IBM executive says PC era is in its twilight
Dean continues. "When I helped design the PC, I didn't think I'd live long enough to witness its decline. But, while PCs will continue to be much-used devices, they're no longer at the leading edge of computing. They're going the way of the vacuum tube, typewriter, vinyl records, CRT and incandescent light bulbs." So, what's replacing the PC? While Dean mentions the obvious candidates--tablets and smartphones--he claims it's not really the devices but "that innovation flourishes best not on devices but in the social spaces between them, where people and ideas meet and interact. It is there that computing can have the most powerful impact on economy, society and people's lives." Dean adds that IBM is building up its service and software capabilities through acquisitions, especially in analytics. Since 2001, IBM has acquired more than 127 companies for a combined total of $33 billion, he wrote. Needless to say, this isn't the first time a tech industry luminary has declared that the PC is dead.In fact, Former IBM CEO Lou Gerstner said something eerily similar back in 1999.But somehow the PC goes on.And I suspect will continue to thrive in the form of the Ultrabook and MacBook Air or any number of new laptop designs that come out over the next few years.
Monday, March 23, 2015
HTC to be at One with gold hue, too-
HTC to be at One with gold hue, too?
Apple's iPhone 5S might not be the only gold-colored smartphone on store shelves soon.A China-based Sina Weibo user on Friday published photos of what the person says is a new HTC One featuring a gold finish. The part in the image appears to be authentic, but it's impossible to know for sure if it's the real thing or simply a prototype that will never come out.However, according to Engadget, which earlier reported on the image, the person who posted the gold-colored HTC One also showed off a Blue HTC One that was subsequently announced by the company, so he or she has some credibility.That HTC could be working on a gold-tinted smartphone indicates that the market might soon follow Apple's lead and offer the color to customers, as well. Apple announced the iPhone 5S earlier this week and is offering it in black and in white, as well as the gold finish. The "gold," however, is more champagne-colored than anything else. The device shown in the leaked Sina Weibo image appears to have about the same tone.CNET has contacted HTC for comment on the image leak. We will update this story when we have more information.
Apple's iPhone 5S might not be the only gold-colored smartphone on store shelves soon.A China-based Sina Weibo user on Friday published photos of what the person says is a new HTC One featuring a gold finish. The part in the image appears to be authentic, but it's impossible to know for sure if it's the real thing or simply a prototype that will never come out.However, according to Engadget, which earlier reported on the image, the person who posted the gold-colored HTC One also showed off a Blue HTC One that was subsequently announced by the company, so he or she has some credibility.That HTC could be working on a gold-tinted smartphone indicates that the market might soon follow Apple's lead and offer the color to customers, as well. Apple announced the iPhone 5S earlier this week and is offering it in black and in white, as well as the gold finish. The "gold," however, is more champagne-colored than anything else. The device shown in the leaked Sina Weibo image appears to have about the same tone.CNET has contacted HTC for comment on the image leak. We will update this story when we have more information.
HTC takes Apple patent battle to U.K.
HTC takes Apple patent battle to U.K.
Bloombergreported today that the suit was filed on Friday in London. The suit comes two weeks after HTC suffered a blow when the U.S. International Trade Commission made an initial ruling that the Taiwanese company had violated two of Apple's patents. The U.K. suit represents a heightening of the tensions between the two companies even as HTC has said it was willing to talk with Apple to resolve the dispute outside of the courtroom. The U.K. notice didn't specify the nature of the lawsuit, Bloomberg said. For Apple, this is just the latest in a long line of legal developments. Earlier today, it had successfully gotten Samsung to halt sales of the U.S. version of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, pending the resolution of its suit there. HTC, meanwhile, has attempted to shore its position with the pending acquisition of S3 Graphics, which has some patents that Apple is allegedly using without permission. As one of the primary beneficiaries of the rise in interest for Android smartphones, HTC was Apple's first target as it went after smartphone makers. The move is seen as a way by Apple to intimidate and slow down its competitors, many of which are gaining ground on the company. Apple wasn't immediately available to comment on the latest lawsuit.
