Apple is said to be "actively investigating" the patent claims made by holdings firm Lodsys, which last week began sending a handful of developers notices that their apps were infringing on a patent the group held, The Guardian reports.
Just yesterday Lodsys posted a series of frequently asked questions, along with corresponding answers to its blog, wherein it detailed how its patent pertains to the in-app purchase feature of iOS, and the developers who use it. The group seeks an ongoing, revenue-based licensing fee, as well as back payment on apps that make use of the feature. Wholesale Battery
So far Lodsys has not made mention of how many developers it's sent notices to. Those who received letters from the group last week noted that Lodsys was giving them just 21 days to license their use of in-app purchase with the threat of legal action if they didn't. wholesale baby monitor
In yesterday's FAQ the group said it was effectively going after all apps that make use of IAP, no matter if the company was big or small. "From a fairness perspective, we have decided that Lodsys should attempt to license all users of the patent rights, on proportional terms, rather than let many 'free riders' not pay while only selected companies pay," the group wrote. wholesale car accessories
Lodsys' claims could have a considerable impact on the appeal of developing on the iOS platform. While app makers are expected by Apple to secure the rights to trademarks, copyrights, patented technology, and any other intellectual property within their applications, Lodsys is going after developers for something Apple has built into its own mobile operating system. This is also of special importance for Apple to keep around because the company gets 30 percent of the revenue from each IAP. Wholesale Computers
Lodsys wrote in its missive that Apple's current license for the technology doesn't allow it to pass that on to app makers who then sell on its platform. "The value of the customer relationship is between the Application vendor of record and the paying customer," the group wrote. "The OS (is acting as an enabler) and the retailers (are acting as a conduit to connect that value), and taking their percentage for that middleman role." wholesale spy camerca
With that definition, others like Google and Microsoft, which both operate mobile software stores could have their developers targeted by Lodsys if those apps feature in-app purchasing tools. LASER POINTERS
Apple and Lodsys have not responded to multiple requests for comment. Lodsys said yesterday that it's not speaking with press about the matter.
Wednesday 18 May 2011
Tuesday 17 May 2011
AT&T's summer lineup to feature dual-core phones, 10-inch tablet from HTC
After a rocky start with Android, AT&T has slowly started embracing the platform and its potential. Starting earlier this year with the Atrix 4G and continuing right up to the new Samsung Infuse 4G, the carrier is showing great momentum. Things look to get even better this summer as a trio of new HTC devices are expected to come to market, including a 10-inch tablet. Wholesale Battery
Over the last few days, preliminary details and pictures have emerged from two oft-reliable sources, Pocketnow and 911Sniper, both pointing at a solid Android horizon for AT&T and HTC. Wholesale Computers
The first handset to keep an eye on will be the HTC Lead, with its 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch display, 768MB RAM, and a 5-megapixel camera. Falling right in line with today's top Android phones, the Lead also looks to run Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) and offers support for Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and Bluetooth 3.0 when it arrives. As terrific as this one sounds, it's actually lacking when compared to its bigger brother, the HTC Holiday. wholesale netbook for sale online
The Holiday is expected to have a slight edge in nearly every aspect, putting it at the top of the Android food chain when it debuts. Among the details anticipated for this handset are a larger, 4.5-inch qHD display (960x540), 1GB RAM, and an 8-megapixel camera and front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera. Like the HTC Lead, the Holiday will also run Android 2.3.4, presumably with the latest version of HTC's Sense UI. wholesale ebook reader for sale
Finally, we have the HTC Puccini, a rumored 10-inch tablet, featuring Android 3.01 and powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor. As some of you may recall, the rumors of a larger tablet first surfaced earlier in the year when it was whispered that HTC was working on three devices.LASER POINTERS
Based on the images provided by 911Sniper, the Puccini will have HTC's custom Sense tablet experience and likely support the Scribe stylus. The tablet should also work on AT&T's 4G LTE network, the carrier's first device to do so.
According to Pocketnow, these three should be hitting the market this summer, possibly as early as June. Without fully knowing what the other carriers are up to, AT&T may have just taken a slight lead in the Android arms race. Your thoughts? wholesale baby monitor
Over the last few days, preliminary details and pictures have emerged from two oft-reliable sources, Pocketnow and 911Sniper, both pointing at a solid Android horizon for AT&T and HTC. Wholesale Computers
The first handset to keep an eye on will be the HTC Lead, with its 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch display, 768MB RAM, and a 5-megapixel camera. Falling right in line with today's top Android phones, the Lead also looks to run Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) and offers support for Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and Bluetooth 3.0 when it arrives. As terrific as this one sounds, it's actually lacking when compared to its bigger brother, the HTC Holiday. wholesale netbook for sale online
The Holiday is expected to have a slight edge in nearly every aspect, putting it at the top of the Android food chain when it debuts. Among the details anticipated for this handset are a larger, 4.5-inch qHD display (960x540), 1GB RAM, and an 8-megapixel camera and front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera. Like the HTC Lead, the Holiday will also run Android 2.3.4, presumably with the latest version of HTC's Sense UI. wholesale ebook reader for sale
Finally, we have the HTC Puccini, a rumored 10-inch tablet, featuring Android 3.01 and powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor. As some of you may recall, the rumors of a larger tablet first surfaced earlier in the year when it was whispered that HTC was working on three devices.LASER POINTERS
Based on the images provided by 911Sniper, the Puccini will have HTC's custom Sense tablet experience and likely support the Scribe stylus. The tablet should also work on AT&T's 4G LTE network, the carrier's first device to do so.
According to Pocketnow, these three should be hitting the market this summer, possibly as early as June. Without fully knowing what the other carriers are up to, AT&T may have just taken a slight lead in the Android arms race. Your thoughts? wholesale baby monitor
Monday 16 May 2011
Rambus, SAP, Teva Pharmaceutical, Microsoft, Apple: Intellectual Property
The damages are more than the $138.6 million SAP was ordered to pay Austin, Texas-based Versata in a 2009 verdict that was thrown out. U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Everingham had ordered a new trial because of rulings by an appeals court specializing in patent law that set new rules on how financial penalties should be calculated. Wholesale Battery
The patent covers software that can help sales staff determine the most recent price for products and services. Walldorf, Germany-based SAP told jurors that customers weren’t buying its software for that feature, so any patent royalties should be low.
