2011 is the year of the village volatile technology with the departure of Steve Jobs, intense attacks of hackers and organized a merger or two reversed order on the mobile market.

 

During the past 12 months, we constantly hear but shocking information, able to decide the fate of many technology companies. Nokia "opened" by disclaiming Symbian - popular mobile platform in the world, and "father" of the mobile industry at the hands of the company Motorola Mobility is considered young in this area: Google. Meanwhile, Google's partners (the Android device manufacturers) have a year of hardships before the patent lawsuit with Apple over again - its analysts are also big questions about the "post Steve Jobs ".

Steve Jobs from different world

 

Steve Jobs.

 

When former CEO of Apple appeared on stage in May 3 / 2011 to introduce a new generation tablet PC, he predicted that 2011 will be the year of iPad 2. He was wrong. 2011 is the year of his own. Since Steve Jobs left the company on medical treatment between January and again in June to persuade the city council for Apple's Cupertino headquarters new building looks like spacecraft , until his sudden resignation of chief Apple director on 24 / 8, the story was always filled its pages as well as on forums and social networking.

Although Steve Jobs did not know before going to live much longer because of cancer, many people are still shocked when Apple's website on 5 / 10. On the recommendation was not familiar with that product image is co-founder of Apple with a message that hurt the hearts of millions of fans: "" Apple has lost a creative genius, a great vision and the world lost an extraordinary character. Jobs gone, leaving a company that only he can build. The spirit and philosophy will always stick with Apple. "Analyst Richard Doherty said:" There will be quite different from Apple today. They have to solve difficult without the permission error. Whatever though, no way can replace a great genius like Jobs. "

Two handshake mobile cult of village

 

The collaboration between Nokia and Microsoft to overturn the throne on the mobile market. Photo: Watblog.

 

When Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998, they did not expect that someday, they owned the popular mobile platform in the world. Only after more than two years appear on the market (from 2008), Android has over Symbian operating system dominated the "mobile throne" for many years. This victory thanks in part Nokia turned to Microsoft for failing to cooperate with salty but with Symbian old and outdated. Finnish companies such as standing on their boat caught fire and was forced to jump into the sea fought for life. That is the choice of operating system Windows Phone is key in the phone company's future, starting with two models 800 and Lumia Lumia 710 smartphone. This decision cleared the way for accounting for the top Android.

Meanwhile, Google continues to consolidate power by up to 12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility and help partners more confidence in the war on copyright. However, analysts say Google's move is like shopping-edged sword for companies like Samsung, HTC, LG ... may worry Google will soon launch the own-branded phones in direct competition with them should be gradually switched to Windows Phone to limit its dependence on Android. Many industry experts believe the alliance Nokia - Microsoft will win in 2015 was ironic that Google "two turkeys can not unite the eagle."

The fight persistent copyright and not an end

 

Apple Samsung and HTC conditions to prevent the outbreak of Android. Photo: CNet.

 

Not every year, the dispute over intellectual property to the boil so the smartphone market. According to estimates by the Financial Times, the phone inside the palm of the hand hold up to 250,000 patents of many different companies. Typically, the parties will have the right deal for mutual benefit. But Apple wants to kill rather than profit from Android operating system. Walter Isaacson's biography describes Steve Jobs mad when HTC introduced Android phone in April 1 / 2010. "I do not need the money, even when he took me 5 billion. What I want is him to stop immediately the use of our ideas and put in Android," Jobs said Eric Schmidt of Google. He also vowed "to use every last cent of Android Apple to destroy the product because it is stealing."

With that determination, the lawyer showed no mercy Apple as "aggression" with HTC in 2010 from Samsung is miserable because Apple started from May 4 / 2011. The debate over the re-making the "trump card" of Samsung Galaxy delayed sale in many countries. Meanwhile, consumers are not happy because this can cause the product to be the team if the losing party must spend large sums in compensation and purchase royalty.

Hackers bombarded around the world

 

Numerous reputable organizations become victims of hackers. Photo: MyGaming.

 

Starting October 3 / 2011, websites of companies like Google, Sony, Lockheed Martin, Citibank, organizations FBI, CIA, Spanish police Monetary Fund IMF and by different governments to become victims of two notorious hacker group Anonymous and LulzSec. Sony is the most unlucky when under attack lasted from 20 / 4 for the month 10/2011 to PlayStation Network and Qriocity network that continuously closed while the company was criticized for too slowly in responding to incidents , cause trouble for tens of thousands of members.