Bloombergreported today that the suit was filed on Friday in London. The suit comes two weeks after HTC suffered a blow when the U.S. International Trade Commission made an initial ruling that the Taiwanese company had violated two of Apple's patents. The U.K. suit represents a heightening of the tensions between the two companies even as HTC has said it was willing to talk with Apple to resolve the dispute outside of the courtroom. The U.K. notice didn't specify the nature of the lawsuit, Bloomberg said. For Apple, this is just the latest in a long line of legal developments. Earlier today, it had successfully gotten Samsung to halt sales of the U.S. version of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, pending the resolution of its suit there. HTC, meanwhile, has attempted to shore its position with the pending acquisition of S3 Graphics, which has some patents that Apple is allegedly using without permission. As one of the primary beneficiaries of the rise in interest for Android smartphones, HTC was Apple's first target as it went after smartphone makers. The move is seen as a way by Apple to intimidate and slow down its competitors, many of which are gaining ground on the company. Apple wasn't immediately available to comment on the latest lawsuit.
HTC has 'no intention' to settle with Apple, say reports
HTC has 'no intention' to settle with Apple, say reports
HTC's chairperson said that the company has no intention of settling with Apple, according to Asia-based reports. The report appeared in Wednesday's Digitimes and other Asia-based publications, which cite comments from Cher Wang, chairperson of HTC. HTC "has great skills in innovation and has the confidence to face legal lawsuits with Apple," the Digitimes report says, attributing those comments to Wang. She also said that the $1 billion jury verdict against Samsung in the U.S. "does not mean the failure of the entire Google Android ecosystem." HTC has been mired in a legal battle of its own with Apple for a number of years now.Back in March 2010, for example, Apple sued HTC over iPhone patents.More than a year after that, an initial ruling by the International Trade Commission came down in Apple's favor.HTC has been suing Apple, as well. The Digitimes story also mentioned that HTC will likely introduce at least three new models in the coming weeks, including the HTC One X+ with a 5-inch touch screen and support for 4G LTE.
HTC's chairperson said that the company has no intention of settling with Apple, according to Asia-based reports. The report appeared in Wednesday's Digitimes and other Asia-based publications, which cite comments from Cher Wang, chairperson of HTC. HTC "has great skills in innovation and has the confidence to face legal lawsuits with Apple," the Digitimes report says, attributing those comments to Wang. She also said that the $1 billion jury verdict against Samsung in the U.S. "does not mean the failure of the entire Google Android ecosystem." HTC has been mired in a legal battle of its own with Apple for a number of years now.Back in March 2010, for example, Apple sued HTC over iPhone patents.More than a year after that, an initial ruling by the International Trade Commission came down in Apple's favor.HTC has been suing Apple, as well. The Digitimes story also mentioned that HTC will likely introduce at least three new models in the coming weeks, including the HTC One X+ with a 5-inch touch screen and support for 4G LTE.
HP, Apple, Aruba sued over Wi-Fi patents
HP, Apple, Aruba sued over Wi-Fi patents
Linex Technologies has filed suit against the makers of several technology companies, accusing them of violating patents it owns on wireless communications.Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Aruba Networks, Meru Networks, and Ruckus Wireless are listed in the complaint filed with the International Trade Commission on May 6. Linex has asked the commission to ban the import of offending products. Among the products listed are HP's Pavilion and Envy laptops, Apple's MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Airport Extreme, and Time Capsule.Linex, a Florida company that licenses wireless technologies, also filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the District of Delaware against the same companies. In that suit it is asking for monetary damages for the violation of its patents.The patents concern space diversity and coding, spread-spectrum antenna and method, which uses multiple transmitter antennas and multiple receiving antennas to improve a signal's reliability, and multiple-input multiple-output spread spectrum system and method, which uses multiple antennas to maximize a wireless signal indoors.
