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Apple tells authors: All your
books iBook files are belong to us
In a legal rewrite pushed out Friday, Apple has made its iBooks publishing agreement sound slightly less evil by clarifying just what you can do with the content you create on its iBook Author software. Yes, all iBooks are locked to the iBook store but you can export those files as PDFs. As The Reg pointed out at the time of …
I don't get it
If you wanna take advantage of Apple's distribution network you pay their fee - otherwise you take your work which you own and distribute it some other way of your choosing.
Nothing like Photoshop or Adobe or any of those other products which you pay for.
Not an Apple user - wouldn't even consider buying their overpriced crap but this iBooksAuthor stuff is one of the worst examples of partisan rubbish I have ever read in the Reg.
So what you're saying Colin
Is that apple should provide - for free - software that allows you to create products for their competitors... Why exactly?
If you want to use Apple's tool for personal gain, why should they not share in the wealth - you used their tool after all and didn't pay for it.
Don't make any money with it and you don't pay - lets see you get a deal like that on photoshop and word.
""Don't make any money with it and you don't pay - lets see you get a deal like that on photoshop and word. ""....
So use GIMP and Open Office / Libre Office.
A Simon Cowell kind of contract tie-in, not something I'd sign without reading the small print.
The term 'got you over a barrel' springs to mind.
OK - lets try again
No - that is not what I am saying - read what I wrote - here's a step by step guide
1) I think that apple things are dear for the spec
2) I to think that this story is anti-apple nonsense
3) These thoughts are not logically exclusive
I think the primary problem is that Apple wants to take it all. As soon as you use their software, your work is legally infected from being distributed somewhere else. Well, there is an answer to that - use other software, and make Apple the last environment you publish to.
It's IMHO perfectly OK for Apple to take its share of Apple shop sales, after all, you're plugging into its eco system. However, I'll be damned if I let Apple expand its influence outside its closed box and take revenue from other platforms as well, so they can screw that. I'll keep the master in something that converts relatively quick, and Apple gets the last show - and it'll be a version labeled "Apple version" to make it clear it is not the same as the work sold outside Apple (it's your copyright, so it's up to you to state what is or is not identical - Apple cannot change that just yet).
What pisses me off about this is the sheer greed on display. Honestly, is the Apple revenue not enough? Are they so desperate for the next private jet that they are willing to totally toss away the goodwill they have collected by making rather good products? (no, *good* - not perfect).
T*ssers, the lot of them.
Did you not read the story or did you just not understand it?
"So what you're saying Colin Is that apple should provide - for free - software that allows you to create products for their competitors..."
That is not what he said, at least not in the understanding I have after reading it.
It'd be nice to say that comprehension skills have gone downhill, but there's just too much of this kind of thing to say that.
So...'overpriced crap' >> 'dear for the spec'
Sort of...quantity trumps quality argument ? Yeah, I heard Apple was really suffering by losing that battle.
Haterz gonna keep on hatin'
Wintel fanboys are really losing it. What a bunch of clowns. All Apple is doing is trying to avoid the usual bit where the clown fanboys (hacking at Windows, mostly) are kept from exploiting them all over again.
Regular non-nerds will love the iBook Author sofware as they have no deep seated issues (fear of Windows taking a dirt nap after Win 8 flops, perhaps?)
And you know win 8 is going to flop. Only question is how bad, if it will be slightly less than Vista, or perhaps it will be FAIL on a new level. I think the later is most likely as this is the only project they've ever deined to take on that had any sort of challenge to it. Go ahead Redmond, make Windoze work on a tablet. LOL, didn't you guys already try that? How'd that go last time? Remmeber what Einstein said about insanity?
> I don't get it
You certainly don't.
> If you wanna take advantage of Apple's distribution network you pay their fee
If that is all that were happening, that would be perfectly fine.
But it isn't.
What Apple are saying is that, if you develop your own book with your own material, and use this piece of software to create something in the .ibook format, you may not distribute it for a profit unless you sign a deal with Apple first.
> otherwise you take your work which you own and distribute it some
> other way of your choosing.
If you wish to distribute as an ibook, that is explicitly prohibited by the licence agreement.
Now do you see why people are upset about this?
Ms Leech.....
... could perhaps clarify /exactly/ what she means ?
If you insist Apple software use Pages
If you have a problem with iBooks Author EULA, use Pages. It cost only 15.99€, it has very similar UI and functionality with iBA, it can export PDF and ePub and you do with the output what ever you want.
@Steve Ives :(
I don't understand.
What's a "Longhorn" grandpa?
"this is the only project they've ever deined to take on that had any sort of challenge to it"
Eh? Was the "Longhorn" fiasco so long ago that everyone has forgotten that it is to this day, the gold-standard benchmark for FAIL in the IT world?
Mmm. Clearly you've mis-read or not understood the story.
Apple is in no way trying to stop you selling your work via any other channel, just saying you can't use their (free) assembly line to build for another channel.
BTW Home/Student Office has pretty much the same terms.
"Yes, all iBooks are locked to the iBook store"
No, only the paid books are.
You can distribute free iBooks - also created using iBooks Author - anywhere you want.
that Amazon removed publications off the Kindle, without telling anyone they would.
The tie ins are all the same.
Yes and no. Because I also recall that they were called back by a Judge and ended up having to pay damages. In the mean time Amazon also openly admitted that deletion wasn't the best of ideas and they would avoid doing so in the future.
Quite frankly I don't see Apple ever doing that because they have a tendency not to care too much about public opinion and sometimes even the law.
Comparison to Photoshop, et al
"Internet commenters have compared it to Adobe demanding a 30 per cent cut of any graphics or artwork made using Photoshop, or Microsoft getting a kickback every time you use Word or Powerpoint in a commercial situation. "
Um, no, that's a poor comparison because Adobe and Microsoft don't ALSO provide a distribution means for the resulting output like Apple does. There's a license agreement on how to use iBooks, except it also has a clause saying if you distribute a .ibooks file FOR PAY, THEN you can only distribute it through the iTunes store. BUT, if you distribute a .ibooks file FREELY, OR distribute a .pdf version (for free or for pay), you can distribute it as you wish.
I dislike Apple's practices as much as the next, but I see nothing inherently wrong with this particular EULA. You want to use a FREE content creation package by Apple, for creating an *Apple-proprietary* output file, useable ONLY on an Apple device, then you play by their rules, and for once they actually seem like fair rules.
Did you read the article?
It specifically says you can do whatever you want with the resulting PDF - which is super easy to do in the iBooks Author application.
