Fox: Apple CEO Tim Cook 應對其下產品的創新感到壓力

著名FOX 商業記者Charlie Gasparin在一次訪問報導中，說出Apple 蘋果公司必需對其下產品的發展加快步伐及增加創意。這與本人於上一篇關於iOS 7測試的文章中提出"蘋果創新問題及前景" 有著同樣的睇法。Charlie Gasparin於這次影片中提出他的說法 "不是說Tim Cook 沒有做好自己的工作" ，而是提出Apple 公司的董事會裏應注意產品缺乏了什麼。

他還指出 "Apple 已經把最新的產品公開，但可惜公司股價仍然下跌了35%"，另外Apple 希望在未來可推出極具突破性的產品iWatch，但Apple 董事會內的高層人員卻對他不太重視。

 雖然大家都不知道蘋果內部人事對現時蘋果產品的創意及推出市場速度是否感到滿意，但Charlie Gasparin 指出，Apple 的董事會對他本人仍然抱著信任及相信他可以帶領其下產品朝向正確的方向遇進。

Source: Fox news

Google將會突出文章深度的搜尋結果

Google今天宣布了一項搜索新功能，突出顯示搜索查詢相關的深度文章。 Google表示，雖然大部分用戶只想得到快速解答，但該公司的研究表明大約10%的用戶試圖尋找更有深度的鏈接。未來幾天內，該搜索引擎將會在其搜索結果頁面上突出顯示這樣的文章。

更新：我原以為是深度文章框顯示在Google搜索的側邊欄，但Google的一位發言人告訴我，它將直接出現在搜索結果列表中。我已經據此修改了文章和標題。

目前還不清楚Google如何判斷一篇文章是否具有“深度”，它可能會從選定的一些文章來源推薦高質量、長篇幅的文章。 Google官方的說法是搜索結果“根據尋找高質量、有深度的內容的信號進行算法排序”。 Google表示這一做法的意義在於“提供高質量的內容，更好地幫助您了解或深入某個主題。”

這個更新算法改變對一些新聞業界及Blogger最為有利，相信日後的搜尋結果將會讓這兩個界別更為關注文章上的內容是否與讀者的興趣有關，隨後也會令所有文章的質數上升。

source: TechCrunch

iOS 7 應可趕及下年度的WWDC中推出:

才不到兩個月，Apple便推出iOS 7的第五版測試，這個測試已經解決了前幾版的小問題，相信以這個開發速度看來，新版iOS 7應可趕及下年度的WWDC內推出。

這次第五版測試，最大改變莫過於設定頁(下圖左邊是新圖)及Twitter的icon更新，前者的圖示較第四次測試更為清晰及容易明白，後者卻為Twitter帶來點新鮮感:

↑ 左上圖為iOS 7 第五次測試的圖案

↑ iOS 7 beta 5 ver Twitter 更新圖案

這些改變相信會為Apple 的粉絲帶來一定的期待，但值得一提的是，這些改變能讓Apple 在流動市場上可處於什麼位置呢? 畢竟在這個iOS 7的測試版裏，並未見到強如Steve Jobs 時期的Mult-touch或是Air-play的功能。

iOS 第四次測試時所發的圖片

↑ 通話時的介面

↑ 關機的按鈕

↑ iOS 7的天氣及股市資料將由Yahoo 提供

↑ 功能頁面圖案顯示

↑ 加設控制中心

Moto X - iPhone5 最大敵人終現身

Motorola 的名字有點令人覺得乏味，名字裏好像只帶著如機身無設計、介面不討好、過時等等的感覺。但自Motorola被谷歌收購後，這個品牌計劃推出的電話產品，卻叫人十分期待。


Moto x - iPhone 5的勁敵
圖: 取自Techchurch

為什麼會說是iPhone 5勁敵? 先來看看Moto x 的內藏，4.7英寸的AMOLED顯示屏，能運行720p 的像素，擁有10萬像素的攝錄鏡頭，支持1080p視頻錄製“ClearPixel”(這個真的很強，有機會去找找資料看看)。 應該是運行Android 4.2.2的Jellybean，以上看來都不是太特別，最令人驚嚇的是Moto x 開價只是USD? 199.99 (約港幣1,600)。

雖然iPhone5 已使用了Retina屏幕，但無論是螢幕大小及解像度都不及Moto x，至於CPU，iPhone5只採用了Dual-core 1.3GHz，相反Moto x 就使用了同級但更快的Dual-core 1.7GHz。

詳情資料可看下圖:

雖然本人認為IOS的開發的確比Android的好，這令很多人難以捨棄iPhone而抬向Android的懷抱，但買新機是亞洲人的基本習慣及嗜好，所以我想Moto x 推出時應該可以帶來點雷聲。

預計發售日期: 9月

Windows 8 will arrive in June

This news comes fresh from the company revealing the Windows 8 catalogues last week, which will come in four different editions: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Enterprise and Windows RT.