Versata will seek an injunction to stop the infringement, Scott Cole, a lawyer with McKool Smith who represented the Austin, Texas-based company, said following the verdict. Wholesale Computers
“This has been four hard fought years, and the evidence clearly shows that SAP’s use of our intellectual property caused harm,” Cole said. “It was a valuable invention.”
SAP said it’s disappointed with the judgment and is considering whether to appeal.
“We have said all along this is a very complex case,” Andy Kendzie, a company spokesman, said in a telephone interview. “Our attorneys are reviewing today’s filing and we will consider all legal options.”
SAP argued in court papers before the trial that Versata shouldn’t have been able to claim that it lost profit because the company hadn’t sold any of the software, called Pricer. Versata claimed it was undercut by SAP and pushed out of the market. LASER POINTERS
The case is Versata Software Inc. v. SAP America Inc., 07cv153, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas (Marshall).
Teva, Mylan Anchen Win Patent Ruling Over Amrix Infringement
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA), Mylan Inc. and Anchen Pharmaceuticals Inc. won a case involving their planned generic version of the muscle-relaxant Amrix.
Cephalon Inc. (CEPH) and Eurand NV (EURX) sued for patent-infringement in 2008 in federal court in Delaware. U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson on May 11 decided that the patents aren’t valid because the technology would be obvious to a skilled chemist. wholesale car accessories
“Cephalon is reviewing the court’s opinion and is evaluating its options, including an appeal,” the company said May 13 in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Teva, the world’s largest generic-drug maker, said on May 2 it agreed to buy Cephalon for about $6.2 billion.
Cephalon and Eurand filed the lawsuit after the generic drugmakers applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for permission to make low-cost copies of Amrix. The companies had conceded that their version of the formula infringed and claimed the patents weren’t valid. wholesale ebook reader
The case is Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Patent Litigation, 09-2118, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington).
To see the patents, click: 7,387,793, 7,544,372.
For more patent news, click here.
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Microsoft, Nokia Challenge Apple’s ‘App Store’ EU Trademark
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) are among four technology companies challenging Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s European Union-wide trademarks for “Appstore” and “App Store.” wholesale netbook shop
Nokia, the world’s largest mobile-phone maker, Microsoft, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and HTC Corp. (2498) all filed separate requests May 12 with the EU trademark agency in Alicante, Spain, seeking to invalidate Apple’s trademark rights.
The companies “are seeking to invalidate Apple’s trademark registration for ‘APP STORE’ and ‘APPSTORE’ because we believe that they should not have been granted because they both lack distinctiveness,” according to a statement from Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker.
A decision by the agency could be appealed all the way to the EU’s top court in Luxembourg. Apple, which pioneered the sale of mobile-device applications, accounts for more than three-quarters of revenue in the industry -- even as Google Inc. (GOOG)’s app sales grow faster. Apple’s App Store offers more than 350,000 apps for iPhones, iPods and iPads. It will bring in $2.91 billion in revenue in 2011, up 63 percent from last year, according to researchers at El Segundo, California-based IHS ISuppli.
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) on April 15 opposed Apple’s two EU trademarks, according to documents on the trademark agency’s website. The dispute over the validity of the Apple rights has also reached the U.S., where Amazon, after being sued for trademark infringement by Apple, argued the intellectual property right was invalid.
Alan Hely, a U.K.-based spokesman for Cupertino, California-based Apple, declined to comment, saying the company doesn’t comment on pending litigation.
Mark Durrant, a spokesman for Espoo, Finland-based Nokia, and Sony Ericsson spokeswoman Mandy Slater confirmed the companies also objected to the trademark registration.
The phrase “means just what it says, a store for ‘apps,’ which in itself is a generic term for the services that the trademark registrations cover,” Durrant said in an e-mail.
Sony Ericsson Says Trademark Litigation With Clearwire Resolved
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and its U.S. unit Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Inc. reported on May 13 the resolution of trademark litigation initiated against Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) and its primary operating unit, Clearwire Communications LLC.
The litigation involved Sony Ericsson’s contention that Clearwire was using logos which infringed Sony Ericsson’s trademark.
The patent covers software that can help sales staff determine the most recent price for products and services. Walldorf, Germany-based SAP told jurors that customers weren’t buying its software for that feature, so any patent royalties should be low.
Versata will seek an injunction to stop the infringement, Scott Cole, a lawyer with McKool Smith who represented the Austin, Texas-based company, said following the verdict. Wholesale Computers
“This has been four hard fought years, and the evidence clearly shows that SAP’s use of our intellectual property caused harm,” Cole said. “It was a valuable invention.”
SAP said it’s disappointed with the judgment and is considering whether to appeal.
“We have said all along this is a very complex case,” Andy Kendzie, a company spokesman, said in a telephone interview. “Our attorneys are reviewing today’s filing and we will consider all legal options.”
SAP argued in court papers before the trial that Versata shouldn’t have been able to claim that it lost profit because the company hadn’t sold any of the software, called Pricer. Versata claimed it was undercut by SAP and pushed out of the market. LASER POINTERS
The case is Versata Software Inc. v. SAP America Inc., 07cv153, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas (Marshall).
Teva, Mylan Anchen Win Patent Ruling Over Amrix Infringement
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA), Mylan Inc. and Anchen Pharmaceuticals Inc. won a case involving their planned generic version of the muscle-relaxant Amrix.
Cephalon Inc. (CEPH) and Eurand NV (EURX) sued for patent-infringement in 2008 in federal court in Delaware. U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson on May 11 decided that the patents aren’t valid because the technology would be obvious to a skilled chemist. wholesale car accessories
“Cephalon is reviewing the court’s opinion and is evaluating its options, including an appeal,” the company said May 13 in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Teva, the world’s largest generic-drug maker, said on May 2 it agreed to buy Cephalon for about $6.2 billion.
Cephalon and Eurand filed the lawsuit after the generic drugmakers applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for permission to make low-cost copies of Amrix. The companies had conceded that their version of the formula infringed and claimed the patents weren’t valid. wholesale ebook reader
The case is Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Patent Litigation, 09-2118, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington).
