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Google與Apple企業大不同?Google.cn成絕響?
 

【CTIMES/SmartAuto 陳志榮 報導】   2010年03月16日 星期二

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近日,全球網路搜尋巨擘Google將決定中國業務的去留,但多數消息指出將準備關閉在中國業務,放棄中國市場。而中國搜尋引擎公司百度的美國存託憑證(ADR)價格也順勢暴漲逾一成,並穩居中國網路搜尋市場龍頭,市占率高達58%,中國谷歌(Google China)則只有36%。

知情人士3月13日向華爾街日報透露,Google很可能在最近就會宣布撤出中國市場。而另外的消息則說,中國官方已經通令各新聞網站,中國谷歌很可能將要關閉,而一旦關閉,屆時各網站刊登的報導必須一致採用中國共產黨官方發佈的一言堂式文章,不得自由刊登自己撰寫或異議新聞。而純正Google.cn也將成為絕響,就算在網路世界存在,也只能說是山寨版的中國Google,想必搜尋處理出來的資料會不客觀正確。

Google自2006年以來,在中國開設網站伺服器,同意接受中國官方規範及內容審查。現在,Google撤出將意味著西方網路業者在這個全球上網人口最多的市場已全軍覆沒。而Yahoo! China、eBay China也早已把業務交給中國的合作夥伴去經營。這是否意味著網路自由與人權無法於集權式統治下的中國施行開來?

假如Google果真決定放棄表象看似廣大而令人憧憬的中國市場,或許只能說是為了捍衛網路世界基本的人權、自由、民主與分享價值,賺不賺錢倒是其次,這和Apple及微軟等高科技跨國性大企業動不動就祭出專利與智慧財產的大旗來壓榨規模較小的公司或商敵,以及塘塞諸多理由而不放棄中國市場,是截然不同的經營模式。

也許Google比這些公司看得更長遠些,而時間也會公平的還Google一個公道,Google事件亦頗值得一切向「錢」看齊而毫無理想的多數生意人做為借鏡與參考。但是,假如Google只是虛晃一招,並持續依舊在中國營運,也只能說為資本主義下的現實做不良示範,其未來也將失去更多無形及有形資產。

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Only Chen發言於2010.08.24 11:19:42 AM

The Mother Lode: Welcome to the iMac Touch

1 Final Cover - Apple iMac Touch with Flex Base - Collage 
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2010/08/the-mother-lode-welcome-to-the-imac-touch.html

Tommy Chung發言於2010.08.23 12:07:45 PM

真是Apple發燒友 ? 瘋狂粉絲收藏200台各式各樣蘋果電腦

(From weiphone)

家住福田區的工程師高峰坐擁一份奇特的“寶藏”那是近200台的“蘋果”電腦這些外人看來破舊過時的電腦卻能給他帶來快樂。這些年來,為了既省錢又搞好收藏他不得不將這些寶貝們東挪西藏這不前不久由於存放場地問題他又被迫將這批電腦從寶安區的石岩搬到了龍崗區的坂田。

偶然入門愛上電腦收藏

很多人認為搞古董電腦收藏的人身份一定是非富則貴其實高峰只是一家外資企業裡的印刷機械工程師典型的受薪族。

十年前高峰在印刷廠工作碰到有一家公司正在處理舊貨。他發現舊貨中有一台蘋果電腦雖然外殼已經發黃但卻有著蘋果電腦獨特的設計風格。經過一番軟磨硬泡看守倉庫的老頭兒終於答應高峰把這個“舊東西”給了他。拿到這台電腦後他連夜將這台電腦大卸八塊用了幾天的時間對其內部的結構進行研究這也成了日後他收藏的第一台電腦。之後不久高峰去逛舊貨市場發現一個出售二手電腦的攤位中有一台蘋果電腦被壓在數台PC機下面。高峰要求攤主把這台蘋果電腦賣給他時卻遭到拒絕理由是這部“墊底兒”用的蘋果電腦是要防止上層的PC電腦受潮的高峰花了20元購買了防潮木板便輕易換來這台電腦。

後來高峰成了深圳振華路上的舊貨市場裡的常客工作之餘就去。高峰把收到的電腦抱回家之後總是急切地打開來維修、清洗,更多的是希望能在電腦中找到一些之前沒有獲得的知識以及與之前已經收藏電腦的差異。

最貴古董電腦身價達20萬 

就這樣十多年的時間現年30多歲的高峰已經擁有了近200台“蘋果”電腦,藏品囊括了美國蘋果電腦公司20多年生產的大多數機型。他說,每一台電腦或者從舊貨市場尋找到或者從網友或其他人手中獲得很多電腦身上都有值得回味的小故事。電腦的購入價格差別很大從數十元到數千元不等。 

