Digg founder exposed the new iPod nano

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Digg founder Kevin Rose, exposed the newiPod nano’s photos and new features in a personal blog which is to be marketed by Apple.

Rose published the photos show, the new iPod nano look more slender, and with a certain arc. He also said that the Apple iPod product line will be carried out substantial price cuts, to avoid low-priced iPod sales by 3 G version of the iPhone impact.

Apart from outside the iPod nano, iPod Touch the appearance will also change slightly, Apple also introduced for the iPod Touch version 2.1 firmware. In supporting software, Apple will launch 8.0 version of iTunes. This version of iTunes will conduct a comprehensive upgrade and add many new features.
Rose said, Apple will be in the next 2-3 weeks to announce these actions.

Rose also revealed that Apple's OS X 10.5.6 version operating system will join the support of Blu-ray, Apple's future Mac computers is likely to introduce Blu-ray optical drive.

India promoted sales of 3 G iPhone this Friday

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According to foreign media reports, an official of Apple Computer company recently said that Apple will lauch its 3G iPhone on Friday in India where the mobile communication grew fastest worldwide on this Friday.

It is learnt that the company plans to its iPhone 3G mobile phone market pricing of India set the price three times higher than the U.S. or more. In the current India mobile communications market, the high-end cell phone manufacturers started competing for the market, and the growing enthusiasm for local high-income groups related to rapid growth in consumption.

India's largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel mobile services company president Sanjay Kapoor said, "We believe that India's mobile phone users to iphone favorite crazy level, not inferior to the rest of the world."

Apple introduced in the Indian market iPhone 3G mobile phones, is its "iPhone 3G mobile phone listed 70 countries," part of the project.

Apple's choice of the Indian company Bharti Airtel and Bharti Airtel competitors - Vodafone essar company, responsible for the iPhone 3G mobile phone market in India on the sale. Which is expected to 8 GB version will sell for 31,000 rupees (approximately equivalent to 712 U.S. dollars), 16 GB version will sell for 36,100 rubles.

The market price in Idia is much higher than 199 U.S. dollars paid by the U.S. customers to the telecom giant AT & T Corp..

FCC approve the listing of HTC Dream phone in America

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This Monday the U.S. Federal Communications Commission released documents that it has approved China Taiwan handset manufacturers, Honda Dream phone to be listed in this November in the United States, it is very likely the first stye of phone running Google Android operating system that listed in the United States.

HTC demands that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in November 10 not to disclose certain details of the phone, including Dream phone photos and use of guidelines. This may indicate that the industry Dream phone mid-November in the U.S. market.

Although Honda has not confirmed it, the phone will run Google's software Android, the Federal Communications Commission in the document did not show Android Dream software will be pre-installed on mobile phones, but few months the industry generally believe that mobile phones will become the first Dream Android software running Google phone. Many blog site showing all the video and photos Dream phone claimed that he will run Google's Android platform.

Federal Communications Commission documents show HTC phone features include Wi-Fi connectivity, equipped with a camera and Bluetooth, running faster 3 G network. Commission documents also include the Dream phone RF radiation measurement technology testing information, but users interested in the details show that less functional, mobile phones equipped with a trackball can choose to operate and phone functions.

Meanwhile, the document shows that the HTC's slide phone, the phone will be equipped with a keyboard can be slid off, this is HTC smart phones ordinary functions.

Enthusiastic users of mobile phones Android urgently waiting for the first listed, in part because of Apple's iPhone out of the phone and to compare the curiosity, the late June last year, Apple announced the first in its iPhone cell phone. Apple and Google is a global mobile phone market rare new entrants, over the years through phone manufacturers and mobile software, Nokia has control of the global handset market, in global sales every 10 phones. Nokia's mobile phones accounted for 4.

Although the industry spread Android platform will be a delay, but Google said that based on the Linux open-source software platform is being developed in the Android, Android software running this year will be the first mobile phones on the market.

The third largest U.S. wireless operators Sprint Nextel and the fourth T-Mobile are the allian members of Google Android platform, the industry generally expect T-Mobile will become the first wireless operators providing Android phone, the two operators are selling the mobile phones made by HTC.

Yahoo finally chose Biondi and Chapple as the new Board Directors

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Yahoo said last week that the board will add Viacom former chief executive Frank Biondi and Nextel Partners former CEO John Chapple. Yahoo selected them from the nine candidates put forward by Icahn, this is also a part of the agreement that reached by Yahoo and Icahn.