30% for distribution through Apple in iBooksAuthor
Nothing, free, no charge at all to export to PDF (made easy by iBooksAuthor) and distribute some other way including printed - yes that is nada, not a sausage, bugger all, SFA.
Where did you get the impression that
"you repackage as PDF and sell it - Apple want 30%
- you print it out and sell it as a Hardback - Apple want 30%"
It wasn't from anything your read here - unless your definition of reading is skim over the headline and make up some stuff based on your preconceived notions on the evility of fruit companies.
RTFA yourself!
Specifically this part.
'(ii) if the work is provided for a fee (including as part of any subscription-based product or service) and includes files in the .ibooks format generated using iBooks Author, the work may only be distributed through Apple'
In other words, if you charge, and have an ibooks edition created using iBooks Author, you have to pay Apple for *all* versions!
No seriously - read it
"includes files in the ibooks format"
Which, if you exported it to {formatX}, it wouldn't - so this part wouldn't apply because "the work" wouldn't "include files in the ibooks format" because it would be in {formatX} which you just exported it to.
You are reading words that are not there.
No, you RTFA
This is so simple that it is amazing how much energy and stupidity is wasted on attacking what is at its heart a relatively simple matter.
1. Apple does not own your content in any way (ask any other Publisher about that).
2. Apple owns the format if you choose to make money on it. That format only applies to the .ibook format and only if you sell the book (ask any other Publisher about that).
3. You can sell the content in other formats (ask any other Publisher about that).
4. Apple takes 30% of your proceeds for delivering you a vast marketplace, the formatting program, and you get 70% (ask any other Publisher about that).
5. Apple controls wether you can publish on their marketplace. They are not interested your pedophile manual (like Amazon let slip into their marketplace and only removed once they were made aware of it). Go and ask any other Publisher like Random House about that.
For authors this's an amazing deal and more than fair. Ask any other Publisher about that!
I am Any Publisher
.. and you have to stop sending people to me asking stupid questions.
Meet the new publishers, same as the old publishers
I can't image why anyone would be dumb enough to use this publishing model. It's like something from Dickens.
"Meet the new publishers, same as the old publishers "
I think a lot of authors would jump at the chance to receive 70% of the cover price of their books that they sell..
"All your books iBook files are belong to us"
Hopefully Ms Leach won't be writing ANY books - i or otherwise - soon.
Didn't you get the meme?
perhaps there is a missing apostrophe? (i'm assuming you're internet savvy enough to have gotten the Zero Wing reference she is making?)
it should be: All your books' (fee-charging) iBooks files are belong to Apple.
Miss Leach is just being hip and cool
I was hip and cool like that until I took an arrow to the knee.
RE: "Didn't you get the meme?" No old chap I did not which is why I did not say more.....
.......than "pardon?". However, thanks to your kindness in posting that link, I now understand the reference. -:)
Oh Fox...
Someone clearly set you up the bomb.
The IP lawyers at my previous employers looked over the T&C that everyone signs when they used MS Office package, and told everyone that the license actually meant that MS owned all of the work that you created in their software. Obviously, everyone had just been accepting all the EULAs on the software up until that point (anyone seen the Dilbert cartoons about this last week?).
Eventually, MS backed-down and said that they only owned the copyright in the actual doc and xls files, because it was their software that created them, and they weren't trying to steal your IP. I think in the end even that went though, and Open Office etc. can now open the files with impunity.
Other things in Microsoft's EULA
There are other issues in Microsoft's EULA, for example the Office Home & Student version can't be used for commercial purposes, you must buy the Business edition (which is twice the price) if you intend to profit from any content created using it.
Of course if anyone actually follows this is another question, but it's there in black and white.
Someone read the EULA?!?!
Regardless of what it used to say in the EULA, given how old Office is there was clearly no intent on MS's part to claim IPR ownership. They've not so far as I'm aware ever sued someone for royalties because they used a licensed version of Word. Maybe their reticence was because they were embarrassed that they're made a legalese mistake; lawyers are supposed to be fully conversant in it.
It goes to show how useless the complex EULAs of the software world actually when not even the originators understands its meaning fully...
You should have a read of the current T&Cs of Google. ANYTHING you place on or route through their services they can use for themselves without fee. It's chapter 11 of the current set, haven't seen yet if changes are afoot there.
Which brings up my question
IIUC, someone can go to a store that sells (legitimately) ms office pro, not the home/student edition, say. Now, said person is running an office at home, or maybe not, and takes it to ones law office or candy store or such, and generates letters, pamphlettes, invoices, and even for-sale books. IIUC, a BUSINESS has to get a special license/permission to do those things.
Is that so? If so, why? Why is that so? Isn't ms' income on that limited to the first sale, and to whatever desired tech support the consumer is willing to pay for? It seems the same with Lotus SmartSuite. Not sure of Corel/Borland back in the old days or now.
Sounds like double-dipping to me.
Complete rubbish compared to any other publishing agreement
If you wanted to publish your book any where else you would only receive around 15% of any proceeds from sales - even less a percentage for electronic versions, audio books, etc. - so count yourself lucky you are getting more then two thirds of the sale price.
When you publish a book you give up your copyright to the publisher, so don't confuse things with the 'moral' copyright everybody holds and Apple recognises. Publishing is a form of leasing out your work and the publisher takes a big profit.
Given Apple's worldwide distribution network through iTunes, it is almost equal to most large publishers, so you are getting a bargain on distribution.
The Register is merely Apple bashing as usual on this one and should get its facts right - i.e. producing some pretty rotten cider with a load of silly fizz. Obviously the editorial staff have been replaced by Androids!
You forget......
The (traditional) publisher actually does some fucking work! For a start, he will get it laid out so it looks nice, proof read, offer advice, provide illustrations, support and marketing of your book, in return for (sometimes) upfront cash, other times royalties or a combination of the two. They may even buy a series of your books. Most importantly they will market them and try and get them in prominent promotions either on-line, in store etc etc. However, they take a risk with their money. (hence why they are so selective, though that one that missed harry potter - doh!)
Apple, by contrast, give you a word processor, you do all the hard work, formatting etc. You will need to promote yourself, and do all the other stuff. If you are lucky enough, they will give you a prominent position in the bookstore, but then they most likely will not. Either way, they get 30% for *you* doing *all* the hard work. And then, you may do all the hard work and they may just decide to tell you you can't sell it, they don't like it. (Odds of a book "How android is better than ios" ever getting published are not high :P, but i suspect "Taking old people on a one way trip to dignitas" equally won't be allowed )
That is why it just looks a bit unfair. They get 30% profit for 0% risk, unlike a traditional publisher. You take 100% risk for a potential 70% share. I know which party I'd rather be!
