今日科技速递：戴尔四季度营收低于预期

    * 科技媒体《边缘》（The Verge）深入回顾了黑莓手机生产商RIM公司的兴衰：内容涉及公司的创业及前联席首席执行官迈克•拉扎里迪斯和吉姆•巴尔斯利迷失了前进方向的整个过程。此外，RIM最近对旗下境况不佳的黑莓（BlackBerry）PlayBook平板电脑搭载的软件进行了升级；如此，黑莓程序终于可以访问电子邮件、日历、地址簿、以及黑莓Messenger等诸多功能。【The Verge及美国有线电视新闻网财经频道（CNNMoney）】

    * 戴尔（Dell）第四财季收入低于分析人士的预测：营业收入为160亿美元，净收入为7.64亿美元，下降了18%。【《纽约时报》（The New York Times）】

    * 康卡斯特公司（Comcast）目前正致力于开发一项新的订购型按需视频服务，名为Streampix，对抗Netflix。但只有订购了康卡斯特有线电视服务的用户方可使用这项流服务。【《综艺》杂志（Variety）】

    * Netflix最近与温斯坦影业公司（The Weinstein Company）签约，意味着《艺术家》（The Artist）、《萨拉的钥匙》（Sarah's Key）、《铁面无私》（The Intouchables）等电影不久就会出现在Netflix Instant的电影列表中。（科技博客网站Techcrunch） 

    * 高科技企业家日益年轻化。安德森•霍罗维兹等风险资本家表示，眼下他们资助的初创企业的创始人通常只有十八、九岁。【路透社（Reuters）】

    * 分析机构Distimo公司的数据显示，许多应用程序开发商从亚马逊（Amazon）应用商店（Appstore）赚到的钱明显多于在谷歌（Google）安卓市场（Android Market）的收入。

    * 亚马逊（Amazon）的积分奖励计划Amazon Prime赚钱吗？答案很可能是否定的。但是，它是该公司长期战略的核心组成部分。【《财富》杂志（Fortune）】

    * 据报道，巴诺公司（Barnes & Noble）前天推出了售价199美元的新版Nook平板电脑。该产品内存达到了8G，有人认为其性能优于亚马逊的Kindle Fire。（Barnes & Noble）

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    * The Verge gives at a long look at Research in Motion's rise and decline: how it was built and how former co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie lost their way. Also, the company's ailing BlackBerry PlayBook tablet received a software update that finally brought native apps to access email, calendar, address book and BlackBerry Messenger functions. (The Verge and CNNMoney)

    * Dell's fiscal fourth quarter earnings came in below analyst predictions: an 18% drop in net income to $764 million on revenues of $16 billion. (The New York Times)

    * Comcast (CMCSA) is working on a new subscription video-on-demand competitor, named "Streampix," intended to go up against Netflix (NFLX). But the streaming service will only be available to those who also subscribe to Comcast cable. (Variety)

    * Netflix inked a deal with The Weinstein Company. Translation: film titles like The Artist, Sarah's Key, and The Intouchables, are coming to Netflix Instant. (Techcrunch)

    * Tech entrepreneurs are getting younger and younger. Venture capitalists like Andreessen Horowitz now say they're funding startups with 18 or 19-year-old founders. (Reuters)

    * According to the analytics firm Distimo, many app makers are apparently making more money from their apps in Amazon's Appstore than they are via Google's Android Market. (GigaOm)

    * Is Amazon's rewards program, Amazon Prime, profitable? Probably not. But it is a vital part of the company's long-term strategy. (Fortune)

    * As reported yesterday, Barnes & Noble (BKS) released a $199 version of its recently introduced Nook Tablet with 8 gigabytes of storage, arguably to better combat Amazon's Kindle Fire. (Barnes and Noble)