Linex Technologies has filed suit against the makers of several technology companies, accusing them of violating patents it owns on wireless communications.Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Aruba Networks, Meru Networks, and Ruckus Wireless are listed in the complaint filed with the International Trade Commission on May 6. Linex has asked the commission to ban the import of offending products. Among the products listed are HP's Pavilion and Envy laptops, Apple's MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Airport Extreme, and Time Capsule.Linex, a Florida company that licenses wireless technologies, also filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the District of Delaware against the same companies. In that suit it is asking for monetary damages for the violation of its patents.The patents concern space diversity and coding, spread-spectrum antenna and method, which uses multiple transmitter antennas and multiple receiving antennas to improve a signal's reliability, and multiple-input multiple-output spread spectrum system and method, which uses multiple antennas to maximize a wireless signal indoors.
Samsung's Milk Music spills over to Web TV, wearables
Samsung's Milk Music spills over to Web TV, wearables
The company unveiled an expansion of the service, which started on its Galaxy line of smartphones and will now be expanded to Web TV and wearables. "It's effectively a big-screen jukebox for the 21st century home," said John Pleasants, executive vice president of Samsung Media Solutions Center of America, in an event held at its new offices here.The Milk Music service will come preloaded with the Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge, he said.Pleasants said that each version of Milk was designed to specifically fit each screen. In addition to smartphones, Samsung has a lineup of Web-enabled televisions and smartwatches like the Gear S. Milk competes with a myriad of streaming music services such as Spotify and Pandora, which work across multiple products and platforms. Samsung also touted the "Artist Den" component of Milk, which provides listeners with access to artists and provide listeners with exclusive shows. To promote Milk's curation abilities, Samsung trotted out Maroon 5's Adam Levine and James Valentine to as "the anchor curators.""We're going to curate the heck out of that thing," Levine said. He also joked that he would be taking part in a "ceremonial iPhone burning" after the event, eliciting a handful of cheers.
The company unveiled an expansion of the service, which started on its Galaxy line of smartphones and will now be expanded to Web TV and wearables. "It's effectively a big-screen jukebox for the 21st century home," said John Pleasants, executive vice president of Samsung Media Solutions Center of America, in an event held at its new offices here.The Milk Music service will come preloaded with the Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge, he said.Pleasants said that each version of Milk was designed to specifically fit each screen. In addition to smartphones, Samsung has a lineup of Web-enabled televisions and smartwatches like the Gear S. Milk competes with a myriad of streaming music services such as Spotify and Pandora, which work across multiple products and platforms. Samsung also touted the "Artist Den" component of Milk, which provides listeners with access to artists and provide listeners with exclusive shows. To promote Milk's curation abilities, Samsung trotted out Maroon 5's Adam Levine and James Valentine to as "the anchor curators.""We're going to curate the heck out of that thing," Levine said. He also joked that he would be taking part in a "ceremonial iPhone burning" after the event, eliciting a handful of cheers.
Publish an iPhoto Journal on your personal Web site, instead of iCloud
Publish an iPhoto Journal on your personal Web site, instead of iCloud
To get the files you will need to publish an iPhoto Journal on your personal site, tap on the Share button when viewing the Journal in iPhoto for iOS. Instead of selecting iCloud or Slideshow, tap on iTunes. A progress bar should then appear while the journal is exported to iTunes. After the export has finished, sync your device to your computer. If the files aren't showing up in the File Transfer box mentioned below, plug your device in to your computer. Click to enlargeScreenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNETWhen viewing your device in iTunes, click on the Apps tab and scroll down to the File Sharing section. Find and select iPhoto. To the right you will see folders containing journals you have exported to iTunes. You can select one or multiple folders and save them to your computer. Once you have the folder saved to your computer, you can upload the contents of the Public folder to your Web site which will display the journal, complete with the same interactive features of an iCloud-hosted journal. The only exception is that viewers will not be able to download and save any of the photos as they can with the iCloud-hosted version. As I mentioned in my post covering iPhoto Journals, the biggest downside to self-hosting a journal is that changes made to the journal aren't automatically synced. You will have to resync the journal through iTunes, and re-upload the appropriate files to your site for the changes to be reflected. The upside is that your iCloud account is freed of the extra space a journal can eat up.
