今日科技：高朋即將IPO？
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????* All Things D報道，團購網站高朋（Groupon）希望早些而不是晚些時候開始首次公開募股（IPO）——所謂“早些”，就是指本周。不過，不管它何時上市，該公司已經價值超過150億美元了。(All Things D) ????保羅?格雷厄姆的創業企業孵化器Y Combinator容納了眾多成功公司，比如：Dropbox, Reddit, Heroku和Scribd。今年夏季，它將接受超過60家創業企業，創下一個新紀錄。(TechCrunch) ????* 為何個人信息是“新的石油”。(Huffington Post) ????* 谷歌公司宣布Android下一代重大升級版——“冰激凌三明治”（Ice Cream Sandwich）。最新版本的目標是將蜂巢（Honeycomb）平板電腦和姜餅（Gingerbread）各版本的性能融合到一個軟件中，以驅動各種搭載Android的設備。預計它將于2011年末的某個時候正式面世。(All Things D) ????* 同樣是谷歌公司的產品線：Chrome筆記本電腦推出“學生打包”價：每月20美元。同時，VentureBeat提前看到了谷歌公司“云音樂服務”的測試版。這一服務能讓用戶遠程儲存音樂，又能在任何地方欣賞它們。不過到目前為止，其用戶體驗還有很多需要改進的地方。[《福布斯》（Forbes）和VentureBeat] ????* Zynga受到專營游戲FarmVille 中流行藝人的啟發，與Lady Gaga合作，開發了一款鄰家農場游戲。這款游戲名為“GagaVille”，將突出Gaga的怪異風格和主題。也就是說，游戲中會有水晶、獨角獸、騎摩托的綿羊等元素，還能聽到她即將于5月17日發布的新專輯中的歌曲。（(Zynga and VentureBeat)） ????* 請關注有關蘋果公司產品的傳言！這是第七代iPad Nano嗎？如果確實如此，那么這一纖薄小巧的數字音樂播放器將保留現有版本的一種形狀要素，但同時加入一個低分辨率的130萬像素攝像頭。(Apple Insider) ????譯者：清遠? |
????*All Things D reports that daily deals site Groupon wants that initial public offering (IPO) to happen sooner rather than later -- and by "sooner," we mean as early as this week. Regardless of when ever it does go public though, the company could be valued at $15 billion-plus. (All Things D) ????* Paul Graham's Y Combinator startup incubator, host to such successful companies as Dropbox, Reddit, Heroku, and Scribd, accepted more than 60 startups for its summer batch, a new record. (TechCrunch) ????*Why your personal information is the "new oil." (Huffington Post) ????* Google announced the next major Android update, "Ice Cream Sandwich." The latest version's goal is to marry the features in both the Honeycomb tablet and Gingerbread editions in one piece of software to power various Android devices. Expect it to hit some time before the end of 2011. (All Things D) ????* Also in the Google pipeline: a Chrome laptop with a "student package" price of $20 a month. Meanwhile, VentureBeat took an early look at a beta version of the company's cloud music service, which should let users store their music remotely but access it anywhere. So far, the user experience leaves a lot to be desired. (Forbes and VentureBeat) ????* Zynga teamed up with Lady Gaga to offer a neighboring farm inspired by the pop artist in the FarmVille game franchise. "GagaVille," as it's being called, will highlight Gaga's quirky style and themes. In other words, expect elements like crystals, unicorns, sheep on motorcycles, as well as access to songs from her upcoming album, come May 17. (Zynga and VentureBeat) ????*Apple rumor alert! Is this the seventh generation iPad Nano? If so, the tiny wafer of a digital music player will retain a form factor similar to the current version but also sneak in a low-resolution 1.3 megapixel camera. (Apple Insider) |
