I received a letter from “Fight for future”. Let’s share the content with you: Hi– Together, we beat SOPA in a huge victory for internet freedom. But this Saturday, internet freedom protests are breaking out in over 200 cities across Europe. Why? Because the companies behind SOPA are using international trade agreements as a backdoor to [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Stop ACTA and TPP
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ACTA, Anti ACTA, Anti TPP, SOPA, TPP on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Investors watch forecasts as drug makers’ patents expire
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged patent on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Pfizer Inc. (PFE-N) and Merck & Co. (MRK-N). will announce fourth-quarter results this week, but what investors will be most interested in are the companies’ forecasts for the year ahead. Both companies have to grapple with the expiration this year of patents on their largest products. The expirations will clear the way for generic producers [...]
RealNetworks ‘unlocks’ value in patent sale to Intel
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Intel is the latest company to buy up some patents, but rather than spending billions upon billions of dollars, it seems to have picked up a relative bargain, snapping up RealNetwork’s patents for just over one tenth of a billion, at $120m. … http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/deals/52419-realnetworks-unlocks-value-in-patent-sale-to-intel
Groupon上季蝕3億 前景添憂
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged linkedin on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
【經濟日報專訊】團購網Groupon上市後首份業績令人失望，在上季收入急增逾倍的情況下，意外錄得4,270萬美元（約3.33億港元）虧損，主因國際業務稅項支出較高。 這家全球最大的團購網強調，今年將加大宣傳開支，以進一步刺激業務，但有關成效令人質疑，投資者擔心消費者或對團購漸感厭倦。 去年11月上市的Groupon交出首份業績，上季收入大增1.94倍至5.06億美元，優於預期的4.75億美元；但期內錄得4,270萬美元虧損，雖較前一年同期的3.79億美元收窄，卻令預期該公司終可扭虧為盈的市場大感意外。消息公布後，Groupon股價重挫，昨開市報21.66美元，大跌12%。 http://hk.news.yahoo.com/groupon%E4%B8%8A%E5%AD%A3%E8%9D%953%E5%84%84-%E5%89%8D%E6%99%AF%E6%B7%BB%E6%86%82-224313690.html
蘋果最快下月推中文版 Siri
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged linkedin on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
【明報專訊】內地知名科技網站飛象網昨引述知情人士稱，蘋果iPhone 4S的Siri中文版本月開始測試，最快下月正式推出，但暫未知會否支援廣東話。 Siri是在iPhone 4S內置的一項語音功能，可讓用戶使用完整的語句與之對話，整合了語音搜索、程式應用和地圖導航等功能。然而，Siri現時只支援英、法、德3種語言。蘋果在Siri發布之初就表示，其目前僅為Beta版，未來將支援更多語言，而官方Siri文件中也表明，將在今年支援更多語言，包括中、日、韓、意大利及西班牙語。 飛象網報道，一名負責Siri中文開發的工程師最近透露，蘋果將於本月底開始測試Siri中文版，僅支援普通話，並對一些常用成語提供支援。至於Siri將來能否支援廣東話，仍未有消息。 （飛象網） http://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E8%98%8B%E6%9E%9C%E6%9C%80%E5%BF%AB%E4%B8%8B%E6%9C%88%E6%8E%A8%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E7%89%88-siri-224453079.html
The source code of USB 8255A ActiveX
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Active X Object, USB 8255A on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I found my ActiveX source code for USB 8255A board finally. It’s time to upload the code to Googlecode: http://code.google.com/p/usb8255a/source/browse/trunk/USB8255A.vb Anyone who interested in developing applications using USB 8255A board, you can following the Googlecode’s USB 8255A ActiveX Project.
