tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359359092024-03-08T12:31:19.762+08:00evelinekuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16257160695116337069noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-50964548547399078662012-04-27T23:57:00.001+08:002012-04-27T23:57:55.551+08:00<br />
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随着Dropbox的走红,<a href="http://www.williamlong.info/archives/3071.html" style="color: #670e1a;" target="_blank">微软</a>和<a href="http://www.williamlong.info/archives/3072.html" style="color: #670e1a;" target="_blank">Google</a>都推出了云存储软件,这些云存储软件在美国等网络环境下是非常快的,但是在中国的网络环境下,究竟哪个软件的速度最快呢,我这里做了一个测试,实地比较一下Dropbox和Google Drive在中国网络环境下的上传速度。</div>
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整个测试思路和早先我<a href="http://www.williamlong.info/blog/archives/657.html" style="color: #670e1a;" target="_blank">测试Dropbox和SugarSync</a>的一样,测试环境是,中国电信的100M共享宽带,在同一台Windows电脑上安装运行这两个软件(Dropbox和Google Drive客户端),不设置代理,不设置VPN。同步同一个文件夹,文件夹内共有191张个人拍摄照片,292M容量,保证全部是新内容上传,测试两个工具的实际上传同步速度。</div>
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在软件配置上,在Dropbox的上传控制中,选择“不限制上传速度”,Google Drive客户端并没有上传速度设置,因此默认设置,由于Google Drive客户端在正常网络环境下是被屏蔽的,因此在hosts文件中,增加了一条drive.google.com的IP数据,该IP使用的是北京的一个IP地址。</div>
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我从11点10开始测试,将191个文件(293M大小)复制到指定的同步目录下,本以为要测试很长时间,但结果令人惊讶。</div>
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Google Drive在修改了Google的Hosts情况下,上传速度惊人,在不到10分钟的时间内,就上传完全部292M文件,而此时此刻,Dropbox的上传进度还没有进行到20%,两者上传速度相差非常悬殊,Google Drive的上传速度完胜Dropbox。</div>
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除了上传速度,晚上我又测试了一下Google Drive和Dropbox的下载速度对比,使用的是家里的12M中国电信ADSL网络进行测试,从18:45开始测试,293M文件,不出预料,Google Drive率先于18:51下载完毕。而此时Dropbox只传输了30%,并且还在慢慢地下载,看来Google Drive的下载速度也占优。</div>
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Google Drive的传输速度这么快,完全出乎了我的意料,我估计这里面的主要原因有:</div>
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1、和中国的Hosts设置有关,走国内网络速度加快。</div>
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2、Google Drive目前用户量少,而Dropbox用户量庞大,因此导致速度有较大差距。</div>
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3、Dropbox用的是Amazon的云存储,其服务器数量以及存储技术和Google有一定差距。</div>
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不过,在测试的时候,我也发现Google Drive存在一些问题,就是对于一个已经存在云端的文件,会重复上传,而Dropbox不会重复上传。对于一些非常大的文件来说,Dropbox的这个特性可以让其能以极快的速度“上传”大文件。这点可以通过做个实验来验证,将一个大文件复制个副本,然后先后复制到Google Drive以及Dropbox的目录下,就会看到Google Drive每次文件都会被重复上传,而Dropbox只在第一次上传,之后就不会重复上传。看来Google Drive就是带宽充足,云存储技术上还有一些缺陷。</div>
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总的来看,Google Drive的确是Dropbox强有力的一个竞争对手,不过其容量只有5G还是比较少,目前我的免费Dropbox已经有19G的空间,如果Google Drive的免费空间也能达到这个数字,相信会有很多用户会从Dropbox转到Google Drive的。</div>Kui Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04380811167560082728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-59680593362598676782011-02-08T17:09:00.000+08:002011-02-08T17:11:26.102+08:00Swarovski Crystal<div>The <a href="http://www.playbling.com/">Swarovski Crysta</a>l range includes crystal glass sculptures and miniatures, jewelry and couture, home decor and chandeliers.</div><div>All sculptures are marked with a logo. The original Swarovski logo was an edelweiss flower, which was replaced by a "S.A.L." logo, which was finally replaced with the current swan logo in 1988. The swan logo is being phased out in favor of simply the Swarovski name.</div><div>To create crystal glass that lets light refract in a rainbow spectrum, Swarovski coats some of its products with special metallic chemical coatings. Aurora Borealis, or "AB," is one of the most popular coatings, and gives the surface a rainbow appearance. Other coatings are named by the company, Crystal Transmission, Volcano, Aurum, and Dorado. Coatings may be applied to only part of an object; others are coated twice, and thus are designated AB 2X, Dorado 2X etc.</div><div>In 2004 Swarovski released Xilion, a copyrighted cut designed to optimise the brilliance of Roses (components with flat backs) and Chatons (diamond cut).</div><div>The Swarovski Group also includes Tyrolit (makers of abrasive and cutting tools); Swareflex (reflective and luminous road markings); Signity (synthetic and natural gemstones); and Swarovski Optik (optical instruments such as binoculars and rifle scopes).</div>kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636045997940489319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-37335980688972246602010-08-25T22:37:00.004+08:002010-08-25T22:41:28.724+08:00PS3 Jailbreak: How it works<div style="text-align: center;">Last week we announced the world’s first PlayStation 3 hack that allows gamers to play back-ups, the PS Jailbreak. Now we will show exactly how this thing works and how easy is to use.</div>Things you need:<br />- A PlayStation 3 console with 3.41 firmware (SLIM or FAT, any region, doesn’t matter because the PS Jailbreak supports all of them)<br />- PS Jailbreak USB device<br />- USB stick<br />- The original PS3 game you wish to backup.<br />- An external USB HDD formatted to FAT32<br /><br />Step 1: Download Backup Manager from this link and copy it on the USB stick.<br /><br />Step 2: Power off your console. If you have the FAT model you can use the power switch on the back of your console. The SLIM model needs to be unplugged from the power outlet.<br /><br />Step 3: Insert PS Jailbreak into one of your console’s USB ports. Make sure you don’t have any other USB devices connected at this time!