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Google launches a new kind of desktop Chrome app to challenge ... VentureBeat We've been astounded how far the Web has come, Google engineering director Erik Kay said in a blog post. And he promptly unveiled a entirely new class of ... See all stories on this topic »  Google launches a new kind of desktop Chrome app to challenge Windows, Mac, Linux Pixlr September 6, 2013 8:54 AM John Koetsier Add a Comment inShare14 We’ve been astounded how far the Web has come, Google engineering director Erik Kay said in a blog post. And he promptly unveiled a entirely new class of Chrome apps that are designed for your desktop, not the web. And they’re more offline-capable than ever before. Watch out, Windows, Mac, and Linux. Photo apps, video apps, and even 3D games are now running within the Chrome environment, and acting, looking, and feeling pretty much like normal, native, desktop apps. Google’s Chrome, of course, is a lightweight computer operating system built around the powerful functionality of the web — and Google’s Chrome browser. The company’s Chromebooks have long offered offline capability in Google Docs and other apps, but they’ve never been as powerful as the new apps. The new apps will also enable offline work without an Internet connection, but will be more focused on the app than the web: “more app, less Chrome,” Kay says. This new style of app will connect to the cloud for syncing and sharing, of course, but will also offer desktop notifications, connectivity to devices such as cameras, phones, and USB sticks, and will sync across multiple apps so that page 56 of the document you’re editing on your Chromebook will pop right up when you check it on your smartphone. These apps won’t just work on Google’s Chromebooks; they’ll also work on Windows machines, Macs, and Linux desktops. We’ll be showcasing more about how Google is helping its customers adopt cloud services at VentureBeat’s CloudBeat conference next week (Sept. 9-Sept. 10) in San Francisco. The event explores some of the hottest cloud trends and technologies, including how electronics company Sanmina moved to Google’s Doc, Apps and more. Register today! And, in a major new feature, Google is now introducing the Chrome App Launcher for Windows machines, which will live in your taskbar and allow you to launch Chrome apps almost like any other application on your computer. On the list of new apps is Pixlr Touch Up, which allows you to, shockingly, touch up photos, as well as cropping and resizing them. It’s precisely the kind of thing that Web apps are not yet very good or fast at, particularly with today’s high-res digital cameras and ten-megabyte images. Another is Wunderlist, which features voice dictation and desktop notifications wrapped up in a to-do list app. And Google’s also promoting Cracking Sands, which is a 3D racing game that can be controlled by your Xbox controller. Most of those things are tasks the Web isn’t yet great at. Which is precisely why Google is unveiling this new kind of Chrome app, which “brings together the speed, security and flexibility of the modern Web with the powerful functionality previously only available with software installed on your devices.” As these apps continue to improve, the question is whether you’ll still need to buy a Windows or Mac laptop to get the power and capability you want, or if you can simply pick up a $300 Chromebook and live in the cloud … but still have access to some desktop beef.
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Can Amazon.com offer its forthcoming smartphone free?
The online retail giant is considering that option and has had discussions with some carriers to test the feasibility, according to a report on jessicalessin.com. It’s not an uncommon practice: Consumers can already find an array of new smartphones free at the largest carriers, along with a two-year contract.
An Amazon spokesman didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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〔編譯魏國金／綜合報導〕雅虎六日首度公布該公司的全球透明度報告，報告顯示，今年上半年雅虎接獲十七個國家或地區政府提出的近兩萬九千件提供用戶資料要求，其中以美國居冠，台灣也有一千九百四十二件。
對雅虎報告，我國內政部警政署刑事局表示，為偵查詐騙案件，刑事局曾聯繫雅虎、臉書等用戶較多的網路業者提供相關個資，不會有其他用途。
報 告顯示，美國政府提出一萬兩千四百四十四次要求，佔近總數一半而居冠，所牽涉到的使用者帳戶達四萬三千兩百二十二件。雅虎交出其中三十七％，亦即四千六百 零四件，包括信箱、即時通、Flickr照片等通訊資料，至於有關用戶姓名、所在地或ＩＰ位址等非內容資料，則有約五十五％、近六千八百件。被雅虎拒絕的 要求則僅二％，另六％沒資料。相較美國的大量要求，加國僅提出二十九次要求，影響使用者僅四十三件。
向雅虎提出相關要求的政府還包括香港、英、墨、紐、印度、義與巴西等。雅虎法務長貝爾指出，全球受影響者不到雅虎客戶的萬分之一。貝爾說，政府的提供資料要求須透過合法管道，為了法律目的而提出，雅虎計畫每六個月公布新報告。
美國國安局監控計畫令消費者對網路業者保護他們隱私的能力大打折扣，促使矽谷企業發布一連串透明度報告取信民眾，雅虎報告就是其中最新的一份。八月間，臉書公布類似報告，指出今年上半年，全球七十四個政府組織要求臉書提供近四萬件帳戶的資料。
七月間，推特表示接獲近一千一百六十件、涵蓋約一千七百名用戶的資料提供要求，結果該公司交出至少五十五％案例的資料，相關請求的數量從去年下半年增加約十五％。
微軟與Google也發布有關政府要求提供用戶資料的報告。