was additional iterative than innovative in the sphere of 2011 – apart from its Smart Covers on behalf of the iPad and still-in-beta Siri voice recognition function on the iPhone 4S, near was not a batch with the aim of was new to the job to engrave with reference to.
The iPhone 4S impressed with its much-improved camera, better battery life, earlier computer plus humankind phone and 4G capabilities.
But I still get hold of the screen a minute trivial compared with the bigger sizes to be had on machine phones.

I like better the vivid, almost edge-to-edge screens made by Samsung on behalf of its machine Galaxy sequence, with its Super Amoled machinery.


The 4.5in Infuse 4G on AT&T – parallel to the additional widely to be had Galaxy S II – was my summer favourite on behalf of its looks and feel. The Nexus followed by outgrew it with a 4.65in screen and the much improved Ice Cream Sandwich machine 4.0 software entrance along in the sphere of the autumn, to the same degree well to the same degree the message and its half-smartphone, half-tablet 5.3in put on show.
In the sphere of medicine, the iPad 2 improved on the creative with dual cameras, a earlier computer and a thinner and lighter body. The competition continued to trail behind Apple whilst it came to apps, services, battery life and operating procedure maturity.
I philosophy the HP TouchPad running on WebOS had heroic budding, but HP categorical to discontinue it more readily than invest in the sphere of its development.


While Amazon’s Kindle Fire is promotion well by the side of under $200, the hardware has rough edges and limitations to its design. In the sphere of contrast, I really liked the folded-magazine look of the Sony Tablet S, the quality of its screen and cameras, its ereader capabilities, function to the same degree a remote control and the range of Sony services to be had. I rate this the side competitor to the iPad 2.
The MacBook Air was improved with the hottest Intel processors and the reinstatement of its backlit baby grand. Near was additionally a new to the job operating procedure – Lion – with the aim of added a additional app-like interface and additional contact gestures to try banned on the Air’s matchless goblet multi-touch trackpad.


Dear departed in the sphere of the time, the at the outset challengers to the Air – in the sphere of the Ultrabook kind, promoted by Intel – appeared. I philosophy the construction of the Lenovo U300s bettered with the aim of of the Air, but it lacked the backlit baby grand and Windows 7 looks a minute dated subsequently to Lion. My favourite of the at the outset Ultrabooks was Toshiba’s Portégé Z835 – lighter than all the put your feet up, complete of skin texture and the superlative consequence. Its relatively cramped baby grand and to some extent unresponsive trackpad were its just notable weaknesses.
In the sphere of other categories, I fashionable the HP TouchSmart 610 – an elegantly reclining all-in-one touchscreen PC – and Lenovo’s ThinkCentre boundary 91z all-in-one – both worthy of consideration anti the iMac.
Apple can enter the television marketplace in the sphere of 2012 if the rumours are to survive held and it has Samsung’s D7000 sequence to beat at this point. I loved the barely visible lucid bezel, which made the picture look to the same degree if it was hanging in the sphere of the air. The Smart television apps were thorough although the interface on behalf of accessing them was a minute confusing.
Overall, while near is rebuff single doodad of the time on behalf of me, take a bow the Samsung Infuse 4G, Sony Tablet S and Toshiba Portégé Z835 on behalf of giving us products with the aim of can survive objects of entreat other than Apple’s in the sphere of 2011.

2011年12月21日星期三

iPhone 4S fights the Samsung tide

This week, IDC whispered so as to Samsung had overtaken Apple on behalf of the key schedule in the field of the Australian portable phone sell concluded the dot relating 1 July and 20 September on the strength of the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy 5.

However, the dip in the field of Apple phone sales can entirely been consumers waiting on behalf of the newest iPhone, the iPhone 4S, to tell somebody to an outward show.

Worldpanel ComTech Australia has additional current data on phone sales. It gains its data from surveys on 10,000 population.

The company's data matches with IDC's, in the field of so as to Apple's iPhones were overtaken in the field of sales, with lone of Samsung's handsets promotion the as a rule units. However, in the field of in a while data, running up to the come to an end of November, the company has seen a resurrection in the field of iPhone purchases, at the same time as population were able to acquire their hands on the newer iPhone 4S.

As a rule iPhone 4S purchases are by early females, according to the data. In the field of contrast, BlackBerrys were being bought mostly by males, while Samsung and HTC had a absolutely even male and female widen, although Samsung attracted grown-up buyers than HTC.

In the field of provisos of portable platforms, machine right away has 49 for each cent sell share, while Apple's iOS has 36 for each cent share, according to IDC's data. The ComTech Worldpanel data and had machine beating Apple's sell share on behalf of a dot from July, but rising on top of machine, again due to the iPhone 4S purchases.

However, IDC expects machine to win the sell share fight in the field of the come to an end.

"As we are inching closer to time come to an end, 2011 is proving to be present an intense OS battle, particularly in the field of Australia. IDC expects machine to win by a whiskers in the field of the Australian smartphones tussle," IDC sell analyst ANZ Yee-Kuan Lau whispered in the field of a statement.

Nearby can and be present a course in the field of Huawei sales, according to the study company.

"There is a gradual loosen in the field of demand by cost-conscious consumers to low-cost machine smartphones from play a part phones across ANZ, at the same time as additional low-cost smartphones are right accessible in the field of the sell," whispered Lau. "In Australia, on behalf of case in point, the loosen in the field of demand from play a part phones has helped boost sales in the field of the sub-US$150 segment, with low-cost machine smartphones, such at the same time as Huawei U8180 Ideos X1, especially once 90 for each cent of play a part phones were priced under US$150."

2011年12月18日星期日

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2011年12月11日星期日

IBM gives chemical data to NIH for drug discovery and cancer research

IBM is contributing a giant folder of compound data extracted patents and controlled literature to the state Institutes of physical condition (NIH), to the same extent a step towards race drug discovery and blight follow a line of investigation innovation.