To see the patents, click: 7,387,793, 7,544,372.
For more patent news, click here.
Trademark
Microsoft, Nokia Challenge Apple’s ‘App Store’ EU Trademark
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) are among four technology companies challenging Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s European Union-wide trademarks for “Appstore” and “App Store.” wholesale netbook shop
Nokia, the world’s largest mobile-phone maker, Microsoft, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and HTC Corp. (2498) all filed separate requests May 12 with the EU trademark agency in Alicante, Spain, seeking to invalidate Apple’s trademark rights.
The companies “are seeking to invalidate Apple’s trademark registration for ‘APP STORE’ and ‘APPSTORE’ because we believe that they should not have been granted because they both lack distinctiveness,” according to a statement from Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker.
A decision by the agency could be appealed all the way to the EU’s top court in Luxembourg. Apple, which pioneered the sale of mobile-device applications, accounts for more than three-quarters of revenue in the industry -- even as Google Inc. (GOOG)’s app sales grow faster. Apple’s App Store offers more than 350,000 apps for iPhones, iPods and iPads. It will bring in $2.91 billion in revenue in 2011, up 63 percent from last year, according to researchers at El Segundo, California-based IHS ISuppli.
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) on April 15 opposed Apple’s two EU trademarks, according to documents on the trademark agency’s website. The dispute over the validity of the Apple rights has also reached the U.S., where Amazon, after being sued for trademark infringement by Apple, argued the intellectual property right was invalid.
Alan Hely, a U.K.-based spokesman for Cupertino, California-based Apple, declined to comment, saying the company doesn’t comment on pending litigation.
Mark Durrant, a spokesman for Espoo, Finland-based Nokia, and Sony Ericsson spokeswoman Mandy Slater confirmed the companies also objected to the trademark registration.
The phrase “means just what it says, a store for ‘apps,’ which in itself is a generic term for the services that the trademark registrations cover,” Durrant said in an e-mail.
Sony Ericsson Says Trademark Litigation With Clearwire Resolved
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and its U.S. unit Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Inc. reported on May 13 the resolution of trademark litigation initiated against Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) and its primary operating unit, Clearwire Communications LLC.
The litigation involved Sony Ericsson’s contention that Clearwire was using logos which infringed Sony Ericsson’s trademark.
Saturday 14 May 2011
Modern Warfare 3 to ship on November 8th
First details of Modern Warfare 3 revealed by website, Wholesale Battery but not yet confirmed by Activision.
New York, Paris and London will be among a dozen cities to be engulfed in “mammoth battles” in the forthcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.wholesale electronics online Gaming website Kotaku report to have “multiple sources” who have conferred a torrent of information on Modern Warfare 3, including mission locations, character details and multiplayer elements. The release date is set to be November 8th 2011.wholesale baby monitor
According to Kotaku’s sources, the single player campaign will open directly after Modern Warfare 2 ended, with a surprise Russian invasion of Manhattan. It will sport approximately 15 missions and will follow multiple characters to progress the story, which concludes in Dubai.Wholesale Computers
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Multiplayer details include a collection of playable maps, including Brooklyn and the London Underground, and two special ops modes: “Survival” and “Mission”.
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According to Kotaku’s sources, the single player campaign will open directly after Modern Warfare 2 ended, with a surprise Russian invasion of Manhattan. It will sport approximately 15 missions and will follow multiple characters to progress the story, which concludes in Dubai.Wholesale Computers
Player roles will include a Russian Federal Protective Service agent, an SAS operative, a tank gunner, an AC-130 gunner and a variety of returning characters. Two new characters have been revealed as Delta Force operatives “Frost” and “Sandman”.LASER POINTERS
Multiplayer details include a collection of playable maps, including Brooklyn and the London Underground, and two special ops modes: “Survival” and “Mission”.
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Thursday 12 May 2011
Google's choice: Chrome OS or Android?
Google isn't the only big tech company with two operating systems. But it's the only one with two that take such a different approach. Wholesale Battery
Android and Chrome OS each got a day to themselves here at Google I/O a conference designed to fire up programmer interest in Google's technology.
With the new Android 3.1, an update to the tablet-centric Honeycomb version, Google yesterday added the ability for people to plug in keyboards, mice, game controllers, and many other USB and Bluetooth devices. In short, it's making the tablet more into a PC, architecturally speaking. Wholesale Computers
But today, the news was all about Chrome OS, a browser-based operating system that transforms new laptops from Samsung or Acer into vessels for Web applications.
Two days, two philosophies. In one, the device in front of you runs the applications natively, a method that would be old school except that new smartphones are powering an explosion of new programmer interest. The other is the ultimate expression of cloud computing, where a server at the other end of the network is running the show and you just have a powerful remote control.
Google, though, thinks there's room for both. There's no cage-match-to-the-death, two-will-enter-but-only-one-will-come-out-alive approach, Google co-founder Sergey Brin said while talking to reporters today after Google announced the first Chrome OS laptops.
"It's a great dilemma to find ourselves with two fantastic successes on our hands," Brin said, perhaps a little grandly given that the Chromebooks won't even ship until June 15 much less prove themselves a success. "We'd consider ourselves fortunate to have either Android or Chrome OS," he added, implying that instead it has an embarrassment of riches.
Acer Chromebook: Google's take on the Netbook
(Credit: Acer) The company's biggest rivals also have two operating systems. Microsoft has Windows and now Windows Phone 7 for mobile devices. Apple has Mac OS X and iOS. Though there are some synergies here and there--perhaps more as ARM-based computers spread and as the mobile OSes grow up--those operating system projects are separate.
But they're still philosophically similar: a device with a processor, input hardware, and an output display is at the center of its own little universe. Google has a much more distributed view of the world.
Of course, even with Android, the cloud is important. It's intended to be a conduit to Gmail, Google Docs, and other Net-based services. Android is intended to accelerate the mobile-computing revolution, a job it's doing well (with Apple leading much of the charge), so part of its purpose is to link to a server.
With Chrome OS, the cloud isn't just important, it's almost all there is. You can use local files--view PDFs, play music, watch videos--but those features are more necessary evils than the heart of the experience. Google makes sure that when you plug a camera into the USB port, you can quickly transfer the photos to Picasa Web Albums.
Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome, argues that Android and Chrome OS provide "different, unique computing experiences."
"It's a very different model," Pichai said, pointing out that each reporter in the press Q&A had both a phone and a laptop. "We want to provide that choice to users and developers alike." wholesale baby monitor
He has a point. Mobile phones don't have enough processing power to handle the highly abstracted mechanisms browsers provide for fancy graphics. And Web sites and Web apps often work poorly if at all on smartphones' small touch screens. So there's a big role for native apps are more. wholesale netbook shop
But things are quite as simple as saying Google offers different tools for different circumstances. Android and Chrome OS are headed to similar hardware realms.
Take Google TV. With an Atom processor, a big screen, and a reliable home broadband connection, why not put Chrome OS on it? And what's the best OS for a tablet? If you're a hardware partner, which of Google's priorities should be yours? wholesale ebook reader
Another complication: app stores. Do people who've bought an Android game in the Android market have to re-purchase it through the Chrome Web Store? Angry Birds is available in both, and it's safe to expect others to cross the divide.
Finally, there's the developer issue. Google must evangelize two separate, incompatible ecosystems. It has to produce development tools for each, too.
Overall, though, if any company can hold two such different ideas in its head at the same time, it's Google. The company loves programmers, and judging by how packed to the gills Google I/O is, a fair number of them love Google. And regardless of the fortunes of Chrome OS and Android, programmers will be writing for both types of operating systems. LASER POINTERS
That's because Web programming is a major force today, regardless of Chrome OS, and mobile apps are a major force today, regardless of Android. Both methods will thrive in coming years. Even if supporting both muddies the waters for Google's priorities and messaging, they're not mutually exclusive.
Android and Chrome OS each got a day to themselves here at Google I/O a conference designed to fire up programmer interest in Google's technology.
With the new Android 3.1, an update to the tablet-centric Honeycomb version, Google yesterday added the ability for people to plug in keyboards, mice, game controllers, and many other USB and Bluetooth devices. In short, it's making the tablet more into a PC, architecturally speaking. Wholesale Computers
But today, the news was all about Chrome OS, a browser-based operating system that transforms new laptops from Samsung or Acer into vessels for Web applications.
Two days, two philosophies. In one, the device in front of you runs the applications natively, a method that would be old school except that new smartphones are powering an explosion of new programmer interest. The other is the ultimate expression of cloud computing, where a server at the other end of the network is running the show and you just have a powerful remote control.
Google, though, thinks there's room for both. There's no cage-match-to-the-death, two-will-enter-but-only-one-will-come-out-alive approach, Google co-founder Sergey Brin said while talking to reporters today after Google announced the first Chrome OS laptops.
"It's a great dilemma to find ourselves with two fantastic successes on our hands," Brin said, perhaps a little grandly given that the Chromebooks won't even ship until June 15 much less prove themselves a success. "We'd consider ourselves fortunate to have either Android or Chrome OS," he added, implying that instead it has an embarrassment of riches.
Acer Chromebook: Google's take on the Netbook
(Credit: Acer) The company's biggest rivals also have two operating systems. Microsoft has Windows and now Windows Phone 7 for mobile devices. Apple has Mac OS X and iOS. Though there are some synergies here and there--perhaps more as ARM-based computers spread and as the mobile OSes grow up--those operating system projects are separate.
But they're still philosophically similar: a device with a processor, input hardware, and an output display is at the center of its own little universe. Google has a much more distributed view of the world.
Of course, even with Android, the cloud is important. It's intended to be a conduit to Gmail, Google Docs, and other Net-based services. Android is intended to accelerate the mobile-computing revolution, a job it's doing well (with Apple leading much of the charge), so part of its purpose is to link to a server.
With Chrome OS, the cloud isn't just important, it's almost all there is. You can use local files--view PDFs, play music, watch videos--but those features are more necessary evils than the heart of the experience. Google makes sure that when you plug a camera into the USB port, you can quickly transfer the photos to Picasa Web Albums.
Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Chrome, argues that Android and Chrome OS provide "different, unique computing experiences."
"It's a very different model," Pichai said, pointing out that each reporter in the press Q&A had both a phone and a laptop. "We want to provide that choice to users and developers alike." wholesale baby monitor
He has a point. Mobile phones don't have enough processing power to handle the highly abstracted mechanisms browsers provide for fancy graphics. And Web sites and Web apps often work poorly if at all on smartphones' small touch screens. So there's a big role for native apps are more. wholesale netbook shop
But things are quite as simple as saying Google offers different tools for different circumstances. Android and Chrome OS are headed to similar hardware realms.
Take Google TV. With an Atom processor, a big screen, and a reliable home broadband connection, why not put Chrome OS on it? And what's the best OS for a tablet? If you're a hardware partner, which of Google's priorities should be yours? wholesale ebook reader
Another complication: app stores. Do people who've bought an Android game in the Android market have to re-purchase it through the Chrome Web Store? Angry Birds is available in both, and it's safe to expect others to cross the divide.
Finally, there's the developer issue. Google must evangelize two separate, incompatible ecosystems. It has to produce development tools for each, too.
Overall, though, if any company can hold two such different ideas in its head at the same time, it's Google. The company loves programmers, and judging by how packed to the gills Google I/O is, a fair number of them love Google. And regardless of the fortunes of Chrome OS and Android, programmers will be writing for both types of operating systems. LASER POINTERS
That's because Web programming is a major force today, regardless of Chrome OS, and mobile apps are a major force today, regardless of Android. Both methods will thrive in coming years. Even if supporting both muddies the waters for Google's priorities and messaging, they're not mutually exclusive.
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Microsoft nears $8.5 bn Skype buy in web shift
This change was starkly illustrated last year when Apple's portfolio of coveted consumer goods propelled it past Microsoft to become the world's most valuable technology company. The maker of iPhones and iPads has since been named as the most valuable brand too, overtaking Google. Wholesale Battery
The Skype deal -- which would be the biggest in the 36-year history of the world's largest software company -- is expected to be announced as early as Tuesday morning, the source told Reuters. Microsoft and Luxembourg-based Skype declined comment. Wholesale Computers
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"In this atmosphere of Internet Bubble 2.0, picking up an unprofitable online company for roughly 10 times sales probably seems downright cheap," Shanghai-based Michael Clendenin, managing director of consulting firm RedTech Advisors, said.
