Science and technology event： Apple will launch curved screen mobile phone in 2017.
Apple will launch a curved screen phone in 2017.
It is reported that Apple will launch a new three-piece iPhone next year, one of which is a curved screen model similar to Samsung Galaxy S7 mobile phone. According to informed sources, this curved screen model has two styles: 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch. The 5.5-inch model has a dual camera system, while the 4.7-inch model has only one lens. People familiar with the matter did not explicitly mention OLED technology, but OLED technology is essential to realize curved screens. For example, Galaxy S7 Edge uses Super AMOLED panel. It is unclear whether the other two iPhone use OLED screens or continue to use traditional low-temperature polysilicon panels.
Microsoft acquired Genee, an artificial intelligence itinerary technology company.
On August 23, local time, Microsoft announced that it had signed an acquisition agreement with Genee, an artificial intelligence itinerary service startup. At present, the specific transaction amount was not disclosed. Microsoft will integrate its artificial intelligence technology into office 365. Genee’s service will be shut down on September 1st, and two founders, Ben Cheung and Charles Lee, will join Microsoft. It is reported that Genee, founded in 2014, is a conference scheduling service company based on artificial intelligence algorithm. Its service can effectively simplify the complicated links of meeting arrangements, especially for large-scale meeting arrangements. According to Crunchbase’s data, Genee had completed $1.4 million in financing before it was acquired.
Pokémon Go has been updated to increase the fighting skills of elves.
On August 22nd, local time, the official Facebook of Pokémon Go game posted that the Android version and the iOS version of the game had been updated on the same day. The article said: "Now players can learn attack and defense skills from the team leader and decide which pet has the strongest fighting power." That is to say, the same elves have different combat effectiveness due to different technical parameters. In addition, the game has increased the strategy, and players can arrange their troops to maximize the fighting capacity of their elf team. As a game that has just appeared for two months, Pokémon Go’s update behavior can better attract players. Niantic, the game developer, said that there will be more updates worth looking forward to after Pokémon Go.
Facebook tests the new function of automatic video playback, which can be played silently.
On August 23, local time, Facebook confirmed that the company is testing the automatic video playback application software for iOS and Android. When users check the rolling news, they can set the automatic video playback mode. When playing video, users can switch to silent mode or normal mode, and they can also choose to play the video silently, but play it with sound in a specific part. Although 80% of users reacted negatively to this setting and advertisers were not optimistic about this design, Facebook is still testing it. At present, this function is only promoted in Australia.
Android Pay launches NFC integration function to pay without scanning.
Electronic payment is becoming more and more common in our life, and Android Pay launched by Google is one of them. Now Google has also launched NFC integration function based on Android Pay. Walgreen chain store is the first merchant to support the integrated function of Android Pay NFC. Users don’t need to carry the store card with them, and they don’t need the cashier to scan and pay for their mobile phones. Just scan the mobile phone near the mobile payment terminal in the store and tap it twice to complete the payment. This payment process is much simpler than before, and Google said that it will continue to promote this payment function.
Best Buy’s share price soared 15% before the market, and its revenue exceeded analysts’ forecast.
It is reported that Best Buy’s share price rose by 15% before the market closed in the second quarter, and its financial results in the second quarter far exceeded analysts’ expectations. The financial report shows that the company’s net profit in the second fiscal quarter was 198 million US dollars, compared with 164 million US dollars in the same period last year; Operating income was $8.533 billion, better than the analyst’s expectation of $8.392 billion. The company’s market share in many products has increased. Hubert Joly, CEO of the company, said that the company’s online sales continued to be strong, with a growth rate of nearly 24% for the second consecutive quarter. The company expects the adjusted earnings per share in the third quarter to be 43-47 cents, and analysts expect 45 cents.
IBM Releases Flash Memory System for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
On August 23, local time, IBM released a flash memory system suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, hoping to compete with or replace competitors through flash memory. IBM’s new Storwize V7000F and Storwize 5030F are mid-range flash memory systems and entry-level flash memory systems respectively. Storwize V7000F has higher performance and can support more cluster management data. Both flash memory systems are equipped with Spectrum Virtualize, which can compress data and so on. Generally speaking, IBM hopes that the new flash memory system can support the workload from SQL Server to MySQL on the Internet of Things. It is reported that the price of the new flash memory system starts at $19,000.
Amazon plans to launch discount music streaming subscription service.
Amazon recently plans to launch a subscription service for music streaming media, which is expected to cost $4 to $5 per month, and only users of Amazon Echo speakers can enjoy this service. Prior to this, Amazon Prime already had a subscription service for music streaming media. Prime music can make users who subscribe for the whole year play songs of any singer, but the only drawback is that compared with competitors, the music catalog is slightly limited. And Echo music will improve this. Echo Music will provide advertising-free music with a wide range of directories, but it can only work on Echo speakers, and there is no way for web pages and mobile apps to play. This is a bold attempt now that mobile phones are gradually occupying the main stage in music streaming services.
Opera will provide free VPN for Android users.
Earlier this year, Opera brought free VPN service to IOS users. Now, the company also provides such free service to Android users, so as to provide users with a safe and pure network without advertisements. Opera VPN can help users to remove the geographical browsing restrictions of some websites for free. In addition, Opera VPN can not only block advertisements, but also allow users to change their virtual locations, prevent web pages from tracking users’ browsing content and protect users’ online privacy. It can also prevent the invasion of advertisements, but ironically, Opera has prevented the invasion of other advertisements, but it will still push advertisements to users.
Mobileye and Delphi will jointly launch a fully self-driving system in 2019.
Two top self-driving companies in the world will jointly launch a fully self-driving system in 2019. The two companies are Mobileye in Israel and Delphi, which is headquartered in Britain. It is reported that Mobileye has recently launched a chip supporting Tesla’s automatic driving system. Before, these two companies provided software and some self-driving systems to automobile manufacturers, but in the future, with the development of self-driving system technology independently developed by automobile manufacturers, they will face a more severe test from customers. For example, Ford announced last week that they would join hands with Israel’s SAIPS Company to make a completely self-driving system by 2021. Volvo also announced this week that they will cooperate with Uber to develop completely self-driving tools.
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