IBM has collaborated with AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, DuPont and Pfizer, to provide a folder of terminated 2.4 million compound compounds extracted from on the order of 4.7 million patents and 11 million biomedical journal abstracts from 1976 to 2000.

IBM made waste of its transaction analytics and optimization strategic IP insight platform (SIIP), a combination of data and analytics delivered via the IBM SmartCloud, to extract the data.

This cloud-driven method on behalf of curating and analyzing massive amounts of patents, controlled content and molecular data uses techniques such to the same extent automated image analysis and enhanced optical recognition of compound images and symbols to extract in a row from patents and literature winning newspaper.

The publicly free compound data is supposed to help researchers worldwide to benefit new to the job insights and enable new to the job areas of follow a line of investigation, in addition saving era by efficiently result in a row stored inwards millions of pages of patent ID.

2011年12月7日星期三

Microsoft wants to take a bite out of Apple with Windows Store

Whilst Microsoft's Windows put in storage comes on line subsequently time, developers of booming apps in favor of the put in storage may well acquire a better cut out than by the side of rivals like Apple.
CNET reports with the aim of developers in favor of Windows 8 apps sold in the sphere of the put in storage may well give lone a 20 percent cut out to Microsoft if the app makes other than $25,000. Apple charges app developers 30 percent, and Microsoft is effective developers with the aim of they'll acquire "a better bite of the apple."
The launch strength of character coincide with the February 2012 make public of Windows 8 beta, Microsoft's fresh operating logic with the aim of emphasizes touch-based tiles linked to applications, the "Metro-style" interface used in the sphere of Windows Phones with the aim of Microsoft is banking strength of character provide account into the tablet marketplace.
The Windows put in storage strength of character be present integrated with the OS, giving users easier access to apps -- and only if other exposure in favor of developers, thought Antoine Leblond, associate president of Windows net Services, by the side of a Microsoft event Tuesday (See capture on tape by the side of the introduction of this post).
In the sphere of a proffer to win developers to the operating logic, Microsoft is chatting up the put in storage the same as other transparent, other lucrative and a better way to promote apps than folks of its rivals.
"We approached this with single really apparent goal," thought Leblond. "We poverty to return the same as much money the same as we can into the furnish of developers and we poverty to provide the superlative economics of every platform."
Leblond thought near are a amount of other remuneration in favor of developers who create Windows 8 apps: Apps strength of character be present to be had globally and in the sphere of other than 100 languages, developers can wish to depletion every want ad platform they like better, and they strength of character acquire other exposure online via the Windows put in storage.
"The superlative on the cards advertisement in favor of an app is the app itself," he thought. "So single of the things we're vacant to execute with the Windows put in storage, is we're vacant to expose the register to search engines so they can manifestation it."
In the sphere of a blog stake, Leblond in addition thought it strength of character be present easier in favor of developers to see to it that someplace they are in the sphere of the submission process. Developers strength of character acquire apparent guidelines on what did you say? The put in storage strength of character endure, and strength of character acquire criticism on why an app was rejected so they can quickly progress to the crucial changes.
Developers strength of character in addition maintain the flexibility to wish which venture typical they depletion inside an app. Microsoft thought it strength of character offer round platform support in favor of complimentary apps, trials and paid apps, plus in-app purchases, but strength of character allow developers the openness to get by customer transactions honestly or else adopt a venture typical with offline fulfillment (as with auctions).
Leblond in addition addressed venture developers, who bring about with greater security limitations. Enterprises -- a focal point Windows marketplace -- strength of character see to it that apps to be had in the sphere of the put in storage, recently like consumer apps. However, Microsoft thought it strength of character allow enterprises to honestly control consumption of the apps by limiting access to the Windows put in storage register or else restricting a little access to a selection of apps.
"Windows 8 is Windows," thought Leblond. "It's built on what did you say? Is already the nearly everyone enterprise- friendly platform near is dazed near. With the aim of income with the aim of apps can be present managed, deployed and updated in the sphere of the venture recently the same as well the same as they can outside of the venture."
The company is in addition sponsoring an apps contest to crowd-puller developers in the sphere of or else the open launch of the put in storage in the sphere of February.



2011年11月21日星期一

Hewlett-Packard Forecast Misses Estimates Amid Demand Slump

Hewlett-Packard Co. Forecast first- quarter profit with the aim of missed analysts’ estimates, a sign with the aim of Chief Executive official Meg Whitman could struggle with the slump with the aim of led to the ouster of her predecessor, Leo Apotheker.

Profit in favor of the quarter end in the sphere of January strength of character be present 83 cents to 86 cents a share, not including a little items, the company thought in the sphere of a statement now. The be more or less estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg was in favor of $1.11 a share. The profit forecast in favor of 2012 in addition fell succinct of predictions.

Hewlett-Packard suffered declines in the sphere of its printing, individual PC and head waiter divisions the same as a little consumers and businesses reduced equipment expenditure. Apotheker was replaced on Sept. 22 as soon as slashing forecasts three time in the sphere of a lesser amount of than a time and jarring investors with a decision to explore rotating inedible the PC section. The profit outlook in favor of this quarter and fiscal 2012 reveal with the aim of Whitman has a other realistic impression of the company’s challenges, thought Chris Whitmore, an analyst by the side of Deutsche save AG.

Estimates at present are by the side of a level someplace they can clash with more readily than missing, which they residential a track video of liability,” thought Whitmore, who has a “sell” rating on Hewlett-Packard. “Investors wanted to see to it that the fiscal 2012 save lowered.”

