今日科技:Twitter將推出圖片服務(wù)?
????* 據(jù)報(bào)道, Twitter計(jì)劃在本周三舉行的D9數(shù)字大會(huì)(All Things D’s D9)上推出照片共享服務(wù)。如果此計(jì)劃能付諸實(shí)踐,Twitter的社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)服務(wù)必將取得重大突破。目前,Twitter用戶只能將照片存儲(chǔ)在Twitpic 和 Flickr等第三方網(wǎng)站上。[數(shù)字化大會(huì)(All Things D)] ????* iPad和三星公司(Samsung)的Galaxy Tab平板電腦等暢銷移動(dòng)產(chǎn)品中使用的均是ARM公司授權(quán)的處理器設(shè)計(jì)。近日,ARM公司預(yù)計(jì),到2015年,超過半數(shù)的平板電腦、智能手機(jī)、以及其他類似便攜設(shè)備中均將采用其生產(chǎn)的芯片。[《微電腦世界》(PC World)] ????* 英特爾(Intel)公布了幾項(xiàng)未來計(jì)劃,其中一項(xiàng)是其稱為Ultrabook的PC筆記本類產(chǎn)品。該產(chǎn)品價(jià)格合理、搭載輕量級(jí)長(zhǎng)春藤橋(Ivy Bridge)芯片組。英特爾希望,到2012年底,該產(chǎn)品能夠成為市場(chǎng)上的暢銷產(chǎn)品,拿下40%的PC市場(chǎng)份額。而主要用于上網(wǎng)本中的原子(Atom)處理器,雖然本來就身形極為纖小,但預(yù)計(jì)未來每年還會(huì)進(jìn)一步“減肥”。英特爾承諾,相關(guān)的雪松小徑(Cedar Trail)平臺(tái)將提供10小時(shí)的續(xù)航時(shí)間。[《癮科技》(Engadget)] ????* 初創(chuàng)公司Airbnb不斷壯大,其主要業(yè)務(wù)是幫助客戶出租他人的公寓房,而非酒店房間。據(jù)報(bào)道,該公司以10億美元的估價(jià),成功融資1億美元,資金來源以風(fēng)險(xiǎn)資本機(jī)構(gòu)安德森?霍洛維茨基金(Andreessen Horowitz)為首。(TechCrunch) ????* 《廣告時(shí)代》(Ad Age)值得關(guān)注的女性:Facebook的卡羅琳?艾弗森加盟全球廣告銷售(Global Ad Sales),擔(dān)任副總裁。(《廣告時(shí)代》) ????* 在道德角度層面上,我們應(yīng)該在多大程度上對(duì)科技突破負(fù)責(zé)?(《廣告時(shí)代》) ????* 谷歌(Google)Android系統(tǒng)的市場(chǎng)占有率一度領(lǐng)先于蘋果(Apple)iOS,是否這種優(yōu)勢(shì)已經(jīng)不再擴(kuò)大了?至少尼爾森公司(Nielsen)的最新調(diào)研數(shù)字暗示了這一觀點(diǎn)。2011年2月到4月,谷歌操作系統(tǒng)的市場(chǎng)占有率一直持平,不增不減,而蘋果操作系統(tǒng)的表現(xiàn)與之如出一轍。[《財(cái)富》(Fortune)] ????* 照片共享服務(wù)Instagram為何有望成為“移動(dòng)社交樞紐”。(GigaOm) ????* 微軟公司(Microsoft)最近推出了Windows Phone 7的升級(jí)版,代號(hào)為“芒果(Mango)”。微軟此舉對(duì)移動(dòng)操作系統(tǒng)市場(chǎng)會(huì)產(chǎn)生什么影響呢?[《下一代網(wǎng)絡(luò)》(The Next Web)] ????譯者:大海 |
????* Twitter reportedly plans to launch a photo-sharing service at All Things D's D9 conference this Wednesday. If it takes off, the service would mark a major step forward for the social network as users currently have to store their photos on third-party sites like Twitpic and Flickr. (All Things D) ????* ARM, which licenses its processor designs to companies for use in popular mobile products like the iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet, predicts its chips will be found in over half of tablets, smart phones, and other similarly-handy devices by 2015. (Its share currently comes in at 10%.) (PC World) ????* Intel unveiled some of its future plans including what it's dubbed "Ultrabooks," a potentially affordable, lightweight Ivy Bridge chipset-powered PC laptop class the company hopes will up catch on and make up 40% of the PC market by the end of 2012. As for its Atom chips, found mostly in netbooks, expect their already wee size to get shrunken down every year moving forward, starting with Cedar Trail, promising 10 hours of battery life in between charges. (Engadget) ????* Airbnb, the growing start-up that lets people rent out other people's apartments in lieu of hotel rooms, is reportedly rounding up another $100 million in funding at a valuation of $1 billion, this time led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. (TechCrunch) ????* Ad Age's woman to watch: Facebook's Carolyn Everson, VP of Global Ad Sales. (Ad Age) ????* To what extent are we ethically responsible for our tech breakthroughs? (Ad Age) ????* Has Android's lead over Apple's iOS stopped growing? That's what the latest numbers from Nielsen seem to indicate. From February to April 2011, Google's numbers in that department held steady -- no less, no more -- while Apple's did the same. (Fortune) ????* How photo-sharing service Instagram has the potential to become "the mobile social hub." (GigaOm) ????* What Microsoft's recently-announced Windows Phone 7 software update, codenamed "Mango," potentially means for mobile OS. (The Next Web) |