<br /><br />Step 4: Power on the console and then quickly press the eject button. The PS Jailbreaks has two leds, red and green. If the red light appears, it means that you haven’t pressed the eject button at the right time so you must power off the PS3 and try again. When the green light is on, the PS Jailbreak is working and you can continue with the next step.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://free-pc-guides.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/PSJailbreakGreen1.jpg"><img src="http://free-pc-guides.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/PSJailbreakGreen1.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Step 5: Insert the USB stick with Backup Manager downloaded on it. On main menu go to “Game”, then “Install Package Files” and select to install Backup Manager (you’ll make this step just once). When the installation is done, scroll down the game menu and you will see the Backup Manager application. Click on it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Step 6: Insert into the drive your licensed game that you wish to backup. If you want to backup to the external HDD insert it now. Press O button to backup a game. Then you will be asked if you want to backup to the external HDD. Select “no” if you wish to backup the game on PS3’s internal hard drive (especially needed for games with files over 4GB that can’t be backed up on the external FAT32 HDD). Copying a game on the internal HDD will also be much faster.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://free-pc-guides.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/GameBackUp1.jpg"><img src="http://free-pc-guides.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/GameBackUp1.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><div>Step 7: To play a backed up game, insert any original game into the drive (you must leave one game in the drive to access your backups). Now choose the game you want to load from backup manager and press X.</div><div><br /></div><div>Step 8: You will be taken back to the main menu. In Game Menu you will see the game you have selected from Backup Manager. Now you can play it without having the disk in the drive. Enjoy!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636045997940489319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-11588253278071582782010-07-08T07:51:00.001+08:002010-07-08T07:53:00.288+08:00iPhone 4 Antenna Problem? 5 Crazy Fixes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><div class="cnet-image-div image-CBSNEWS_XBL float-left" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; color: rgb(63, 63, 63); width: 370px; "><img class="cnet-image" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/07/07/iheadpiece_370x278.jpg" alt="" width="370" height="278" style="margin-top: 0px; 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line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-504464_162-10004034-5.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(213, 225, 255); cursor: pointer; "><img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/07/07/iphonehandle.jpg" width="288" height="384" border="0" alt="iPhone Circa 1975" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; 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font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(211, 211, 211); line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/2302-504464_162-10004034.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(213, 225, 255); cursor: pointer; "><img src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/07/07/itape.jpg" width="500" height="271" border="0" alt="iTape" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></a></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; "><br /></p></span></span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; "></p></span>kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636045997940489319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-49907706302829824532010-06-25T14:27:00.001+08:002010-06-25T14:29:39.753+08:00iPhone 4 review<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/iphone-4-review/" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 189, 246); "><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/ip4main.jpg" alt="" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 15px; " /></a></span><div><br /></div><div>The iPhone 4 is no small thing to review. As most readers of Engadget are well aware, in the gadget world a new piece of Apple hardware is a major event, preceded by rumors, speculation, an over-the-top announcement, and finally days, weeks, or months of anticipation from an ever-widening fan base. The iPhone 4 is certainly no exception -- in fact, it may be Apple's most successful launch yet, despite some bumps on the road. We've already seen Apple and AT&T's servers overloaded on the first day of pre-orders, the ship date for the next set of phones pushed back due to high demand, and die-hard fans in line outside of Apple locations a week before the phone is actually available. It's a lot to live up to, and the iPhone 4 is doing its best -- with features like a super-fast A4 CPU, a new front-facing camera and five megapixel shooter on the back, a completely new industrial design, and that outrageous Retina Display, no one would argue that Apple has been asleep at the wheel. So the question turns to whether or not the iPhone 4 can live up to the intense hype. Can it deliver on the promises Steve Jobs made at WWDC, and can it cement Apple's position in the marketplace in the face of mounting competition from the likes of Google and Microsoft? We have the answers to those questions -- and many more -- in our full review, so read on to find out!