今日科技：真正的史蒂夫•乔布斯传记

    • 前美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）和《时代周刊》（Time）高管沃尔特•伊萨克森正在撰写史蒂夫•乔布斯传记——《i史蒂夫：乔布斯之书》，这是首部获乔布斯授权的传记，将于明年初在各大实体书店和电子书城销售。据称为了撰写此书，伊萨克森获得了大量独家素材，可谓前所未有，其中包括采访乔布斯本人、他的家人、他在苹果（Apple）的同事以及他的竞争对手。我的同事菲尔•埃尔默-德维特专门写了一篇文章，讲述乔布斯为何选择伊萨克森为自己撰写传记。具体可参见《财富》网站。[美联社（Associated Press）和《财富》]

    • 谷歌（Google）宣布已停止在德国进行街景图拍摄，不过它仍将会在网站上展示已经拍摄的20个德国城市的街景图。由于担心隐私问题，谷歌街景图工作遭到了德国市民的反对，谷歌最终在图片上对一些建筑和住宅做了模糊化处理，这也许是谷歌做出上述决定的原因之一。(Search Engine Land)

    • TechCrunch的特约编辑认为，贝宝（PayPal）将会遭遇来自Facebook和杰克•多西所创立的新创企业Square的“重击”。具体信息请参阅TechCrunch网站。（TechCrunch）

    • 与此同时，詹娜•沃斯姆在《纽约时报》（The New York Times）上撰文，反思社交媒体是如何让我们感觉“错过了什么”。（《纽约时报》）

    • Linux操作系统正在庆祝20周年生日。人们在www.readwriteweb.com网站上制作了时间轴，来展示过去20年里Linux所经历过的一些重要时刻，其中包括1991年Linux源代码首次发布。人们还在YouTube网站上制作了反映Linux历史的视频。(ReadWriteWeb)

    • 对于iPad而言，正式打入儿童市场仅仅只是时间问题。美国缅因州奥本学区准备向幼儿园的学生和老师们发放285台iPad 2，此举是一项试点工程的一部分，该工程将于今年5月开始试点，并在第三季度进入正式实施阶段。(Electronista)

    • 苹果（Apple）似乎对游戏领域也相当重视，至少其最近的招聘说明了这一点。苹果不久前聘请了任天堂（Nintendo）英国公关部前主管罗比•桑德斯以及动视（Activision）英国公关部前主管尼克•格兰奇。(VG247)

    • FarmVille是一款非常流行的模拟农场游戏一位人称“克莉丝汀”的FarmVille核心玩家在自己手背上刺了一个很大的FarmVille纹身，并将照片上传到网上。她表示：“这表达了我对这款游戏的热爱。”

    译者：项航

    • Former CNN and Time magazine exec Walter Isaacson is working on the first authorized Steve Jobs biography ever, entitled "iSteve: The Book of Jobs," which hits shelves and e-bookstores early next year. Isaacson reportedly has unprecedented access to pen the opus, including interviews with Jobs, members of his family, as well as Apple colleagues and competitors. Check out colleague Phil Elmer-DeWitt's story on why Jobs selected Isaacson for the job. (Associated Press and Fortune)

    • Google announced that it stopped sending out its Street View cars to take photos in Germany, though it will still show online photos already taken of 20 German cities. Resistance from German citizens surrounding privacy, which resulted in the blurring of various buildings and homes, probably played a factor in the decision. (Search Engine Land)

    • TechCrunch guest editor reckons PayPal will get "a bruising" from Facebook and Jack Dorsey's start-up, Square. Here's why. (TechCrunch)

    • Meanwhile, over at The New York Times, Jenna Wortham ruminates about how social media induces feelings of "missing out." (The New York Times)

    • Linux, the operating system, commemorates its 20th anniversary with a timeline highlighting some notable achievements through the years, including the release of the first Linux code back in 1991, and this video history. (ReadWriteWeb)

    • It was only a matter of time until iPads officially made their way into the hands of kids. The school district of Auburn Maine is supplying 285 iPad 2s to kindergartners and their teachers as part of a pilot project that starts this May and rolls out in earnest this fall. (Electronista)

    • Looks like Apple is also pretty serious about the gaming space, at least if recent hires are any indication. The Cupertino-based company hired away Nintendo UK PR head Rob Saunders and Activision's UK communications head Nick Grange. (VG247)

    • One hardcore FarmVille fan known simply as "Kristin," uploaded a photo showing off a new sizable tattoo on her hand honoring the popular farming simulator. "It express my love for the game," she commented.