A Sweden thief stole the laptop of a university professor, university professors lost computer storage than ten years of research efforts, annoyed because there is no backup.
But to his surprise, a week later, the entire contents of his laptop were posted to him on a USB stick.
"It is my life. I have documented everything in it that has happened in the last 10 years and beyond.
"Often when people lose their computers and cameras, it is understandably not the gadget itself that is the most important. The content is often irreplaceable."
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Chinese workers were assembling Apple computers and iPhones and can not walk or run
Australian media have reported that they were assembling Apple computers and iPhones and stay in the hospital for several months after being exposed to harmful chemicals.
"At first the symptoms were pretty obvious," one woman said of her reaction to breathing in the chemical, which was used to clean and stick logos on products. "My hands were numb. I could hardly walk or run," she added.
An Australian spokeswoman for the US company told AFP that Apple took workers' health very seriously and conducted audits to check conditions, as well as requiring training in on-site health and safety.
In 2009, dozens of workers at a Suzhou factory managed by a subsidiary of Taiwanese company Wintek became ill from exposure to n-hexane. Wintek subsequently stopped all use of the chemical on its production line.
Labour activists have previously raised concerns about conditions in Chinese factories producing iPhones, arguing that millions of employees endure long hours, low pay and high pressure as they make the smartphones.
Taiwanese firm Foxconn, which makes electronic goods for Apple and other Western technology firms, has seen a spate of suicides at its Chinese plants this year.
"At first the symptoms were pretty obvious," one woman said of her reaction to breathing in the chemical, which was used to clean and stick logos on products. "My hands were numb. I could hardly walk or run," she added.
An Australian spokeswoman for the US company told AFP that Apple took workers' health very seriously and conducted audits to check conditions, as well as requiring training in on-site health and safety.
In 2009, dozens of workers at a Suzhou factory managed by a subsidiary of Taiwanese company Wintek became ill from exposure to n-hexane. Wintek subsequently stopped all use of the chemical on its production line.
Labour activists have previously raised concerns about conditions in Chinese factories producing iPhones, arguing that millions of employees endure long hours, low pay and high pressure as they make the smartphones.
Taiwanese firm Foxconn, which makes electronic goods for Apple and other Western technology firms, has seen a spate of suicides at its Chinese plants this year.
Apple new product:MacBook Air laptop
Today is the first day of November, 2010, soon passed unconsciously.The year is always something worth remembering, in the field of electronic products Apple is undoubtedly the biggest winner this year.Whether iPad tablet, iPhone 4 or just launched the new MacBook Air, Apple's products become increasingly popular.
The new MacBook Air starts at $1119, weighs as little as 1 kg, and measures 0.28 centimetres at its thinnest to 1.72 centimetres at the rear.
It is designed to replicate the versatility of popular devices like the iPhone and iPad on its venerable computer line, and will incorporate Facetime video chats and an apps store.
Running on flash storage like the iPad rather than hard drives like conventional computers, it can power up instantly and store data twice as fast, Apple's chief executive said.
"We asked ourselves what would happen if a MacBook and an iPad hooked up? Well, this is the result," Jobs told investors and reporters at a media event in Cupertino, California.
Loading up its Macs with iPad characteristics may help stave off fears that sales will begin bleeding over to the tablet, which has stirred up surprisingly strong demand.
In the quarter that just ended, Mac revenue was $US4.9 billion, less than a quarter of Apple's overall revenue.
But while much of the consumer and investor attention is focused on the iPhone and iPad, the Mac has been critical to the company's success over the past few years. Apple sold 13.6 million of its personal computers in fiscal 2010 ended September, up more than 30 per cent and far outpacing the overall market.
In the third calendar quarter, Apple became the number 3 personal computer-maker in the United States with a 10.6 per cent market share, according to IDC. Its global market share is less than 5 per cent, and the company is aiming to increase sales outside its US stronghold.
The Mac user base is now 50 million people.
The new MacBook Air starts at $1119, weighs as little as 1 kg, and measures 0.28 centimetres at its thinnest to 1.72 centimetres at the rear.
It is designed to replicate the versatility of popular devices like the iPhone and iPad on its venerable computer line, and will incorporate Facetime video chats and an apps store.
Running on flash storage like the iPad rather than hard drives like conventional computers, it can power up instantly and store data twice as fast, Apple's chief executive said.