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; "><h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Hardware</h3><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" id="vimage_3108152" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/ip4review60021.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 15px; " /></div>Perhaps the most notable change with the new iPhone is the drastic industrial design overhaul -- Apple seems to have completely rethought its strategy on how the phone should look and feel, and the results are nothing if not striking.<br /><br /><h5 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Industrial design</h5><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><br /><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" id="vimage_3108156" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/ip4review60037.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 15px; " /></div>In his WWDC keynote, Steve Jobs likened the design of the iPhone 4 to that of a "beautiful, old Leica camera," and as we've said before, he wasn't off the mark. Instead of hewing to the curved, plasticky, silver-bezeled look of the iPhone 3G and 3GS, the company has turned the casing and face of the device into something decidedly more detailed and sophisticated. From the design aesthetic through to the actual build process, Jony Ive and his team have reset what we expect in an iPhone, coming up with something that clearly harkens back to the retro-future Braun designs of Dieter Rams. The iPhone 4 is made up of three basic parts: two pieces of smooth, strengthened glass, and a stainless steel band which wraps around the sides, top, and bottom of the phone. The effect is clean but not simple, and Apple has added little details, like altered volume buttons (what used to be a rocker is now separated into circular clickers labeled + and -), and notches in that metal band which serve to improve radio connections (more on that in a minute). The phone is noticeably thinner than the 3GS at .37 inches compared to .48 inches, but it weighs the same 4.8 ounces, making the whole package seem tighter and denser. It feels great in your hand, with good heft, although it might take a little time to get used to the lack of a rounded back if you're coming from the 3G or 3GS.<br /><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" id="vimage_3108670" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/ip4review60060.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 15px; " /></div>We can't overstate how high-end the design of the iPhone 4 is. The 3GS now feels cheap and chubby by comparison, and even a phone like the HTC Droid Incredible -- which just came out -- seems last-generation.<br /><br />As we said, there are three main pieces of the phone, which together create an effect not wildly dissimilar to that of an ice cream sandwich. You know, but far pricier... and not edible. The face of the device is made up of extremely strong glass which Jony Ive says is "comparable in strength to sapphire crystal, but about 30 times harder than plastic." A small slit for the earpiece and the front-facing camera are embedded in the glass above the display, with the familiar home button towards the bottom -- a button we should note feels much clickier than on our 3GS. On the left side of the phone you've got the new volume buttons, a redesigned mute switch, and a small notch towards the base of the unit. On the right side is the Micro SIM slot and another notch in the band at the bottom, and up top there's the power / sleep button, headphone jack, another notch, and new noise-canceling microphone. Along the bottom is a speaker, microphone, and the 30-pin dock connector port. The backside of the phone is made from the same kind of ultra-strong glass as the front, interrupted only by the new five megapixel camera, its LED flash companion and, of course, the Apple logo.<br /><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" id="vimage_3108164" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/ip4review60025.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 15px; " /></div>Overall, the iPhone 4 outclasses pretty much every smartphone on the market in terms of industrial design. It just comes off like a far more expensive device, like a <a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/tag/mobiado" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 189, 246); ">Mobiado</a> or <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/vertu" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 189, 246); ">Vertu</a> -- but better designed. And it's not just the way the phone looks; the materials <em>feel</em> good -- premium -- in your hands. The first few days we had our test unit, we were definitely freaked out about dropping or losing the phone, and some of that had to do with the fact that it's just a really beautiful device to use and hold.<br /><br /><h5 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Internals</h5><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><img hspace="4" border="0" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/a4-apple-chip-top-1.