Hewlett-Packard slipped 1.9 percent in the sphere of in the dead of night trading. It had fallen $1.13, or else 4 percent, to $26.86 by the side of 4 p.M. In the sphere of fresh York. The shares maintain lost 36 percent this time.

Boosted by BRICs

Profit not including a selection of items in favor of fiscal 2012, which began Nov. 1, strength of character be present by the side of smallest amount $4 a share, missing the be more or less forecast in favor of profit of $4.58. Fiscal 2011 profit was dragged down by after-tax overheads of $3.3 billion, or else $1.56 a share, correlated to a decision to come to an end making policy fair WebOS, gained in the sphere of carry on year’s $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm Inc.

The company strength of character progress to a decision more or less what did you say? To execute with the WebOS software by before time December, Whitman thought in the sphere of an interview. She thought she’ll nearby her strategy to investors a little occasion in the sphere of the at the outset partly of 2012.

Profit not including a little items in favor of the fiscal fourth quarter, which ended Oct. 31, was $1.17. With the aim of exceeded $1.13, the be more or less estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.

Sales of $32.1 billion matched analysts’ projections.Results were buoyed the same as a 9 percent sales enlarge in the sphere of the so-called BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India and cups --partly made up in favor of declines in the sphere of the U.S. And Europe.

We’re relatively distrustful more or less the lucrative outlook in the sphere of two of our three main regions,” Whitman thought in the sphere of an interview of the Americas and Europe. “2012 recently looks tough to me.”

Rebuff immense Deals

Consumer expenditure remains soft and businesses are introduction to decelerate purchasing, Chief economic official Cathie Lesjak thought on a consultation call with analysts.

Whitman, earlier first in command of online-commerce pioneer EBay Inc., is reversing a little of the strategies pursued by Apotheker. She thought on Oct. 27 with the aim of she’ll keep the PC venture in the sphere of farmhouse, and she’s sharing management responsibilities with Executive Chairman Ray passing lane.

By the side of the same occasion, she’s working to integrate independence Corp., the U.K. Software maker. The $10.3 billion deal, unveiled Aug. 18, added to Hewlett-Packard’s debt.

The company doesn’t table “large M&A” subsequently time, though it could seek tiny software deals, Whitman thought on the call. It likely won’t pursue targets other expensive than $500 million, she thought.

Hewlett-Packard in addition diplomacy other expenditure on seek and development, Whitman thought in the sphere of the interview.

Like its competitor clearing Inc., Hewlett-Packard is coping with flooding in the sphere of Thailand, which has constrained the world’s supply of intense CD-ROM drives used in the sphere of PCs.

Hewlett-Packard appointed ahead of its time shareholder Ralph Whitworth to its board on Nov. 17. Whitworth, whose compact oversees $6.5 billion, told management his appointment would rub credibility and with the aim of he’d press in favor of share buybacks, privileged dividends or else other investment in the sphere of seek and development, a person with experience of the talks thought.

2011年10月25日星期二

US gov requirements on behalf of Google user data grow 29%

The US government has once upon a time again outdone its peers in the sphere of requesting with the aim of Google bend in excess of user data on behalf of bring into play in the sphere of criminal investigations, with almost 6,000 weight in the sphere of the pioneer partly of 2011, a 29 apiece cent add to from the before six months.

The 5,950 requirements with the aim of US law enforcement agencies filed with YouTube and Google sought data on 11,057 users or else accounts, the company whispered in the sphere of its Transparency check in, which the company releases twice a time. Uncooked data is obtainable at this time. With the aim of compared with 4,601 requirements issued from July through December of 2010.

Google whispered it complied with 93 percent of the requirements in the sphere of the the largest part topical episode.

The countryside submitting the second-highest amount of requirements was India, with 1,739 requirements cover 2,439 users or else accounts. UK law enforcement agencies issued 1,273 requirements cover 1,443 users or else accounts.

Google whispered it customary 92 requirements to remove data from its services. The requirements asked with the aim of 757 separate pieces of content subsist disinterested. In the middle of them were requirements from two separate agencies to remove a videocassette ostensible to agricultural show patrol brutality and videocassette footage whispered to subsist defaming law-enforcement officials. Google refused both requirements. In the sphere of all, Google whispered it fully or else in part complied with 63 percent of such requirements.

In the sphere of an accompanying blog station, Google Senior certificate Analyst Dorothy Chou renewed calls to updated the 25-year-old Electronic Communications Privacy play a role, which allows government investigators access many forms of electronic records with no a warrant.

Google is the solitary main internet company with the aim of issues a Transparency check in.
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2011年10月14日星期五

Apple must show patents valid in Samsung case: judge

U.S. Quarter give a ruling Lucy Koh made the annotations in the sphere of a risk trial on Thursday, but has yet to reach a decision on Apple's application to get in the way selected Galaxy products from being sold in the sphere of the United States.

Apple and Samsung are engaged in the sphere of a bloom authorized battle with the aim of includes added than 20 personal belongings in the sphere of 10 countries in the same way as the two push around meant for the top pustule in the sphere of the smartphone and tablet markets.

Earlier on Thursday, an Australian risk slapped a temporary injunction on the transaction of Samsung's hottest PC tablet in the sphere of with the aim of terrain.

Apple sued Samsung in the sphere of the United States in the sphere of April, maxim the South Korean company's Galaxy line of cell phones and medicine "slavishly" copies the iPhone and iPad.

Apple afterward filed a application in the sphere of July to get in the way selected Samsung products from U.S. Transaction, plus the Galaxy S 4G smartphone and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet.

Cell providers Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA allow conflicting Apple's application, quarrelling with the aim of a injunction on Galaxy products would cut back into feast sales.

Apple ought to put on view both with the aim of Samsung infringed its patents and with the aim of its patents are bona fide under the law.

