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December 13, 2008

U.S. retail sales fell for the fifth consecutive month

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12, the U.S. Department of Commerce released data showed U.S. retail sales in November fell 1.8 percent, lower than the decline in October’s 2.9 percent and analysts expected 1.9 percent, but fell for the fifth consecutive month . This is the government began tracking retail sales data has been the longest continuous decline in the first.

     Data show that in November, sales of motor vehicles and parts fell by 2.8 percent, but lower than the decline in October’s 5.5 percent. Excluding auto sales one, in November retail sales fell 1.6 percent, decline 2.4 percent lower than in October.

     November gasoline sales fell by 14.7 percent, greater than the decline in October’s 12.9 percent, mainly due to the significant downturn in the retail price of gasoline has been far below the record summer of more than 4 U.S. dollars per gallon historical high Point.

     At the same time, department store sales increased 2.1 percent, while the decline in the previous month to 1.2 percent; furniture store sales fell 1.0 percent last month after the switch to an increase of 0.2 percent; electronics and home Electric sales increased 2.8 percent, while the decline in the previous month to 2.0 percent.

     The data also show that in September to November of three months, total U.S. retail sales fell 4.5 percent, the previous 3 months compared to a decrease of 4.7 percent.

     Retail sales reflect the personal consumption expenditures. U.S. personal consumption expenditure accounts for two-thirds of the gross domestic product, is the main driver of growth. Analysts believe that retail sales continued to decline in the U.S. economy is a reflection of the recession.

October 10, 2008

VeriSign sold Jamba stakes to News Corporation

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Oct. 8, according to foreign media reports, news groups and Internet security company VeriSign jointly announced today that news group spent 200 million U.S. dollars in buying 49% stake held by VeriSign, News Corporation has wholly-owned mobile content provider Jamba.
 
Jamba for the production of mobile phones such as wallpaper, ring tones and games and so on. In addition, it called for mobile phone users with "mobisodes" of Fox television video series, including "24-hour anti-terrorism" and "escape" and "get the follow-up bone."

Internet security company VeriSign has been trying to divest its slow-growth business, in order to focus on its core business - Web site naming and Internet security services.

In August this year, VeriSign Chief Executive Officer James Bidzos said that the economic downturn affected by the slow progress in the divestiture process, the time required may have to exceed expectations.

Sales in Jamba after the news, VeriSign’s early trading on the Nasdaq stock trading up 5.5 percentage points. The News Corporation shares are due to the downturn of the entire media sector dragged down the performance, down 1 percentage point.

News Corporation in 2007 to about 188,000,000 U.S. dollars from the price of VeriSign acquired Jamba 51% of the shares, then the two companies formed a joint venture. The News Corporation joint venture with Fox Mobile Entertainment business integration together.
 
In 2004, VeriSign cost about 273,000,000 U.S. dollars to purchase Germany’s Jamba based in Berlin. The company now set up a dual headquarters in Berlin and California.

October 6, 2008

iPhone exposed security vulnerabilities

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October 6, security researchers Aviv Raff last Thursday (October 2) revealed two iPhone security vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could allow users unwittingly to visit a malicious Web site. The security researchers Apple these vulnerabilities reported to Apple in this Junly, but Apple did not patches and repaired these vulnerabilities.
 
As a result, he has no other option open smart these vulnerabilities.

The first vulnerability exists in the iPhone’s e-mail application and Safari browser. Safari browser display in a long URL address to general time to be amputated part of the address. In this way, malicious people will be able to disguise a malicious URL addresses, so users do not see the opportunity to address this.

Raff explained that hackers can use this vulnerability to fake a trusted legitimate Web site address at the beginning of a long URL address. In fact this point to address a totally different site. iphone users can only see that they are familiar with that part of the domain name, it is vulnerable to deception to click on a malicious link.

Raff said, iPhone’s e-mail application also has a security hole. This automatically download security vulnerabilities in HTML format e-mail links to the images.

Most of all e-mail application that allows users to download images, but each time the user needs to download before approval. This option will help set up e-mail users to protect themselves against spam by the interference, because if the recipient to open junk e-mail or download images, spammers will know.

Raff said that this was not a small security vulnerability. This is actually a design loophole in the security. Other e-mail client software makers repaired the security vulnerabilities a few years ago.

September 8, 2008

AOL advertising platform aimed at upgrading iPhone users

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September 4, according to foreign media reports, AOL announced Wednesday, the company has upgraded Platform-A on advertising platform. When users surf the internet through the iPhone, dealers send ads to iPhone users through the platform.