Apple bashing?
If you think this article is apple bashing you must be new here. It's actually pretty balanced, makes it perfectly clear you're entitled to rebundle your work in a different format if you like and that the comparison to other paid for software is disingenuous. In fact, this site is getting more like the daily mail everyday, comment threads full of people complaining about articles they couldn't be bothered to read properly... Depressing...
> you're entitled to rebundle your work in a different format
That is actually the whole point of the article.
A previous version of the EULA laid claim to all versions - including pdf exports.
It is good that this restriction has gone away, but I still wouldn't be happy with what remains...
You do not relinquish your ownership of copyright unless you sell it to the publisher. I would think most individuals would be intelligent enough to sign off on their copyright (you know... lease) with an agreed upon time frame.
The problem is not that Apple wants 30%. They could ask for 95% with their model and it wouldn't make a difference. The point is, if Apple dis-agrees with your content, it won't sell it. If they're the only company with the software to make an iBook, then they are effectively blocking you from the market. This may be an ommission in the article, but I haven't read of any other software the creates the same format.
That 30% may be less than an actual publisher, but you aren't given the same services as a real publisher. Apple's 30% cut is just that, a cut. They provide no specialized services that are specific to the industry you are selling from. They don't provide software engineers to de-bug or double check the code for apps either, so you're comparison is piss-poor at best.
More dumb comments
Hmm, Apple gives you a program to create your dynamic content book. Apple gives you access to a vast marketplace. Apple will let you publish almost anything. They block you far less than any Publisher would. They give you 70%, while you get less than 5% from a regular publisher who has exclusive distribution rights and effective ownership over your content while giving you 'specialized services' like preparing your book and marketing. Guess what, you can take your iBook content and go see if a Publisher will print it in physical book format. Or you can repurpose the content to sell on Amazon's Kindle marketplace. There is no other software that creates it because it's called .ibook format because it is sold using iBook. This whole debate is beyond silly.
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Wait a second now - regarding Top Chef II - kitchen manners? are you kidding?
- bryan Jan 5, 2007 08:39 AM
I've read the thoughts... but where does every one seem to get this idea that a professional attitude is the rule in restaurant kitchens?
Back-stabbing, nasty, ugly, churlish, sometimes even homicidal behavior happens behind the doors you never travel through... nor would want to. I say this from personal experience. It's nasty in there. So people are ganging up on someone? So what? That's nothing. I knew a chef who had to leave his previous job and move to another state because of getting pissed off at a waiter and dousing him with hot soup.
Just because you feel things should go a certain way, does not mean they're going to. Expecting some kind of manners in a kitchen is just naive. It's a zoo. A crazy, effing, mess of a sometimes wonderful, sometimes suicide inducing, mostly crazy-making place to be.
These people are kittens compared to some of the people I worked with. Honestly. Spend a week back there. See if you don't feel the same way.
Amen. My most vivid memory is watching a grill chef - armed with a carving knife - chase the sous chef through the kitchen immediately before lunch service (lovers tiff).
Any time you introduce a group of creatively driven humans to a high-pressure, time-compressed environment you're going to see some pretty interesting psychology.
re: artgeek
I've worked in a kitchen and the chef where I worked would never have put up with stupid behavior like someone chasing someone with a knife. If we were caught walking around without the knife pointing down, it was bad. Yes, there was backbiting and personality issues..and yes, a dishwasher did hit a line cook once, but the chef wasn't there at the time. :)
My mom always owned restaurants, and believe me, none of that crap went on there. I doubt Thomas Keller would put up with it.
So its a good thing that the show is perpetuating the Kitchen Confidential stereotype, sans the coke? I think people were hoping that it was not such a cliche.
Also, Harold, the winner from Season 1, never once laid into anyone, nor got into a hissy fit during his rise to his season's win. Maybe he's different when working the hot plate, but he was classy on the show.
re: Rocknrope
I see your point but I sincerely doubt you've ever worked in a kitchen. Some things are cliche simply because they're true.
re: bryan
Actually I have, in my parents restaurant which they owned for 25 years, but not as a cook. And I did observe alot of the behavior you describe and others have experienced. I wasn't so much disputing what you said, I think it's just always disappointing when people use their profession as an excuse to act like a jackass, particularly when they're being viewed by millions.
re: Rocknrope
My dad owned a restaurant when I was growing up, too, but I don't ever remember seeing this kind of drama in the kitchen. Maybe it was the kind of place it was--definitely not "fine dining"--but folks just didn't act this way. I worked in the kitchen for awhile, myself (granted, it was at 5:30 a.m., so maybe folks just didn't have the energy for drama then), and was in & out of the kitchen when I worked in other parts of the place. I never remember seeing such bad behavior, or hearing such language.
But I was talking to my dad about this at Christmas time, and he said the cliche and what we're seeing on TC with the chefs drinking a lot was true to his experience. He had to get at least a couple of folks into rehab while they worked for him.
re: Rocknrope
I don't think they are perpetuating a steretype, I think this type of acting out is fodder for die in the wool reality show lovers. Let's face it conflict sells.
re: Rocknrope
Also, Harold, the winner from Season 1, never once laid into anyone, nor got into a hissy fit during his rise to his season's win. Maybe he's different when working the hot plate, but he was classy on the show.
At least not on the air.
And yes, too much unnecessary drama, but otherwise, no one would tune in. Cat fights and rudeness are what make ratings.
Us personal chefs have been contacted numerous times by the scouts for these different shows. Myself only twice, others maybe more. The first time, I was interested because the payoff was $50K, so when I responded, they sent me a questionnaire to fill out.
What they WANT to see is turmoil and disagreement in your household. This is not only desired, but mandatory. My husband was going to file divorce papers if I pursued it any further. At what price integrity, or lack thereof.
Tracy L and personalcheffie are right on- this is a reality show first and last, and somewhere in between there is a little creativity and execution in the kitchen.
There's a real difference between on-the-job quirkiness, or even bad behavior, and behaving badly and humiliating others in front of television cameras. I worked in a business where people often lost their tempers, used all sorts of colorful language and sometimes tortured others, presumably because of pressure or personality quirks. This is quite different from contestants on a reality show, who claim to be accomplished or professional, tormenting others (or worse, one selected scapegoat) in front of a film crew and, ultimately, a national audience. And, as others have said, all this while performing what appears to be some mediocre feats in the fake kitchen.