Samsung attorney Kathleen Sullivan argued with the aim of in the sphere of order to defeat an injunction offer, Samsung need lone put on view with the aim of it has raised convincing an adequate amount of questions not far off from the validity of Apple's patents.

"We think we've without a doubt raised considerable questions," Sullivan thought by the side of the trial on Thursday in the sphere of a San Jose, California federal risk.

Apple attorney Harold McElhinny thought Apple's artifact design is far over to prior medicine, so Apple's patents ought to not come about invalidated by designs with the aim of came sooner than.

"It was the design with the aim of made the difference," McElhinny thought.

Koh regularly remarked on the similarity concerning both company's medicine. By the side of single spit in the trial, she held single black goblet tablet in the sphere of both tender beyond her cranium, and asked Sullivan if she may well identify which company produced which.

"Not by the side of this distance your honor," thought Sullivan, who stood by the side of a platform roughly ten feet away.

"Can some of Samsung's lawyers differentiate me which single is Samsung and which single is Apple?" Koh asked. A instant soon, single of the lawyers supplied the sincere answer.

Additionally, by the side of the trial Koh thought she would deny Apple's application meant for an injunction based on single of Apple's so-called "utility" patents.

She did not say whether she would go along with the injunction based on three other Apple "design" patents.

Koh characterized her opinion on the effectiveness patent in the same way as "tentative" but thought she would put out a prim and proper order "fairly promptly."

"It took a prolonged measure to be with the aim of distinction," Koh thought.

Next the trial, Samsung spokesman Kim Titus thought Apple's injunction application is "groundless."

Apple orator Kristen Huguet thought, "It's rebuff coincidence with the aim of Samsung's hottest products look a portion like the iPhone and iPad ... This kind of blatant repetition is in the wrong, and we need to watch over Apple's intellectual property whilst companies slink our ideas."

The reason in the sphere of U.S. Quarter risk, Northern quarter of California is Apple Inc opposed to. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd et al, 11-1846.

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2011年10月5日星期三

App Turns Tables on iPhone Thief

To the snatch-and-grab robbers who prowl the city’s streets and subways, the iPhone is an beautiful target: Everywhere, expensive and without difficulty recognizable from across the street.
Additionally, the phones’ apt owners are often unaware to their surroundings in the function of they stare next to their screens before press them to their ears. But a rather representative iPhone theft on Monday taking part in southern Queens involved an curious U-turn of roles: It was the be in charge of with the purpose of the law enforcement believe to be real the thief who was ambushed.

The victim of the iPhone theft, a 31-year-old woman, had apparently considered it likely with the purpose of her iPhone would someday be real stolen. So she downloaded an single-mindedness to her iPhone with the purpose of instructs the phone to take a picture and e-mail it to her if an incorrect password is used to unlock the iPhone’s home town screen, the law enforcement alleged.

With the purpose of is just what did you say? Happened, the law enforcement alleged, similar to a be in charge of bumped into her on Liberty opportunity and took her iPhone 4 from her front respectable compact. The photo, which the woman afterward conventional via e-mail, shows a immature be in charge of with in detail cropped curls and an earring taking part in his not here ear taking part in a bare scope, with what did you say? Appears to be real a skylight. The woman approved the photo on to the law enforcement section, which spread the photo widely to try to identify the be in charge of.

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2011年9月23日星期五

Apple's iPad Still Leads the Tablet rucksack, Says Gartner

Sell study definite Gartner estimates so as to Apple's iPad long for allow a 73.4 percent share of the tablet sell by the come to an end of 2011, down from 83 percent by the side of the come to an end of 2010.
The data, released by Gartner in the present day, shows so as to overall tablet sales are on run to attack 63.6 million units this time, a 261.4 percent augment from 2010.

Despite Apple's decline in the field of sell share, it is projected to come about the dominant force in the field of the tablet sell in favor of several years to come up to, Gartner thought.

"We expect Apple to keep in good condition a sell share be in charge of the whole time our forecast full stop by strong new than 50 percent of the sell until 2014," Carolina Milanesi, study subordinate president by the side of Gartner.

"This is as Apple delivers a higher and unified user experience across its hardware, software and services. But for competitors can respond with a analogous make contact with, challenges to Apple's take long for come about negligible. Apple had the insight to create this sell and in the field of burden so as to deliberate in favor of it in the role of far in the role of section materials such in the role of remembrance and screen. This acceptable Apple to bring the iPad shown by the side of a very competitive penalty and nix compromise in the field of experience with the dissimilar models so as to offer luggage compartment and connectivity options."
Apple iPad's dominance in the field of tablet sell continues
Android-based remedy, however, long for barely financial credit in favor of 11 million of the absolute tablet sales in the field of 2011, with Gartner having bargain its estimate in favor of overall sales of machine remedy by 28 percent since the keep up quarter. Android's sell share long for attack 17.3 percent by the come to an end of the time, up from 14.3 percent keep up time.

However, Milanesi sees a brilliant hope in favor of machine. "So far, Android's appeal in the field of the tablet sell has been constrained by area of high pressure prices, weak user interface and incomplete tablet applications" she thought.

"Google long for take in hand the breakup of machine across smart phone and tablet form factors inside the after that machine emancipation, recognized in the role of 'Ice Cream Sandwich,' which we expect to go to see in the field of the fourth quarter of 2011. Machine can count on stanch support from tone OEMs, has a sizeable developer cooperation, and its smart phones purpose ecosystem is succeeding barely to Apple's."

Gartner did allow a caution in favor of Windows 8-based remedy, axiom so as to further entrants to the tablet sell would recover it remorseless to compete with Apple and Android-based procedure, which allow already established themselves.

"Most of Apple's competitors are struggling to convene Apple's prices devoid of considerably sacrificing margins. Screen quality and giving out power are the two hardware skin texture so as to vendors cannot afford to compromise on," thought Roberta Cozza, principal analyst by the side of Gartner.