高峰的收藏範圍不僅僅是各個時期的蘋果電腦產品還包括蘋果印表機、伺服器、攝像頭、數位相機等周邊產品。連其他公司模仿蘋果電腦的產品也赫然出現在他的收藏品之列。 

高峰告訴記者在一個拍賣會上一台年代較早的LISA蘋果電腦競拍價高達20萬元人民幣高峰有幸擁有這樣一台蘋果電腦但是他並不會將這台電腦賣掉收藏,僅僅是為了快樂。

        
高峰融入了電腦收藏的圈子與香港、上海、日本等地的藏友分享、交流。他們醉心於討論蘋果電腦的配置和各種數據甚至是不同的開機聲音

“寶藏”太多家裡容不下

高峰沒有富到可以任意燒錢去買電腦所以他買那些舊電腦的時候會討價還價“斤斤計較”。甚至有的電腦不惜等上一年的時間才有機會拿到手而玩了十年收藏的他對於花去的錢已經不重要了重要的是這些電腦堆積如山如何存放成了頭號難題了。

高峰說之前的收藏量不多的時候就放在單身宿舍裡床頭、床底、滿屋子都是電腦。後來實在是放不下了他就把一些不那麼“心愛”的電腦放在朋友的單身宿舍內。他的朋友為了支持他也是責無旁貸最搞笑的是他的朋友還把這些電腦當枕頭、當凳子用。後來高峰自己有了房子他把其中的一間房子開闢成他個人的倉庫。

後來高峰搬家了不方便隨身帶著這些收藏品只得借朋友的倉庫存放。倉庫裡存放條件很差高峰去“看望”這些電腦時看到電腦身上堆滿的灰塵心中自然不是滋味覺得委屈了這些心頭寶貝。這些年來由於各種原因進行了幾次大型的電腦搬家每一次搬家都是提心吊膽不是怕搬家公司不小心碰壞了電腦就是怕運輸的時候震壞了電腦所以每次他都是全程跟踪。

這些年來高峰的收藏贏得了家人的支持他心中更加堅定要將收藏進行下去。他還希望有機會讓更多的人了解電腦的歷史和電腦知識更願意將收藏公之於眾。高峰說:“或許這些電腦可以進藝術館之類的地方。”

Tommy Chung發言於2010.08.16 11:52:04 AM

Oracle sues Google over Android (With Sun Java) --- Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oracle Corp sued Google Inc, alleging patent and copyright infringement in the development of the popular Android smartphone software.

The suit, filed on Thursday in California federal court, claims that Google "knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle's Java-related intellectual property" in developing Android, Oracle spokeswoman Karen Tillman said in a statement. "This lawsuit seeks appropriate remedies."

Oracle acquired Java through its $5.6 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems earlier this year. Analysts said the suit against Google could signal that Oracle intends to be more aggressive in seeking licensees for Java, a technology that is used in many types of Internet-based products.

Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison has said he views the Java software as a key asset, pointing to its use in a variety of electronic devices, from PCs to DVD players.

"Sun's corporate philosophy was obviously very different from Oracle's in terms of enforcing the Java patents," said Edward Reines, an IP litigator at Weil Gotshall who is involved in separate patent litigation against Oracle.

A Google spokesman said he could not comment on the lawsuit as the company had not had a chance to review it yet.

Analysts say Google's Android operating system uses portions of Java technology.

About 200,000 smartphones and other devices based on the Android operating system are sold each day, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said at an August 4 conference.

The case is Oracle of America Inc v Google Inc, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California .

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Gary Hill and Anshuman Daga)

Tommy Chung發言於2010.08.13 10:48:01 AM

Google Chrome to Phone Connects Your Desktop to Your Android

Google Chrome to Phone Connects Your Desktop to Your Android

Chrome to Phone comprises a Google Chrome extension and a Google Android app, which connects your desktop with your phone in the way that was demonstrated earlier this year at Google I/O. Essentially, sending tasks to your phone.

It was built by Dave Burke, Engineering Manager, in his spare time.

This is the Android's cloud-to-device messaging, so it can know what you're sending to your phone and will optimize what it's showing. For example, if you're watching YouTube, it'll send a YouTube link to your phone and will automatically start playing the video. Another is if you're reading a page on the browser, it'll load up that same page on the mobile browser.

Another example: Google Maps. Browse a location on Google Maps on the desktop and it'll bring up the same location on Google Maps on Android. The same thing works with driving directions. How about searching for business on your desktop and having to manually dial the number from your phone? This will take care of that too, and will immediately launch the dialer and dial up the business you just searched for.

It is now available for all users on Froyo, and will be open source so any developer can use it (it's built on Google developer tools). FoxToPhone, an extension that makes FireFox play nice with the ChromeToPhone app, is already available.

Google says they're "looking at" bringing this to the iPhone, but they haven't submitted any such app to the App Store, and won't go into any sort of detail (as expected). Seems unlikely!

Send an email to Jason Chen, the author of this post, at [email protected].

Tommy Chung發言於2010.08.13 10:25:20 AM

Google否認出賣網路中立,並和FaceBook爭取網路控制權

Tommy Chung發言於2010.07.28 11:15:40 AM
 A Rundown of the New Apple Gear

A Rundown of the New Apple GearFaster iMacs, more powerful Mac Pros, larger Cinema Displays, a Magic Trackpad, and a nifty battery charger were among the Apple product announcements today. Here's a rundown of what you need to know:

Only Chen發言於2010.07.28 10:27:11 AM

Apple Wins Patents for 8 All-New iPod Designs Including a Nano Phone While Considering MagSafe for future iOS Devices

1B - Cover - Apple Inc Granted Patent for Unique iPod Nano Designs Incl iPhone Nano 
The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 16 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. The first notables within this group includes one that relates to eight all-new iPod nano designs that definitely describe one of the designs as being a cell phone. The second patent uniquely covers Apple's MagSafe in connection with future iOS based devices like the iPad, iPhone and more.