"But if you consider (it) was just valued at about $2.5 billion 18 months ago when a chunk was sold off, then $8.5 billion seems generous and means Microsoft has a high wall to climb to prove to investors that Skype is a necessary linchpin for the company's online and mobile strategy," he added. LASER POINTERS
This was echoed by Ben Wood, head of research firm CCS Insight: "The big unanswered question is how do Skype assets work for Micrososft, they already have instant messaging, IP telephony...how do you justify the price?"
"That being said, Skype is a vibrant community, a diverse global community with a young population and Skype is making inroads into older parts of the population too," Wood added. wholesale baby monitor
Skype, which delayed plans for an initial public offering expected to raise $1 billion, has been looking at other options, including tie-ups with Facebook and Google. Such a deal was seen as valuing Skype at $3 billion to $4 billion.
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Despite doubling sales and profit in the last eight years, Microsoft's stock has largely languished, as investors worry about its ability to counter new rivals or adapt to new ways of computing, especially the threat posed by new mobile devices.
Microsoft has countered with a new version of its mobile software -- which will power the next generation of Nokia smartphones -- and is developing a new operating system that will work on low-power tablet PCs.
But online video chat remains a weakness. Although the company already has video in its Windows Live Messenger service, it is not available on its Windows Phone 7 software. wholesale spy camerca
Skype also makes versions of its own service for use on iPhone and iPad, Research in Motion's BlackBerry and Android phones. It cannot be used on Microsoft phones.
Apple's FaceTime video calling service -- available on its latest iPhone and Mac computers -- has been a big hit. Google recently followed suit by adding video to its popular Google Talk application for smartphones running on its Android system.
The Skype deal -- which would be the biggest in the 36-year history of the world's largest software company -- is expected to be announced as early as Tuesday morning, the source told Reuters. Microsoft and Luxembourg-based Skype declined comment. Wholesale Computers
The $8.5 billion mooted price tag, including debt, was a surprise. Although the sum would not stretch cash-rich Microsoft, some said it was high for a company whose ownership has changed several times during its relatively short life.
"In this atmosphere of Internet Bubble 2.0, picking up an unprofitable online company for roughly 10 times sales probably seems downright cheap," Shanghai-based Michael Clendenin, managing director of consulting firm RedTech Advisors, said.
"But if you consider (it) was just valued at about $2.5 billion 18 months ago when a chunk was sold off, then $8.5 billion seems generous and means Microsoft has a high wall to climb to prove to investors that Skype is a necessary linchpin for the company's online and mobile strategy," he added. LASER POINTERS
This was echoed by Ben Wood, head of research firm CCS Insight: "The big unanswered question is how do Skype assets work for Micrososft, they already have instant messaging, IP telephony...how do you justify the price?"
"That being said, Skype is a vibrant community, a diverse global community with a young population and Skype is making inroads into older parts of the population too," Wood added. wholesale baby monitor
Skype, which delayed plans for an initial public offering expected to raise $1 billion, has been looking at other options, including tie-ups with Facebook and Google. Such a deal was seen as valuing Skype at $3 billion to $4 billion.
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Despite doubling sales and profit in the last eight years, Microsoft's stock has largely languished, as investors worry about its ability to counter new rivals or adapt to new ways of computing, especially the threat posed by new mobile devices.
Microsoft has countered with a new version of its mobile software -- which will power the next generation of Nokia smartphones -- and is developing a new operating system that will work on low-power tablet PCs.
But online video chat remains a weakness. Although the company already has video in its Windows Live Messenger service, it is not available on its Windows Phone 7 software. wholesale spy camerca
Skype also makes versions of its own service for use on iPhone and iPad, Research in Motion's BlackBerry and Android phones. It cannot be used on Microsoft phones.
Apple's FaceTime video calling service -- available on its latest iPhone and Mac computers -- has been a big hit. Google recently followed suit by adding video to its popular Google Talk application for smartphones running on its Android system.
Monday 9 May 2011
Xbox 720 in 2012 wouldn't be a surprise
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"It's in a vendor's best interests to maintain a system's viability as long as possible," he added. "On the other hand, should Xbox 360 hardware sales begin to drop off dramatically in Q4, or early in 2012 Microsoft will likely announce launch of a new system at E3 next year." Wholesale Computers
Last week, an unnamed source told respected games industry publication Develop that "Microsoft is rushing to make an [Xbox 720] announcement at E3" in a bid to steal Nintendo's thunder. LASER POINTERS
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Saturday 7 May 2011
Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101
When I first turned the Transformer on, I noticed immediately some pleasant user-interface improvements that Asus made to stock Android 3.01.Wholesale Battery
For starters, the core navigation buttons are dramatically better. Asus replaced the standard Honeycomb nav buttons (three light-blue outlines that serve as the primary navigation aids at the lower left of the screen) with three white, solid button formations that are crisp and distinct. In particular, the back/exit button, better represents its function with a looping return arrow--an improvement on the stock Honeycomb's chintzy back arrow that looks more like a bookmark symbol.
Another big change involves the Asus keyboard. The stock gray Honeycomb keyboard is available as an option, but by default the Transformer uses Asus's own keyboard, which features a lighter gray background and dark, well-defined letters and numbers. The redesigned keyboard has a row of number keys up top; and keys in both the number row and the first letter row are slightly taller than the ones on rest of the keyboard. The keyboard appears to occupy about the same depth as the stock Honeycomb keyboard, but with the added benefit of the number row (a native first among the Android 3.0 tablets). The keyboard incorporates Google's predictive text, too, another native first for an Android 3.0 tablet. Wholesale Computers Unfortunately, this feature behaved a bit unpredictably in my testing. For example, it didn't work consistently when filling in fields in the Web browser. Also, the keyboard sacrifices some of its QWERTYness--by having its Z and S keys stacked, for example. On the whole, the keyboard was responsive.