"They be supposed to consider everything as well 'nice to allow,' instead than essential, in the field of order to keep bills-of-materials overheads competitive with individuals of the iPad."

However, the tablet sell long for prolong to grow, with overall sales by the side of the come to an end of 2012 projected to attack 103 million and 326 million by the come to an end of 2015, Gartner forecast.

2011年9月14日星期三

Apple iPad second quarter global market share increased to 68.3%

September 15, according to foreign media reports, according to market research firm IDC released the latest data show that Apple iPad2 second quarter global market share increased to 68.3%, while Andrews is the Tablet PC market share slipped to 26.8%.
IDC said the worldwide media in the second quarter total sales of Tablet PC 13.6 million units, growth of 88.9%, an increase of 303.8%. According to Apple's own report shows that its second-quarter sales iPad 925 million units, the global market share from the previous quarter of 65.7% to 68.3%.
Apple iPad increase market share mainly from competitors Andrews Tablet PC, which the sales market share from 34% in the previous quarter fell to 26.8%.
IDC expects the market share of the Tablet PC Andrews will continue to decline, may fall in the third quarter to 23%, but rebounded in the fourth quarter to 25.9%. In addition, IDC expects Apple iPad will continue to maintain its market leadership, market demand will remain strong growth momentum intact.
IDC also predicts that HP may be sold before the end of this year nearly 100 million TouchPad, so WebOS platform in the third quarter is expected to achieve 4.7% market share. In order to clear inventory of light, HP TouchPad price down to $ 99, this result has stimulated the rapid growth of sales of tablet PCs.

2011年8月31日星期三

HP will create lower prices stimulate demand about TouchPad


September 1, according to foreign media reports, the world's largest PC maker Hewlett-Packard announced on Wednesday by the reduction in selling prices drive the market demands, the company will make the last batch of tablet TouchPad.
HP spokesman Mark Budgell in this week's official blog that, "Since we announced the price cut since the TouchPad, TouchPad inquire about the number is growing, and the product inventory has been sold out, we also will provide limited products, these products will be listed in the next few weeks. "
HP previously announced plans to stop production WebOS products, which will include the TouchPad, and a series of smart phones. Subsequently, HP will TouchPad price down to $ 99, far below the original $ 499 price of the product. As the price dropped substantially, making a more market-leading TouchPad Apple iPad has a clear price advantage, so many consumers to purchase this product. According to HP's plan, will be the last batch of TouchPad as of October 31 in the fourth quarter of the market.
Since the announcement of price cuts has been consulting for the product on a single volume and stock plummeting stock surprisingly, this is amazing market response. Bajie Er said: "We decided to reproduce the last batch of TouchPad, in order to meet market demand, we will not know exactly when to market, and how many will be produced, we can not promise to provide enough to meet the Tablet PC the needs of every consumer, but we know, need to wait at least several weeks. "
TouchPad does not mean that the last batch of production changed the WebOS HP equipment plan. HP had previously announced that it will stop its WebOS mobile operating system based on smart phones and tablet PCs, and consider giving up the PC market. HP's $ 1.2 billion last year, the acquisition of smartphone maker Palm, and get a WebOS operating system. HP's senior vice president Stephen DeWitt had previously said, HP plans to continue to provide technical support for the WebOS and continue to update the system. He said HP is considering cooperation with a number of equipment manufacturers, or to provide authorization, so that others can use the device in the system.
HP's decision to resume production of the TouchPad analysts perplexed. Entry-level manufacturing cost of the TouchPad is $ 296, if the price is only $ 99, meaning a loss of $ 197 per TouchPad. Investment institutions Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu (Shaw Wu) that, like a temporary resumption of production TouchPad not well thought out decision. The analysts believe that, "Hewlett-Packard in the past there had been many times reckless move, the move will allow users and application developers confused."

2011年8月23日星期二

Osram sues Samsung, LG in the sphere of South Korea


German high-tech lighting manufacturer Osram gmbh and its subsidiary, Osram Opto Semiconductors, filed multiple lawsuits in the sphere of South Korea in opposition to companies controlled by LG Electronics Inc. And Samsung LED Co. Ltd., claiming with the aim of the companies are infringing self Osram patents.

Osram (Munich, Germany) whispered it filed a complaint in opposition to LG subsidiary LG Innotek Co. Ltd. With the Korea Trade Commission (KTC) and filed  nullity suits and infringement measures in opposition to patents and companies of LG and Samsung in the sphere of Korea.

Only remaining month, Samsung LED filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission requesting with the aim of the ITC impede the import of products made by Osram, Osram Opto Semiconductors, and Osram Sylvania Inc. Into the U.S. Samsung LED in addition filed suit in favor of patent infringement in the sphere of U.S. Area risk in the sphere of Delaware to seek indemnity and a eternal injunction barring Osram's infringement. In the sphere of June, Samsung LED in addition filed a patent infringement feat in opposition to Osram in the sphere of a Korean risk.

LG only remaining month attached Samsung in the sphere of countersuing Osram, according to a explosion by the Reuters news service.

"Our the largest part crucial competitors contain acknowledged our patents by entering into cross-license agreements with us or else paying royalties," whispered Aldo Kamper, first in command of OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, in the sphere of a statement. Kamper whispered Osram was "setting a make signal" by filing the complaints in the sphere of South Korea.

Osram whispered the complaint with the KTC alleges with the aim of LG Innotek infringes four LED patents in favor of generating ashen light, often used in the sphere of put on view backlighting in favor of new box sets and PC monitors. Osram is requesting the KTC subject an order banning the exports of individual LG LED products from Korea with the aim of are allegedly manufactured using patented Osram self know-how.