Wall Street was known as the "corporate predators" is a magic weapon for the Kaeryikan hostile takeover target company, then promote the reform of company management or strategy, let's shares rose quickly in a short period of time, and then selling the cash. Icahn has been the past few months to work to promote the success of Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo. Icahn first through the financing of the acquisition of five percent of Yahoo shares, since May this year, Yahoo's board of directors rejected Microsoft's offer of 47.5 billion U.S. dollars since the Icahn immediately initiated to promote the reorganization of Yahoo's board of directors.

Icahn originally planned for August 1 through Yahoo shareholders general meeting of shareholders to vote on the Yahoo board of directors to reorganize, but in late July Icahn and Yahoo reached a ceasefire agreement.

The cease-fire agreement in the agreement, Icahn will be a Yahoo board seats, and Icahn could also recommend two candidates to become new members of Yahoo's board of directors. To give the new members of the Board of Parks, electronic game developers and publishers Activision Blizzard CEO Robert Ke Dike (Robert Kotick) in the five years as a director after Yahoo withdrew from the Yahoo board.

Yahoo's three new directors have no direct experience of Internet companies, but Frank Biondi and John Cape investigations have outstanding knowledge and experience.

Yahoo chairman Luo Yibo Stockton (Roy Bostock), said in a statement: "Yahoo's existing board members a diversified, Frank in the media and entertainment industry broad experience and wealth of John the telecommunications industry management Experience, Yahoo will bring more valuable views. "

The 63-year-old Frank Biondi in 1987 to 1996 and as chief executive officer of Viacom, this entertainment company, which owns MTV and Paramount Pictures, and many other famous brands. Then he also control Universal Pictures. At present he served as special investment in the media and entertainment companies for the wind WaterView Advisors senior managing director.

Frank Biondi and Icahn have jointly launched a proxy battle, Icahn in early 2006 also nominated for the Time Warner chief executive officer of the appointment of Frank.

The 55-year-old John investigations in Cape 2006 to 1998 served as chief executive officer of Nextel Partners. Sprint communications company in 2006 acquired the company. He currently serves as the telecommunications industry private equity fund company, president of Hawkeye Investments.

It was not immediately clear these two new directors can bring much to help Yahoo.

Global equity research analyst at the Center-Cape Qiu Deli (Trip Chowdry) said in an interview that: "Yahoo will not be because the fate of the three new directors and a radical change, this is a competitive start. Yahoo 3 The new Directors may make Yahoo more confusion. Yahoo has been engaged despite the recent strategic planning and restructuring, and has also appointed three new board members, but is expected to perform well, Microsoft and Google will only allow greater room for development . "

Frank Biondi in the ad have a very rich experience. Senior media and entertainment analyst and president of Vogel Capital Management Harold Vogel said: "Frank Biondi is quite clear, advertising system and the media entertainment industry, Yahoo could bring more advertising revenue, Yahoo may also promote the development of overseas advertising market . "

February 2007, Yahoo has significantly improved search and advertising technology, but still not in the emerging online advertising market and Google such as the giant of the competition.

Last summer, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang again Chushan, replacing Terry Semel • (Terry Semel) to serve as chief executive of Yahoo, Jerry Yang also failed to turn the tide. Microsoft announced the intention to buy Yahoo a few days ago, Yahoo's stock price fell below 20 U.S. dollars, which since 2003 is the lowest point since. The stock is the sharp decline in profits by reducing the impact of information and layoffs.

When Microsoft said the acquisition intention, Yahoo's stock price rose rapidly, once as high as 33 U.S. dollars per share. However, when after the failure of the acquisition, Yahoo shares fell fast around 20 U.S. dollars.

Icahn has said that Yahoo needs a more enriching experience than Jerry Yang, CEO. Icahn is before spending 25 U.S. dollars a share buy Yahoo stock, so he will work to promote Yahoo's stock price. However, due to the end of July and Yahoo reached the cease-fire agreement, he will give Jerry Yang more time to prove himself.

Icahn nominated by the nine candidates are: Harvard law professor Lucian Buqiu Ke (Lucian Bebchuk), the former Viacom CEO Frank Biondi, Nextel Partners CEO John Chapple, billionaire Mark Cuban, venture capitalists Adam Dell, Carl Icahn, Icahn Enterprises Board Vice Chairman Keith Meister, the former CEO of Grey Advertising Edward Meyer, and capital operators Brian Posner.