In addition to introducing these adjustments, Asus provides a small selection of its own Android widgets to use in customizing the front face to dictate how you access your data. For example, you can get a large, friendly weather update; or choose My Zine widgets that present your photos, weather, and recently accessed Web, music, and book content in a fresh way. The approach is similar to--but not as far reaching as--Acer's handling of its Iconia Tab A500, where widgets appear as additional app icons primarily to create a sense of categorized folder hierarchy for your apps (Android 3.0 doesn't have folders, as Apple's iOS does). Asus's approach isn't as far-reaching as Samsung's TouchWiz interface on the 7-inch Android 2.2 Galaxy Tab or HTC's Sense UI overlay planned for its 7-inch Flyer. According to Asus, by omitting an extra overlay, the company can respond faster to OS updates as they come available from Google.LASER POINTERS
Asus also provides a couple of custom wallpapers, including the interactive MyWater wallpaper that reacts to the motions of the built-in gyroscope, and shows the battery level by changing the water level in the wallpaper. Fun touches, to be sure, but detrimental to battery life.wholesale ebook reader
In use, the Transformer felt about as zippy (and as sluggish) as I've come to expect from the current crop of Tegra 2 tablets, depending on the activity. Its camera was actually slightly faster on the trigger than the ones on other Android 3.01 tablets I've used--but still pokey as molasses. This version of Android has image and text rendering issues, too, as its predecessors did. Images aren't rendered sharply and with good detail in the Android Gallery, and text appears to be insufficiently antialiased. Android 3.01 hasn't yet received a major update; one can only hope that these issues and others will be fixed in the future.
The Transformer comes preloaded with useful software. wholesale baby monitor Some apps are unique to Asus: Asus's MyNet DLNA media sharing app; MyCloud for accessing Asus's Webstorage (2GB free for one year; unlimited storage for $5 monthly) or for connecting remotely to your desktop via the Splashtop-powered MyDesktop; MyLibrary for accessing newspaper, .Epub, and PDF book content. Also on board: Infraware's Polaris Office 3.0 for viewing and editing (and saving as Office 2003 files) Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets, and presentations; Layar; Fuze Meeting; and a file manager (which, like ones I've seen on other tablets, confusingly interprets the internal memory as a mounted SD Card). To get Adobe Flash 10.2, you'll have to download it on your own.wholesale netbook shop
For the desktop, Asus provides downloadable utilities to complete the Transformer: PC Sync and Asus Webstorage.
For starters, the core navigation buttons are dramatically better. Asus replaced the standard Honeycomb nav buttons (three light-blue outlines that serve as the primary navigation aids at the lower left of the screen) with three white, solid button formations that are crisp and distinct. In particular, the back/exit button, better represents its function with a looping return arrow--an improvement on the stock Honeycomb's chintzy back arrow that looks more like a bookmark symbol.
Another big change involves the Asus keyboard. The stock gray Honeycomb keyboard is available as an option, but by default the Transformer uses Asus's own keyboard, which features a lighter gray background and dark, well-defined letters and numbers. The redesigned keyboard has a row of number keys up top; and keys in both the number row and the first letter row are slightly taller than the ones on rest of the keyboard. The keyboard appears to occupy about the same depth as the stock Honeycomb keyboard, but with the added benefit of the number row (a native first among the Android 3.0 tablets). The keyboard incorporates Google's predictive text, too, another native first for an Android 3.0 tablet. Wholesale Computers Unfortunately, this feature behaved a bit unpredictably in my testing. For example, it didn't work consistently when filling in fields in the Web browser. Also, the keyboard sacrifices some of its QWERTYness--by having its Z and S keys stacked, for example. On the whole, the keyboard was responsive.
In addition to introducing these adjustments, Asus provides a small selection of its own Android widgets to use in customizing the front face to dictate how you access your data. For example, you can get a large, friendly weather update; or choose My Zine widgets that present your photos, weather, and recently accessed Web, music, and book content in a fresh way. The approach is similar to--but not as far reaching as--Acer's handling of its Iconia Tab A500, where widgets appear as additional app icons primarily to create a sense of categorized folder hierarchy for your apps (Android 3.0 doesn't have folders, as Apple's iOS does). Asus's approach isn't as far-reaching as Samsung's TouchWiz interface on the 7-inch Android 2.2 Galaxy Tab or HTC's Sense UI overlay planned for its 7-inch Flyer. According to Asus, by omitting an extra overlay, the company can respond faster to OS updates as they come available from Google.LASER POINTERS
Asus also provides a couple of custom wallpapers, including the interactive MyWater wallpaper that reacts to the motions of the built-in gyroscope, and shows the battery level by changing the water level in the wallpaper. Fun touches, to be sure, but detrimental to battery life.wholesale ebook reader
In use, the Transformer felt about as zippy (and as sluggish) as I've come to expect from the current crop of Tegra 2 tablets, depending on the activity. Its camera was actually slightly faster on the trigger than the ones on other Android 3.01 tablets I've used--but still pokey as molasses. This version of Android has image and text rendering issues, too, as its predecessors did. Images aren't rendered sharply and with good detail in the Android Gallery, and text appears to be insufficiently antialiased. Android 3.01 hasn't yet received a major update; one can only hope that these issues and others will be fixed in the future.
The Transformer comes preloaded with useful software. wholesale baby monitor Some apps are unique to Asus: Asus's MyNet DLNA media sharing app; MyCloud for accessing Asus's Webstorage (2GB free for one year; unlimited storage for $5 monthly) or for connecting remotely to your desktop via the Splashtop-powered MyDesktop; MyLibrary for accessing newspaper, .Epub, and PDF book content. Also on board: Infraware's Polaris Office 3.0 for viewing and editing (and saving as Office 2003 files) Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets, and presentations; Layar; Fuze Meeting; and a file manager (which, like ones I've seen on other tablets, confusingly interprets the internal memory as a mounted SD Card). To get Adobe Flash 10.2, you'll have to download it on your own.wholesale netbook shop
For the desktop, Asus provides downloadable utilities to complete the Transformer: PC Sync and Asus Webstorage.