To get the files you will need to publish an iPhoto Journal on your personal site, tap on the Share button when viewing the Journal in iPhoto for iOS. Instead of selecting iCloud or Slideshow, tap on iTunes. A progress bar should then appear while the journal is exported to iTunes. After the export has finished, sync your device to your computer. If the files aren't showing up in the File Transfer box mentioned below, plug your device in to your computer. Click to enlargeScreenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNETWhen viewing your device in iTunes, click on the Apps tab and scroll down to the File Sharing section. Find and select iPhoto. To the right you will see folders containing journals you have exported to iTunes. You can select one or multiple folders and save them to your computer. Once you have the folder saved to your computer, you can upload the contents of the Public folder to your Web site which will display the journal, complete with the same interactive features of an iCloud-hosted journal. The only exception is that viewers will not be able to download and save any of the photos as they can with the iCloud-hosted version. As I mentioned in my post covering iPhoto Journals, the biggest downside to self-hosting a journal is that changes made to the journal aren't automatically synced. You will have to resync the journal through iTunes, and re-upload the appropriate files to your site for the changes to be reflected. The upside is that your iCloud account is freed of the extra space a journal can eat up.
iTunes Ping comes to Twitter
iTunes Ping comes to Twitter
There's a crucial new partnership for Ping, the social music service that Apple launched as part of its iTunes 10 unveiling this summer: Twitter users can now link up their accounts."Once you've linked the accounts, whenever you post, like, review, or tell your friends why you purchased a song or album on Ping, this activity will also be tweeted to your Twitter followers--complete with playable song previews and links to purchase and download music from iTunes," a post on the Twitter blog explained.This is big, because Ping was one of those rare Apple product launches that legitimately underwhelmed, largely because the long-rumored iTunes social-networking initiative did not sync up to either Facebook or Twitter. Apple said at launch that Ping users would be able to sync up with their Facebook friends, something that never came to fruition. Apple CEO Steve Jobs hinted that negotiations with Facebook had soured, citing "onerous terms" on behalf of the massive social network. It's not like Facebook and Apple have never partnered before: Facebook Connect is available for iPhoto uploads, and there's a separate version of the universal log-in tool just for the iPhone.But Twitter's terms are apparently more flexible, and they're even integrating an iTunes song preview into the Twitter.com interface, adding yet another feature to the "New Twitter" redesign that the company launched several months ago.
There's a crucial new partnership for Ping, the social music service that Apple launched as part of its iTunes 10 unveiling this summer: Twitter users can now link up their accounts."Once you've linked the accounts, whenever you post, like, review, or tell your friends why you purchased a song or album on Ping, this activity will also be tweeted to your Twitter followers--complete with playable song previews and links to purchase and download music from iTunes," a post on the Twitter blog explained.This is big, because Ping was one of those rare Apple product launches that legitimately underwhelmed, largely because the long-rumored iTunes social-networking initiative did not sync up to either Facebook or Twitter. Apple said at launch that Ping users would be able to sync up with their Facebook friends, something that never came to fruition. Apple CEO Steve Jobs hinted that negotiations with Facebook had soured, citing "onerous terms" on behalf of the massive social network. It's not like Facebook and Apple have never partnered before: Facebook Connect is available for iPhoto uploads, and there's a separate version of the universal log-in tool just for the iPhone.But Twitter's terms are apparently more flexible, and they're even integrating an iTunes song preview into the Twitter.com interface, adding yet another feature to the "New Twitter" redesign that the company launched several months ago.
