Let's start by telling everyone about the bad news. With the end of the National Day holiday, you have already completed all 2016 legal holidays.
Returning to the topic, in the past week, the domestic technology companies collectively performed low-key and did not make any big news. The foreign technology giants successfully swiped across the major media. For example, Apple won the patent to unlock the slide and the Samsung Note 7 bombing. Fermentation, Steve Jobs's fifth anniversary of his death...
According to Bloomberg News, Apple earlier filed a lawsuit against Samsung for its “sliding and unlocking†patent. The verdict on Monday restored Samsung’s original claim of compensation of USD 119.6 million to Apple. The reason was that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed the verdict in February, and Apple finally won the appeal.
In this case, Apple accused Samsung of infringing on its "slide-unlocking" patent, automatic error correction, and a patent for detecting cell phone numbers. Among them, most of the compensation ($98.7 million) was for mobile phone number detection patents, after Samsung was ruled not to infringe the patent. In addition, the United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in February that the other two patents were invalid, but this week’s decision was based on information that had not previously been raised on the appeal or other than the court record and judged it as a wrong decision.
"Safety Edition" Note7 was blown up again, US operators have launched replacement service
Earlier this week, a Samsung Note7 smoked spontaneously on a US Southwest Airlines flight. According to The Verge, the Samsung Note7 was a new “secure†machine for owner Brian Green’s replacement at the AT&T store. Currently, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating the accident. If it is proved to be a problem with the mobile phone, Samsung will have to make two recalls.
After the accident, major US telecom operators Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile have announced that they will allow users to replace the original Samsung Note7 with other brands or models in all stores. Informed sources also revealed that AT&T is considering stopping the sale of all Samsung Note7 smartphones, which will undoubtedly cause huge losses to Samsung.
Ma Yun open letter: Jingxian Yin will succeed Peng Lei as ant gold service CEO
Yesterday, Ma Yun issued an open letter announcing that since October 16th, Peng Lei, chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group, one of the founders of Alibaba Group, will formally step down as CEO, and will be another Elder’s veteran well. Xiandong took over.
Ma Yun said that it is not the high profits and the leading market share that ant gold clothing prides itself on today, but that they have participated in the entire era of small and micro financial reforms, and in the process have cultivated a global It also belongs to an advanced talent team that has been chasing the target. He said: "The confidence of the continuous talents has allowed us to let go and give young people greater responsibility, stage and challenges."
Passes Snapchat's parent company IPO next year with a valuation of US$25 billion
Last month, Snapchat was renamed Snap Inc. The purpose of Snapchat is to show that it will become a company that not only depends on software revenue. Today, sources revealed that the soon-to-be-renamed Snapchat plan will start IPO at the earliest by the end of next March. The valuation may reach US$25 billion or more, and Snap Inc’s valuation in the latest round of financing is US$20 billion. If this happens, this will be the largest technology company IPO since Alibaba's IPO in 2014.
In order to continue to increase revenue to prepare for listing. Snapchat will make some adjustments to the original features. For example, it started as a photo-reading device. Currently, in order to increase the size of users, Snapchat will allow users to store some photos and videos for a long period of time.
Five years after Jobs' death, what did Cook say?
October 5, 2016 was the fifth anniversary of the death of Apple’s co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. Over the past few years, Apple executives have honored Steve Jobs in various forms. All along, Cook will always post his internal letter or tweet on the day of Steve Jobs’s death. Yesterday, Apple CEO Cook again issued a tweet to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of Jobs.
The most important thing is to have the courage to follow heart and intuition and to miss Jobs and the innovation he brings to the world.
Four years after Jobs’ death, Cook stated in an open letter that Jobs is smart and wise. His goal in life first is simple. He loves family, loves apples, and loves people who work closely with him. His achievements are great...
On the third anniversary of the death of Jobs, Cooke said in an open letter that I hope you will spend a little time in thanking Steve for making the world a better place. With the new products he created, children can learn in new ways...
The second anniversary of the death of Jobs, Cooke said in an open letter that Steve Jobs is an outstanding pioneer, he makes the world a better place. He left a company that only he can create, and his spirit will always be the cornerstone of Apple...
On the first anniversary of the death of Jobs, Cook said that Apple is one of the greatest gifts that Steve has brought to this world. No company can inspire such tremendous creativity like Apple and set itself so high a benchmark. Our values ​​come from Steve, and his spirit will always be the cornerstone of Apple...
Google released a variety of hardware products overnight
On October 4th, the Google hardware conference was on schedule and several hardware products were released at one go , as follows:
One large and one small Pixel phone, starting at $649;
The first Daydream mobile VR helmet, $ 79;
Following the OnHub second router Google WiFi, 129 US dollars (single) - 299 US dollars (package);
Supports 4K Chromecast Ultra, $69;
Speakers version of Google Assistant, Google Home, 129 US dollars.
Why did Google start to make its own mobile/hardware? Former Motorola President Rick Osterloh responded like this.
First, he cited examples of cell phone-driven e-photos and music outbreaks, indicating that the combination of software and hardware is a general trend.
Second, "(self-hardware) allows us to better meet the needs of users."
Third, "We have done hardware before, and (being our own brand of hardware) is a natural step."
EU Urges Google to Stop Android Monopolistic Behavior and Google May Face Large Fines
Recently, the European Union’s antimonopoly regulatory agency severely condemned Google’s use of Android’s dominance as a way to crowd out competitors in a document and asked Google to stop providing awards and discounts to major smartphone manufacturers, so as to ensure that manufacturers’ only on mobile phones. Pre-install Google Play Store with Google search service. Regulatory authorities warned Google of this behavior and claimed that it would impose a large fine on Google.
The European Union’s document states that since January 2011, Google has begun monopolistic behavior and is still continuing. "European commissioners will impose fines and fines will be deterrent." In other words, Google may face high fines. This fine may be based on the amount of revenue generated by European users clicking on AdWords advertising, searching through Google search products, buying apps through the Google Play Store, and advertising within AdMob apps.