今日科技：国际消费电子展风光不再

    * 国际消费电子展（Consumer Electronics Show，CES）正在丧失影响力？尼克•文菲尔德在《纽约时报》（The New York Times）上撰文指出，国际消费电子展去年曾吸引了14.9万名观众。但今年，鉴于在只允许公司参与的活动以及小型会议上举行的产品发布乏善可陈，该展览的影响力已然不如从前。【《纽约时报》（The New York Times）】

    * 雅虎公司（Yahoo）新任首席执行官斯科特•汤姆逊本周一正式走马上任。他今年的薪水、股票、以及奖金合计高达2,600万美元。汤姆逊应该采取五大措施，方能给公司和其自己赢得扭转乾坤的机会。本文对此进行了深入分析。【有线新闻网财经频道（CNN Money ）与《财富》杂志（Fortune）】

    * Windows 8将于今年下半年正式发布。它是否能帮助微软（Microsoft）打入平板电脑市场？本文对此进行了分析。该操作系统既能运行于英特尔（Intel）芯片上，亦能在ARM芯片上运行。如今的平板电脑大多采用ARM芯片。【《华尔街日报》（The Wall Street Journal）】

    * 9位知名中国作家起诉苹果公司（Apple）销售其作品的非法版本。由于这些盗版已发布到苹果应用商店中，并已通过审核，而且苹果还会从其销售额中提取30%的佣金，因此这些中国作家认为，这些交易属于“百分百的窃取行为”。【The Next Web】

    * 巴诺书店（Barnes & Noble）有可能剥离Nook业务，并入独立运营的业务部门，这或许反倒是件好事。【《财富》（Fortune）】

    * 目前采用安卓（Android）系统的平板电脑惨遭败北，原因何在？【科技网站“技术共和国”（Tech Republic）】

    * 2012年支付行业四大预测（科技博客GigaOm）

    译者：大海

    * Is the Consumer Electronics Show, a.k.a. C.E.S., losing its clout? Nick Wingfield over at The New York Times argues the convention, which drew 149,000 people last year, isn't quite the powerhouse it used to be, thanks to product launches at company-only events or smaller conferences. (The New York Times)

    * New Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, who may earn up to $26 million in salary, stock and bonuses this year, starts today. Here are 5 moves he should make to give the Internet company -- and himself -- a fighting chance. (CNN Money and Fortune)

    * A look at whether Windows 8, when released during the second half of this year, will help Microsoft penetrate the tablet market. The operating system will run on both Intel chips and ARM chips, the silicon found in many of today's tablets. (The Wall Street Journal)

    * Nine well-known Chinese authors are suing Apple (AAPL) for selling illegal versions of their works. Because these unauthorized editions were submitted to the App Store, approved, and Apple is getting a 30% cut from sales, the Chinese writers alliance believes such transactions are a "total theft." (The Next Web)

    * Barnes & Noble (BKS) may spin off the Nook into its own separate business -- and that may actually be a good thing. (Fortune)

    * Why many Android tablets so far have failed. (Tech Republic)

    * Four payment industry predictions for 2012. (GigaOm)