Granted Patent: iPod Media Players & Nano Phone

Apple has been granted a patent for a series of eight unique iPods or "Media Players" – with one of them being considered for multi-purposes such as a storage device and/or a cellular phone. The exact patent verbiage states the following: "FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handheld portable computing device in accordance with the present design. The handheld portable computing device can for example be a media player, media storage device, cellular phone." Apple's FIG 1 is noted below in another angle displayed in the patent as FIG. 2. The design has no hardware interface which is closer to today's iPhone. In contrast, Apple also presented a second iPhone Nano design as seen below in FIG. 22. Apple provides no explanation for the other versions of the iPod Nano designs.


2 - Apple Granted Patent for 10 unique iPod Designs - 

The additional designs may simply have been provided so as to protect a spectrum of designs for future applications. Apple does state that the range of sizes cover the full spectrum from nano to what appears to be the iPod Classic. Apple has been working on a nano phone for some time now. Whether any of these nano-phones will ever surface in the marketplace is another matter.

Apple credits CEO Steve Jobs, Bartley Andre, Daniel Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard Howarth, Jonathan Ive, Duncan Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas Satzger, Calvin Seid, Christopher Stringer, Eugene Whang and Rico Zorkendorfer as the inventors of Granted Patent D620,488. It should be noted that while today's patent is claiming that the original filing date was January 2009, that is likely relating to their U.S. filing. The reality is that these designs were first published by the European Trademark Office in January 2006 and made public in the U.S. in July 5 2006.

Apple has also been granted Design Patents for the Apple Remote (D620,456) which was first granted a patent in April 2010, the iPhone's "shutter effect" (D620,496) and the Magsafe connector (D620,450) which may be extended to other Apple products as presented in another patent below.

Apple Considers Adding MagSafe to iOS Devices

Interestingly we find this morning that Apple has won a patent titled "System for coupling interfacing parts" which illustrates how Apple is considering adding a MagSafe Connector to iOS based devices (iPad, iPhone and iPod touch) as noted below.

Apple's patent FIG. 7 is a simplified diagram of at least a portion of an electronic device 50, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 50 may, for example, be a portable device such as a laptop, tablet computer, cell phone, media player, or the like.


3 - Apple wins patent for magsafe on iPhone application 

To clarify, the patent states that "The movable connector base also may include a connector region that contains a protruding member having one or more electrical contacts. In the illustrated embodiment, there are 5 contacts situated in a line. The pin layout may correspond to the pin layout of the MagSafe Power connector manufactured by Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif."

This is repeated further into the patent: "In one particular embodiment, the connector may be a power connector such as the MagSafe power connector manufactured by Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. The MagSafe power connector utilizes a magnetic attraction to help retain a corresponding connector thereto."

MagSafe is currently found on Apple's MacBook Pro, MacBook, MacBook Air notebook computers and also on Apple's LED Cinema Display. LEDs on both sides of MagSafe show green if the computer batteries are fully charged and amber if they are charging. Adding MagSafe to iOS devices

Apple credits Chris Ligtenberg, John DiFonzo, Brett Degner and John Brock as the inventors of Granted Patent 7,762,817 originally filed in Q3 2008.

(Apple Patently)

Only Chen發言於2010.07.28 10:24:49 AM

Apple Granted Patents for Capacitive Sensing & the iPhone Antenna

1 Cover - Apple Inc wins patent for Capacitive Sensing july 2010 
The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 16 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In our first patent report published this morning we covered many yet to be released iPod designs that included one focused on a nano phone and got to see that Apple is considering MagSafe for iOS devices. The second wave of patents today cover a crucial touch related patent covering capacitive sensing which could fend off rivals trying to challenge Apple in court. Others patents today cover the technology behind the original iPhone antenna, power management in Airport devices and much more.

Granted Patent: Capacitive Sensing Arrangement

Apple has been granted a very strategic touch related patent that will assist their ongoing patent battles with all of their cell phone rivals. Today's granted patent covers apparatus and methods for simultaneously tracking multiple finger and palm contacts as hands approach, touch, and slide across a proximity-sensing, multi-touch surface. Identification and classification of intuitive hand configurations and motions enables unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting into a versatile, ergonomic computer input device.

2 - Apple wins patent for capacitive sensing arrangement - july 2010 

Apple credits Wayne Carl Westerman and John Elias as the inventors of Granted Patent 7,764,274, originally filed in Q3 2006. For more details see the noted patent or review our November 2009 report which covers related subject matter.