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 15px; " /></div>It's not just the face of the phone that's undergone a transformation -- the iPhone 4 is all new inside as well. For starters, Apple has moved on from the Samsung-built ARM Cortex-A8-based CPU used in the 3GS to its custom A4 chip used in the iPad, which funnily enough... is an ARM Cortex-A8-based CPU. While the company hasn't yet said what the clock speed of the processor is, we're guessing it's something below the 1GHz touted for its tablet cousin. The phone is definitely snappier than the 3GS, so we're not about to volley complaints just yet -- in particular, graphics seemed to render faster, and overall responsiveness was slightly higher, though admittedly, it wasn't blowing the doors off the joint. It's certainly faster, but the 3GS wasn't hurting on speed to our eyes, so it's not as wildly noticeable a leap as the 3G to the 3GS.<br /><br />As usual, Apple isn't fessing up about the RAM situation, though we have on very good authority that the iPhone 4 has 512MB onboard, a big step up from the 256MB in the previous model and the iPad. We would have liked to see it futureproofed with something like 1GB, but then again, Apple's got to sell a new phone in a year. As far as internal storage goes, you can buy the new iPhone in either 16GB ($199 on contract) or 32GB ($299 on contract) capacity -- fine for now, but since the company has just introduced 30FPS 720p video recording, you could find yourself outgrowing that number pretty quickly. It's a little odd, in fact, that the company didn't double down here and bump the capacity to 64GB, as it's recently done with the iPod touch. In terms of wireless, the iPhone 4 is packed with an 802.11n WiFi radio, as well as a quad-band HSUPA chip and Bluetooth 2.1.<br /><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" id="vimage_3109178" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/ip4review60022.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 15px; " /></div>The redesigned housing allows for a much larger lithium-ion battery on the inside, providing improved numbers for Apple's life ratings (more on that in a moment), though it's still not easily replaceable. Additionally, the new phone has those two new cameras (VGA up front, five megapixels with LED flash around back), a new second microphone used to combat background noise while on calls (similar to the Nexus One), a gyroscope in addition to the standard accelerometer, a light sensor, and a proximity sensor. As with the 3GS, an AGPS chip and compass are bundled somewhere in that tiny frame as well.<br /><br />Of course, the big internal story is what has become external: namely, the UMTS, GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth antennas. Apple has made the stainless band around the phone essentially a couple of big antennae, and they seem to be doing a pretty good job at hanging onto radio signals. The big question is obviously whether or not this fixes or helps with the constant dropped calls iPhone users on AT&T's network have gotten used to. Well in our testing, we had far, <em>far</em> fewer dropped calls than we experienced on our 3GS. Let's just say that again: yes, the iPhone 4 does seem to alleviate the dropped call issue. It wasn't perfect, and we had some connection issues in downtown New York City in particular, though it's tough to say if it was the fault of our phone, the cluster of buildings we were near, or the person we were speaking to, who was on a 3GS in the same location.<br /><br /><h5 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Display</h5><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" id="vimage_3108336" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/upclose.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 15px; " /></div>By now you should know that iPhone 4 has an all-new display, as well. Apple is calling the LED backlit, 960 x 640 IPS screen the "Retina Display" due to its high resolution and pixel density. At the same 3.5-inches as the older screens, the new display manages an insane 326ppi pixel density along with an 800:1 contrast ratio. Steve made a huge point about the science behind this technology during his keynote, claiming that the resolution of the screen essentially tops what is perceivable by the human eye. There have been <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/10/iphone-4s-retina-display-claim-put-under-the-math-microscope/" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 189, 246); ">some debates</a> as to whether or not this argument holds water, but we can tell you this: to our eyes, there has never been a more detailed, clear, or viewable screen on any mobile device.<br /><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" id="vimage_3108204" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/iconcompare.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 15px; " /><br /><small><em>iPhone 3GS on the left, iPhone 4 on the right<br /></em></small></div><br />Not only are the colors and blacks deep and rich, but you simply cannot see pixels on the screen. Okay, if you take some macro camera shots or get right up in there you can make them out, but in general use, the screen is free of jaggies of any type, unless you're looking at a last-gen app that hasn't had its artwork updated. Text rendering is incredibly clear and clean -- webpages that would be line after line of pixelated content when zoomed out on a 3GS (say, Engadget or the <em>New York Times</em>) are completely readable on the iPhone 4, though the text is beyond microscopic. It's impressive, and doubly impressive when you look at higher-res graphics or watch 720p video on the phone -- the detail in moving images is particularly striking. What's nice is that most apps with text in them will benefit from this tech whether or not they've been updated, as long as they're using Apple's font rendering. Text in the Engadget app, for instance, looks cleaner, clearer, and much easier to read on the new iPhone.