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今日科技:Windows 8明年面市
作者:
JP Mangalindan
時(shí)間:
2011年05月26日
來(lái)源: 財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)
位置:
“Windows Phone上市的時(shí)間比我們希望的遲了一年,。我們?yōu)榇烁械胶軕M愧,。” ——微軟公司首席執(zhí)行官史蒂夫?鮑爾默[《洛極磯時(shí)報(bào)》(Los Angeles Times)]
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微軟公司首席執(zhí)行官史蒂夫?鮑爾默
????* 本周一,,在于日本舉行的開(kāi)發(fā)人員大會(huì)上,微軟公司(Microsoft)首席執(zhí)行官史蒂夫?鮑爾默宣布,,運(yùn)行于個(gè)人計(jì)算機(jī)和平板電腦上的操作系統(tǒng)Windows 8將于明年發(fā)售,。他同時(shí)還提及,升級(jí)了的Windows Phone 7也將于今年晚些時(shí)候于日本率先面市,。該操作系統(tǒng)將提供500多個(gè)新特性,。(《洛極磯時(shí)報(bào)》)
????* 據(jù)報(bào)道,5月23日,,Twitter以4,000萬(wàn)美元收購(gòu)TweetDeck一案終成定局,。
????* 杰克?多爾西創(chuàng)建的專注于移動(dòng)支付業(yè)務(wù)的初創(chuàng)公司平方Square發(fā)布了幾項(xiàng)聲明。其中比較重要的內(nèi)容包括:迄今已經(jīng)發(fā)售了50萬(wàn)部平方卡閱讀器,;每天可處理300萬(wàn)美元的移動(dòng)支付業(yè)務(wù),;更有趣的是,這款iPad應(yīng)用程序取代了現(xiàn)金自動(dòng)計(jì)數(shù)器,,用戶們通過(guò)它可以直接使用自己搭載Android系統(tǒng)或者iOS系統(tǒng)的設(shè)備,,為購(gòu)買(mǎi)的產(chǎn)品付款。((TechCrunch和CNNMoney)
????* 索尼公司(Sony)首席執(zhí)行官霍華德?斯金格發(fā)起的公司轉(zhuǎn)型計(jì)劃已經(jīng)破產(chǎn)了嗎,?[《路透社》(Reuters)]
????* 維奧塔(Weotta)是個(gè)實(shí)時(shí)旅行路線構(gòu)建程序,,尤其適合那些希望夜晚外出,,但又不想花費(fèi)時(shí)間,、精力去搜尋合適的酒吧、餐廳,、或者活動(dòng)的人,。為達(dá)此目的,該服務(wù)提供3步流程:選擇你希望的外出類型(比如:商務(wù)會(huì)晤,、男女約會(huì),、家庭聚會(huì)、或者單獨(dú)出行),、以及彼時(shí)的心境,,然后點(diǎn)擊“生成”按鈕。維奧塔以以下可定制因素為基礎(chǔ):準(zhǔn)備外出的時(shí)間,、日期,、偏好的地理范圍、當(dāng)前的活動(dòng),、以及你在Facebook上標(biāo)記為喜歡的內(nèi)容,、還有最重要的社交圖。(維奧塔與TechCrunch) |
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????* At a developers' conference in Japan earlier this week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that Windows 8 for PCs and tablets will ship some time next year. He also referenced a Windows Phone 7 update, due out later this year in Japan that will introduce over 500 new features. (Los Angeles Times)
????* Twitter's $40 million-plus acquisition of TweetDeck was reportedly finalized yesterday. (CNNMoney)
????* Jack Dorsey's mobile payments startup Square made several announcements, chief among them: the shipment of 500,000 Square card readers and processing of $3 million in mobile payments a day, and more interestingly, an iPad app that replaces cash registers and lets user pay for products with their Android or iOS devices. (TechCrunch and CNNMoney)
????* Has Sony CEO Howard Stringer's company makeover failed? (Reuters)
????* Meet Weotta, a real-time itinerary builder for people who want a night out but don't want to go through the fuss of researching bars, restaurants, and events. To that end, the service offers a 3-step process: pick the type of outing you want (ie. Business, Dating, Family, Solo), the mood, and then hit "Generate." Weotta bases its on customizable factors like time, date, preferred geographic radius, current events, as well as Facebook Likes and your all-important social graph. Sign up for the beta here. (Weotta and TechCrunch) |