Apple may have fluked out on the timing of their granted patent in light of Apple's new Magic Trackpad unveiled today. Some of the technology from this patent would have had to be implemented in the new Magic Trackpad. The new trackpad will have to distinguish between a palm resting on the trackpad and an actual user initiated gesture and so forth.  In addition, Apple's patent would actually give us a peek into the other possibilities that the new Magic Trackpad could take on over time - such as the pen grip that this patent reveals. For simple signatures, the pen grip will allow to sign electronic documents without a stylus - even though the patent also supports a future stylus.  

Granted Patent: The Original iPhone Broadband Antenna

Apple has been granted a patent for the iPhone's original broadband antenna and while it may not be the design that caused all the recent commotion lately relating to the iPhone 4, those interested in this field may still wish to review and/or judge Apple's technology presented in this patent.

Broadband antennas and handheld electronic devices with broadband antennas are provided. A handheld electronic device has integrated circuits, a display, and a battery mounted within its housing. The housing has a planar inner surface. A broadband antenna for the handheld electronic device has a ground element and a resonating element. The ground element and resonating element may have the same shape and may have the same size. The ground element and resonating element may lie in a common plane and be separated by a gap that lies in the common plane. The plane in which the ground element and resonating element lie may be parallel to the planar inner surface of the housing. Electronic components such as the integrated circuits, display, and battery can be mounted in the handheld device so that they do not overlap the gap between the ground element and the resonating element.

3 - Apple's wins patent for original iPhone Antenna - july 2010 

Apple's patent figure 1 is presenting a cell phone/iPhone. Yet the patent makes it clear that broadband antennas apply to all portable devices which may also be somewhat smaller devices. Examples of smaller portable devices include wrist-watch devices, pendant devices, headphone and earpiece devices, and other wearable and miniature devices.

Apple's patent FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of illustrative wireless circuitry for a handheld device such as the iPhone. In Apple's patent FIG. 5 we see a graph of their broadband antenna covering a potential frequency range of about 800 MHz to about 3000 MHz.

The patent's key graphic, according to the patent, is patent FIG. 22 which illustrates an overview of the antenna system. A battery (198 - which may include one or more individual battery cells), may be located so that it lies above resonating element 68 without extending beyond the edges of resonating element. An advantage of placing battery 188 in the location shown in FIG. 22 is that the FIG. 22 arrangement may allow the iPhone to be formed from a thinner case.

Apple credits Robert Hill and Rubenas Caballero the inventors of Granted Patent 7,764,236 originally filed in Q1 2007.

Granted Patent: Automatic Power Management for Airport Devices

Apple has been granted a patent relating to their Airport devices that is officially titled "Automatic power management of a network powered device."

4 - Airport based devices, automatic power management related patent 

Apple's patent abstract describes it this way: "A system delivers power to a powered device through a local area network using a power sourcing equipment to process data of an interconnected network and to receive power from a first power source coupled to the power sourcing equipment. The system may include a powered device coupled at a distance away from the power sourcing equipment through a local area network (LAN) to process the data of the interconnected network through the power sourcing equipment. The powered device may include a modular power over LAN circuit to enable power to the powered device through the LAN when the modular power over LAN circuit is coupled to the powered device. "

Apple credits Stephen Fenwick as the sole inventor of Granted Patent 7,765,421, originally filed in Q2 2008.

Other Granted Patents (GP) Published Today

GP - 7,764,289 - Methods and Systems for Processing Objects in Memory

Embodiments of Apple's invention relate to computer graphics. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to objects in a video memory.

Aspects of Apple's patent cover OpenGL in addition to methods and apparatuses for creating and managing volatile graphics objects in video memory. An object is created and marked as volatile. The volatile object is stored in a video memory of a graphics subsystem. A volatile marking indicates that data for an object is not to be paged out from the video memory to make room for other data. The video memory space occupied by the volatile object is indicated as a volatile storage, in a data structure. Another object is written into at least a portion of the video memory space, which is occupied by the volatile object, without paging out data for the volatile object. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the volatile object is referenced or used while another object is formed. The volatile object may be discarded after being referenced or used to form another object.

GP - 7,765,326 - Intelligent Interaction between Media Player and Host Computer

Apple's patent covers improved techniques for interaction between a host computer (e.g., personal computer) and a media player. According to one aspect, interaction between a host computer and a media player, such as automatic synchronization of media contents stored on a media player with media contents stored on a host computer, can be restricted. According to another aspect, management of media items residing on a media player can be performed at and by a host computer for the media player. According to still another aspect, media content can be played by a media player in accordance with quality settings established for the media content at the host computer.

GP - 7,764,493 - Systems and Methods for Cooling Electronic Devices using Airflow Dividers

Apple's patent relates to systems and methods for cooling an electronic device such as the MacBook using airflow dividers.