Yahoo Icahn as just one of the goals. Icahn is famous in the 1985 hostile takeover and the sale of World Airways, the final profit of about 150 million U.S. dollars. In recent years Icahn also shares the film lease to Blockbuster (Blockbuster), Motorola and generic drug company Mylan Laboratories. He also promoted the Oracle to 8.5 billion U.S. dollars acquisition of BEA, Oracle's initial offer was 6.7 billion U.S. dollars.

Last Thursday, Yahoo's shares closed at 20.28 U.S. dollars, down 8 cents, or 0.4 percent. In the subsequent trading, also rebounded by 8 cents to 20.36 U.S. dollars.

VISN faced with good opportunities for development

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The industry pointed out that from the medium and long-term point of view,VISN is still facing good opportunities of development. Olympic Games bring a wide range of mobile media effect, it not just motivated the growing sale of mobile TV during the Olympic Games, the more importance is that it has an effect on the development of mobile TV. Through the simultaneous live broadcast of the Olympic tournament, the value of the mobile TV was recognized, watching TV and accessing to information in the travel became people’s habit, which is the source to promote the long-term development of mobile TV.

Orient Securities analyst believes that China's mobile TV development of the market potential is great. China's urban public transport to increase the number of passengers off the whole trend of the current high oil prices and parking fees lead to increased cost of private car use, some people will travel Gaisheng public transport, particularly rail transit, because of their fast, be on time People's favorite.

According to Analysys International released the "2008 China the second quarter of outdoor electronic screen advertising market quarterly monitoring", in the second quarter, outdoor electronic screen advertising market revenue size to 16 billion yuan, up 69.6 percent. The outdoor electronic screen advertising market in the second quarter are the direct beneficiaries of the Olympic economy, which, Metro TV Bus particularly in the areas of performance, with significant increases compared to other areas, and account for the entire industry share of 23.2 percent , Ranking second in the entire industry.

More importantly, the owners’ strength level of inputting mobile TV advertising is being improved, like McDonald's, Johnson, Gume, China Life Insurance, Mengniu and other large companies have become the stable advertisers of mobile TV. This is conducive not only to improve the influence of mobile TV ads, but also to increase advertising revenue of mobile TV.

Ubiquitous computer monitor makes protecting privacy an interesting challenge

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August 14, according to foreign media reports, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said that with the increasingly powerful software, privacy issues will become "an interesting software challenges."

Gates said that the interactive nature of the technical aspects of technology innovation will enable ubiquitous. He said, "When the increasingly interactive nature activities, the computer will be omnipresent to 'monitor' users. With the development of technology, we will need to develop more specific privacy rules."

Gates said that PC software has not limited to the field, the importance of cell phone software market is growing quickly. He said that mobile phones are increasingly becoming a software-oriented platform. However, Gates noted that the high-end mobile phones with more features of the hardware aspects of innovation. Display technology will be to narrow the gap between mobile phones and PC the key. Gates said that if the phone screen to scroll or collapse - can be even greater size, or mobile phones on the wall projection display larger image, PC and mobile phones will become increasingly the line between ambiguity.

Gates noted that TV will be another device with PC function. He said that software innovation will be ubiquitous, it will also affect products such as cars and television sets. According to Gates, Microsoft is developing speech recognition technology, aimed at enhancing the interactive capacity of television. Gates. After his speech, through voice recognition technology a staff of Microsoft gave a demonstration on a Television that connected with internet to search video content.

How to prevent "malicious cybersquatting"?

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The key strategy is to enhance the protection
Now, the malicious acts of cybersquatting appeared one after another. On the one hand, they are driven by interests, and on the other hand, the enterprises’ awareness of self-protection is not strong. Shenyang reporter said: "Now that China has more than 40 million registered institutions, but they only build over 1 million websites, no more than 10 million even added the pages, which means that there are 3 / 4 of the institutions have not applied for domain names. " It is obvious that to prevent malicious acts of cybersquatting, the simpliest and most direct way is to improve self-protection awareness of enterprise.

"If Chinese enterprises to curb malicious registered, the best approach is to first register their own. Domain name registration fees low, but once they are registered to pay a high price for redemption." Wang Yu lawyer told reporters.

Shenyang added: "In addition to enterprises registered their own domain names as soon as possible, it should have a similar domain names registered, so as to avoid speculation of its people registered to confuse the public."

