In the summer of 2011 has been filed, and has recently been published and patent pending new Apple iOS – the operating system in 3D, called Sensor Based Display Environment. From the Bureau provided the U.S. Patent information can be seen that the generated based on this technology, the desktop will look like a room, a window in which will be the display.
The new OS will not use the stereo, and the use of conventional 3D-graphics will arrange your workspace in the form of a room on one wall where the screen will be located on the other – three-dimensional objects, and on the floor – a variety of additional items. This will create the illusion of penetration into the room through the window. Since the size of mobile devices are limited, they do not allow adequately apply the familiar accessories, like a finger or stylus, but the angle will change as a result turns the touch screen.
The new patent is to use a compass and an accelerometer to detect the position in space. The application of this technology will be sufficiently novel mobile phone, for example, left to room started spinning to the right. Select and move items in a familiar way the user can, by touching the touch screen with your fingers. Recall that the market for a similar technology is already used, for example, Google Goggles is called augmented reality.
Goldman Sachs analyst Heather Bellini today released a report, Microsoft is the end of December on the second-quarter results to comments. Previously, Microsoft has warned that weaker PC growth will affect the company’s performance. Bellini said that Microsoft two-quarter revenue of $ 20.8 billion, earnings per share of 75 cents. Yesterday she also warned that this estimate may be too high.
Bellini said in the report: “For the 2012 fiscal year, three-quarter, fiscal year 2012 (ending the year ended June), we expected to be below consensus estimate, we see that, according to the results of the December quarter, Wall Street’s lowered expectations, and we checked, it was found in Europe (except Germany, outside) weak demand, the enterprise budget in 2012 the conservative side due to floods in Thailand, PC shipments weakness will continue to enlarge, it will affect where in March 2012 quarter of the Windows performance. ”
Bellini will be Microsoft’s stock rating to neutral, target price of $ 29.
Asus has announced that on January 12 Android version Ice Cream Sandwich to the Prime Transformer ban. In addition, there is the option of the boot loader of Android tablet to unlock.
The manufacturer made ??his plans known through Facebook. ICS will be rolled out globally on Jan. 12, but it is likely that it may take time for each user gets the update. The software comes over the air inside. ICS Asus had already indicated to the Prime Transformer, but a date had not yet published.
Furthermore, in response to complaints from users a tool to unlock, making it possible to protect the boot loader to remove. This should install custom roms easier, but the user has lost its guarantee. Many people spoke after the release of the tablet their discontent over the locked bootloader, including the Developer’s forum on XDA Developers and Facebook page from Asus itself.
Furthermore, let the manufacturer know that the metal unibody design of the tablet can ensure that the GPS working properly. Users had all the functionality of the GPS complained, and there was just a software update that should improve its performance. It switches to faster Wi-Fi in only GPS satellites to find, so Asus is no real solution to the problem seems to have GPS. Meanwhile, the GPS manufacturer to support the specification list removed .