Friday 6 May 2011
Google’s Plan To Win Location & Social
Google VP Marissa Mayer laid out the company’s vision and strategy for winning in local and social in a keynote Thursday at the Social-Loco conference in San Francisco.Wholesale Battery
Google’s location strategy is focused on three areas: exploration and discovery, interactivity, and new perspectives. By making it easier to discover new places, interact with them and glean new information from that interactivity, Mayer says she hopes to take location services to the next level.wholesale spy camerca
Google’s location-based services are growing fast too. Google Places now has 5 million user ratings and reviews, and it adds 1 million ratings and reviews each month, Mayer said.Wholesale Computers
Mobile, and its relationship with location-based services, is becoming a larger part of Google’s overall strategy. Mayer said that Google Maps has been quickly evolving from its desktop roots into a mobile-focused experience. In fact, during weekends, Google Maps via mobile receives more traffic than the desktop.
Mayer also announced new products that she said exemplify Google’s core strategy of bringing interactivity, discovery and new perspective to local: Google Business Photos for Maps and Google Earth for Android tablets.
Mayer played coy during a discussion of Google Offers. She said Google’s Groupon competitor “does not exist,” but elaborated by saying that Google is looking at the offers space, talking with businesses and trying to figure out what approach it should take in the group buying space.LASER POINTERS
Battelle compared the exploratory process to being in pre-production for a film.
During a Q&A, Federated Media’s John Battelle asked Mayer about Google’s recent reorganization. He asked her what’s changed now that Larry Page is CEO and what it’s like now that “there is a new sheriff in town.”
Not all that much, she said, especially in terms of building products. “I think Larry’s very focused on technology and products, and [Page as CEO] brings them to the forefront,” she said.wholesale baby monitor
Battelle also asked about her role after the reorganization — essentially, was Mayer demoted in favor of Jeff Huber, the new SVP of local and commerce? Once again she said her role hasn’t really changed, though she dodged the question of whether she’s been demoted or lost some of her power.wholesale digital picture frame
Google’s location strategy is focused on three areas: exploration and discovery, interactivity, and new perspectives. By making it easier to discover new places, interact with them and glean new information from that interactivity, Mayer says she hopes to take location services to the next level.wholesale spy camerca
Google’s location-based services are growing fast too. Google Places now has 5 million user ratings and reviews, and it adds 1 million ratings and reviews each month, Mayer said.Wholesale Computers
Mobile, and its relationship with location-based services, is becoming a larger part of Google’s overall strategy. Mayer said that Google Maps has been quickly evolving from its desktop roots into a mobile-focused experience. In fact, during weekends, Google Maps via mobile receives more traffic than the desktop.
Mayer also announced new products that she said exemplify Google’s core strategy of bringing interactivity, discovery and new perspective to local: Google Business Photos for Maps and Google Earth for Android tablets.
Mayer played coy during a discussion of Google Offers. She said Google’s Groupon competitor “does not exist,” but elaborated by saying that Google is looking at the offers space, talking with businesses and trying to figure out what approach it should take in the group buying space.LASER POINTERS
Battelle compared the exploratory process to being in pre-production for a film.
During a Q&A, Federated Media’s John Battelle asked Mayer about Google’s recent reorganization. He asked her what’s changed now that Larry Page is CEO and what it’s like now that “there is a new sheriff in town.”
Not all that much, she said, especially in terms of building products. “I think Larry’s very focused on technology and products, and [Page as CEO] brings them to the forefront,” she said.wholesale baby monitor
Battelle also asked about her role after the reorganization — essentially, was Mayer demoted in favor of Jeff Huber, the new SVP of local and commerce? Once again she said her role hasn’t really changed, though she dodged the question of whether she’s been demoted or lost some of her power.wholesale digital picture frame
Thursday 5 May 2011
Adam Carolla To Appear May 14th at Barnes & Noble, Clackamas Town Center, Portland, OR
Barnes & Noble, Clackamas Town Center in Portland, OR is pleased to welcome radio and television host, comedian, actor and author Adam Carolla for a free booksigning of the paperback release of his book, IN FIFTY YEARS WE’LL ALL BE CHICKS. Join us and meet the author! Wholesale Battery
This event takes place at Barnes & Noble, Clackamas Town Center, 12000 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon on Saturday, May 14, 2011, starting at 2:00 pm. For questions or more information, please call the store at 503-786-3464
This is a booksigning only event. Adam Carolla will sign copies of “In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks” only. No memorabilia. Paperback copies of his book will be available on the day of the event for sale. (Adam Carolla will sign both the paperback and hardcover copies of his book.) As with all Barnes & Noble events, this author event is free and open to the public.
A numbered wristband is required for getting your books signed. Wristbands are available starting at 9:00 am on May 14th - one wristband per person. The number on your wristband indicates your place in the signing line. Line up for the signing line starts at 1:30 pm. Wholesale Computers
Book synopsis from BN.com:
A couple years back, I was at the Phoenix airport bar. It was empty except for one heavy-set, gray bearded, grizzled guy who looked like he just rode his donkey into town after a long day of panning for silver in them thar hills. He ordered a Jack Daniels straight up, and that's when I overheard the young guy with the earring behind the bar asking him if he had ID. At first the old sea captain just laughed. But the guy with the twinkle in his ear asked again. At this point it became apparent that he was serious. Dan Haggerty's dad fired back, "You've got to be kidding me, son." The bartender replied, "New policy. Everyone has to show their ID." Then I watched Burl Ives reluctantly reach into his dungarees and pull out his military identification card from World War II. LASER POINTERS
It's a sad and eerie harbinger of our times that the Oprah-watching, crystal-rubbing, Whole Foods-shopping moms and their whipped attorney husbands have taken the ability to reason away from the poor schlub who makes the Bloody Marys. What we used to settle with common sense or a fist, we now settle with hand sanitizer and lawyers. Adam Carolla has had enough of this insanity and he's here to help us get our collective balls back. wholesale mini netbook
In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks is Adam's comedic gospel of modern America. He rips into the absurdity of the culture that demonized the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, turned the nation's bathrooms into a lawless free-for-all of urine and fecal matter, and put its citizens at the mercy of a bunch of minimum wagers with axes to grind. Peppered between complaints Carolla shares candid anecdotes from his day to day life as well as his past-Sunday football at Jimmy Kimmel's house, his attempts to raise his kids in a society that he mostly disagrees with, his big showbiz break, and much, much more. Brilliantly showcasing Adam's spot-on sense of humor, this book cements his status as a cultural commentator/comedian/complainer extraordinaire. wholesale ebook reader online store
About the author:
ADAM CAROLLA is a radio and television host, comedian, and actor. He is the host of the Adam Carolla Podcast, before which he hosted a weekday morning radio program broadcast from Los Angeles, and syndicated by CBS Radio. Besides these shows, Carolla is well known as the co-host of the radio show Loveline (and its television incarnation on MTV), as the co-creator and co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show, and as the co-creator and the performer on Comedy Central and MTV's Crank Yankers and is a frequent contributor and contestant on ABC's top-rated program "Dancing with the Stars". Carolla also starred in, co-wrote, and co-produced the award-winning independent film, The Hammer. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two children wholesale electronics accessories
This event takes place at Barnes & Noble, Clackamas Town Center, 12000 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon on Saturday, May 14, 2011, starting at 2:00 pm. For questions or more information, please call the store at 503-786-3464
This is a booksigning only event. Adam Carolla will sign copies of “In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks” only. No memorabilia. Paperback copies of his book will be available on the day of the event for sale. (Adam Carolla will sign both the paperback and hardcover copies of his book.) As with all Barnes & Noble events, this author event is free and open to the public.