The date touted today isn’t to be confused with the full release of the new system, which remains unconfirmed but is speculated to be coming in October.

Microsoft has given the public flashes of what it can expect from its new operating system as The Developer Preview was made available to download in November 2011, before the Redmond-based giant got the Consumer Preview out and ready at the end of February.

This release is a much bigger deal and it is likely to get Microsoft and Windows enthusiasts very keen on the upcoming release, which they’ll have to patiently hang on for.

For more details on Windows 8, see our ‘Everything you need to know about Windows 8′s Consumer Preview’ article from February.

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Firefox 12 automatic update for PC, MAC and Linux

Mozilla has announced the release of Firefox 12 for desktop, and the new browser is now available to download for Windows, Mac and Linux device now.

The company claims that the latest iteration of the browser includes no fewer than 85 improvements to its built-in developer tools, and a number of other updates that improve the experience of those that use the browser.

Writing on the Mozilla blog, the company says it has “put a lot of work” into Firefox 12. One change highlighted is the simplification of the update process for Windows users, which has seen the removal of the user account control dialog (UAC) pop-up. For all subsequent versions, Firefox will automatically update without your approval.

The upshot of this is that permission to install is needed just once, and Firefox will update to future versions in the future with requiring any prompting.

Life has also been made bit easier for developers: ”Developers no longer need to reload the page to see messages in the Web Console and Scratchpad adds Find and Jump to Line commands to the editor…Our improvements touched on every one of the built-in tools.”

The full list of developer updates can be found at Robert Nyman’s Mozilla Hacks blog. While they’d been known about since February, loyal Firefox users have had a bit of a wait before this new update and features.

Further down the line, we recently reported that Firefox for Windows 8 is progressing well. That’s well and good as Microsoft confirmed the Preview Release of Windows’ new operating system will be out in June, suggesting a full-on consumer launch could take place October, which isn’t far away at all.

You can read the full announcement of the launch of Firefox 12 for Windows, Mac and Linux here, or download the clients directly from Mozilla.

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Google Drive update the free Cloud Storage to 5GB

Yay, the “Google Drive could launch next week” rumors can finally end. Google has officially announced the availability of it cloud storage service Google Drive. Starting today, anyone willing to sign up can get 5GB of free cloud-storage to start and if that’s not enough you can always choose to upgrade to 25GB for $2.49/month, 100GB for $4.99/month or even 1TB for $49.99/month (although I’ve heard people getting even cheaper deals when they sign up). When you upgrade to a paid account, your Gmail account storage will also expand to 25GB. Google Drive competes with the likes of Dropbox, Sugar Sync, and other cloud storage services by offering:

• Create and collaborate – Google Docs is built right into Google Drive, so you can work with others in real time on documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Once you choose to share content with others, you can add and reply to comments on anything (PDF, image, video file, etc.) and receive notifications when other people comment on shared items.
• Store everything safely and access it anywhere (especially while on the go). All your stuff is just… there. You can access your stuff from anywhere—on the web, in your home, at the office, while running errands and from all of your devices. You can install Drive on your Mac or PC and can download the Drive app to your Android phone or tablet. We’re also working hard on a Drive app for your iOS devices. And regardless of platform, blind users can access Drive with a screen reader.
• Search everything – Search by keyword and filter by file type, owner and more. Drive can even recognize text in scanned documents using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. Let’s say you upload a scanned image of an old newspaper clipping. You can search for a word from the text of the actual article. We also use image recognition so that if you drag and drop photos from your Grand Canyon trip into Drive, you can later search for [grand canyon] and photos of its gorges should pop up. This technology is still in its early stages, and we expect it to get better over time.

Of course Google Drive being a Google product and all, will seamlessly work with other Google products and services such as Google+ and Gmail. It’s also an open-platform just begging for developers to do amazing things with.

Google Drive may seem like a no-brainer for all you users out there that rely heavily on Google products, but it’s still smart to explore all your other options and choose what’s right for your situation.

For more information or to get started with Google Drive today, follow the source links below.

Google drive update

Google offical blog

Google play

 

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