"We asked ourselves what would happen if a MacBook and an iPad hooked up? Well, this is the result," Jobs told investors and reporters at a media event in Cupertino, California.
Loading up its Macs with iPad characteristics may help stave off fears that sales will begin bleeding over to the tablet, which has stirred up surprisingly strong demand.
In the quarter that just ended, Mac revenue was $US4.9 billion, less than a quarter of Apple's overall revenue.
But while much of the consumer and investor attention is focused on the iPhone and iPad, the Mac has been critical to the company's success over the past few years. Apple sold 13.6 million of its personal computers in fiscal 2010 ended September, up more than 30 per cent and far outpacing the overall market.
In the third calendar quarter, Apple became the number 3 personal computer-maker in the United States with a 10.6 per cent market share, according to IDC. Its global market share is less than 5 per cent, and the company is aiming to increase sales outside its US stronghold.
The Mac user base is now 50 million people.
Mark Zuckerburg is not interested in making money
Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerburg said he was not concerned about the current profitability of Facebook when Speaking at incubator Y Combinator's Startup School, Facebook is focused on gaining users and improving the experience for existing users.
Zuckerberg said that any extra cash is just reinvested in the product, so Facebook is currently still run at "around" break-even level. Zuckerberg said: "There's no point right now in having a massive profit," however, Zuckerberg on Facebook's attitude is changing. He said the Building a company is one of the most efficient ways in the world that you can kind of align the incentives of a lot of smart people towards making a change.
Zuckerberg also talked about the movie "social networking." Zuckerberg acknowledged that some details of the film is real. For example, "every shirt and fleece" in the movie is one that he has worn. But he also pointed out, it's revealing to compare what the movie got right and what it got wrong. He said he founded the Facebook is not for chasing girls, he had a girlfriend Priscilla Chan since before starting Facebook.
However, according to David Kirkpatrick's "Facebook effect", since Zuckerberg and Chan broke up, Zuckerberg had another girlfriend during Facebook's early days in Silicon Valley. Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan didn't start dating again until 2006.
Zuckerberg said that some of the misunderstanding of the film proved the difference between Hollywood and Silicon Valley. He said: "Hollywood can not understand, it was created just because they like something."
Zuckerberg said that any extra cash is just reinvested in the product, so Facebook is currently still run at "around" break-even level. Zuckerberg said: "There's no point right now in having a massive profit," however, Zuckerberg on Facebook's attitude is changing. He said the Building a company is one of the most efficient ways in the world that you can kind of align the incentives of a lot of smart people towards making a change.
Zuckerberg also talked about the movie "social networking." Zuckerberg acknowledged that some details of the film is real. For example, "every shirt and fleece" in the movie is one that he has worn. But he also pointed out, it's revealing to compare what the movie got right and what it got wrong. He said he founded the Facebook is not for chasing girls, he had a girlfriend Priscilla Chan since before starting Facebook.
However, according to David Kirkpatrick's "Facebook effect", since Zuckerberg and Chan broke up, Zuckerberg had another girlfriend during Facebook's early days in Silicon Valley. Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan didn't start dating again until 2006.
Zuckerberg said that some of the misunderstanding of the film proved the difference between Hollywood and Silicon Valley. He said: "Hollywood can not understand, it was created just because they like something."
Nokia N8 can not compete with iPhone 4
Some analysts said the Nokia smart phones N8 which was given high expectations can not compete with iPhone3GS,let alone the iPhone 4.
Nokia N8 is called the high-end smart phones, in fact, N8 is mainly used to replace the N97, N97mini and N900, both of which are rather long in the tooth; the first one was announced nearly two years ago in December 2008!
In addition to replace the old product, N8 is also responsible for another important mission: to challenge Apple iPhone4. But analysts believe that N8 can not compete with iPhone3GS,let alone the iPhone 4. In addition to 12 million pixel camera and some electronic components,the N8 is seriously under equipped to face the competition.
However, the iPhone 4 dramatically outperforms Nokia's N8, boasting a significantly more powerful processor. The Finnish phone developers most recent business smartphone fails to improve upon the processor capacity of its previous version, the N97, running the relatively outdated ARM11. But the end of this year, a number of smart phones will run the CortexA8 1.2GHz processor.