That kind of behavior would get you thrown out of any one of Chef Tom C's kitchens, instantly. Every show need a little Jerry Springer or America would be instantly bored.
The drama on Top Chef & most other restaurant reality shows is instigated by producers who need that drama for the show to work & simply does not happen in more respectable restaurants. I've worked in some of the best here in the bay area & in Chicago where I started & yes the backstabbing & the petty fights happen. Sex in the wine cellar,broom closet & storage area has happened, petty fighting among the line cooks & yes, even the chef berating some naive young cook happens. But when it does happen..most people don't even know about it because most people keep quiet about it.
But the behavior I saw on Top Chef where they simply refuse to help Marcel or the teasing of Marcel in the kitchen about his virginity would NOT happen. No chef would allow that. Sure there is the joking about stuff like that but all in good fun where the person being teased knows we don't mean it. It's not done in such a mean & mob mentality sort of way.
If Sam had done that to some line cook you can bet your ass that that line cook & all the others would walk out. That has happened before & that chef learned a good lesson about controling his temper.
It's shows like this(although I do enjoy it fot the entertainment) & the crap on Food network that makes kids want to be a chef & then they enroll in school, spend 30-40k on tuition, come out & expect to start having a ball with all the drama & having fun making elaborate sugar work. Then they realize they make crap pay,work long hours & there really isn't all that much drama going on. They start smoking too much, drinking too much red bull during work & too much alcohol after work, they can't stand living with 4 other people they hardly know because they can't afford to live on their own & they end up moving back home with mom & dad trying to figure out what they really want to do.
re: sugarbuzz
The real problem here is that eveyone wants to be a chef and no one wants to be a cook. The schools sell themselves as Chef school. I could sear and braise these kids that want to be called Chef because they graduated from some glorified vocational school. I had an extern not long ago that turned down the job we offered her because she wasn't inspired by our kitchen. Even if that was an excuse for the low pay... who the hell asked you to be inspired days out of culinary school? Go peel something!
This is why you don't need to spend $40K on school to go to work making $10 an hour. You can start at the bottom and work your way up.
I think it was in Michael Ruhlman's latest book where, while interviewing Tim Ryan (now head of the CIA), Ryan explained that the CIA is careful to let prospective students know that they won't be all Food Network/reality show/la-di-dah upon graduation -- they WILL earn low pay and put in A LOT of hours, etc. That is to say that they won't accept someone who has media designs; the CIA just wants it known as to what the student will truly be getting into.
My culinary alma mater is the same way. Sure, FN has filmed a couple of specials there, the owner/founder has a lot of media contacts, but she's cognizant of the chef fantasy. She stressed to my class (and probably to everyone else) that one must pay their dues foremost. If you don't like it, then do yourself and the school a favor and quit.
That attitude isn't unque to the restaurant business. I find the same thing to be true in my line of work (advertising). When I started out, I was happy to get ANY assignment at any pay. I just wanted to be in my chosen line of work. I realized that by paying my dues and working hard, I'd eventually see the big (or at least adequate) money. Kids out of the "portfolio schools" these days expect to be getting multi-million dollar TV budgets right off the bat, and senior salaries to boot.


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Lawful interception: The Russian approach
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This Social Media CyberWatch looks at the rebirth of CISPA, death of bill C-30, EU privacy lobbying, Facebook and Google Play privacy concerns, and various web tracking policy developments such as Do Not Track and third-party cookies implementations.
New document sheds light on government's ability to search iPhones
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Passware Inc. is a forensics security company that develops investigation software kits to reveal passwords on seized computers.
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Alexis is a village in Mercer and Warren counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 863 at the 2000 census.[1]
The Warren County portion of Alexis is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Mercer County portion is part of the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Alexis was first named Alexander after one of its founders, J. E. Alexander, in 1870. After learning of another Illinois town named Alexander, the founders wanted a new name. Around this time, Grand Duke Alexis was visiting the country, after whom the town was renamed.[2]
Alexis is located at 41°3′48″N 90°33′18″W / 41.06333°N 90.55500°W (41.063433, -90.554951).[3]
The village is situated along the boundary between Warren and Mercer counties. In the 2000 census, 499 of Alexis' 863 residents (57.8%) lived in Warren County and 364 (42.2%) lived in Mercer County.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2), all land.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 863 people, 361 households, and 246 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,778.6 people per square mile (680.0/km²). There were 383 housing units at an average density of 789.3 per square mile (301.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.65% White, 0.12% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population.
There were 361 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,705, and the median income for a family was $46,364. Males had a median income of $32,419 versus $19,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,059. About 4.0% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
Alexis Fire Equipment [1] a manufacturer of fire engines and fire fighting related equipment is the village's largest employer.
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- ^ City data. 2000 census information Retrieved on May 16, 2007
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- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Subcounty population estimates 2000-2006: Illinois" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
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Microsoft rumored to launch Xbox One without Kinect next year
As it stands right now in the next-gen console wars, Sony is beating Microsoft. One of the reasons, according to some, is that Microsoft's Xbox One is more expensive - priced at $100 more than the PS4 - because of its included, and mandatory Kinect 2 sensor.
Wedbush Morgan analyst, Michael Pacther, has said: "Sure they are going to unbundle [Kinect 2 from the Xbox One]. Not in 2014. They will not change the SKU that dramatically in the first full year. It is a 2015 event." Doing this would allow Microsoft to better compete with the cheaper, and better-selling PlayStation 4, too.
Pacther continues: "I think they'll actually pick the [Xbox One] core model and put a 2TB hard drive in it, and then the dumbed down one will have a 500GB hard drive and no Kinect for $400. That's the easiest way to do the price cut." He finished with: "The problem is that if they cut the price to $400 by spring 2015, Sony goes $349 for ours! Sony right now is in a position to stay ahead of them, and this is what happened with the PS2. PS2 kept taking share by cutting price."
Microsoft reiterates its commitment to Xbox, is 'extremely committed'
Now that Stephen Elop, the former boss of Nokia, is running Microsoft's Xbox division, the company has reiterated that it is dedicated to Xbox. Microsoft Game Studios' Phil Spencer spilled the beans on how the company was still fully committed to its console in his SXSW Gaming panel.
Spencer said: "In a funny way, our job is to create great games on Xbox, on Windows, on Windows Phone, and the stuff that happens above the studios is kind of just 'stuff' to a lot of the studios, which I think is the right way." The Microsoft Games Studio boss added: "They're still driven by the creative juices inside the studios to make great things happen. In terms of Microsoft's commitment in the space, I know both Satya and Stephen Elop, I know them well. I've had explicit conversations with them about Microsoft's commitment to Xbox - they're extremely committed to Xbox."