GP - 7,765,213 - Ordered index

GP - 7,765,263 - Method and Apparatus for Processing Electronic Messages

GP - 7,765,277 - Method and Apparatus for Dynamically Locating Resources

GP - 7,765,315 - Time Synchronization of Multiple Time-Based Data Streams with Independent Clocks

GP - 7,765,491 - User Interface Widget for Selecting a Point or Range

(Apple Patently)

Only Chen發言於2010.07.28 10:21:36 AM

Apple's Magic Trackpad Comes to Life + Mixed Take on New iMacs

1b - Cover - Apple's Magic Trackpad trademark comes to life, v2 
On January 26, 2010 as the New Year just got underway, Patently Apple broke the news about a mysterious device simply called the "Magic Trackpad." Then in June we presented a special report titled The Next OS Revolution Countdown Begins where we discussed new UI possibilities that would be coming to market over the next few years and specifically pointed to a desktop keyboard/touchpad combination device that could bring multi-touch to the desktop. On July 20, the FCC revealed that Apple had asked for a six month confidentiality period concerning a Bluetooth Trackpad that had to come to market prior to August 10, 2010 when the confidentiality period would end. Today, Apple revealed the Magic Trackpad and it's really cool. At some point in time, if it proves to be a smash hit, Apple could provide us with an integrated design as our special report illustrated. Finally, today's report takes a look at Apple's refreshed iMacs and provides you with our first-take on these sexy new beasts.

The Multi-Touch Desktop Experience Begins

Apple's Magic Trackpad features the same sculpted aluminum design as the Apple Wireless Keyboard, and side by side the two sit flush at the same angle and height. Go from typing to gesturing in one motion, or do both at the same time. How perfect is that?

2 - click, scroll swip and rotate for starters - Magic Mouse 

Apple states that swiping through pages online feels just like flipping through pages in a book or magazine – And inertial scrolling makes moving up and down a page more natural than ever. Magic Trackpad connects to your Mac via Bluetooth wireless technology. Use it in place of a mouse or in conjunction with one. The Magic Trackpad is now available at the incredibly low price of U.S. $69.

Some of the technology used in Apple's new Magic Trackpad is actually supported by one of Apple's newly granted patents today on capacitive sensing. Today's granted patent supports the use of gestures on a variety of larger surfaces while being able to distinguish specific gestures from that of a users hand simply resting on the Magic Trackpad. Better still, today's granted patent could actually provide us with a peek into future features that could be introduced at a later date - a feature such as the "Pen Grip" that the granted patent supports.

The iMac gets a Refresh

Of course to go along with your new Magic Trackpad are the refreshed iMacs that rolled out today. In general, Apple has added the Intel iCore i3 to the iMac so that all iMacs are now on the iCore Series of Intel processors.

New is Apple's optional Solid State Drive. Apple says that if you configure your iMac with both the solid-state drive and a Serial ATA hard drive, it will come pre-formatted with Mac OS X and all your applications on the solid-state drive. Then you can use the hard drive for videos, photos and other files. Nice – except for the fact that it will set you back a stiff $600 U.S.

New is the 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5750 Graphics card and unfortunately Apple doesn't give other iMac's the option to add that speedier card. Nope – you have to buy Apple's top of the line iMac for that feature - though it's included in the price. 

Shockingly, you'll be forced to buy Apple's top tier iMac just to gain access to an i5 based processor. This isn't very competitive considering that Dell, for example, is currently selling an i5 based Tower desktop for about $999 (Canadian) which includes a 24" LCD display. So it was very disappointing to see that Apple didn't slip the i5 down the iMac line-up into at least the $1699 U.S. price slot. Hopefully we'll see the i5 take the two middle price slots in time for Christmas - where it should be.

Disappointingly Apple didn't get ahead of the curve in respect to USB 3.0 or faster Firewire as was rumored and hoped for. With the iPhone shifting to LTE next year, Apple should have pushed for the faster I/O now. Apple also continues to ignore Blu-ray which should at least be an option on their top iMac by now.  

Is Intel's Sandy Bridge around the Corner?

Like always, if you need a Mac for back to school or your old one has come to the end of its life, then the new iMacs are a decent upgrade. On the other hand if you could wait it out, Apple should be taking the iMac to the next level with Intel's Sandy Bridge architecture sometime between Q4 2010 and the first half of 2011. 

During Intel's financial conference this month, Paul Otellini hinted that Sandy Bridge, the next generation micro architecture could ship in systems in time for Christmas. They were supposed to be shipping the new processors to PC OEM's in Q4 for Q1 2011 systems. But Otellini stated that Intel has accelerated their 32mn Sandy Bridge schedule which would translate to at least shipping them out one quarter earlier.

Here's what Otellini stated: "In closing, I want to mention our upcoming product family codenamed Sandy Bridge. Last quarter I mentioned that we were broadly sampling this product to our customers. I'm more excited about Sandy Bridge than I have been on any product that the company has launched in a number of years.

Due to the very strong reception of Sandy Bridge, we have accelerated our 32nm factory ramp, and have raised our CapEx guidance to enable us to meet the anticipated demand."

Whether Apple will pass on Sandy Bridge based iMacs for this Christmas is unknown at this time. However, we may hear more about the timing of Sandy Bridge at Intel Developer Conference (IDF) starting on September 13, 2010 in San Francisco.

Sandy Bridge is promising to boost all things 3D and HD - with full support for Blu-ray (if that means anything to Apple). Intel provided us with hints during a keynote at CES 2010 that a 3D internet experience and other applications would require a minimum 4-core if not an 8-core Sandy Bridge based system.