<br /><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" id="vimage_3108660" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/n1ip4.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 15px; " /><br /><small><em>Nexus One up top, iPhone 4 below</em></small></div><br />Because Apple is using IPS and LED technology for its screen, the iPhone 4 is mercifully visible in full sunlight, and performance in low light and at extreme viewing angles are favorable. Overall, you simply won't find a better display on a phone, and that's not just lip service.<br /><br /><h5 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Cameras</h5><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" id="vimage_3108413" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/pennyip4.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 15px; " /></div>The cameras on the new iPhone are going to be a topic of much debate, since this has been an area where Apple has been slow to innovate. The 3GS sported a measly three megapixel shooter with few bells and whistles (and no flash), and while it was fine for quick snaps, it wasn't an artist's tool by any means. The company finally seems to be listening to a public that's interested in leaving the point-and-shoot at home in favor of a phone with a capable camera, by adding a five megapixel shooter to the backside of the iPhone 4 and a VGA camera up front.<br /><br />Let's first take a look at the higher-res main camera. At his WWDC keynote, Jobs said that getting great looking images wasn't just about upping the camera's megapixels, but had more to do with grabbing more photons. Increase the photon count, let more light in, and your images will look better, the thought goes. So Apple's using a newer backside-illuminated sensor that's more sensitive to light in addition to upping those megapixels -- and we must say, pictures on the iPhone 4 look stunning. Our shots looked good right out of the gate, with few problems when it came to focusing or low light. With the flash on, we managed decent if somewhat blown out results (fairly common with smaller LED flashes) though impressively, the iPhone 4 was usually able to take completely useable and even handsome photos in fairly low light without the flash. It seems like that photon situation is definitely in play, because even shots taken in fairly dark lighting came out looking good. Autofocus worked well in most situations, and we were actually able to get some impressive looking macro shots (see the flowers and Penny below). In general, we'd have no trouble using the iPhone 4's camera as a stand-in for a dedicated camera. Not only did it take beautiful shots, but the A4 and iOS 4 combo have considerably sped up the time it takes to snap pictures -- it's now almost instantaneous. Otherwise, you have options for a 5x digital zoom (which produces results that look like a digital zoom) and basic on / off / auto settings for the flash. It's pretty bare bones, and we wouldn't have minded a few basic options like white balance settings -- but c'mon, this is Apple we're talking about. Luckily, the App Store is chock full of applications that improve upon the stock camera app -- we expect to see a handful of new ones that take advantage of the new sensor soon.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">As far as video goes, we were definitely impressed by the 720p capture, though there are stability issues with the lens and the all-too-familiar "jellyvision" CMOS issues that tend to rear their head if you're not holding the phone very steady. Still, we can't see carrying around a Flip HD instead of just keeping this in our pocket (though as we said, we'd like to see a higher storage capacity). Everything we shot looked crisp and mostly artifact-free, and we didn't see any hiccups in the 30 FPS rate Apple claims, even in lower light. Adding iMovie to the mix for on-the-fly editing is a nice touch too (more on that in the software section). The video below was shot and edited completely in-phone, so enjoy -- and here's the raw output to download.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Around front, the VGA camera is... well, a VGA camera. It actually does a fine job of capturing your face during video calls, and worked surprisingly well in low light, but it's not going to win any prizes for being the most advanced shooter on a handset. It does provide for some interesting angle options when it comes to video shooting, and we expect a lot of people will be taking advantage of the weirdly video game-like perspective. All in all, it looks good, but it's pretty utilitarian.<br /><br /><h5 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Speaker / earpiece</h5><br />We've never had a particular problem with the speaker or earpiece on previous iPhones (well, the speakerphone has never been loud enough for our taste), but it's obvious that Apple has done some work on getting both call quality and speakerphone quality up. Beyond making the phone considerably and consistently louder in both places, the clarity of the iPhone 4 is noticeably improved from the previous generation. If you read our review, then you know that we thought Motorola's original Droid had some of the best sounding components we've heard on a phone, and the new iPhone definitely gives them a run for the money. The first time we took a call on the device we were walking down New York's extremely noisy Fifth Avenue, and right away it was obvious that the secondary, noise-canceling mic was doing some heavy lifting, at least on the other end of the line. Even though sirens were wailing behind us and we were surrounded by chatty shoppers, it was easy to hear our party on the other end, and they could hear us perfectly (unless we were lied to). There's clearly a difference between the sound in the earpiece on the new phone versus the 3GS, and it ranks highly against newer competition like the EVO. As far as the speakerphone goes, it gets loud without distorting or producing cutting midrange, a problem we've noticed on quite a few recent phones. We'd liken the iPhone 4 in quality to something along the lines of the BlackBerry Bold -- a bearable tone even when it gets hot.