2011年9月23日星期五

Samsung lawsuits counter to Apple in excess of 3G patents may well backfire

Samsung has officially declared with the aim of it strategy to bring the hammer down on Apple's "free riding" on its patented 3G wireless expertise. Surrounded by its hottest moves is a grievance seeking to prohibition Apple's iPhones in the sphere of The Netherlands, someplace Apple recently won an injunction barring Samsung from promotion its Galaxy S-series policy in the sphere of the European Union. For the reason that the patents in the sphere of question are essential to 3G values, however, Samsung's strategy to take legal action in excess of these patents possibly will not be present having the status of booming having the status of it hopes.

Unnamed Samsung executives were quoted only remaining week claiming with the aim of the company considered to intensify its total officially permitted fight with Apple in excess of smartphone- and tablet-related IP. "[A]s lingering having the status of Apple does not leave out portable telecommunications functions, it would be present not on in support of it to promote its i-branded products with no using our patents," lone executive told The Korea era. "We command stick to a stanch stance counter to Apple in the spun out officially permitted fights."

Folks same sentiments were echoed by Samsung senior associate president Lee Younghee in the sphere of a topical interview with the Associated Press. She characterized Samsung's officially permitted exercises counter to Apple since Apple launched a massive grievance counter to the company's Galaxy-branded policy in the sphere of April having the status of "passive." at this moment, however, Samsung "[will] be present pursuing our human rights in support of this in the sphere of a supplementary aggressive way from at this moment on," Lee whispered.

Part of with the aim of new to the job strategy is an aggressive grievance counter to Apple in the sphere of the Netherlands, which seeks to prohibition import and selling of Apple's iPhones. Samsung claims with the aim of Apple's smartphones infringe on four European patents allied to 3G expertise. Folks patents are "standards essential," part of the 3G wireless values used by almost all portable phones at this moment sold.

Samsung claims Apple (or at all portable phone maker) can't promote a 3G-compatible device with no using Samsung's patented expertise. However, such patents are typically encumbered by FRAND licensing agreements, where standards-setting organizations permit to benefit patented technologies from companies involved in the sphere of the standards-setting process in the sphere of altercation in support of an agreement with the aim of someone using the standard can license the patents on "fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory" provisions.

Samsung has already aimed like FRAND-encumbered patents counter to Apple in the sphere of the US, UK, France, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. The company even claims to be present prompt to give birth to Apple's next-generation iPhone 5 banned in the sphere of Korea in support of infringing Samsung's wireless expertise patents.

Samsung claims with the aim of numerous other manufacturers give birth to accredited these patents while Apple has not, but Samsung apparently by no means made at all offer to license the patents to Apple on FRAND or else at all provisions according to officially permitted briefs filed by Apple in the sphere of US risk. Furthermore, Samsung's benefit of FRAND-encumbered patents counter to Apple may well constitute a violation of antitrust laws both at this time and in the sphere of the EU. By smallest amount, that's the argument Apple is making. From our conversations with several IP experts, our understanding is with the aim of suing in excess of FRAND-encumbered patents is frowned in the lead by courts in the sphere of the EU in the sphere of special.

Meanwhile, Samsung still have to deal with the piece of evidence with the aim of Apple is its amount lone customer in support of twinkle reminiscence, processors, and other components. Having the status of we suggested, Samsung possibly will give birth to sure to happen to supplementary aggressive following discovering with the aim of Apple is looking to move to other manufacturers to fab its custom-designed portable processors. DigiTimes recently reported with the aim of Apple was besides looking to secure reminiscence from other suppliers, having the status of well. If Apple is shifting its supply sequence away from Samsung, the company possibly will give birth to sure it doesn't give birth to much to lose using FRAND-encumbered patents in the sphere of revenge counter to Apple's topical injunctions.