AOL said the advertising technology will be adopted Platform-A mobile ad departments Third Screen Media’s external sales. When users visit any of AOL iPhone or partner sites, the platform will be sent to users of special format banner ads.

AOL said that the new platform to the iPhone monthly users send 75 million advertising information. At present, Platform-A application has been very popular, but still want AOL to promote its smart phone market.
  
According to the date of June made by research firm ComScore, Platform-A is the most widely used advertising network, covering about 90 percent of U.S. Internet users. Yahoo’s advertising network was in second place with the coverage rate of 83%. Google ad network ranked the third, the coverage was 81%.

 

September 2, 2008

Qualcomm and partners will provide low-end smart phones to Indian

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September 1, later this year, Indian wireless operators will fully deploy 3 G services, wireless chip maker Qualcomm is negotiating with wireless operators and original equipment manufacturers,  who plan to publish affordable low-end smart phones with prices lower than 10,000 rupees.

Qualcomm’s technology vice president and regional manager Sandeep Sibal said, we are working with original equipment manufacturers partners in the negotiations, plans to the Indian market price is lower than 10,000 rupees smart phones. Our goal is to the mass market. Qualcomm’s original equipment manufacturers partners, including China’s Huawei, ZTE and the Group of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics.

Smart phones with integrated phone features and functions similar to the computer. Last month a new version of Apple’s iPhone hype in India issued cell phone, wireless operators Vodafone Group and Airtel to provide the price for 31,000 rupees to 36,000 rupees.

Many brand vendor in India to provide smart phone prices over the 15,000 rupees, these high-end phones to India’s most users off.

India last month Communications and IT Minister A. Raja said that India’s 3 G-band service will be auctioned in October, which is expected to provide 3 G services at the end of this year.

August 28, 2008

Amazon its acquisition of book social network site ShelfariT

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August 27, according to foreign media reports, on Monday, the Amazon declared to book lovers on its Web site that it will buy books social networking sites Shelfari. Currently Amazon has not yet to disclose the specific financial transactions.

According to foreign media reports, as early as the beginning of last year, Amazon has Shelfari provided on the part of venture capital funds.
Shelfari is headquartered in Seattle, primarily for book lovers to provide a platform for the exchange. The site allows users to create virtual shelves and books to share with friends directory. Its founder Qiaoxihage (Josh Hug) was a well-known digital media technology developer RealNetworks former director of engineering equipment. Hage left RealNetworks in 2007 after the creation of Shelfari.

At present, Shelfari’s main rival is Book site LibraryThing. Earlier this month, Amazon acquired a Canadian network used book seller AbeBooks, which happens to hold AbeBooks LibraryThing40% stake.

Currently, Amazon has not yet said how to deal with the LibraryThing stockholding rights held by AbeBooks after the acquisition of Shelfari. Industry analysts expect, Amazon is likely to sell LibraryThing shares, or try to reach a settlement with the two sites to finish the site integration.

 

August 26, 2008

A wave of Olympic athletes domain donation was set off

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After the State Sport General Administration registered the Olympic champion domain name ahead, civil society also quietly set off a wave of Olympic athletes domain donation. China Internet Network Information Center yesterday disclosed that there are over 200 Chinese Olympic athletes’ CN domain name and ".China" had been donated. This is the first large-scale public donation of Olympic champion domain in Olympic history,.

This reporter has learned that the list of donors that have participated in the three Huang Xu won two Olympic gold medals, "Sanzhaoyuanlao" domain huangxu.cn, also Olympic champion Liu Xin Jin Song of the domain name li-uzige.cn.

Previously, China Internet Network Information Center has called on the registers who had registered the domain names of atheles before the Olympic opening ceremony to donate them to the corresponding athletes as China Network logo of the Olympic champion. As the largest donator Guo Jianguang donated 188 domain names. In addition, some donors even donate out the domain named which they are using.

August 22, 2008

Formal version of IE 8 will be listed in November

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August 21 news, foreign media reports, according to informed sources, Microsoft will release IE 8 Beta 2 next Thursday and the final version will be launched in November.

The source said that Microsoft will be August 28 release IE 8 Beta 2, and the final version will be launched in November. In the forthcoming listing of the Beta 2 version, Microsoft will add some functions, such as "privacy mode".

At present, IE 8 is now in Beta 1 stage, mainly for staff development, but Beta 2 will be open to all users. Beta 1 of the current users also can use the "automatic update" to upgrade to Beta 2.

In addition, IE 8 only supports Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 operating system four.