<br /><br /><h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Software</h3><br /><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><img hspace="4" height="550" border="1" width="367" vspace="4" alt="" id="vimage_3108549" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/06/sftwre.jpg" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 15px; " /></div>As with the other revisions to Apple's phone line, the hardware is only half of the story. Along with the iPhone 4 comes iOS 4, the re-branded iPhone OS which boasts loads of new features, most notably a very Apple-ized version of smartphone multitasking, a video calling feature dubbed FaceTime, folders so you can organize your apps, enhanced Mail, and lots of other nips and tucks -- both big and small -- that refine the company's growing operating system. Additionally, Apple has ported the iPad's iBooks to the smaller screen, and has created a new version of its popular iMovie just for the iPhone 4. Overall, the OS is still very much the same as it's always been, but there are some big changes here that bear investigation.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><h5 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Multitasking</h5><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; font-size: 12px; ">This is a big one, and more than just a little controversial. Since the dawn of apps for the iPhone (remember, way back in 2008?), people have been up in arms about the lack of third-party backgrounding for applications. Sure, you could keep Mail, Safari, iPod, and a few other Apple programs cranking while you used your phone, but those privileges were strictly off limits for third-party devs working on the device. It's arguable that one of the driving forces behind the jailbreaking movement was a desire for this feature -- something a phone as powerful as the iPhone was clearly capable of. Apple's argument has always been that multitasking causes an undue amount of battery drain from phones, and had to be approached with caution, lest we all end up with juiceless phones at high noon. Recently, however, that tune has changed. Apple has -- in true Apple fashion -- "figured out" how to "do multitasking right" -- namely, the company isn't allowing full backgrounding as much as it's allowing a handful of APIs that mimic backgrounding. Things like holding onto a GPS signal, letting music play in the background, staying connected to VoIP calls (or receiving them), and fast switching (basically a way for you to return quickly to exactly where you left off in an app).<br /><br />So, does Apple pull it off? Can this scarce handful of APIs makeup for true backgrounding? In a word: yep.<br /><br />Here's the thing -- this may not be "true" multitasking for a lot of us, but it amounts to multitasking for <em>most</em> of us. That is, it looks, feels, and acts like multitasking, so it's pretty tough to complain about it. In fact: we're not going to complain about it, especially given the fact that some of our favorite apps -- the IRC client Colloquy being one of them -- do just about exactly what we need them to do, all according to Apple's rules and regulations. Previous to the new OS, we'd been jailbreaking our phone just to keep an IRC session running in the background. Now, utilizing some of those new APIs, the Colloquy developers have created an elegant and useful solution that pleases both users and the Cupertino Cops. The point is: it works, it does so bug free, and without a major drain on battery life (quite the contrary... more on that in a moment). We're not saying we liked waiting for this kind of thing to come around, and yes, we'd prefer something more open and flexible -- but this works, and works well.<br /><br />So how is Apple making this magic happen? Here's a breakdown of just exactly what multitasking really means (and feels like) on the new iPhone (and the 3GS):<br /><ul style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 35px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Fast app switching:</strong> You know how you can leave off in Mail halfway through writing a response and go back to exactly where you were? Well that happens everywhere now. When you leave the app, you go back in <em>exactly</em> the same place. And it happens quickly. Fast app switching is essentially like toggling between "paused" applications. This combined with Apple's new app switcher (double tap the home button to bring up your most recently used apps) destroys that annoying iPhone feeling of going in and out and in and out. It just doesn't exist anymore, provided all your apps are up to date, which is going to take some time. It's amazing how much this single feature counts -- it's definitely one of the prime movers here, and it's so simple it's stupid. We would have liked to see options for "favorite" apps or some way to prioritize what you're switching to, but once you get used to this system -- which just puts whatever you've used most recently to the far left -- it makes some sense.