"Xbox is a really critical brand for us as a company as Microsoft; when you think about consumers, what they love about our company, Xbox is one of the most beloved brands that the company has. We're in the middle of a good, competitive battle in the console space with PlayStation, which is great for the industry. And they remain extremely committed to us succeeding with Xbox, which is nice to hear, right? It's something that resonates well inside the walls when you're talking to the teams, or when I stand in front of Xbox fans, I want to make sure that they understand we are extremely committed to this product."
Sony confirms the PS4's eight-core Jaguar APU runs at 1.6GHz
Sony's PlayStation 4 console has been on the market for months now, outselling its main competitor: Microsoft's Xbox One. But, we've never known the official clock speed of the AMD-made eight-core Jaguar APU inside of the PS4.
Sony has now confirmed the clock speed of the PS4's eight-core processor, clocking in at 1.6GHz. Sony UK's Google+ page has teased that the PS4 is around 43 times the performance of the PS2, which really puts things into perspective. The formula used to reach this conclusion isn't rocket science, but it is basically 1600 x 8, and then divided by the PS2's CPU in MHz - 299.
Considering we have eight-core CPUs in smartphones now, and 2.5GHz+ quad-core chips in most of the high-end handsets, the PS4 doesn't seem so fast anymore. Especially when you consider the #pcmasterrace.
Microsoft using Xbox One gamer's data for political ads on Xbox Live
Microsoft is trying to convince politicians to use its Xbox Live, Skype, MSN and other of its platforms for running targeted ads. It was found that Microsoft officials were handing out promotional material to several politicians at the annual conference for conservatives.
Mid-term elections are around the corner, and many companies are making a move to attract politicians in this 'political ad market'. Microsoft plans to use this opportunity of this business idea by displaying such ads on Xbox Live's dashboard. Political ad campaigns can be set according to preferred demographic made by interested candidates.
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Sorry, you can't buy this slick-looking Titanfall Xbox One console
Titanfall is only days away, with Microsoft teasing an exclusive Xbox One console for the creators of the game, Respawn Entertainment. The studio tweeted out some photos of the custom console, which looks quite stunning.
While you won't be able to purchase this custom-made Titanfall Xbox One console, you can purchase the limited edition Titanfall Xbox One controller. There was a leaked image back in January, which hinted that we might expect a limited edition Titanfall Xbox One console, but it looks like it won't be happening. The company is however offering up Titanfall with a special console package next week, for $499.99.
Peggle 2 scheduled to land of the Xbox 360 on May 7th
Peggle was one of those games that you could not just spend a few minutes playing. I remember many nights spent trying to top my high scores and making the pegs disappear with as little balls as possible. The game grew to be so popular that entire websites popped up with hints and guides on how to beat it with as few moves as possible. When Microsoft announced that Peggle was returning during its Xbox One launch event, I was one of millions who instantly became excited.
Today Electronic Arts announced that Peggle 2 would be headed to the Xbox 360 on May 7th of 2014. The game will include Peggle Masters as well as a Duel mode in which players can challenge their friends in a heads up dual to see who can clear their pegs first. "With all the excitement from our fans in December at launch we knew we wanted to continue growing the Peggle universe starting with more content and then expand onto the Xbox 360," said John Vechey, General Manager at PopCap Games. "By offering the addition of Duel Mode, our fans will be able to challenge their friends continuously to find out who is the ultimate 'Peggle Master'."
Continue reading 'Peggle 2 scheduled to land of the Xbox 360 on May 7th' (full post)
HBO to stream its shows on PlayStation 3 via HBO Go app
HBO GO has finally appeared on PlayStation 3. The online video service app from HBO was available for Xbox 360 and other devices for a very long time, but it look a very long time to make its app service available for for Sony's older game console.
Phil also pointed out that they are 'working diligently' with HBO to make the app available for Sony PlayStation 4.
Continue reading 'HBO to stream its shows on PlayStation 3 via HBO Go app' (full post)
Ouya will soon be baked into other devices, is now an 'ecosystem'
It looks like we will soon see the world of Ouya expand far beyond its own consoles, with Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman confirming that the company will begin building the Android-powered goodness into other devices.
Uhrman said: "One thing you'll start to see is Ouya on other people's devices. We started with a $99 box, but we always wanted to create a console platform that can live on other people's devices. We just knew it was going to take us a little bit of time to get it ready. Now we think the software is good enough, it's ready to be embedded in other people's devices".
Uhrman said that Ouya officials started talking with hardware partners during CES 2014 earlier in the year, where "the takeup was so great that we're really jumping into the strategy with both feet this year". Ouya will maintain a baseline standard to make sure that compatibility across Ouya, and future devices, while the Ouya console will continue to live on as a "reference device".
It's official, Anomaly 2 is headed to Sony's PlayStation 4
One of the hottest tower offence games of 2012-2013 is coming to the PlayStation 4. The news came from Pawel Miechowski of 11 Bit Studios, who posted the news on the official PlayStation blog. He did not give an exact date on when the title will arrive on the next-gen console from Sony, but he did go into great detail education readers who may not have played the game before, on what the game is all about.
"In Anomaly 2, the story continues right after the invasion of Earth in 2018. Our planet is controlled by the aliens, and humankind is almost extinct. Those who managed to survive are grouped in convoys. Your convoy is called Yukon," Miechowski said. "In this sequel, you're again playing as Commander, controlling him on the battlefield and supporting the units in your convoy with four special abilities which you deploy during missions."
I've spent some time in Anomaly 2 on the PC and it is an immensely addicting game, and if 11 Bit Studios can pull it off on the PS4 in similar fashion, they are sure to have a best seller on their hands. Anomaly 2 is an older game, and no word has been given on pricing, but it has been part of the Humble Bundle before, so I would not expect it to be too expensive.
Titanfall will not run at 1080p on the Xbox One says developer
Titanfall is one of the most anticipated games of 2014 and today Xbox One gamers got the big letdown everyone has been expecting since the beta took place. Instead of releasing the game in 1080p for the Xbox One, its developers say that the game will not arrive on the Xbox One in full HD but somewhere between 720p and 1080p. Titanfall on the PC is no slouch with almost 50GB of install files, so we know the high-resolution textures are there, but not being utilized on the Xbox One.