Inside CNET Labs 57- This is what we do...in Finland
Inside CNET Labs 57: This is what we do...in Finland
We get off and running this week about 32-bit programming versus 64-bit programming. Dong exposes the huge differences between the two and the level of talent it takes to program in both./sarcasm...Then, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. As you all know, Dong and I are WoW players, so bear with us as we go overlong, discussing the ins and outs of the new WoW expansion. We're both extremely excited about the prospects of this, but Dong is just better at hiding his enthusiasm. We move on to iPhone GPS apps for the 3G and 3GS. Apparently, they all suck since they were all seemingly rushed to the market. I think I'll wait until an app that caters to my needs completely is released before I buy. TomTom appNavigon iPhone appiPhone GPS road test In e-mails we discuss Windows 7, the Apple LED cinema display, and the Vietnamese mafia. To subscribe to this podcast, visit us at our main page and click the podcast link on the right. Don't forget to leave us voice mail at 1-800-947-6399 or e-mail us at insidecnetlabs@cnet.com.PodcastYour browser does not support the audio element.Subscribe now:iTunes (audio) |RSS (audio)
We get off and running this week about 32-bit programming versus 64-bit programming. Dong exposes the huge differences between the two and the level of talent it takes to program in both./sarcasm...Then, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. As you all know, Dong and I are WoW players, so bear with us as we go overlong, discussing the ins and outs of the new WoW expansion. We're both extremely excited about the prospects of this, but Dong is just better at hiding his enthusiasm. We move on to iPhone GPS apps for the 3G and 3GS. Apparently, they all suck since they were all seemingly rushed to the market. I think I'll wait until an app that caters to my needs completely is released before I buy. TomTom appNavigon iPhone appiPhone GPS road test In e-mails we discuss Windows 7, the Apple LED cinema display, and the Vietnamese mafia. To subscribe to this podcast, visit us at our main page and click the podcast link on the right. Don't forget to leave us voice mail at 1-800-947-6399 or e-mail us at insidecnetlabs@cnet.com.PodcastYour browser does not support the audio element.Subscribe now:iTunes (audio) |RSS (audio)
How to hide purchased apps using iTunes
How to hide purchased apps using iTunes
Under the Quick Links section, click the link titled "Purchased." Here you'll be able to view your iTunes history for everything from music to books and movies, to games. Click on the "Apps" section along the top.This is the same list of purchased apps you can find on your iOS device. On your iPhone it's under the Updates tab in the App Store. For an iPad, it has a tab of its own in the App Store app. Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNETWhen you move your mouse over an app icon, you'll notice a circle with an X in it appears in the top-left corner of the icon. Clicking the X will hide the app from your purchased history, both in iTunes and on your iOS device(s). Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNETShould you change your mind and want to unhide an app, simply view your account in iTunes and click the View Hidden Purchases link. You can then unhide any previously hidden purchases, restoring them to your purchased list.Alternately, you can unhide items using the App Store app on your iOS device. It appears that on iOS 5 you can even hide apps from your device, but in iOS 6 that feature has disappeared. To unhide items using your device, follow the latter portion of this post by Matt Elliot. As you've probably already figured out by now, this same method will work to hide and unhide iTunes content other than apps. You can also hide music, movies, books, and TV shows following the same steps outlined above. The only difference is the category of the content that you're hiding.
Under the Quick Links section, click the link titled "Purchased." Here you'll be able to view your iTunes history for everything from music to books and movies, to games. Click on the "Apps" section along the top.This is the same list of purchased apps you can find on your iOS device. On your iPhone it's under the Updates tab in the App Store. For an iPad, it has a tab of its own in the App Store app. Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNETWhen you move your mouse over an app icon, you'll notice a circle with an X in it appears in the top-left corner of the icon. Clicking the X will hide the app from your purchased history, both in iTunes and on your iOS device(s). Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNETShould you change your mind and want to unhide an app, simply view your account in iTunes and click the View Hidden Purchases link. You can then unhide any previously hidden purchases, restoring them to your purchased list.Alternately, you can unhide items using the App Store app on your iOS device. It appears that on iOS 5 you can even hide apps from your device, but in iOS 6 that feature has disappeared. To unhide items using your device, follow the latter portion of this post by Matt Elliot. As you've probably already figured out by now, this same method will work to hide and unhide iTunes content other than apps. You can also hide music, movies, books, and TV shows following the same steps outlined above. The only difference is the category of the content that you're hiding.
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