In the sphere of its infringement measures with the Seoul Central area risk, Osram whispered it stresses with the aim of LG convene and Samsung companies are infringing its patents on ashen and get out mountable LEDs in the sphere of Korea and requirements with the aim of these companies refrain from using Osram know-how. Osram's complaints in addition call for indemnity, the company whispered. 

Osram whispered it in addition filed nullity suits in opposition to patents with the aim of both companies contain asserted in opposition to Osram. In the sphere of Osram's scrutinize, these patents are null and void, the company whispered.

In the sphere of June, Osram whispered it sued LG convene and Samsung companies in favor of infringing patents and filed lawsuits in the sphere of the U.S. And Germany. Osram in addition filed infringement lawsuits in opposition to LG convene companies in the sphere of Japan and tableware, someplace Osram requirements injunctive relief and wound compensation, the company whispered.

In the sphere of the U.S., Osram whispered it in addition filed in favor of an import prohibition, in opposition to LG and Samsung companies.

In the sphere of a statement issued Monday, Samsung LED whispered it was aware of Osram's notice but with the aim of the company has yet to receive in the least lawful papers associated with it.

"Osram's measures in the sphere of South Korea are a standard and likely response to Samsung's lawful measures and appear to live an attempt to delay Samsung LED's infringement feat in opposition to Osram in the sphere of Korea," the statement read.

Samsung LED whispered it alleges infringement by Osram of eight patents on self LED technologies. The patented know-how is used in the sphere of a widespread range of products, plus lighting, automobiles, projectors, cell phone screens, and televisions, Samsung whispered.

2011年8月16日星期二

Analysts say Apple will double the pressure or the acquisition of Nokia RIM patent


August 17, according to foreign media reports, the Wall Street investment bank Jefferies & Co recently said that Google $ 12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola's mobile may weaken Apple suppress Android capacity of ecosystems, however, Apple may also be through the acquisition of patents for Google this move to fight back.

Jefferies believes that Nokia, InterDigital and RIM's patents may be Apple's acquisition of the object.

Google recently lost bid for the assets of Nortel in the Apple, Microsoft and other companies hands, making it has been facing pressure to constitute patent portfolio. Google acquisition of Motorola's mobile is constantly on their competitors such as Apple filed a patent lawsuit back.

Jefferies said: "Motorola's patented wireless mobile is the most the most extensive company Google move could prompt Apple to carry out large-scale acquisition of patents, we believe that Apple is by Nokia patent licensing company, to pay for the huge cross-licensing royalties Nokia may have at least 50 basic 4G patents, and over 100 important 3G patents. "

Jefferies said, according to statistics RIM spent more than 50 million acquisition and development of the patented product, now has a key security-related patents, Apple may be interested in these patents. Given Google's 63 percent premium to acquire Motorola Mobile, RIM's valuation may be more than $ 20 billion. In addition, InterDigital has also been looking to sell themselves, Google has reported its intention to acquire the company may become a takeover target Apple.

Jefferies rating on Apple stock a "buy", and the Apple stock target price to determine $ 500.

2011年8月3日星期三

Sony TV: a bad moment

Is to make the TV business for the eighth consecutive years of losses, or sale of television business in exchange for market value rose 70% return?

This allows analysts and Sony, are entangled. Sony's TV business in the ended fiscal year end of March this year to bring 75 billion yen (about $ 964 million) of the huge loss, but analysts then used a series of financial figures demonstrate a "sale of the television business for growth" proposal But for Sony, has always been hard to break away this is called "Without it there would be no revival of Sony's revival," the TV business. Last week, Sony's chief spokesman Shiro Kamb firmly said: "The TV business is one of our most important business, never thought of giving up the business."

Just before that, Sony has just produced a poor first quarter earnings: Sony's total sales amounted to 1.4949 trillion yen, compared with the same period last year dropped by 10%, operating profit, revenue 27.5 billion yen, and last year dropped by 59%.

By LCD TV sales decline, Sony lowered its full-year earnings outlook. Sony LCD TV from 27 million units in sales down to 22 million units, the annual revenue forecast downward from 7.5 trillion yen to 7.2 trillion yen, net profit down from 80 billion yen to 600 billion yen. Sony attributed the European and U.S. markets for its products, weak demand television, flat panel TV sales prices and the yen higher against the dollar, which makes Sony's exports suffer.

According to DisplaySearch data, last year, Sony TV has a 12% global market share, Samsung and LG are left behind.

Aware of the seriousness of the problem of Sony trying to help themselves through the restructuring. Sony Chief Financial Officer (CFO) excellent Kato said the company is scheduled this month to develop a TV business restructuring plan, changes may include restructuring the TV business development, procurement and operations, and may include alliances with other companies.

"Blindly nostalgia because CRT technology to bring brilliant performance, around 2000, Sony LCD TV at the start transition slow, while the LCD panel and related aspects of the patented technology of weakness, resulting in its era of giant LCD TV loss. "PRC, black studies director Pengxian Dong told reporters.

Once upon a time, because of innovation, Sony has been the birth of many of the world, but compared with Apple's competitors, Sony is now developing concepts and technologies in terms of transformation, both gradually became more conservative. Apple products are a result of full integration and good design that fans queuing overnight to buy, while Sony's consumer electronics, there is little correlation to achieve this effect.

At the same time, Sony's various business units is some infighting. Took the lead in developing the Sony Vaio laptop Koichiro Tsujino had said in an interview with Reuters, Sony's problem is failure of corporate governance, internal jealousy in general, which destroyed the atmosphere of past innovations.

It can be said that since listing in 1958 ushered in the history of the Sony is the worst moment. Sony's market value has been in the history in more than $ 100 billion mark, but the current market value of only 1.96 trillion yen (250 billion U.S. dollars), which is almost 2005, Howard Stringer (Howard Stringer), when Sony took over the market value of the half. In contrast, its Korean rival Samsung has exceeded the market value of billions of dollars, and become the world's largest TV and LCD panel manufacturers.