So are there any other solution? » Zhenqing your lawyer, said: "can build a proper trademark registration defense system. According to 'a class of goods, a trademark, for a' principle, a certain well-known trademarks, and the mark in similar or similar categories of goods, respectively Registration for defense, so as not to be professional domain name speculators or registered trademarks. At the same time, strengthen market surveillance at home and abroad, pay close attention to trademark notice, discovered the same or similar trademarks in the timely submission of objections or disputes. "

For those registered domain names, domain name registration will also bring a lot of trouble to them, one of which there is great risk of investment in domain names. On the one hand, the value of domain names great uncertainty. Many investors have purchased a great number of domain names, need to pay large fees each year, and the future value of domain names is full of uncertainties. On the other hand, the law and constantly improve the business owners meant enhance the protection, domain name investors in the lower winning percentage, facing great risk of compensation.

In addition, Shenyang, said: "Chinese enterprises in foreign domain name registration and use, as root servers in foreign countries, sometimes occur in open circuit, or because foreign companies were reported to be blocked. Solve these problems are rather complicated, Causing unnecessary losses, China's foreign enterprises registered domain names There is a certain risk management. "

In recent days, according to the latest convening of the Internet Corporation for Assigned names and numbers (ICANN) resolution of the conference, in 2009. "China" will be written into the global root domain name system, which can be direct access to global Internet users. However, doing so might bring a new round of cybersquatting boom. To prevent this phenomenon appeared, July 16, 2008, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) officially launched in Beijing "from China to the world - the domain of global escalation of action" to help users to achieve smooth. "China" era Upgrade.

This action of CNNIC shows a good example in protecting the domain. With the development and popularity of the Internet, the value of domain names will be higher and higher, potential problems may also appear, which requires individuals, businesses and government departments to consider its development orientation and solution.

5Gsns claimed over 10,000 users changing domain name to 5 Gme.com

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August 4 - well-known technology blog Hongbo today confirmed that the IT professionals and the media social networking sites 5 Gsns.com registered more than 10,000 active users, becoming the fastest-growing professional SNS social networking sites. Meanwhile, in order to stress "the media" concept stronger, the website domain name was changed to 5 Gme.com.

Hong Sing Chong would like to have Sohu IT Dai Zhikang, president disclosed that its current focus on SNS's open-source software products UChome more than 30,000 subscribers, some of the sites active in more than 40 percent. Dai Zhikang 5 Gsns that is a higher degree of active users of the site.

At present, the theme promoted by 5 Gme.com is a free recruitment service to the IT industry and the media publishing sector enterprises and individuals.

Motorola kept the third, mobile phone sectors will be divided next year

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August 1, according to foreign media reports, Motorola announced Thursday that second-quarter mobile phone sales due to higher than expected, keeping the world's third largest mobile phone manufacturer's title.
Motorola Thursday released a 2008 second-quarter earnings report. During the quarter, Motorola to profitability, the net profit of 4 million U.S. dollars. At the same time, mobile phone sales exceeded expectations, Motorola also keep the third-largest mobile phone manufacturers throne.
Analysts had previously expected, Motorola is likely to rank second quarter fell to fourth or even fifth. The second quarter, Motorola's mobile phone sales to 28.1 million, higher than analyst expectations of 26.6 million.
In addition, Motorola also announced that next year will be the third quarter of the mobile phone sector of the split. March this year, Motorola announced separate phone sector.

Myspace former high-level cheating trial is to start

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According to foreign media reports, Myspace Intermix the original owner of several high-level accused in the transfer of Myspace in the process of fraud, making damage to the interests of shareholders. The defendant asked the court rejected the prosecution, but the court did not receive support.

The case will soon stand trial.

Several of the plaintiffs alleged Intermix executives, several venture capital firms in the transfer of Myspace site in the process of deceiving investors, the transfer of 580 million U.S. dollars to shareholders of the price of billions of dollars in losses.

This month 14, accused of judicial motion to dismiss the court proceedings. But this request was the central California district court judge refused to Qiaozhi Ken.

The original chairman of Intermix, in this case the plaintiff Greenspan Thursday issued a statement saying: "I know that the company's value is several billion dollars, but the management of Intermix Myspace conceal the true financial data, deprived of the right of shareholders to assess Myspace Site value of the opportunity. "

Greenspan said that the upcoming trial of the case, the truth will be revealed.

