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What DNA, Patents and Lady Gaga have in common
David Ewing Duncan 2010-03-24 12:03When radio was invented in the late nineteenth century by the likes of Marconi, Edison, and Tesla, government and industry faced a conundrum. Who woul...
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DNA、专利和Lady Gaga 的共同之处
David Ewing Duncan 2010-03-24 12:0819世纪晚期,马可尼(Marconi)、爱迪生(Edison)、特斯拉(Tesla)等科学家发明了收音机,政府和商界随即面临一个难题,那就是有限的电磁频率波段该归谁所有。因为没有电磁波,收音机便无从谈起。直到20世纪20年代,人们才做出一个决定:电波归公众所有,政府把频率租给公司,后者要遵守一定的规...
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The great DNA letdown
David Ewing Duncan 2010-04-13 05:40This is science as a biopic: the stars are four regular guys named A, T, C, and G. Like the mop-top Beatles who came from Liverpool nearly 50 years ag...
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Jackson's comeback: What might have been
财富中文网 2009-07-01 05:12Michael Jackson's tour might have bagged $400 million. His death leaves a host of questions, possibly messy fights and the prospect of renewed interes...
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Behind China's surge in patents
Nin-Hai Tseng 2010-10-19 01:42China has won a few high-profile crowns lately: In January, the East Asian giant surpassed Germany as the world's largest exporter. Then in August, it...
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How to get what you want at work
Anne Fisher 2011-01-28 01:56Dear Annie: I am in kind of an awkward situation. I was out of work for about eight months, after having been laid off by a large commercial bank. I w...
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Why Wall St. went gaga for Hurd
Adam Lashinsky 2010-09-10 01:23In Hurd, Oracle gets an executive who has now been competing at the highest level with its most important adversaries. And if Hurd can adjust to being...
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今日科技:苹果全球开发人员大会回顾
JP Mangalindan 2011-06-09 09:59* 昨天的苹果公司的全球开发人员大会(WWDC)涉及一系列新产品的发布,其中包括:OSX Lion新特性的细节、发布时间(7月)、定价(29美元)、iOS5的200个新特性展示(包括升级版的提示系统)、以及万众期待的全新云计算在线服务iCloud。iCloud是一项雄心勃勃的服务,订户每年支付24....
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今日科技:苹果全球开发人员大会回顾
JP Mangalindan 2011-06-09 09:59* 昨天的苹果公司的全球开发人员大会(WWDC)涉及一系列新产品的发布,其中包括:OSX Lion新特性的细节、发布时间(7月)、定价(29美元)、iOS5的200个新特性展示(包括升级版的提示系统)、以及万众期待的全新云计算在线服务iCloud。iCloud是一项雄心勃勃的服务,订户每年支付24....
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苹果为什么不舍得扔掉音乐
Jim Dalrymple 2013-09-06 12:522013年苹果iTunes音乐狂欢节现场。摄影:吉姆•达尔林普如今,一提到苹果公司(Apple),大多数人马上会想到iPhone和无数应用程序。然而,日前举行的 iTunes狂欢节表明,苹果对音乐业务仍然非常重视。日前,我参加了在英国伦敦举行的iTunes狂欢节开幕式,人气歌手Lady Gaga也亲...