Do@希望改變手機(jī)的搜索方式
????* 另一家初創(chuàng)公司Do@旨在改變智能手機(jī)用戶的搜索方式,。本周一,,該公司在TechCrunch Disrupt大會(huì)上宣布成立,,并且從投資機(jī)構(gòu)德豐杰公司(Draper Fisher Jurvetson)融到了700萬(wàn)美元。該公司提供搜索問(wèn)題和結(jié)果的方式,,與谷歌(Google)和微軟的必應(yīng)(Bing)搜索平臺(tái)有所不同,。他們的做法是,按“@音樂(lè)”和“@名人”等分類提供問(wèn)題建議,,然后以幻燈的形式,,列出從Netflix、LastFM,、以及Quora等源網(wǎng)站中搜索到的結(jié)果,。點(diǎn)擊此處嘗試使用這款免費(fèi)的iPhone應(yīng)用程序。(GigaOm與TechCrunch Disrupt)
????* 為何網(wǎng)飛公司(Netflix)等流媒體服務(wù)預(yù)示著我們使用電視的方式將發(fā)生極大的改變,。[《衛(wèi)報(bào)》(The Guardian)]
????* 電音天后Lady Gaga的新專輯《生來(lái)如此》(Born This Way)昨天開(kāi)始在亞馬遜(Amazon)上銷售,,售價(jià)僅為0.99美元,比在蘋(píng)果iTunes商店中的現(xiàn)價(jià)低了整整11美元,。(現(xiàn)在,,其在亞馬遜上的售價(jià)已升為6.99美元。)(All Things D)
????* 癮科技網(wǎng)站(Engadget)作者肖恩?霍利斯特對(duì)戴爾公司(Dell)最新出品的筆記本電腦XPS 15z進(jìn)行了評(píng)測(cè),?!按鳡柕倪@款產(chǎn)品雖然價(jià)格比相應(yīng)的MacBook低了好幾百美元,但它外觀迷人,,功能強(qiáng)大,,絕對(duì)是款會(huì)受到用戶歡迎的Windows個(gè)人電腦。戴爾會(huì)說(shuō),,XPS 15z物超所值,,事情并非完全如此。按其價(jià)格來(lái)說(shuō),,該產(chǎn)品絕對(duì)是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的選擇,,但那仍然是筆不小的支出?!保òa科技)
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????* Another startup Do@, which also launched yesterday at TechCrunch Disrupt and aims to change the way smartphone users make search queries, raised $7 million from Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The company presents search queries and results differently from say, Google or Bing, by offering up query suggestions broken up by categories like "@ music" and "@ celebs" and presenting results pulled from sources like Netflix, LastFM and Quora in a slideshow format. Check out the free iPhone app here. (GigaOm and TechCrunch Disrupt)
????* How streaming services like Netflix signal a broader shift in the way we consume TV. (The Guardian)
????* Amazon sold Lady Gaga's new album, Born This Way, for a mere $ .99 yesterday, $11 less than what it's currently going for at Apple's iTunes store. (Now it's going for $6.99.) (All Things D)
????* Engadget writer Sean Hollister reviewed Dell's latest laptop, the XPS 15z. "For hundreds upon hundreds of dollars less than the Mac competition, Dell's unleashed an attractive, powerful and definitely desirable Windows PC. ... When Dell tells you that the XPS 15z has no compromises, that's not quite the case -- it's a solid choice at this price point, but corners were cut to get here." (Engadget) |
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