If this interests you in any way and you're able to to put off an iMac purchase until then, by all means do so. On the other hand, if you're in need of a new iMac now - then Apple's sexy little iMac will be an excellent choice as always - especially if you venture into buying one with with the new Magic Trackpad.  

Now it's your turn. What's your take on the new iMacs? 

(Apple Patently)

Tommy Chung發言於2010.07.27 11:10:21 AM

Apple launching new Mac Pros, speedbumped iMac, new Cinema Display and maybe the Magic Trackpad tomorrow?

Sure, we've been hearing whispers that Apple's got a new Mac Pros and some updated iMacs waiting in the wings, but our friend John Gruber at Daring Fireball seems just a mite more confident about things -- in a post trumpeting the return of his podcast The Talk Show, John coyly says tomorrow "might hypothetically" bring new Mac Pros, speedbumped iMacs (we'd guess the Core i3 will make its OS X debut), and a new 27-inch 16:9 Cinema Display will all arrive tomorrow. John also says the Magic Trackpad might also arrive tomorrow, but he's calling that one a "double-hypothetical," so who knows -- we'd think anything more serious than hardware refreshes would warrant a Jobs introduction, but hey, maybe Steve's all talked out for the month. We'll see what happens -- stay tuned.

Tommy Chung發言於2010.07.27 10:45:33 AM

The Lean Mean Green Mac Mini Machine

The Lean Mean Green Mac Mini Machine

Colorware strikes again. This time the new Mac Mini get the rainbow treatment, with a full range of logo and body coloring options letting you beautify or putrefy as you please.

The service costs $250—almost half what it costs to Colorware an iPad—or $1000 if you want them to throw in the hardware as well. Honestly, the Mac Mini's up there on my list of gadgets that could use a little personality. Or a lot, of you've got a heavy hand with the fuchsia. [Colorware via Engadget]

Tommy Chung發言於2010.07.27 10:28:23 AM

維基應該是更為開放的Internet網路知識平台,其力量有時連政府與財團都怕...

 

維基解密 背後的秘密

更新日期:2010/07/27 08:35

維基解密揭露了阿富汗戰爭許多不為人知的內幕,美軍在阿富汗諸多違反人權的作為,讓大家看到隱藏在美國反恐旗幟下戰爭的真相,動搖美國國本的維基解密,究竟是何方神聖,它的背後又隱藏了什麼秘密。(夏明珠報導)

 

維基解密從表面上看,是一個很普通的網站,網頁上,都是純文字的標示和鏈結,不過它背後的作業機制,大有學問,星期天,它進行了網站成立以來,最大規模的一次揭密行動,公佈幾萬份與美軍在阿富汗軍事行動有關的文件。

 

維基解密經常當機,有一部份是因為網站流量太大,也有的時候是缺乏資金,而運作不下去。

 

維基解密靠捐款營運,外界可以透過網路或是郵寄,提供秘密資料給它,然後由一群編輯的志工,過濾篩選出它們認為有價值的東西,在網站上揭露。

 

這和大家更熟悉的維基百科不同,維基百科上,任何人都可以在任何時候上網編寫或是修改資料。

 

維基解密爆料者身分都是保密的,由於它所揭露的資訊,都是政府或是跨國企業不想讓外界知道的,使它很容易成駭客攻擊的對象,網站在防火技術上,勢必要下更多功夫。

 

維基解密在全球許多地方,都設置伺服器,假使一個地方出狀況,系統就自動轉到另一個地方的伺服器,機密資料則通過瑞典、冰島以及比利時等資訊保護法律比較周密的國家的路徑進出,資料存取紀錄,不會留存在伺服器裡,政府無法追查資訊來源,這是它自我保護以及保護爆料者的方法,也是維基解密創辦人亞桑傑,投注畢生精力所發展出來的。維基解密在2006年底成立,它已經成為許多政府的眼中釘。

Tommy Chung發言於2010.07.27 10:23:21 AM

Apple真的走向開放平台?還是平台已被越獄成功了?

New gov't rules allow unapproved iPhone apps

By JOELLE TESSLER

WASHINGTON – Owners of the iPhone will be able to legally unlock their devices so they can run software applications that haven't been approved by Apple Inc., according to new government rules announced Monday.

The decision to allow the practice commonly known as "jailbreaking" is one of a handful of new exemptions from a 1998 federal law that prohibits people from bypassing technical measures that companies put on their products to prevent unauthorized use of copyright-protected material. The Library of Congress, which oversees the Copyright Office, reviews and authorizes exemptions every three years to ensure that the law does not prevent certain non-infringing uses of copyright-protected works.

For iPhone jailbreakers, the new rules effectively legitimize a practice that has been operating in a legal gray area by exempting it from liability. Apple claims that jailbreaking is an unauthorized modification of its software.

Mario Ciabarra, founder of Rock Your Phone, which calls itself an "independent iPhone application store," said the rules mark the first step toward opening the iPhone app market to competition and removing the "handcuffs" that Apple imposes on developers that want to reach users of the wildly popular device.

Unless users unlock their handsets, they can only download apps from Apple's iTunes store. Software developers must get such apps pre-approved by Apple, which sometimes demands changes or rejects programs for what developers say are vague reasons.