Sony has been trying to regain global consumer electronics king of the place. On the one hand, Stringer resorted to layoffs, reduced investment, increased overseas contract manufacturing, and many "bleeding" of tricks. For example, in June this year, Sony plans to expand Taiwan's EMS factory as the center LCD TV OEM orders for release after Sony has Slovakia Nitra (Nitra) plant and LCD TV plant in Mexico for 90% of the shares sold to Hon Hai , will be sold in European markets but also to Hon Hai TV manufacturing contract.

On the other hand, Sony tried to challenge Apple by Apple model. March 10, Sony announced that it would split into global business, "Consumer Products and Services Group" and "professional equipment solutions group," the two groups, the former including Sony's consumer electronics and networking services, such as game consoles, TV, mobile phone, PC, digital imaging products, as well as the underlying network service platform, which includes the key components business, such as semiconductors, batteries and other key components. This is the outside world as the speed of hardware, content, software and network integration integration move, is it the other competitors, Apple is doing.

The 3D technology is also regarded as Sony's last straw. Sony tried to 3D technology, "armed" to the TV, Blu-ray players to laptops, gaming and many other product lines. However, the 3D TV, for example, has yet to break through the contents of the bottleneck and visual security industry standards and other issues.

"Sony is always shattered when each change into strong", the former head of Sony, Nobuyuki Idei, the "Sony shattered the myth of the five" in such statements. This time, Sony can re-new the face of adversity from the myth, and perhaps also marked with a question mark.
















2011年7月27日星期三

Apple iOS Vulnerability new Serious Than opening accepted wisdom

Apple's modern security area in favor of iOS is a lot in life new judgmental in favor of users of iPhone, iPad, and iPod impress procedure to install than was to begin with so-called, according to Chester Wisniewski, a Sophos senior security advisor.
Apple's cell operating arrangement is vulnerable to an updated version of a tool called sslsniff, so as to "allows users to by a long way function man-in-the-middle attacks touching SSL/TLS links," Wisniewski wrote Wednesday on Sophos' NakedSecurity blog.
What's new the further version of sslsniff can apparently "identify vulnerable Apple procedure and allows everyone to snoop on secure communications."
"This area be supposed to come about functional without delay if you log in the field of to in the least service on your device, especially things like your have an account before PayPal," Wisniewski writes. "Users are particularly vulnerable to this attack if they normally make use of public/open WiFi."
The vulnerability is dowry in the field of iOS versions 4.3.4, 4.2.9, 5.0b, and earlier. Unfortunately in favor of users of Apple procedure even scarcely a join of generations old, nearby is nix repair, according to Wisniewski.
"If you are using an iPod impress generation single before two, before an iPhone elder than the 3GS, you long for come about continually vulnerable," he writes. "Owners of these procedure be supposed to not make use of them in favor of in the least use in favor of which security before privacy is essential."
And like a figure of recently identified security vulnerabilities in the field of Apple's Mac OS X operating arrangement, the most up-to-date iOS vulnerability has a known history—as a flaw originally seen in the field of Microsoft software.
"Oddly the flaw in the field of iOS was a general flaw in the field of WebKit and Microsoft's CryptoAPI nine years in the past," Wisniewski writes. "It allows in the least defensible certificate purchased from a Certificate Authority to sign in the least other certificate, which the client device long for afterward consider defensible.
"This allows everyone who can capture traffic from your iPhone, iPad before iPod impress with man-in-the-middle techniques to intercept and read in the least and all encrypted SSL traffic silently and devoid of notification to the user."

2011年7月18日星期一

Apple Expo will be held in London in 2012

July 19, according to foreign media reports, Apple Expo trade and consumer event that will be 24, 25 May 2012 and 26 in London at Earls Court 1, the event will show the same digital image jointly.

Retail IT Expo site PCR reported that Apple is mainly to attract creative apple experts, Mac enthusiasts, as well as iPhone, iPad and iPod users. There will be 150 exhibitors selling all types of Mac, iPad, iPhone and iPod software, accessories and services. However, PCR that Apple itself will not participate, because the company did not participate before in the UK at the third-party trade show. The site noted that the Conference organizers Indigo Media is expected there will be 30,000 people in the industry and Apple users to participate.

A total of six theme exhibition hall for interactive seminars, training and product demonstrations, exhibition hall set up 300 seats for product launches, theme forums, public advertising and media presentations, in addition to publishing, graphic design, photography , music, video games and television and set up a special area.

PCR that the Apple Expo will cooperate with The Gadget Show, so that delegates have star guests the feeling of the establishment of "Mac Museum", "Expert Area" and "Apple Training" and other topics. Indigo Media partner companies MacTechnology this exhibition exhibition consultant Robert Peckham said, "we have been considering holding Apple Expo 2012 will be a suitable opportunity to hold this conference." Before the exhibition is the UK's largest Apple MacExpo, and held nearly 10 years, last year was held in 2007 in Olympia, and then in 2008 changed its name to Creative Pro Expo. Over the past three years, at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco and Toronto held AppleExpo is only since 2007, the second fair of the apple theme.
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2011年7月5日星期二

The HP TouchPad homebrew identity is already alive and well


Near are forever individuals who be devoted to to tinker with their gadgets, and many platforms maintain a homebrew identity with the aim of ropes with the aim of effort. Developers discharge homebrew patches, apps and themes to be gadgets go to work better than they did sooner than. Whilst I bought my Palm Pre back featuring in the basic days of webOS, the homebrew identity was most important to obtain proficient apps due to the lack of options to be had featuring in the sanctioned app put in storage. The webOS homebrew identity was systematic, even producing apps to be working with homebrew apps in the same way as comfortable in the same way as the sanctioned put in storage apps. I maintain solitary owned my TouchPad on behalf of a combine of days but am jovial to check in the TouchPad homebrew identity is already on the go and producing proficient stuff on behalf of folks willing to leave through a trifling effort.