The news came from Respawn Entertainment co-founder, Vince Zampella, via Twitter where he answered a question about the game arriving on the Xbox One in full HD. A Twitter user linked to a Twitter post by @Titanfall_EN which said "Titanfall will be 1080p on Xbox One, and asked if this is true. Zampella responded with the word "no." Unfortunately this appears to be the general conscientious when it comes to AAA titles on the Xbox One.
The biggest question here is how could Microsoft continue to let the biggest upcoming titles in gaming launch on its platform in anything but 1080p? Full HD is the common resolution in household living rooms today and virtually every PC game launched in the last two years has 1080p support. It almost appears as if Microsoft wants the Xbox One to fail so it can exit from the console gaming arena entirely. A friend of mine recently commented that it "feels like Microsoft has moved the Xbox franchise onto the same release patter that it uses for Windows. Good, Decent, Crap, Good, Decent, Crap. If so, does that mean that in 10 years, we will see a full HD Xbox released when 8K resolution is beginning to be phased out?


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Youth football camp begins June 17
Ramona Football Summer Camp for youths in the pee wee, junior midget and midget divisions is scheduled for Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, June 17 to July 10.
Led by Ramona High School Athletic Director and head football coach Damon Baldwin, the camp will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Ramona High School stadium, 1401 Hanson Lane.
Camp objectives and areas of daily emphasis will include introduction to weight training, football conditioning, core development training, and offensive, defensive and special teams football fundamentals.
The cost is $100 per participant. For more information or to sign up, contact Baldwin at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Update 11/1: WZTI flipped to Christmas music "100.3 The Elf" at noon today. While dropping the previous brand is usually a sign of format change after the holidays, Program Director Stan Atkinson told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that it will return to the Martini Radio format after … [Read more...]
WSSP Rebrands As 105.7 The Fan
A few months after launching 105.7 W289CB Milwaukee to simulcast "Sportsradio 1250" WSSP, Entercom has renamed the pair as "105.7 The Fan". W289CB operates with 240 watts at 284 meters (Coverage Map) covering all of Milwaukee and its surrounding towns. … [Read more...]
Pair Of Milwaukee AM's Launch Translators
Two Milwaukee AM stations have signed-on FM translators. Milwaukee Radio Alliance Soft AC/Standards "1290 Martini Radio" WZTI has launched 100.3 W262CJ Milwaukee. The signal operates with a directional 99 watts at 164 meters (Coverage Map). Entercom's "SportsRadio 1250" WSSP Milwaukee began … [Read more...]
Magnum Expands Into Milwaukee Suburbs
David Magnum's Magnum Broadcasting has announced the acquisition of four stations in suburban Milwaukee from subsidiaries of Bliss Communications. Magnum will be acquiring AC "Lite Rock 92.1" WEZY Racine and News/Talk 1440 WRJN Racine from Bliss' Racine Broadcasting and Country 92.5 WBWI-FM West … [Read more...]
FCC Applications 5/15
Station Moves Mount Wilson FM's 97.9 KMZT-FM Salinas, CA seeks to increase from a Class A with 2.9kW at 146 meters to a B1 with 4.5kW at 175 meters (Coverage Map). In the northwest corner of Washington State, "Twilight 96.7" KBDB-FM Forks (named after the book/movie series that takes place … [Read more...]
FCC Applications 4/30
Translator Moves Entercom has agreed to purchase the Construction Permit for 105.7 W289CB Milwaukee from Kevin Youngers for $300,000. As part of the sale, Entercom has applied to relocate the translator to the tower of 103.7 WXSS where it will operate with 240 watts at 284 meters rebroadcasting … [Read more...]
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A pair of stations in Northeast Idaho will be relocating to new locations. Frandsen Media's 96.5 KAZZ Sugar City, ID will shift to 99.9 operating with 770 watts at 532 meters. Tri-State Media's 100.1 KITT Soda Springs, ID will move to 100.3 in Wilson, WY with an increase from a Class A to Class C2 … [Read more...]
Starboard Media Foundation Acquires WKSH
Starboard Media Foundation, operators of the Catholic "Relevant Radio" network has agreed to purchase 1640 WKSH Milwaukee from Disney for $725,000. WKSH was one of the former Radio Disney affiliates put up for sale by Disney last summer. An application to sell 1290 WDZY Richmond to Wilkins Radio … [Read more...]
FCC Applications 2/26: Pair of Milwaukee AM's Gaining Translators
A very brief rundown this week with just a few applications made: We start in Milwaukee, where two AM's appear headed for the FM band. The Milwaukee Radio Alliance has agreed to purchase 100.3 W289CB Milwaukee from Mary Medicus for $150,000. The translator CP, currently licensed to operate with … [Read more...]
FCC Applications 1/8
The holiday season didn't lead to a shutdown of activity at the FCC as many applications and sales continued to proceed through the Christmas break. Starting in New York City with a pair of AM's seeking adjusted facilities. New York Public Radio's 820 WNYC has proposed a new night operation where … [Read more...]
FCC Applications 12/9: Cumulus Rescinds WOKI Frequency Change
In May, Cumulus News/Talk 98.7 WOKI Oliver Springs/Knoxville, TN proposed a mutually exclusive upgrade which would see the station relocate to 98.3. This week Cumulus has requested that WOKI's application be dismissed as well as the requested moves of the other stations involved. Central Florida … [Read more...]
Radio Disney Sells Three
Update 12/8: When Salem returns 99.5 KDIS-FM Little Rock to the air, it will do so as Christian Preaching "Faith Talk 99.5" KSLR-FM. FaithTalk995.com, FaithTalkLittleRock.com, and KSLRFM.com were all registered by Salem on Friday. While awaiting FCC approval for the purchase of the station, Salem … [Read more...]
Wilkins Acquires Two From Disney
Affiliates of Wilkins Radio are acquiring two of the recently announced Radio Disney spinoffs. 1290 WDZY Colonial Heights/Richmond, VA is being sold to Richmond Christian Radio Corporation for $250,000. The new group is owned by Jack and Robert Wilkins, the latter of whom is Owner and CEO of … [Read more...]
FCC Applications 11/12: Dozens Of New Translators Granted
Dozens of more new translator CP's have been granted since our last report. Clear Channel was one of the biggest beneficiaries as it gained eight new translators: 94.1 W231CM Southampton, NY - 250 watts - // 97.5 WALK-FM Patchouge 94.9 W235BY Vineland, NJ - 100 watts - // 94.7 WDSD Dover, … [Read more...]