Ciabarra noted that Google Inc. has taken a different approach with its Android operating system, which is emerging as the biggest competitor to the iPhone. Google allows users of Android phones to download applications from outside the Android Market.

Although Apple has never prosecuted anyone for jailbreaking, it does use software upgrades to disable jailbroken phones, and the new government rules won't put a stop to that. That means owners of such phones might not be able to take advantage of software improvements, and they still run the risk of voiding their warranty.

Apple spokesman Natalie Kerris said Monday that the company is concerned about jailbreaking because the practice can make an iPhone unstable and unreliable.

"Apple's goal has always been to ensure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone, and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience," she said.

In addition to jailbreaking, other exemptions announced Monday would:

• allow owners of used cell phones to break access controls on their phones in order to switch wireless carriers.

• allow people to break technical protections on video games to investigate or correct security flaws.

• allow college professors, film students, documentary filmmakers and producers of noncommercial videos to break copy-protection measures on DVDs so they can embed clips for educational purposes, criticism or commentary.

• allow computer owners to bypass the need for external security devices called dongles if the dongle no longer works and cannot be replaced.

• allow blind people to break locks on electronic books so that they can use them with read-aloud software and similar aides.

Although the jailbreaking exemption is new, all the others are similar to the last set of exemptions, which were announced in November 2006. The new rules take effect Tuesday and are expected to last a few years.

The exceptions are a big victory for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which had urged the Library of Congress to legalize several of them, including the two regarding cell phones.

Jennifer Stisa Granick, EFF's civil liberties director, said the rules are based on an important principle: Consumers should be allowed to use and modify the devices that they purchase the way they want. "If you bought it, you own it," she said.

(Yahoo!)

Only Chen發言於2010.07.27 10:04:03 AM

new imac models to bring usb 3.0, fw 1600/3200? [rumor]

According to AppleInsider, Apple has contacted retailers about impending shortages of the Apple iMac, suggesting that a new model may be forthcoming. This isn’t exactly news, because Apple’s desktop line really is due for an internal upgrade. The real tasty treat was shared by Hardmac. Not only did they say that the iMac (and the Mac Pro) would be seeing an “end of summer” update, they also said that the updates will include zippy USB 3.0 and FireWire 1600 or 3200 interfaces.

apple imacs

Although to be honest, I don’t think that the USB update is true, if only because USB 3.0 isn’t prevalent yet. Apple can just as easily add that in a year or two. An HDMI port would be more likely. And if anything, it’s the processors and GPU on the iMacs that need an update.

In the end, if you’re planning on buying an iMac in the coming weeks, keep these rumors in mind. Not necessarily what they say, but their timing. These two combined with the touchscreen iMac rumor are indicating that the iMac line will soon be refreshed, perhaps within a month or two. If you can hold off on purchasing an iMac then do so.

[via MacRumors]

Tommy Chung發言於2010.07.23 11:52:43 AM

Secunia ranks Apple first in software insecurity, Safari said to have AutoFill vulnerability

Bad news, Oracle. You've slipped to second place for the first time in years. The good news is that it's in Secunia's ranking of the top ten companies with the most software vulnerabilities, which is now topped by Apple -- Microsoft remains in third place, followed by HP and Adobe. According to Secunia, Apple's vulnerabilities are mostly not in OS X, but in Safari, iTunes and other applications. What's important to note, however, is that Secunia's definition of "vulnerability" doesn't simply include dangerous, exploitable vulnerabilities, so the rankings don't necessarily indicate which software is the most insecure from a user's point of view.

One vulnerability that is potentially serious, however, is an issue with Safari's AutoFill feature recently discovered by Jeremiah Grossman of WhiteHat Security. According to Grossman, a malicious website can exploit the feature to pull data from a user's address book without their knowledge, which has been demonstrated to take "mere seconds" by a bit of proof of concept code (you can try out yourself if you're feeling trusting). Grossman also says he's informed Apple of the vulnerability but hasn't received a response, and suggests that the only "fix" in the meantime is to turn off the AutoFill feature completely.

Update: AllThingsD has a statement from Apple on the AutoFill issue -- a spokesperson says "we take security and privacy very seriously," and that, "we're aware of the issue and working on a fix."
Only Chen發言於2010.07.23 10:37:42 AM

Apple Finally Designs a Way to Share Your Music Headset

Only Chen發言於2010.07.23 10:36:03 AM

Apple Reveals Technology Required for Future Miniature Products

Tommy Chung發言於2010.07.22 11:07:07 AM

蘋果線上販售Mobileme 台灣列為國家

更新日期:2010/07/22 04:11

〔編譯羅倩宜/綜合外電報導〕蘋果線上商店販售的Mobileme軟體,在註冊登記的國家選項下,只有「台灣」,找不到「中國」,被中國網友批為藐視中國市場,但實際上卻凸顯有實力的外資早已不是「非中國不可」。

 

Mobileme可用來將iPhone、iPad、PC及Mac等多種裝置內的資料同步更新。不過,使用者登入註冊,下拉國家選項時,可以找到台灣或香港,卻沒有中國,中國網友因此批評蘋果「故意忽視中國市場」。