Because the updating rate of IE browser was low, Microsoft has been severely criticized by the industry. Therefore, Microsoft has previously said that they will upgrade IE browser every year from IE8.

August 19, 2008

large investment banks coveted the new energy on internet

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According to the survey by the financial weekly, among the 118 new rich who owned more than 1 billion in the overseas listed private enterprises, 26 chose New York and Nasdaq as the listing places, respectively from 22 enterprises. The investment bank as a joint sponsor or sponsors to promote these enterprises listed were only eight. Almost all of them were the world’s leading investment banks. The top four included eight Morgan Stanley, eight Credit Suisse First Boston, seven Goldman Sachs, six Merrill Lynch and four Swiss banks.

In these United States listed the new rich, their companies belonging to the majority of Internet and new energy, and their ranks are relatively higher. No. 3, where the Jiangxi SinoVideo Peng Xiaofeng, 12 Shi Zhengrong of the Wuxi Sheung Tak a new energy. And the top 10 ranked Robin Li, Baidu Shi Yuzhu, respectively, and where the giant network is already Mingzhen quack of Internet companies.

"The overseas listing of domestic enterprises, has done the best or the international Taihang of which Morgan Stanley is doing the best." Not only from the data on this show. Even if an independent economist Xie left Morgan Stanley is still such an objective evaluation.

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, UBS, Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, although they are Daxing, but their experts were not big-name cast.

In order to private entrepreneurs and those who see or contact the factory, they often appear in the domestic Ersan Xian city. "Xinyu small enough, but Morgan Stanley to ordinary people." SinoVideo listed in Jiangxi Province, in the course of the employee share Xinyu. To La Shengyi, like Xie said, "They are a group to a group of enterprises to run, do PPT. Salesman told is no different from." To IPO details, Daxing more people are willing to Fangxiashenduan, and enterprises have taken the trouble to repeated consultations. "We prices on the public and underwriters to discuss the many times." Robin Li said. "We started the underwriters set the price of 17-19 dollars, but we are not satisfied with that. Later, they will explain the pricing model, why should we set the price. But no matter how they balance, we believe that the low side. Later in the We lowered the pressure of a 19-21 U.S. dollars. "

Taihang were once identified a company, often in advance that is PE or VC into the identity of enterprises, listed in the stage, again with the enterprise often lead underwriters, financial advisers and stock issuance global coordination in the identity of the person, through a series of Design and operation of enterprises to help finalize the overseas listing.

Although the domestic capital market is gradually developed, for private enterprises, there are still inherent weaknesses. The listing process is complicated and long, "Financing" and other problems have always existed. However, if operated  with the top-class international investment bank, they will generally be able to obtain funds through private placement prior to listing. If it is the international investment banks such as Morgan Stanley, they often have the ability to control everything, IPO is much easier. Even the time from the approach of the intermediary to the completion of listing is predictable, the IPO funds become more available.

August 15, 2008

Google search took up most of U.S. market

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August 14, according to foreign media reports, the date published recently by research company Hitwise showed that Google continued to hold American internet search market with a new high record in July, while Microsoft’s MSN search engine has become the biggest losers in the past three and a half years.

Hitwise said the company Tuesday, July 26 at the end of four weeks, in the United States all the online search question, Google’s share of 70.77 percent. This is the tenth consecutive Google search on record share of a new high. Google’s market share a year earlier to 64.35 percent, in January last year, the share of 63.06 percent.

Instead, the past nine months, Microsoft’s MSN search engine has suffered the worst blow. In July, MSN network of the U.S. search market share of only 5.36 percent, lower than July of last year’s 8.79 percent, up 10.35 percent last January’s market share has decreased by almost half.

The researchers pointed out that the U.S. search market share decline may be so enthusiastic about Microsoft’s acquisition of Yahoo’s search technology to be a major cause.

Since February of this year, MSN Search share has continued to decline. Microsoft in February before and after the proposed 44.6 billion U.S. dollars offer for the acquisition of Yahoo. The world’s largest software maker finally abandoned the original plan.

Yahoo search engine MSN slightly better than, but still showed signs of sharp decline. Yahoo search engine in July of the market share of 18.65 percent and 22.13 percent a year earlier. Yahoo in January last year of the U.S. search market share of 21.40 percent.

Ask.com is in addition to Google search, the only rising share of other types of search engines. Ask the company’s market share in July to 3.53 percent, the same period last year was 3.21 percent.
Hitwise said, other 47 search engines share 1.69 percent of the market together.

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