????* 昨天的蘋果公司的全球開發(fā)人員大會（WWDC）涉及一系列新產(chǎn)品的發(fā)布，其中包括：OSX Lion新特性的細節(jié)、發(fā)布時間（7月）、定價（29美元）、iOS5的200個新特性展示（包括升級版的提示系統(tǒng)）、以及萬眾期待的全新云計算在線服務iCloud。iCloud是一項雄心勃勃的服務，訂戶每年支付24.99美元，就能每天通過基于云計算的賬戶將所有的數(shù)據(jù)——音樂、應用程序、書籍、視頻、照片等等——自動備份并進行存取。詳情請參見我們的同事亞當?拉辛斯基對大會的后續(xù)分析。[《財富》(Fortune)]

????* Lady Gaga和谷歌公司董事長埃里克?斯密特都是Backplane公司的投資人。這家創(chuàng)業(yè)公司尚處于秘密狀態(tài)（我們還無法得知他們的業(yè)務到底是什么）。據(jù)報道，Lady Gaga擁有該公司20%的股份，因而這項投資首先要算在Gaga頭上，但是你也許想不到背后其實另有文章——Backplane實際上是她的業(yè)務經(jīng)理特洛伊?卡特（Troy Carter）創(chuàng)辦的公司。（《紐約時報》經(jīng)TechCrunch報道）

????*?HBO聘用前微軟公司Xbox共同開發(fā)人奧托?伯克斯（Otto Berkes）為高級副總裁。他將負責監(jiān)管專事開發(fā)HBO和在線流服務MAX GO的技術(shù)團隊。（HBO）

????* 索尼公司即將上市的掌上游戲終端已確定改名為PlayStation Vita，并將于今年晚些時候上市。到時，公司將推出兩種版本：售價249美元的純WiFi版和299美元的AT&T 3G版。（Ars Technica科技博客）

????* 雅虎公司北美分公司的主管羅斯?萊文索恩闡述雅虎的未來取決于內(nèi)容和大而“美麗的”廣告。[《廣告時代》（Ad Age）]

????* 視頻創(chuàng)業(yè)公司如何正在Youtube之外另辟新天地的。[《紐約時報》（New York Times）]

????* Yesterday at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple covered a number of new product announcements: details on OSX Lion's new features, July release and $29 price tag, a look at some of the 200 new features in iOS5 including an updated notification system, and finally, iCloud, an ambitious effort where subscribers who pay $24.99 a year will have all their data -- music, apps, books, videos, photos, etc. -- automatically backed up on a daily basis and accessible via cloud-based account. Check out colleague Adam Lashinsky's post-event analysis for more. (Fortune)

????* Lady Gaga and Google chairman Eric Schmidt are both investors in Backplane, a startup still in stealth mode (ie. we've no clue what they're doing yet). Thought it's an investment first for Gaga, who reportedly owns 20% of the company's shares, her involvement makes more sense than you might think -- Backplane was actually founded by her business manager, Troy Carter. (New York Times via TechCrunch)

????* HBO hired former Microsoft Xbox co-creator Otto Berkes as senior vice president, where he will oversee the technology group that focuses on products like HBO and the online streaming service MAX GO. (HBO)

????* Sony's upcoming handheld console has been renamed the PlayStation Vita and will sell in two flavors when it releases later this year: a WiFi-only version for $249 and an AT&T 3G model for $299. (Ars Technica)

????* Yahoo's Ross Levinsohn, who heads up the company's Americas division, on why Yahoo's future is content and big "beautiful" ads. (Ad Age)

????* How online video startups are carving out a place beside YouTube. (New York Times)