Memory is another area in which the N8 falls behind the iPhone 4. N8 memory is only 256MB, while the iPhone4 is 512MB. N8 screen resolution is only 640x360, the same as its predecessors and comparable to entry level (yep entry level) models like the Nokia 5230.The iPhone 4 resolution of 960x640.
There's the Operating systems, SymbianOS have lost competitiveness in the market, and iOS and Android were developed rapidly. OVI for example is woefully anemic compared to the likes of the Apple App store or even Google's App Marketplace.Apple and Android both offer much more than OVI for mobile apps, which can offer some efficient solutions for daily enterprise mobility operations.This is why Nokia has partnered with AT&T to organise a contest for North American developers with $10 million worth of prizes.
In contrast, N8 The only advantage is price point. The phone will go on sale at Tesco for ￡330 only, which is less than the ￡385 that the iPhone 3GS 8GB currently commands at the same retailer.
Nokia N8 is called the high-end smart phones, in fact, N8 is mainly used to replace the N97, N97mini and N900, both of which are rather long in the tooth; the first one was announced nearly two years ago in December 2008!
In addition to replace the old product, N8 is also responsible for another important mission: to challenge Apple iPhone4. But analysts believe that N8 can not compete with iPhone3GS,let alone the iPhone 4. In addition to 12 million pixel camera and some electronic components,the N8 is seriously under equipped to face the competition.
However, the iPhone 4 dramatically outperforms Nokia's N8, boasting a significantly more powerful processor. The Finnish phone developers most recent business smartphone fails to improve upon the processor capacity of its previous version, the N97, running the relatively outdated ARM11. But the end of this year, a number of smart phones will run the CortexA8 1.2GHz processor.
Memory is another area in which the N8 falls behind the iPhone 4. N8 memory is only 256MB, while the iPhone4 is 512MB. N8 screen resolution is only 640x360, the same as its predecessors and comparable to entry level (yep entry level) models like the Nokia 5230.The iPhone 4 resolution of 960x640.
There's the Operating systems, SymbianOS have lost competitiveness in the market, and iOS and Android were developed rapidly. OVI for example is woefully anemic compared to the likes of the Apple App store or even Google's App Marketplace.Apple and Android both offer much more than OVI for mobile apps, which can offer some efficient solutions for daily enterprise mobility operations.This is why Nokia has partnered with AT&T to organise a contest for North American developers with $10 million worth of prizes.
In contrast, N8 The only advantage is price point. The phone will go on sale at Tesco for ￡330 only, which is less than the ￡385 that the iPhone 3GS 8GB currently commands at the same retailer.
The apple promotes the Mac application procedure store
The apple has held named “Back to the Mac” the release conference on Base company Wednesday. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced at the meeting that will promote is suitable in the Mac platform application procedure store three months later, using the platform will experience iOS to transplant to the Mac tabletop carries.
As opposed to Apple’s recent raft of iOS-based announcements, this one will mostly be about Mac OS 10.7. The new version of OS X will apparently be referred to as “Lion” if the not-so-subtle image on the invitation is any indication.
And what’s with the use of “Back to the Mac” anyway? Is Apple just being cute or is it a not-so-subtle hint that MobileMe’s “Back to my Mac” remote-access technology could be getting an upgrade?
CrunchGear’s got a good rundown of the current Apple hardware rumors, including touch-based iMacs and MacBooks, a revved MacBook Air and CPU/GPU bumps including the Nvidia Optimus. While we probably won’t see a new iPhone, iPod or iPad next Wednesday, that doesn’t mean that we won’t see iOS at the event.
I love Devin Coldeway’s theory that iOS could find its way into Mac OS X in the form of an iOS dashboard replacing the current (and disastrously unusable) Dashboard. It would be a great way for Apple to capitalize on the success of the App Store and begin to converge the two platforms.
While the announcement of an updated version of Mac OS X might not seem exciting initially, the prospect of touch-based Macs iOS integration should pique the interest of developers and users alike.
You’re the CEO: how would you converge OS X and iOS?
As opposed to Apple’s recent raft of iOS-based announcements, this one will mostly be about Mac OS 10.7. The new version of OS X will apparently be referred to as “Lion” if the not-so-subtle image on the invitation is any indication.
And what’s with the use of “Back to the Mac” anyway? Is Apple just being cute or is it a not-so-subtle hint that MobileMe’s “Back to my Mac” remote-access technology could be getting an upgrade?
