Google and its Android partners to configure the mobile operating system for smart phone users in North America explosive growth thanks.
According to AdMob released in April on Wednesday, moving targets reported in all of the Android device users worldwide, 75% of users in North America. Western Europe accounted for 11% of users, Asian customers accounted for 12%. In contrast, Apple’s iPhone operating system to run the equipment 49% of users in North America, 28% of users in Western Europe, 14% of users in Asia.
This April, according to the report, although consumer demand for Android has been growing, but, iPhone still has a strong market share. In the U.S., iPhone users and Android operating system operating system user ratio is 2 to 1, the global ratio is 3.5 to one. Of course, iPhone Android operating system launch time than longer.
Look at hard figures, AdMob tracked in the United States in April there are 8.7 million Android devices to access its site, and visit their web site the number of iPhone mobile phone is 10.7 million. IPad with iPod Touch and other equipment, in April in the United States, 18.3 million of Apple’s devices to access the AdMob website. Worldwide, AdMob found that in April there are 11.6 million Android device, 27.4 million and 40.8 million iPhone running iPhone OS device to access its network.
In the past year, iPhone development outside of North America faster. AdMob iPhone OS devices found in Western Europe increased by 269%, an increase of 474 percent in Asia, in Oceania (including Australia, New Zealand and nearby Pacific islands) increased 367 percent.
However, Android market in China, good performance. In April of this year, China’s Android users than iPhone users. The top three of the Android device is HTC Hero, HTC Magic and the HTC Dream.
pcworld: Intel Larrabee graphics chip cancellation of its technology will be used for server chips
Intel spokesman said on Wednesday, Intel Larrabee graphics processors will be removed. However, this chip components for future server and notebook processors.
Intel said late Tuesday that it would not be the first independent graphics processor market. Intel said last year, it can not be achieved in 2010, the amount of commercial launch plans for the chip, causing people to speculate on the fate of this chip. Intel’s latest announcement ended speculation people.
Intel spokesman Bill Kircos said, used to calculate the programmable graphics and the Intel architecture is the focus of Larrabee chips. This will be used for graphics card technology will be used for future multi-core server processors and laptop processors. Technology research and development around the Larrabee will continue.
Kircos said, Larrabee chip components will first appear in the server processor. Intel in the next week in Hamburg, Germany, the ISC 2010 conference will be held at the upcoming introduction points for high-performance computing market, how the product derived from Larrabee technology.
Intel spokesman said, Larrabee technology features not be used to plan next year’s next-generation Core processor brand of notebook computers. These chips will be part of Sandy Bridge architecture, and will use 22 nanometer process. However, over a period of time, Larrabee processor technology for notebooks.
Intel originally planned to begin selling this year, Larrabee chip, but late last year after the chip behind the delayed development of the commercial release of this chip. At that time, industry observers speculated that the chip has been canceled.
Computerworld: U.S. Department of Justice or to the Apple iTunes service launched an antitrust investigation
According to some media quoted anonymous sources as saying the U.S. Justice Department has already begun on the Apple digital music service launched antitrust investigations.
According to “The New York Times” reported that the survey is currently in early stages. Justice Department investigators had with major record companies and music companies online discussion about Apple’s business practices.
“Wall Street Journal” and CENT sites reported a similar message. According to three reports, the U.S. Department of Justice questions may not lead a formal investigation. However, the problem is to determine whether further investigation of these complaints are reasonable.
These complaints is due to the pressure generated by Apple. Apple is said to put pressure on music companies so that they do not support the sale of digital music, Amazon is also the site’s promotion, Amazon does not provide exclusive access to the capacity of its records. According to music industry trade magazine Billboard last month, published reports, known as “MP3 day trading” promotional activities implemented in March of this year, Apple and major record companies is the focus of controversy.
Apple nuclear Justice Department officials did not comment on the news.
According to reports, the Ministry of Justice launched an antitrust investigation against Apple is possible, because Apple’s iTunes online store is a dominant manufacturer. According to market research firm NPD Group recently released data, iTunes digital music sales accounted for nearly 70%.
England
Reuters: Apple’s market value over 10 years after the world’s largest technology company Microsoft
According to this week, the market value of the three, more than from Microsoft, Apple has become the world’s largest technology companies. This is the brink of bankruptcy 90 years Apple renaissance reached a new milestone.
Apple stock on the Nasdaq market session on Wednesday, up 2.8%, while Microsoft shares are still struggling, so the market value of more than 229 billion U.S. dollars of Apple ahead of Microsoft’s long-term competitors. However, in late sell-off Wednesday after the two company’s stock price dropped. However, according to Reuters data, Apple is still ahead of the market value of Microsoft. Apple’s market capitalization is 222 billion U.S. dollars, while Microsoft’s market capitalization is 219 billion U.S. dollars.
Apple shares fell Wednesday on the Nasdaq 0.4%, closed at 244.11 U.S. dollars. Microsoft, Google fell 4% to 7 month low of 25.01 U.S. dollars.
Apple’s stock price is more than 10 times 10 years ago. And Microsoft’s current stock price fell more than 10 years ago, 20%. Apple’s stock value over the last Microsoft is December 19, 1989.
However, Microsoft’s sales revenue is still ahead of Apple. In the most recent quarter, Microsoft’s sales revenue was 14.5 billion U.S. dollars. Apple’s sales revenue was 13.5 billion U.S. dollars.
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AFP: Ballmer: Google, the best co-operation with the Chinese government
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday to defend Microsoft’s presence in China, said, relief censorship than Google to take a tough approach helpful. Ballmer said that while he respected Google does not bow to Chinese censorship decisions, but he felt the dialogue with the Chinese government, rather than confrontation with China’s legal system is more constructive.
Human rights groups and U.S. lawmakers have accused, including Microsoft and Yahoo, the technology giants, including support for China’s Web censorship machine. This review of the machine they called the “Great Chinese Firewall.”
Ballmer is visiting Singapore, told reporters, Google made another choice. I respect them to make another choice. I think we in China are helping to reduce the possibility of censorship. I think our choice is to do more to help promote freedom of expression, rather than pushing them to make choices.
Ballmer said that once the Chinese government issued an official command to delete the contents of its website, for the safety of staff, Microsoft’s policy is to comply with them. He said that if we receive the appropriate requirements of the Chinese Government, we will delete that information, otherwise we will make our 2,000 employees in China at risk. However, we want to publish notice in China, we deleted the contents of the site, but outside of China to retain the content of the website. We believe that we in China are helping to reduce the possibility of censorship.
Ballmer said that every country has its own rules for the management of the Internet. China is no exception.
For Microsoft, the prospect of the Chinese market, Ballmer said the software piracy remains a challenge, which is prompted Microsoft to focus on other better protect intellectual property rights of other Asian countries, one of the factors.