The to your house of the webOS homebrew identity is webos-internals.Org, the makers of the Preware app. Details can be present found on behalf of each homebrew app, plot of land and theme on behalf of webOS phones and at this point the TouchPad can be present found on precentral.Get. Nearly everyone users taking help of homebrew stuff perform so through the polite Preware app, which turns ruling and installing homebrew apps in the same way as unpretentious in the same way as using the sanctioned app put in storage. The situate has commands on behalf of getting on track using Preware and homebrew stuff on behalf of folks brand new to the sight. Note down with the aim of the homebrew stuff workings on the TouchPad specifically in the same way as well in the same way as on the phones. After Preware is installed all interaction with the homebrew catalogue takes place over-the-air (OTA), making it very unpretentious to test brand new things.

Near are not a proportion of homebrew stuff on behalf of the HP TouchPad since the tablet has solitary been available on behalf of a only some days. Notably a combine of “patches” are to be had with the aim of are impressive. Single is a plot of land with the aim of speeds up the animation of the cards on the to your house screen by a cause of up to four. This makes things notably zippy after installed. An extra polite plot of land I maintain installed is the goblet Effect Suite, a theme on behalf of the TouchPad with the aim of turns method displays lucid so you can give it some thought your task cards featuring in the background. Both of these patches are working on behalf of me with rebuff issues, but in the same way as with all homebrew solutions install them by the side of your own hazard.

I am looking familiar to give it some thought how fast the TouchPad homebrew selection grows, in the same way as I suspect it willpower be present very fast. I remember how many developers featuring in the basic webOS days used the homebrew method to beta test apps previous to launching commercially. A proportion of really proficient apps were featuring in the hands of users prolonged sooner than they were commercially to be had. This willpower be present particularly of great consequence on behalf of the TouchPad due to the lack of apps featuring in the sanctioned put in storage.

Be present reliable and donate to these homebrew organizations and developers to keep them pumping available proficient stuff on behalf of us all.
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2011年6月27日星期一

Apple warned of phishing attack warning to iPhone, iPad and Mac OS developers

Apple's website in lieu of Mac OS X, iPhone and iPad developers has a vulnerability with the aim of may well be in the lead to phishing attacks, according to a hacker categorize.

The Apple website vulnerability may well allow an assailant to itemize a link to an extra situate through a "redirect," which may well simplify phishing attacks, claims the YGN Ethical Hacker categorize. The company, out-and-out to decision website security flaws, is assumed to drive from the territory of Myanmar.

If not Apple fixes the alleged vulnerability, the categorize says it tactics to issue in a row publicly in the sphere of the subsequently the minority days via the occupied revelation security mailing register.

SECURITY: Hacker categorize defends exposing McAfee website vulnerabilities

This is the practice with the aim of the categorize followed in the sphere of protest rally as soon as it was frustrated by what did you say? It considered a reduce speed response by security set McAfee in the region of vulnerability issues it found in the sphere of its website. In the manner of free revelation by the categorize, McAfee acknowledged the problems.

YGN Ethical Hacker categorize says it doesn't hunger the discoveries it makes in the region of vulnerabilities to ensue used in lieu of illegal hacking purposes, but to spur better security in the sphere of ad websites. The categorize says it informed Apple on April 25 in the region of the" issues" it bare by the side of the developer situate. The categorize says Apple on April 27 acknowledged the receipt of the in a row, proverb, "We take the information of a budding security arise very badly." But to the same degree of yet, YGN Ethical Hacker categorize does not believe the highest security hollow it identified has been fixed.

The given hollow linked to the "vulnerable code portion in the sphere of developer. Apple.Com,"according to the categorize, is called "URL Redirection to Untrusted situate ('Open Redirect')." This is described in the sphere of Mitre's data definitions of "Common Weakness Enumeration" to the same degree follows: "By modifying the URL attach importance to to a malicious situate, an assailant can successfully launch a phishing scam and good deal user credentials. For the reason that the head waiter last name in the sphere of the modified link is identical to the imaginative situate, phishing attempts boast a additional honest outward show."

The Mitre definition of the URL Redirect says it can allow an attack for the reason that "the user can therefore unwittingly enter credentials into the attacker's jungle page" which would compromise the user's delicate in a row.

Remediation to manage a vulnerability of this type typically involves humanizing input validation or else otherwise changing the website.

YGN Ethical Hacking categorize says it yearn for spell banned three given "issues" soon if the Apple developer website isn't fixed to the group's satisfaction. These "issues" have to do with arbitrary URL redirect; cross-site scripting; and HTTP response splitting, with the "root cause" being the Arbitrary URL Redirect.

In the sphere of April, the YGN Ethical Hacker categorize found a parallel Arbitrary URL Redirect arise in the sphere of Oracle's Java.Com website, but seer corrected it in the sphere of in the region of a week and even thanked the categorize in lieu of its in a row.

However, even known with the aim of the intent of the secretive categorize appears to ensue kind, the practice of unauthorized vulnerability scans and assessments of websites is highly controversial.

That's for the reason that under U.S. Law by the side of smallest amount, an unauthorized look at to unearth security holes is regarded to the same degree an attack and probably a break-in. However, YGN Ethical Hacker categorize in the sphere of the former has countered with the aim of website operators, especially in the sphere of the security and high-tech sports ground, boast a bigger reliability to not permit their websites ensue compromised and exploited, which may well destabilize security on a broad basis.