CrunchGear’s got a good rundown of the current Apple hardware rumors, including touch-based iMacs and MacBooks, a revved MacBook Air and CPU/GPU bumps including the Nvidia Optimus. While we probably won’t see a new iPhone, iPod or iPad next Wednesday, that doesn’t mean that we won’t see iOS at the event.
I love Devin Coldeway’s theory that iOS could find its way into Mac OS X in the form of an iOS dashboard replacing the current (and disastrously unusable) Dashboard. It would be a great way for Apple to capitalize on the success of the App Store and begin to converge the two platforms.
While the announcement of an updated version of Mac OS X might not seem exciting initially, the prospect of touch-based Macs iOS integration should pique the interest of developers and users alike.
You’re the CEO: how would you converge OS X and iOS?
Friday, October 29, 2010
Google's new technology allows automatic driving vehicle
Google announced the company apart in the normal business operations, is also developing the technology allows automatic driving vehicle. The company said in a blog, using this technology can reduce by half the number of deaths due to traffic accidents worldwide each year about 60 million lives saved. At the same time Google also hopes to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Two recent announcements have made self-driving cars seem a lot closer to reality. The first comes from the Army, which is now using self-driving vehicles to guard a large military facility and nuclear waste dump in Nevada. And then there's Google, which recently announced that it has developed self-driving cars that have logged over 100,000 miles on real roads in real traffic.
What is going on inside these cars to make it possible for them to drive themselves? Let's take a look.
You could, in theory, turn any car into a self-driving car. The first thing you would have to do is make it possible for a computer to control the car. This is not quite as easy as it sounds, but it is relatively straightforward. The computer needs to be able to turn the steering wheel, push the accelerator and brake pedals, move the gear shift control and start the engine.
These tasks, at least in experimental self-driving cars, are often accomplished with motors. A motor is mounted so it can turn the existing steering wheel. Another motor is able to put pressure on the accelerator and brake pedals. And so on. It is not a particularly elegant solution, but it gets the job done. As production cars become more advanced, drive-by-wire systems are becoming more common. In cars with drive-by-wire, a computer can hook directly into the existing control systems.
The next thing that a self-driving car needs is sensors, and here things get pretty complicated today. A human being drives a car by using his or her eyes as the sole sensor. The human visual system is amazing in this regard, because it is able to accurately judge the presence of obstacles, their distance, their relative size based on distance, their speed, etc. A human being also recognizes what he is seeing. If a human being sees a fence, she can accurately predict with high certainty that it will not jump into the middle of the road. On the other hand, a child playing with a ball on a sidewalk is a different story.
Computer vision systems are nowhere near this point in their development. So they rely on extra sensors to provide more information. Self-driving cars do have camera-based vision systems that they use to see other cars, unexpected obstacles, road markings and signs. But in addition, self-driving cars almost always have GPS sensors so that they have a better idea of exactly where they are and where they are pointing. They also have LADAR systems — laser scanners that can look for nearby objects and accurately judge their distance. They may have RADAR systems as well. They may also have infrared sensors to improve night vision.
These sensors all feed into a powerful onboard computer (often multiple computers) that process all the data that the sensors are gathering. The internal computer will have access to a database of maps and other relevant information. For example, engineers may pre-drive a route and pre-catalog all signs, road markings, curbs, crosswalks, traffic lights, etc. that the self-driving car will encounter along the road. This way, the car knows what to expect and can plan accordingly. Finally, the onboard computer may also be communicating by radio with bigger computers holding even more data.
Two recent announcements have made self-driving cars seem a lot closer to reality. The first comes from the Army, which is now using self-driving vehicles to guard a large military facility and nuclear waste dump in Nevada. And then there's Google, which recently announced that it has developed self-driving cars that have logged over 100,000 miles on real roads in real traffic.
What is going on inside these cars to make it possible for them to drive themselves? Let's take a look.
You could, in theory, turn any car into a self-driving car. The first thing you would have to do is make it possible for a computer to control the car. This is not quite as easy as it sounds, but it is relatively straightforward. The computer needs to be able to turn the steering wheel, push the accelerator and brake pedals, move the gear shift control and start the engine.
These tasks, at least in experimental self-driving cars, are often accomplished with motors. A motor is mounted so it can turn the existing steering wheel. Another motor is able to put pressure on the accelerator and brake pedals. And so on. It is not a particularly elegant solution, but it gets the job done. As production cars become more advanced, drive-by-wire systems are becoming more common. In cars with drive-by-wire, a computer can hook directly into the existing control systems.