Intermix case, the defendants include the former CEO Richard Rosenblatt, the former president, Intermix and the venture capital firms VantagePoint.

At present, the three defendants in this case did not make any comment.

To protest against News Corp. and Murdoch acquired Myspace site, Greenspan made a series of efforts, this time the request was rejected defendant Greenspan made a small victory.

2006, Greenspan has said that he refused to buy Intermix Murdoch in his difficult to control the shares, but the board failed to obtain the vote of support.

It is well known that Murdoch acquired Myspace 580 million U.S. dollars acquisition of the Internet has become a classic case history, although the specific valuation Myspace difficult to make, but lags far behind the Myspace of the Facebook site is currently the market valuation of more than 15 billion U.S. dollars.

The media A8 will be active in mergers and acquisitions

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A8 media, music CEO Liu Xiaosong said on the 30th, after listing, the company make original music platform, we will actively look for direction in line with the company's acquisition targets, expanding CRBT business profit outside the channel.

A8, the media will buy music focused on two main areas: music-related content providers or mobile applications related companies, acquisitions budget of about 44.6 million yuan.

June 12, A8, the media music listed in the HKEx board, the issue price of 1.9 Hong Kong dollar, Muzi 173 million Hong Kong dollar, Hong Kong's capital market's first wireless network music concept stocks.

For those shares fell below the issue price, Liu Xiaosong said: "The current market environment well, that investors can be listed on our earnings model and optimistic about the performance of the company stock price performance of the final decision performance, we have confidence in the company's performance."

A8, the media music business model, through its UGC (original music) to the interactive platform and record companies access to music content, followed by mobile operators of wireless networks and the Internet to promote the music content and music content into a bell Sound, to ring tones and interactive voice response in the form of music, and then provided to mobile phone users.

A8, the establishment of the music media interaction platform for original music has collected more than 10,000 music from the more than 50,000 songs. In 2007, "do not want you to cry," a song downloads, reached 7.8 million, the proceeds to the company for 16.1 million yuan, while the other first "I Buku" download about 5.9 million times, Corporate earnings reached 11.1 million yuan

Nokia added $150 million to invest in China

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August 1 news, Nokia risk investment funds to directly injected 150 million U.S. dollars to expand the size of this fund has more than doubled, to India and China to invest more funds.
Nokia Chief Financial Officer Rick Simonson said, we have been in the investment enterprises around the world. However, we need access to China and India for more market share.
Menlo Park, Calif.-based growth in the Nokia partnership is established in 2004, responsible for the management of Nokia's 100 million U.S. dollars of funds. This risk investment funds, including investment graphics chip developer Bitboys Finland and the United States GPS chip maker Global Locate. Bitboys was in 2006 with ATI's acquisition of a 44.5 million U.S. dollars. Global Locate was Bitboys last year with 146 million U.S. dollars bought.
Simonson said that we early adopters of this model is very successful. Financial performance better than we expected.
In addition to seeking return on investment, the investment fund also sought to have the Nokia useful technologies emerging enterprises. Some areas of focus include digital cameras and mobile payment technologies. The mobile phone industry companies, venture funds have become a standard sideline, even though these companies do not use the same method.

Icahn seeked common ground on cooperation

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August 1, according to foreign media reports, billionaire, the radical investors Kaeryikan (Carl Icahn) Thursday said he will not attend will be held Friday in the Yahoo shareholders annual meeting.
According to foreign media reports, Icahn said in a statement that he did not intend to attend the August 1 at the Yahoo's annual shareholder meeting. He said that the agent for the right to the end, he did not want the shareholders of the General Assembly to become a media event.
Icahn has recently called Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang and Luo Yibo, chairman of Stockton (Roy Bostock) meeting. Icahn said that although there are differences between the two sides, he is still optimistic and hopes to work with them together.
Icahn said: "I sincerely hope that we can work together, and the two companies to enhance value. Although in some matters between us there are still differences, but I very much hope that we can establish friendship."
July 21, Yahoo and Icahn had agents on the battle for the right to reach a settlement. Icahn promised to August 1 of Yahoo shareholders no longer on the General Assembly launched the battle for the right agent, Yahoo also said that Icahn will set aside three board seats. General meeting of shareholders, Icahn will formally joined Yahoo board of directors.
Yahoo shares rose in early trading on the Nasdaq two percentage points to 20.05 U.S. dollars.