 

根據北京晚報報導,蘋果對此則表示,Mobileme軟體在中國並未申請到ICP牌照,無法提供服務。

 

中國未列入 中國網友罵被藐視

 

七月初,聯想集團總裁柳傳志才公開點名蘋果不重視中國市場,正錯失龐大商機。以業績來看,蘋果上半年度在包括台灣、香港、中國的大中華區營收為十三億美元,這個數字不論與蘋果全球業績或中國電子市場相比,都是微不足道。中國一向自豪的廣大市場,蘋果卻未積極開拓,這樣的現象其來有自。

 

首先,蘋果做為一個強勢品牌,進入任何國家與電信公司合作,都希望主導整個產業鏈的定價權。但中國移動等電信龍頭大多不願配合,最後蘋果僅與中國聯通一家合作,而且產品價格比未授權通路貴出許多。此外,仿冒品充斥,iPhone山寨版一度賣得嚇嚇叫,對於正牌廠商極為不利。

 

執行長賈伯斯的率性作風恐怕也與中國強勢監管不合。日前賈伯斯接到投訴,無法使用iPhone進入色情網站,賈伯斯回覆:「我們有道德責任封鎖色情網站,想看的人可以去買GoogleAndroid手機。」未來若面臨像Google取照必須妥協的處境,或許也不是蘋果所樂見。

Tommy Chung發言於2010.07.22 10:52:45 AM

Apple is winning. Should Microsoft care?

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Two months after Apple edged past Microsoft to become the world's most valuable tech company, it's approaching another milestone: Apple's quarterly sales could top Microsoft's, for the first time ever.

Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) on Tuesday yet again wowed investors by handily beating Wall Street's revenue estimates for the past quarter. By posting $15.7 billion in sales, Apple set itself up to beat its longtime rival. When Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) reports its earnings on Thursday for the quarter that recently ended, analysts predict Microsoft will say it took in "just" $15.3 billion in sales.


diggEmail Print CommentEven if Microsoft beats those estimates, Apple's sales will almost certainly pass Microsoft next time around. Apple told analysts it's on track to take in a whopping $18 billion in the three-month stretch that ends Sept. 30., which would easily be Apple's best quarter ever -- and the company's guidance is notoriously conservative.

So Apple is poised to dethrone Microsoft. Customers are spending more money on iPhones, Macs, iPods and iPads than they are on Windows licenses, Microsoft Office and Xboxes.

But does it matter? Are Microsoft and Apple even really rivals these days?

"The media loves to tell this story, but I don't think it's a particularly relevant comparison," said Barry Jaruzelski, management consultant at Booz & Co. "In the past seven or eight years, Apple went from a computer company to a cutting-edge consumer electronics business, and Microsoft is a platform software business."

Once known as Apple Computer Inc., Steve Jobs' company dropped the "computer" from its name and became simply Apple Inc. in 2007. Macintosh computer sales accounted for just over a quarter of Apple's revenue in the last three months, while 65% came from sales of iPhones, iPads and iPods. Music sales on iTunes made up 8% of the money Apple took in.

Though Apple certainly makes software, like its Mac operating system and iPhone iOS, it has essentially become a hardware business that is enabled by its software.

Its biggest competitors have become companies like Nokia (NOK), Research in Motion (RIMM) and Motorola (MOT, Fortune 500) in the smartphone market. Hewlett-Packard is a consumer-gadget giant and a looming tablet threat. And Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) is Apple's most formidable challenger in the mobile advertising market

By contrast, Microsoft is still predominately a software company and is heavily reliant on the success of PCs: Windows and Office generate more than half of the company's revenue and profit. Also, nearly three-quarters of Microsoft's customers are businesses, a space that Apple is only starting to make headway in.

Microsoft now competes more with Oracle (ORCL, Fortune 500), SAP (SAP) and Adobe (ADBE) than Apple.

"Although it's fun to compare them, the reality is these are two ships that passed in the night," said Noah Kravitz, executive editor-in-chief at gadget news site PhoneDog.com.

The tech pages were all abuzz when Apple passed Microsoft in market capitalization in late May, but it still has a long way to go to get to where Microsoft once was.

With a market cap now hovering around $236 billion, Apple is the second-most valuable company in the U.S., behind only Exxon. But at the start of the decade, when its share price was more than quadruple what it is now, Microsoft's market cap was a stunning $550 billion.

And though Apple and Microsoft may be the kings of tech on the stock market, they don't come close to bringing in the kind of sales that some of their behemoth competitors do. HP (HPQ, Fortune 500), by far the largest tech company in the world, is expected to post $30 billion in revenue this quarter, and IBM (IBM, Fortune 500) is forecast to take in $24 billion.

(CNN)

Only Chen發言於2010.07.21 10:52:14 AM

Apple Wins Patents for Dashboard & Future iPad Feature

The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 12 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today of which two were for design patents including one for Apple's 3G iPhone. The notables within the remainder of this group include one relating to Apple's OS X feature known as Dashboard and perhaps most importantly, Apple has won a strategically important multi-touch patent covering a visual expander that may be used in a future iteration of the iPad or other unique multi-touch application.

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