My bookmarks from Diigo 07/09/2009

• 2009：基于位置服务（LBS）之年 - 读写网唯一官方中文站 - 搜狐IT独立群体博客

  tags: location-based service, LBS, mobile, marketing

  • 由于带有GPS功能手机的出炉，辅以其他因素，基于位置服务的市场（location-based service，LBS）即将迎来全盛期。事实上，LBS已经取得了大好形势。根据研究公司Gartner的说法，这个市场在今年会翻一番。
  • 尽管移动设备销售量会有4%的下跌，Gartner还是预测LBS市场会从2008年的4100万（台）增至2009年的9570万（台），而收入则将从2008年的9亿9830万美元飙升到2009年的22亿美元。
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  • LBS技术虽已十分流行，但仍处在起步阶段。Gartner预测，在接下来的一年到一年半中，我们将会看到更多引人注目的应用程序，包括基于位置的手机数字订单以及名胜搜索。当然，我们还期待着能通过手机订阅本地的报纸（甚至是付费下载应用）。
  • 此类应用的受欢迎度依地区而有别。比如，在北美，导航和家庭安全（家长控制）软件人气最旺，而在西欧，人们使用得最多的是导航，本地搜索和寻找朋友则紧随其后，但对安全方面的应用则乏人问津。萝卜白菜，各有所爱，地区上的偏好会导致一个动态市场的产生。
  • 我们期待着LBS技术的蓬勃发展，也在猜测着LBS应用的下一个里程碑会是什么。让人惊讶的是，Facebook仍未将LBS集成进它的手机应用，投身于LBS开发的都是Brightkite、Loopt、Foursquare等较小的公司

• Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS

  "ogle Chrome Operating System. It's our attempt to re-think what operating systems should be."

  tags: Google, chrome, Chrome OS, tech

  • Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we're already talking to partners about the project, and we'll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve.
  • Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS.
  • Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and we are working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of netbooks to market next year.
  • Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android. Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. While there are areas where Google Chrome OS and Android overlap, we believe choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google.
    
  • We hear a lot from our users and their message is clear — computers need to get better. People want to get to their email instantly, without wasting time waiting for their computers to boot and browsers to start up. They want their computers to always run as fast as when they first bought them. They want their data to be accessible to them wherever they are and not have to worry about losing their computer or forgetting to back up files. Even more importantly, they don't want to spend hours configuring their computers to work with every new piece of hardware, or have to worry about constant software updates. And any time our users have a better computing experience, Google benefits as well by having happier users who are more likely to spend time on the Internet.

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