Christmas Treats As Halloween Tricks
With only 55 shopping days left until Christmas, the seasonal shift to Christmas music at radio stations across the country is about to begin en-masse. Clear Channel AC "92.1 The Coast" WLTQ Venice/Sarasota, FL and Milwaukee Radio Alliance Standards "1290 Martini Radio" WZTI made the move today … [Read more...]


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Microsoft announced the new Windows Surface Pro 3 tablet at an event in New York today.
The device, which is 12 inches, is designed to fit perfectly into user's lives, with Surface product manager Panos Panay claiming that this could be "the tablet that replaces the laptop."
The Surface Twitter feed was inundated with updates, labelling the tablet an "entertainment powerhouse" due to its 2160 x 1440 resolution and Dolby sound capabilities.
The new kickstand is multi-position, so you can angle the tablet any way you want to if placed on a table, although an emphasis was made about the "lapability" of the device, which apparently means it can be used to comfortably complete work from your lap.
As the tablet runs Windows 8.1 Pro OS, you can use all of the features and applications that you are used to, with the added ability to use the new stylus to generate hand-written documents in OneNote.
Specs at a glace:
Surface Pro 3
- Size: 12 inches
- Resolution: 2160 x 1440
- Weight: 800g
- Thickness: 9.1mm
- OS: Windows 8.1 Pro
- Memory: Up to 8GB of RAM
- Battery: Up to 9 hours
- Storage: Varies from 64 GB up to 512 GB
The device includes features such as a redesigned keyboard that is larger than the previous model and includes an improved trackpad. The device also comes with an accompanying stylus dubbed the Surface Pen to make writing easier. Looks like this device might not only replace the laptop, but may also wipe out pen and paper altogether.
The new Surface is 800g, only 9.1mm thick, and is built to apply to Satya Nadella's vision of "empowering people to do more and be more."
It has been a busy year for Huddle, with its launch of the Huddle Note app for collaborative file sharing and its partnership with Tibbr for file sharing in the cloud.
Now, Huddle has announced that it is integrating with Microsoft Office to allow employees to collaborate on documents in the Huddle secure cloud via Microsoft Office applications.
Users will be able to save their work directly into their Huddle accounts through Microsoft Office, and Office documents such as Powerpoints, Word documents and Excel files will have the Huddle comments stream alongside it to allow users to interact and collaborate on work.
Huddle believes the next step for business is to move into the cloud, and provides content collaboration platforms for enterprises and governments. http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240212784/Barnardos-uses-Huddle-Note-for-collaboration-and-communication
Huddle for Office integration will allow users to save documents directly to the Huddle cloud, comment on files directly from Office applications, view recent files instantly and track changes, comments and updates via Huddle's full audit trail.
Alastair Mitchell, Huddle CEO, said: "Skipping between the applications on your desktop and cloud service to share information and discuss files with people is time-consuming and disrupts your workflow. With Huddle for Office, you can continue working in the desktop tools you're used to, but all of your feedback, files and updates are stored and shared in Huddle's secure cloud.
Huddle's Office integration is available now.
Huddle has launched a new app for enterprises to use as an alternative to Microsoft Office.
We've talked about Huddle before, and how it allow teams all over the world to work collaboratively on projects by sharing files and comments in the cloud.
The new Huddle Note application now allows teams to create, edit and store any content in the cloud, making sharing and cross-platform use easier. As explained by Huddle CEO Alastair Mitchell, it's a way for employees to share ideas wherever they are in the easiest way possible, without having to use other application or software.
He said: "People don't want to waste time skipping between apps, battling with legacy word processors, and then uploading documents to the cloud to share them with co-workers - especially when they're quick notes such as brainstorm ideas and meeting minutes.
"With Huddle Note, we're adding an easy-to-use and intuitive way to capture content in Huddle, giving people a simpler, faster, mobile alternative to Microsoft Office and other bloated legacy offerings."
New features in the app include: creating and editing documentation in the cloud, sharing any content instantly with others and commenting and feedback. The app also has Huddle security features and an audit trail of activity so you can see when your documents have been read by others.
This move away from "Jurassic systems" (Mitchell's words, not mine) will give workers everywhere a chance to share their ideas and be more productive in an environment where there's proper support available.
With the workforce slowly becoming more and more dispersed, with people working from home, abroad or even on public transport, it's exactly what people need.
The new Huddle iOS application is also free to download from the appstore, so why not give it a go yourself?
Computer Weekly's Gadget Guide on smartphones gives you a round up of all the latest smartphone news, previews, and reviews from Inspect-a-Gadget.
If you're researching the wide range of smartphones in the market head over to our guide for the low-down on the devices you just can't live your life without.
Now this was by far the coolest gadget I saw at The Gadget Show Live this week: Microsoft's Kinect for Windows software development kit, Kinect Fusion.
After all the (well-deserved) hype over 3D printers, I was seriously impressed to have a play with a 3D scanner which used only a Windows PC Kinect and this free developer software.
The software works by taking multiple images and fusing them together to create a 3D scan. It is still in beta developer mode, so can be subject to glitches, but it's a great way to allow people to have a go with this technology.
I got my head and shoulders scanned by the Kinect and the next moment it turned up on the screen in front of me. It took a while to get it right, as it seemed a bit sensitive as I twirled around on the spot many many times. But finally I saw a morphed version of myself on the screen. This image can then be manipulated in 3D on the computer and sent through to 3D printer to print out. While the scanning process took only a few seconds, once we got the technique right, the printing takes an hour or so to print a miniature head - sadly I wasn't allowed to have a mini-me printed out.
In order to show you how this worked, I asked an unsuspecting, yet curious, passer-by to give it a go so I could film the process:
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Facebook launched its new social search function, called Graph Search, last night, and I have been lucky enough to try out the additions which the company have said are still in beta test mode.
The social network, which boasts one billion members, 240 billion photos and one trillion connections, will enable users to "naturally" search through people, photos, interests and places.
Graph Search will enable users to filter content on Facebook to find out particular things, such as which nearby restaurants their friends have liked or which friends like a certain movie, or to search for photos including selected people.
Facebook will then order answers depending on the number of "likes" or the level of a user's interaction with their chosen person, place or photograph, placing more familiar links at the top of the search results.
Dressed in his statement black zipped-up sweater (for the love of God, you're a millionaire, shell out for a checked shirt at least? No? OK), Zuckerberg stated that while Graph Search is not a web search, like Google, Facebook has partnered with Microsoft's search engine, Bing, to enable users to search the internet when Facebook fails to find an answer.