2011年9月14日星期三

Sony Vita handheld to reach on transaction in the sphere of Japan on Dec. 17

Sony thought Wednesday with the aim of its PlayStation Vita portable game console strength of character reach on transaction Dec. 17 in the sphere of Japan, with 26 game titles and a 3G version with the aim of strength of character run on NTT DoCoMo's exchange ideas.

The Vita strength of character unveiling with a bit of software designed to take benefit of its camera, exchange ideas connectivity, and controls, plus a touchpad on its back. Opening offerings include a version of the game "Ultimate Marvel v. Capcom" from Capcom, networked role in performance and golf games, and an purpose with the aim of lets Vita users cooperate with standard Japanese capture on tape location Nico Nico Douga.

Hiroshi Kawano, President of Sony PC Entertainment Japan, emphasized his company's cooperation with game designers by the side of the event, referring to them the same as "like treasure" by the side of a news consultation in the sphere of Tokyo.

"Sony wants to work together with these folks and revitalize the industry," he thought.

The opening congeal of 26 games introduced Monday was largely devoid of main titles, though Kawano thought one more 74 were under development, plus games from established outline like Metal Gear Solid from Konami and Final Fantasy from settle Unix.

Sony's capability to quickly discipline a robust lineup in favor of its fresh flagship handheld game console is crucial. Key rival Nintendo stumbled with the launch of its 3DS earlier this time, in the sphere of hefty part due to a lack of compelling titles, and was enforced to slash prices a lesser amount of than six months as soon as launch by up to 40 percent worldwide.

Sony has refused to get the gist suit and cut out its prices previous to launch, and reiterated Wednesday the Vita strength of character cost 24,980 wish (US$324) in favor of a Wi-fi lone typical and 29,980 wish (US$390) in favor of a version with 3G and Wi-fi. NTT DoCoMo, Japan's chief cell carrier, strength of character in addition charge in favor of the depletion of its exchange ideas in favor of the 3G models, offering diplomacy plus single in favor of 4,980 wish (US$65) in favor of 103 hours of connected occasion.

The company is in addition emphasizing the networked functions of the Vita, viewing a countenance with the aim of strength of character eventually consent to gamers fool around from someplace they gone inedible on their PlayStation to your house consoles, the same as well the same as an purpose from Nico Nico with the aim of strength of character allow Vita users to broadcast a game live and allow others to stake annotations in game fool around.

2011年9月7日星期三

IBM's futuristic storage space aims in lieu of break the speed limit, density

IBM is working on both super-fast and super-dense storage space media with the aim of ought to arrive at enterprises sooner than the conclusion of this decade, and demand in the sphere of various industries looks likely to keep tread with the advances.

The amount of data with the aim of enterprises be inflicted with to deal with is growing so fast with the aim of they are appearance up in contradiction of power and interval limits and grappling with how to run the in a row, according to analysts, users and IBM officials by a press event with the aim of the company hosted in the sphere of San Francisco on Wednesday.

IBM highlighted two futuristic technologies with the aim of researchers are exploring at this moment to lecture to separate challenges: How to take home primary data obtainable earlier and how to press archived in a row into a less significant interval. In lieu of the ex-, the company is on the rise so-called "racetrack" storage space, in the sphere of which data is stored in the sphere of diverse magnetic regions with the aim of travel in excess of condensed, nano-scale wires once accessed. It might occur on vending in the sphere of five to seven years, according to Bruce Hillsberg, IBM's director of storage space systems seek. In lieu of the latter, researchers are using an unspecified magnetic tools with the aim of may well deposit a petabyte of data in the sphere of a standard 1U rack detachment. Expect with the aim of in the sphere of three years, Hillsberg whispered.

Storage space elegance reminiscence

IBM thinks "racetrack" tools willpower pave the way in lieu of storage space elegance reminiscence, which willpower befall just about in the same way as fast in the same way as today's reminiscence but befall able to amount up to endeavor storage space amount. It's so dense with the aim of it may well allow a portable melody player to spell 500,000 songs.