A numbered wristband is required for getting your books signed. Wristbands are available starting at 9:00 am on May 14th - one wristband per person. The number on your wristband indicates your place in the signing line. Line up for the signing line starts at 1:30 pm. Wholesale Computers
Book synopsis from BN.com:
A couple years back, I was at the Phoenix airport bar. It was empty except for one heavy-set, gray bearded, grizzled guy who looked like he just rode his donkey into town after a long day of panning for silver in them thar hills. He ordered a Jack Daniels straight up, and that's when I overheard the young guy with the earring behind the bar asking him if he had ID. At first the old sea captain just laughed. But the guy with the twinkle in his ear asked again. At this point it became apparent that he was serious. Dan Haggerty's dad fired back, "You've got to be kidding me, son." The bartender replied, "New policy. Everyone has to show their ID." Then I watched Burl Ives reluctantly reach into his dungarees and pull out his military identification card from World War II. LASER POINTERS
It's a sad and eerie harbinger of our times that the Oprah-watching, crystal-rubbing, Whole Foods-shopping moms and their whipped attorney husbands have taken the ability to reason away from the poor schlub who makes the Bloody Marys. What we used to settle with common sense or a fist, we now settle with hand sanitizer and lawyers. Adam Carolla has had enough of this insanity and he's here to help us get our collective balls back. wholesale mini netbook
In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks is Adam's comedic gospel of modern America. He rips into the absurdity of the culture that demonized the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, turned the nation's bathrooms into a lawless free-for-all of urine and fecal matter, and put its citizens at the mercy of a bunch of minimum wagers with axes to grind. Peppered between complaints Carolla shares candid anecdotes from his day to day life as well as his past-Sunday football at Jimmy Kimmel's house, his attempts to raise his kids in a society that he mostly disagrees with, his big showbiz break, and much, much more. Brilliantly showcasing Adam's spot-on sense of humor, this book cements his status as a cultural commentator/comedian/complainer extraordinaire. wholesale ebook reader online store
About the author:
ADAM CAROLLA is a radio and television host, comedian, and actor. He is the host of the Adam Carolla Podcast, before which he hosted a weekday morning radio program broadcast from Los Angeles, and syndicated by CBS Radio. Besides these shows, Carolla is well known as the co-host of the radio show Loveline (and its television incarnation on MTV), as the co-creator and co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show, and as the co-creator and the performer on Comedy Central and MTV's Crank Yankers and is a frequent contributor and contestant on ABC's top-rated program "Dancing with the Stars". Carolla also starred in, co-wrote, and co-produced the award-winning independent film, The Hammer. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two children wholesale electronics accessories
Wednesday 4 May 2011
More Speculations about Apple iCloud
There is lots of talk about iCloud, which is said to be Apple’s new cloud service. People have already speculated that it would be better than the cloud services from Microsoft, Google, and Amazon. Industry insiders argue that Apple couldn’t possibly set up a cloud for corporate clients because it lacks the know-how for such. Wholesale Battery
They say that Apple is bad at security, networking, and software. These are the important components of a cloud service.wholesale netbook For years Apple had to fix network related bugs with their products and systems. As for security, hackers stay away from Apple desktops not because they are impregnable but they are not worth getting into. But a cloud database would be a different story, where thousands of personal data could be stolen. Wholesale Computers
Steve Jobs must also develop new software to run in his iCloud. Apple could build the hardware for the cloud service but it lacks developers to create the software to run in it. Apple doesn’t have a large enough developer base like Microsoft and doesn’t want to work with third party developers. wholesale spy camerca The App Store business model might work with the consumers but it would be frown upon by cloud developers.
That means Apple would have to depend on its small pool of software developers for the job. LASER POINTERS These are the same group who can’t program an alarm clock to handle DST.
According to rumors, Apple is set to unveil the iCloud in its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco next month. While loyal Apple supporters see this as another imminent win for the company, industry experts fear that Apple would be set for major failure. wholesale baby monitor
They say that Apple is bad at security, networking, and software. These are the important components of a cloud service.wholesale netbook For years Apple had to fix network related bugs with their products and systems. As for security, hackers stay away from Apple desktops not because they are impregnable but they are not worth getting into. But a cloud database would be a different story, where thousands of personal data could be stolen. Wholesale Computers
Steve Jobs must also develop new software to run in his iCloud. Apple could build the hardware for the cloud service but it lacks developers to create the software to run in it. Apple doesn’t have a large enough developer base like Microsoft and doesn’t want to work with third party developers. wholesale spy camerca The App Store business model might work with the consumers but it would be frown upon by cloud developers.
That means Apple would have to depend on its small pool of software developers for the job. LASER POINTERS These are the same group who can’t program an alarm clock to handle DST.
According to rumors, Apple is set to unveil the iCloud in its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco next month. While loyal Apple supporters see this as another imminent win for the company, industry experts fear that Apple would be set for major failure. wholesale baby monitor
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