2012年10月15日 星期一

Google CEO Speaking Publicly Again New Google Nexus Hardware: Here Comes the Wave?

Google CEO Speaking Publicly Again
GoogleInc. CEO Larry Page, making his first public comments in several months, said he's "hopeful" the Internet company can work with antitrust regulators and resolve probes of its business.
谷歌CEO佩奇對反壟斷調查結果抱有希望

歌(Google Inc., GOOG +0.50% )首席執行長拉裡﹒佩奇(Larry Page)周二稱,他相信該公司能夠與反壟斷監管機構友好合作,了結歐盟和美國對公司業務的調查。這是他數月來首次公開表態。


谷歌首席執行長佩奇
這位39歲的谷歌聯合創始人在谷歌年度時代精神大會上向公司業務伙伴發表了上述言論。他表示,他認為谷歌與監管機構展開了很好的辯論,而且採取了合作的態度。佩奇還表示,他確實認為,互聯網的過度監管和人們行動所受的限制對谷歌構成了重大風險。

歐盟和美國反壟斷機構正在調查該公司是否濫用互聯網統治地位,將流量引導至自有專業服務網站。同時,美國監管機構還在調查谷歌的摩托羅拉(Motorola)子公司在與競爭對手打交道時,是否公平使用庫藏專利。

谷歌今年早些時候說佩奇“失聲”了,但未透露詳細信息。佩奇周二表示,他聲音仍有些嘶啞,但也未詳細說明其健康狀況和醫療診斷。



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New Google Nexus Hardware: Here Comes the Wave?

Jared Newman / TIME.com
Jared Newman / TIME.com
Back in May, the Wall Street Journal reported that multiple Nexus devices from Google and its hardware partners were coming this fall. Now that the leaves are changing color, new rumors suggest that the Nexus invasion might be nearly here.
Google uses the “Nexus” name for devices that run a pure version of Android. Whereas most Android device makers add their own software features to stand out from the herd, Nexus devices run Android exactly as Google intended, free of modifications and bloatware.

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According to the latest scuttlebutt, Google may be working with LG and HTC on new Nexus phones, and with Asus and Samsung on more Nexus tablets. It’s all a bit shaky at the moment, but here’s what the rumor mill has to say about Google’s Nexus phone and tablet plans:

LG’s First Nexus Phone
If LG is truly working with Google on a Nexus smartphone, it’ll be a spec beast, modeled after LG’s Optimus G that’s also due to launch stateside this year. Here are the rumored specs, as reported by to MoDaCo:
  • 4.7-inch, 1280-by-768 resolution display
  • Quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • 8-megapixel camera
  • 8 GB or 16 GB of storage
  • Built-in wireless charging
As for design, some purported images from Baraholka.onliner.by show a curved shape and software navigation buttons similar to Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus, but with a tiled rear panel. Unnamed sources told CNet that the phone will be announced at the end of the month.

HTC’s “Nexus 5″
Rumors of an extra-large smartphone from HTC have been churning for months, but a recent report from GSM Arena claims that a Nexus variant is also in development. According to an unnamed tipster, the so-called Nexus 5 will have a 5-inch, 1080p display, a quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor, a 12-megapixel rear camera and up to 64 GB of built-in storage.
I’m a bit skeptical of this one, mainly because no other sources have reported the same details. Also, there isn’t a huge difference between 4.7-inch and 5-inch screens, so it’d be surprising to see both LG’s and HTC’s phones go the Nexus route at the same time. Still, the niche for phone-tablet hybrids is surprisingly large, so it’s not crazy to think that Google would want in.

Samsung’s High-End Nexus Tablet
Industry analysts tend to be among the least reliable sources for rumors, but Richard Shim from NPD DisplaySearch has a decent track record — he pegged Apple’s mini iPad plans back in July — so let’s hear him out:

Shim told CNet that Samsung and Google are working together on a 10-inch Nexus tablet. Unlike the bargain Nexus 7, this will reportedly be a high-end tablet with a 2560-by-1600 resolution display that beats Apple’s iPad on pixel density. Shim didn’t have any other details, but if this device is real, specs alone won’t sell it. Given that Android’s tablet app selection doesn’t compare to the iPad’s, Google will need better reasons to buy it than a slightly higher-resolution screen.

Jared Newman / TIME.com
Asus’ Nexus 7 Redux

We’ve already heard rumblings of a $99 Nexus tablet, and now Richard Shim, again speaking to CNet, says production will begin in December. We still don’t know what Google would have to sacrifice to reach such a low price, but a tablet that cheap would certainly make waves in the budget tablet wars.
Meanwhile, my dreams of a higher-capacity Nexus 7 may come true, following a report that one customer in Japan received a Nexus 7 with 32 GB of built-in storage. Though I wish we had more to go on, a 32 GB Nexus 7 would make sense given that Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble’s Nook HD both allow for more storage.

Bonus Motorola Nexus Phone and Tablet Rumor
Don’t get too worked up by Android Police’s report that a couple mystery devices were caught browsing the site. Sure, there may be a Nexus phone and tablet from Motorola in the works, based on the nature of the site’s server logs. I’d be surprised if there wasn’t, given that Google now owns the company. But we’re no closer to knowing when these devices might materialize, and what they have to offer.

The Carrier Question
One big question lingers regardless of hardware specifics: How does Google plan to sell its next Nexus phones? With the Galaxy Nexus, Google partnered with Verizon and Sprint on subsidized versions of the phone, but eventually sold unlocked versions of the phone through its own website. This time around, will Google forgo carriers entirely, or will it strike more carrier deals in hopes that the Nexus concept will finally catch on? Either way, the next couple of months should prove interesting for the smartphone and tablet market as Google prepares its next wave of hardware.
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