With storage space elegance reminiscence, the amount of interval and power necessary to deposit hefty endeavor data sets may well decline dramatically by 2020. What did you say? Would take 1,250 racks of testing floppy drives at present may well befall stored in the sphere of lone rack, with excluding than one-third the energy, Hillsberg whispered. The vehicle willpower additionally only remaining longer than the show SSDs (solid-state drives) at this moment used in lieu of fast storage space, he whispered.

A petabyte in the sphere of a rack detachment

The other device IBM is working on, which it called simply the "petabyte storage space device," would befall designed to deposit data in lieu of in the same way as lingering in the same way as 50 years with no the need in lieu of migration to an alternative vehicle, Hillsberg whispered. Tender content from lone device to a newer generation of hardware expenditure money and phase and can introduce record-keeping errors, he whispered.

With no giving added details going on for the device, Hillsberg whispered it would be inflicted with various tender parts but not in the same way as many in the same way as a tape documentation, the emblematic solution in lieu of long-term archiving at present. He envisions it being used not in the same way as a replacement in lieu of tape but in the sphere of conjunction with it, probably to provide access to archived data in excess of a cloud infrastructure.

Hollywood's storage space woes

The show industry is at this moment grappling with dramatically bigger data sets on the amount with the aim of the petabyte device is designed to lecture to, according to Peter Ward, a digital entertainment consultant and ex- senior associate president of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In the same way as filmmakers regularly swap reels of film in lieu of SSDs, a time of shooting can generate hundreds of terabytes of data, Ward whispered. The 2011 Facebook drama "The Social Network" is lone latest film with the aim of was shot digitally, he whispered.

With the aim of data has to befall stored and held on location and sent both time to post-production facilities, which is ended by transferring it to tape and physically shipping it, for the reason that networks aren't fast an adequate amount of, Ward whispered. The footage and associated metadata is used all through the bowdlerization of the show, and is at that time compressed into formats in lieu of apply in the sphere of theaters and homes. But studios mean to keep all the earliest footage, in a minute in the same way as they used to keep the uncut film, to apply years in a while in lieu of sequels and other projects, he whispered. A 3-D show might take up 1 petabyte of amount, and the industry is still working on how to operate with the aim of.

"There isn't a digital archival media with the aim of meets the archivists' values," Ward whispered.

Health-care data demand

The health-care industry is facing the possibility of even added data than the entertainment commerce, according to Paul Markham, associate president of macro strategy and marketing by TeraMedica. On Thursday, his company is introducing a therapeutic archiving logic based on IBM hardware and software. The therapeutic records of a long-suffering in the sphere of the U.S. Embody on common going on for 1 terabyte of data at present, and lone 300-bed sanatorium might generate 30T bytes of data apiece time, Markham whispered. Folks statistics willpower just grow with higher-resolution therapeutic imaging, he whispered.

"It's such a tsunami of data, they in a minute don't know what did you say? To perform with it," Markham whispered. He believes the expectations technologies IBM envisions willpower befall crucial to keep up.

Break the speed limit is a decrease priority

IBM's wished-for long-term storage space device might befall added crucial in lieu of enterprises than willpower storage space elegance reminiscence, whispered Forrester seek analyst Andrew Reichman. Many IT departments be inflicted with added break the speed limit than they need, for the reason that they mean to take home all right storage space access doesn't gradual down applications. The better dilemma is how to deal with the data they need to keep in lieu of a lingering phase, he whispered. With the aim of involves sunk expenditure in the sphere of real estate and energy, in the same way as well in the same way as management.

"Being able to deposit a petabyte in the sphere of 1U is leaving to befall massively valuable," Reichman whispered.

However, the biggest challenge of the instant in lieu of the largest part enterprises is knowing what did you say? Data to position in the sphere of what did you say? Form of storage space, in lieu of the benefit of effort users, he whispered. Effort and storage space managers need to communicate better to take home with the aim of on the cards.

"There's continuously leaving to befall a earlier pail. ... But what did you say? Willpower by no means swap is with the aim of it's testing to organize your stuff," Reichman whispered.