Apple may redesign the keyboard to narrow the overall size
February 25 news, the United States patent and trademark office recently released that Apple get a patent--Single Support Lever Keyboard Mechanism which signs that Apple may reshape the Keyboard, and narrow the size of the Keyboard. Apple describes a variety ways to narrow the keyboard size but would not affect the performance in the patent document.
Apple patent documents show the new patent Single Support Lever Keyboard Mechanism (Single mechanical device Support stem the Keyboard), allowing the use of any material to make the Keyboard keys, also can guarantee the stability of each key. File points out production keypad material is very important, not only because of the beautiful, but also related to users of the finger touch. The patent document lists some can select material: glass, wood, stone and even polishing meteorites.
Apple going to use a rigid support bar to fixed the keyboard keys, such design to the activities of the button narrowed down to 0.2 mm. Keyboard key support bar can use elastic material to make, such as spring steel, such striking the keyboard in the tactility will be better. The keyboard keys and support bar between elastic liner, can use rubber or silicon resin as materials, the user to press the button will have more different feeling, reduce the keyboard of noise.
Square plans to use tablet computer to replace the taxi TV set
February 24 news, according to foreign media reports, New York City yellow taxi will usually have a TV set which play the local news and entertainment for sit back seat passengers. But Square founder Jack Dorsey hopes to use a tablet computer replace the taxi TV set, and these tablet will use Square technology which can accept passengers pay by credit card.
The Columbia broadcasting company (CBS) reports, Square recently discussed with Taxi and Limousine Commission, TLC with this point: they will use tablet pc in 50 Taxi instead of the current Taxi TV system. On March 1, Square and TLC will held a formal meeting.
More interesting, Dorsey is very fascinating to the urban traffic and scheduling system since childhood. His high school design open source software is still used in many taxi companies, but also his Twitter idea is also come from his taxi scheduling system experience.
The taxi has a tablet computer, passengers can shop when take the bus, for example to buy the tickets when on the bus to the cinema. Square is responsible for handling credit card the purchase process, and collecting a fee. New York city also hope to introduce Square to increase competition, down a credit card processing fees, let the driver and passengers can benefit from it.
Rumor: Google will replace the MOTOROLA mobile CEO
February 24 news, according to foreign media news, as the U.S. regulators approved Google's acquisition of MOTOROLA, Google is planning let Dennis Woodside as MOTOROLA mobile's new CEO after the deal.
Dennis Woodside is Google's leader in the acquisition of MOTOROLA mobile trading, before this, he also has served as a Google advertising sales department in the Americas. According to people familiar with the news said, after the completion of the purchase, Woodside will replace MOTOROLA mobile current CEO Sanjay Jha and become the new CEO.
Google spend $12.5 billion to purchase MOTOROLA mobile, this move will Google have more than 17000 patents, this will help the company for to form a patent law dispute treasure for the Android smartphone operating system. At present the company is trying to compete with Apple in the field of smartphone. Apple's operating system can only be used on their own products iPhone, and Google's Andr oid operating system can be authorized to multiple factory, let they launch their Android smartphone products.
People familiar with this also revealed, Woodside is the most popular candidate in the candidate list, the other candidates include a MOTOROLA mobile senior vice President from Christy Wyatt,Google's CSO (chief strategy tube) and John Bucher.
Google spokesman, Jill Hazelbaker refused to comment on the rumor and speculation, she says she acquisition is not over yet.
Hitachi released 2.5 “7 mm ultra-thin hard disk for Ultrathin laptop
February 23 news, for general laptop computer, 9.5 mm thickness of 2.5-inch hard disk drive is suitable for mature products, but with Intel Ultrabook ultra-thin laptop computers continuous enter into the market, manufacturers and users’ demand for ultra-thin hard disk began to increase, and the conventional 9.5 mm 2.5 inches specifications don't fit anymore.
Hitachi recently announced that they would provide 25 million piece of 7 mm of ultra-thin 2.5-inch hard disk drive Travelstar Z7K500 for Intel Ivy Bridge platform Ultrabook, Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 ultra-thin hard disk used single disc package, the highest capacity for 500 GB, 7200 RPM speed for high speed, have 32 MB cache capacity, the SATA 6 Gbps interface, the transmission rate for 171 MB/s.
In addition to 500 GB version Travelstar Z7K500, they also provides 320 GB and 250 GB version two capacity. Hitachi said that at present the ultra-thin manufacturer needs to do is reduce the price as soon as possible, but because the price of SSD hard drive is not obvious, Travelstar Z7K500 ultra-thin slim hard disk became a powerful weapon to decrease the price of utrabook computer. Manufacturers can choose to mix the HDD hard disk and SSD drive to control the cost and performance also will not be affected.
The news said that Hitachi Travelstar Z7K500 had already completed a like work in January, and will formally ship to related manufacturers in March, mainly to Intel Ivy Bridge platform Ultrabook computer.
SONY will release a slide WP mobile phone and the code is Julie
February 23 news, there are a lot of news about the Sony will develop a Windows Phone 7 and the code name is Julie in January this year. The Julie phone had once belonged to SONY Ericsson, now MWC2012 assembly is near to come, and SONY to release this phone is justified, if come true, then Julie will become the first Windows Phone 7 sliding products.
From the new exposure picture, SONY Julie positioning is charming and small Windows Phone 7, even it has lateral sliding keyboard, the airframe is still not big, and it has the same wonderful with the Xperia pro series products. In addition, the keyboard and the screen is black and white, Windows Phone 7 in the mobile Phone is rare.