The next thing that a self-driving car needs is sensors, and here things get pretty complicated today. A human being drives a car by using his or her eyes as the sole sensor. The human visual system is amazing in this regard, because it is able to accurately judge the presence of obstacles, their distance, their relative size based on distance, their speed, etc. A human being also recognizes what he is seeing. If a human being sees a fence, she can accurately predict with high certainty that it will not jump into the middle of the road. On the other hand, a child playing with a ball on a sidewalk is a different story.
Computer vision systems are nowhere near this point in their development. So they rely on extra sensors to provide more information. Self-driving cars do have camera-based vision systems that they use to see other cars, unexpected obstacles, road markings and signs. But in addition, self-driving cars almost always have GPS sensors so that they have a better idea of exactly where they are and where they are pointing. They also have LADAR systems — laser scanners that can look for nearby objects and accurately judge their distance. They may have RADAR systems as well. They may also have infrared sensors to improve night vision.
These sensors all feed into a powerful onboard computer (often multiple computers) that process all the data that the sensors are gathering. The internal computer will have access to a database of maps and other relevant information. For example, engineers may pre-drive a route and pre-catalog all signs, road markings, curbs, crosswalks, traffic lights, etc. that the self-driving car will encounter along the road. This way, the car knows what to expect and can plan accordingly. Finally, the onboard computer may also be communicating by radio with bigger computers holding even more data.
Windows Phone 7 is the last hope for Microsoft
Many people say that Windows Phone 7 is the last hope of Microsoft in the smartphone market, indeed, it is vital time for Microsoft. Although the smart phone market is fiercely competitive, but Microsoft is no other choice. Microsoft's main concern is their own economic interests, but also those who like HTC, ihkc that old cell phone manufacturers also want to see other companies compete with each other. So what kind of advantages of Microsoft's new mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 in the end?
The world's largest software company is hoping that the new phones, from handset makers Samsung, LG, HTC and Dell, will propel it back into the mobile market, which many see as the key to the future of computing, reports the Daily Mail.
The new phones, initially available on the T-Mobile network in Britain and on AT&T in the US, are much closer in look and feel to Apple's iPhone , with colourful touch-screens and 'tiles' for easy access to email, the Web, music and other applications.
Ballmer, who has admitted that his company 'missed a generation' with its recent unpopular phone offerings, said the new phones would eventually be available from 60 mobile operators in 30 countries.
Meanwhile, at a simultaneous launch event at London's Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA), Microsoft announced that WP7 will be coming on the Dell Venue Pro by Christmas.
Dell's Venue Pro will join five other WP7 handsets - three from HTC and one each from LG and Samsung - in the British market in the coming months.
In the US, the first phone from AT&T, priced at $200, will be available Nov 8.
Six Windows Phone 7 handsets will be released in Britain in the coming months, including three from HTC and the Dell Venue Pro, which is the only model to come with a slide-out keyboard
Microsoft has a market share of only five percent in the global smartphone market, according to research firm Gartner, compared with nine percent a year ago.
The world's largest software company is hoping that the new phones, from handset makers Samsung, LG, HTC and Dell, will propel it back into the mobile market, which many see as the key to the future of computing, reports the Daily Mail.
The new phones, initially available on the T-Mobile network in Britain and on AT&T in the US, are much closer in look and feel to Apple's iPhone , with colourful touch-screens and 'tiles' for easy access to email, the Web, music and other applications.
Ballmer, who has admitted that his company 'missed a generation' with its recent unpopular phone offerings, said the new phones would eventually be available from 60 mobile operators in 30 countries.
Meanwhile, at a simultaneous launch event at London's Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA), Microsoft announced that WP7 will be coming on the Dell Venue Pro by Christmas.
Dell's Venue Pro will join five other WP7 handsets - three from HTC and one each from LG and Samsung - in the British market in the coming months.
In the US, the first phone from AT&T, priced at $200, will be available Nov 8.
Six Windows Phone 7 handsets will be released in Britain in the coming months, including three from HTC and the Dell Venue Pro, which is the only model to come with a slide-out keyboard
Microsoft has a market share of only five percent in the global smartphone market, according to research firm Gartner, compared with nine percent a year ago.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
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