On 6 / 10, Anonymous also threatened the Los Zetas , drug trafficking gangs Mexico's largest, as members of the group arrested. Los Zetas then forced to release hostages for fear Anonymous disclose the identity of the journalists, police and taxi drivers "hand" for this organization. Then, on 4 / 11, appeared on YouTube a video in which Anonymous has threatened to "deal" if Israel continues to prevent ships entering Gaza by sea. 48 hours later (6 / 11), website of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the Internal Security Agency (Shin Beth) and the intelligence agency (Mossad) simultaneously stop working before the "resurrection "After a few hours. The activities of Anonymous and many countries are concerned that LulzSec hacker is becoming a political force and can break out the virtual war between nations.

Two follow-up scandal on smartphone users

 

Smartphone users may have to get used to them being secretly monitored. Photo: The verge.

 

Between April, two security experts reported the discovery of shocked that a secret file in the iPhone store all data on time and location that the user back to the previous year. Many people fear this will be evidence for their wives / husbands jealous, private detectives ... can know where they go, what to do during the day. Soon, Android phone and allegedly recorded the location of similar but less detailed and often be removed. Although Steve Jobs denied the story, the Korean courts still require Apple to pay for a victim of this amount 883 USD (one million won). After this triumph, 27,000 others filed a lawsuit demanding compensation for the same.

Last November, a re-use detection software called Carrier IQ is secretly installed on more than 140 million smartphones, secretly record all activities from text messaging, web reference to the call ... Some U.S. carriers recognize this application was used to explore the issues facing customers and improve service quality quickly. Carrier IQ advocates and private stakeholders will soon be prosecuted by information gathering actions, whether for any purpose, must be the user's permission or they need to know of the existence of the software.

Artificial intelligence closer to reality

 

The technology of natural language processing is an important step further. Photo: IBM.

 

The computer beat a chess champion and this year, the machine IBM Watson won two best players in the competition live TV Jeopardy. A special feature of this game is available if the host response and the player must place the opposite question. For example, if you give the answer: "The city has the largest airport named after a hero of the Second World War", the question should come up with candidates is "What is Chicago?". To achieve that, Watson is not only equipped with search technology, analysis and high-speed data processing but also the ability to integrate voice recognition and advanced techniques for interpreting natural language instead of response command structure programmed.

However, Watson is still a super computer and it seems strange for ordinary users. But Apple has the technology to help them experience the natural language processing it on a personal device through the " assistant "Siri . 4S iPhone users can chat with your phone as a friend. Forbes Magazine (U.S.) that Syria's influence began to "shadow" on the entire mobile industry and mark the significant progress of the software artificial intelligence (AI). Google leaders thought that people should communicate with each other rather than talk, now confirmed smartphone will soon offer similar applications Siri on Android.

Fever 'reluctant' domain name registration. Xxx

 

World still more domain names. Xxx despite many protests took place.  Photo: AFP.

 

After nearly seven years of controversy to mid 3 / 2011, top-level domain for sex sites was held ICANN formally approved and started to extensive registration from 6 / 12 . Several protests have taken place because people believe the birth of. Xxx like "draw for deer runs" and "sex content recognized formally." But nor is said that this division helps parents and administrators to prevent and control information.

The domain name of region 'online red light ", think about only those who work in the industry interested in adult content, the situation suddenly created OAM Foreign Exchange Market. Fearing their brands will be another fast-register in advance and to spread the advantage of sensitive information is not desirable, from the university, monastery to big companies like Google, Sony, Coca Cola ... also forced to spend hundreds colen amount to several thousand dollars just to take control of web address. xxx related to their brand ... and then abandoned. Meanwhile, India and some other countries have decided to block access to those addresses ending in. This xxx

Google + new wind blowing on the social networking race

 

Google + is an important project in the Google. Screenshot.

 

With 800 million members, Facebook has almost no competition in the field of social networking. However, in the second half of 2011, they have many times before closing the labor growth rate of the "rookie" Google +. Emerging in late June, just a few weeks, this platform has attracted nearly 20 million users and services online has become the beginning of the most spectacular in history. Time, after six months, Google + more than 40 million participants, including those of celebrities like U.S. President Barack Obama or singer Britney Spears.

This number is enough to put a website Google + technology to the list of the most successful products of the year. But many experts compare it to an abandoned city, houses sprang up closely but absent from passersby because not many active members sharing content here. However, Google also has plans for long-term to avoid the trail vehicle of Buzz and Wave (two social networks "early bloom poorly their" before) by Google + is considered the future of the carrier U.S. Internet service, and is one of the five most important projects alongside their Gmail, Android, Chrome and Search.

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