When I used Graph Search for the first time last night, Facebook provided me with a two minute tour which showed you how to type questions into the search bar. It seemed to personalise the tutorial for me, using "Cardiff University" as an example search term.
However, that's where the personalisation ingenuity stopped, for me at least.
During the press conference Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, and his cronies were describing different types of searches and how they had enabled Graph Search to recognise natural language. They suggested 'photos I have liked' as a search term to gather all the images you have positively engaged with.
Trying out Graph Search for the first time at about 11pm last night, I forgot the "correct" terminology and typed in 'my favourite photos'. Facebook decided to autocorrect my sentence to 'my favourite girl photos' and presented this page of rather nude women, which may I add, I haven't 'liked'.
I found another couple of faults, which can only be expected in a beta test version - It seems that my best friend who lives in Bangor, North Wales, lives in Cardiff, because any Cardiff filters I put in she pops straight up.
I can see this going down particularly well with users who wish to check out single men and women. Just type in 'single friends of friends who live in London' and friends of friends who have publicly shared their relationship status will appear as the results. Maybe if everyone everyone knows is taken, Bing will direct you to Match.com?
While the tech industry generally seems underwhelmed with the added functionality, it will be interesting to see how small businesses may be able to explore their customers' likes and dislikes and target advertising at them. For instance if a user has liked a bar, it will be interesting to see if the bar can then go ahead and filter, finding that user to like a particular cocktail or cuisine, then pointing out special offers to them which will in theory be more attractive to the customer.
Zuckerberg kept a quite tight-lipped on using Graph Search for business, avoiding questions, but answering in regards to existing sponsored advertisements on Facebook:
"You build good businesses over time, by people wanting to use something," said Zuckerberg. "Sponsored ads extend quite nicely to Graph Search, but there is nothing new for this."
I predict that Facebook users will not mind the inclusion of Graph Search in general. It's not a redesign of the site, which is when users usually get up in arms about scandalous changes to their ever-so-familiar pages... for about two days.
The search bar will feature at the top of Facebook on the blue bar, with the home button moved over to the right. Facebook users do like complaining though, so they might kick up a bit of a fuss, until they realise the power of the Graph Search functionality to increase stalking by 600%.
Still in beta, Graph Search will be rolled out to a "very small audience" from 16 January. The company will collect feedback from users before rolling out to a wider audience. Graph Search will also go through tests before being available on mobile devices.
Huawei launched a few devices at CES in Las Vegas this week, while none of them were confirmed with regions, dates or prices, two smartphones, which are expected to ship to China and then worldwide, caught my eye.
The Ascend Mate - giant phablet with the "worlds largest screen"
Again, a growing trend at CES this week has been a huge leap in screen size, be that in tablets, phones, monitors or TVs. Huawei's Ascend Mate is a monster. Huuuuge, at 6.1-inches of HD 1280 x 720 LCD touchscreen compared the 5.5-inch screen of the Samsung Galaxy Note.
But tell me something, when tablets are generally growing to ridiculous sizes, but also shrinking to 7-inches, and smartphones are growing to 6.1-inches, where will the line eventually be in the phablet space? In six months time, what will be a phone and what will distinguish a tablet?
I found the Android device surprisingly light in the hand. The rows upon rows of Android apps sitting on the screen could get very messy or be a joy to organise for someone as OCD as me.
The Ascent W1 - Huwaei's first Windows 8 device
This entry-level Windows 8 device looks much simpler than a Nokia Lumia 920 or a HTC 8X. It still has the insanely bright colouring of the other Windows 8 devices, however it doesn't feel as superior as the other devices did when I first held them.
It's light enough, but still feels a bit chunky, like the Lumia. I found the back panel in the bright blue to look not very appealing in plastic, which made it look like a child's toy.
The device was fairly responsive, with easy scroll feature, but not as light to the touch as the Lumia and HTC models. It also comes with the standard additional features of Windows 8, such as kids corner and this model also features NFC.
As I said, no pricing or availability announced as yet.
At CES in Las Vegas this week, Panasonic unveiled a tablet to be added to CES's growing category of super-size screens.
Sitting more in the "table PC" category, than "tablet", this technology demonstration will hopefully be out later this year with a few tweaks here and there. But the 20-inch tablet impressed me more than Lenovo's Horizon 27-inch Table PC, also launched at the show this week. At only 2.4kg, it's still very weighty, but compare it to its rivals - the Sony Vaio Tap 20 is 5kg and Lenovo's Horizon is a whopping 8kg but only 7-inches bigger. I found the device easier to pick up, but I'm always quite delicate when I pick up devices of this size. When doing so I found the aluminium backing very elegant, but also very warm, a kink that Panasonic will most definitely sort out before mass production.
Panasonic claim that the device has the thinnest body with a screen of this size. It has 2 hours of battery life and at the moment the company is thinking of marketing it to photographers, architects and designers who will appreciate the large screen super high resolution screen from an artistic point of view.
The Windows 8 Pro device set up in CES also came with a special handwriting digital pen which I had a go at using, it was very responsive and was able to create hair-thin lines to chunky paint brush type strokes. The device had a Intel i5 Core processor, 128GB SSD as well as 16GB of memory.
Kyp Walls, director of product management, said that the device was set up to use Bluebeam software for architects using blueprints, it enabled users to collaborate together while working remotely. The device is still portable, he said, "because architects are used to carrying around big flat folders of designs anyway."


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bchof93 said...
Top area teams take steps to avoid football powerhouse Alcoa
Allen Pratt is the principal at South Pittsburg.
June 22, 2011 at 7:53 p.m.
bchof93 said...
Top area teams take steps to avoid football powerhouse Alcoa
jsampson7 you are partly correct about the other dominate team. But Alcoa has beaten them the past two years.
It seems to me that 12 state titles each speaks volumns about domination. I respect coach Grider and coach Price for being honest. Too many other coaches might have given false reasons. Might I also add a somewhat ironic twist: South Pitt's defensive coordinator both played and coach against Alcoa and Maryville. The school's principal is a Maryville graduate and former rebel player. You can break out the records if you want to but as a former Blount County sports personality I am proud of ALL our high schools and their STUDENT athletes.
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Caption: Preserved pigment in fossilized skin from a leatherback turtle, a mosasaur and an ichthyosaur suggests that these animals were, at least partially, dark-colored in life -- an example of convergent evolution. Note that the leatherback turtle and mosasaur have a dark back and light belly (a color scheme also known as countershading), whereas the ichthyosaur, similar to the modern deep-diving sperm whale, is uniformly dark-colored.
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