</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Task completion:</strong> Basically, task completion lets an app do its thing even if you leave it. So if you're uploading or downloading a picture in Evernote or Dropbox, or saving an article in the <em>New York Times</em> app, even if you navigate away, the job is done when you get back to the app. This accounts for a lot of what we think of as multitasking. Most of your apps are just idling -- it's only when you interact with them that it counts. We don't know the boundaries for this API, though it seems to leave a lot of room for creative use. We know it's not just big jobs, it's little ones too -- Colloquy uses this feature to keep you connected to your IRC host. To be honest, that kind of behavior is one thing we thought we <em>wouldn't </em>see in iOS 4, and here it is. Hopefully Twitter app devs and other instant messaging clients will utilize the API in a similar manner.</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Background audio and VoIP:</strong> These two are straightforward. The first allows for music playing apps to keep their stream running in the background (and even gives them little widget controls in the app switcher), and the second allows VoIP connections to stay active. That means you can stay on a Skype call and go check your mail, but it also means that the VoIP connection will be aware of incoming calls when you're not actively using an app. Additionally, this API can be used to allow for recording even if you exit an app, as demonstrated effectively in the new version of Evernote.</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Background GPS:</strong> Basically, GPS apps can keep running in the background... for obvious reasons. This one will drain your battery if you're not docked -- but who's using a GPS app and not plugging that thing in? Okay, we might be a little guilty of that. Regardless, this will keep your navigation software afloat if you have to take a call, and apparently will let GPS-centric apps like FourSquare check in even if you're not running it in the foreground.</li></ul>Apple combines these heavy hitters with more familiar tricks, like push notifications, to excellent effect. We know that the hardcore users will cry foul because a lot of this doesn't amount to "true" multitasking, but we also know that often solutions to problems come in different colors. Apple found a way in iOS 4 to solve a pretty good amount of its major problems in this department, and so far what we've seen is very promising. If it's only going to get better from here, we don't mind coming along for the ride. But it better <em>only get better</em>, Apple.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; font-size: 12px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px; "><a href="http://www.dsstyles.com/en/iphone-3g-3gs-cases/iphone-4g-cases.html?src=kui" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); ">iPhone 4 Cases</a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; font-size: 12px; "><div><br /></div></span></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div>kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636045997940489319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-57227681409713506642010-06-25T14:26:00.000+08:002010-06-25T14:27:09.260+08:00Apple releases new operating system<div>Apple’s new iOS 4 – claimed by the Californian vendor to be “the newest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system” – is now available for free download. Apple fans reluctant to upgrade to the new iPhone 4 smartphone (available from Thursday), which includes the new operating system (OS) as standard, can experience some of the new features of the OS by downloading the 378 MB software update. The update adds several new features, including a limited amount of multitasking, folders, iAd, iBooks and GameCenter. Many other minor updates are on board too, including more advanced photo sorting and better HTML5 video support. iOS 4 works with existing iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3 models, although multitasking is available only on the 3GS version. A version of the OS for iPads is not currently supported (due in September). iPod Touch owners can also get the update for free.</div><div><br /></div><div>Apple’s iPhone 4 device itself (pictured) boasts Apple’s new FaceTime video calling service, the new Retina display, a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video recording, support for iBooks, Apple’s A4 processor and a three-axis gyro that should herald significant strides in mobile gaming and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://www.dsstyles.com/en/iphone-3g-3gs-cases/iphone-4g-cases.html?src=kui" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); ">iPhone 4 Cases</a></span>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636045997940489319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-4740357715151310802010-06-25T14:25:00.000+08:002010-06-25T14:26:39.004+08:00Apple iPhone 4: Phones delivered to some customers early<div>Some lucky gadget fans have received their iPhone 4 already, more than 24 hours before Apple’s new iPhone officially goes on sale. Dozens of customers posted messages on Twitter saying that their iPhone had been delivered ahead of the device’s official launch on Thursday, while others uploaded unboxing videos to YouTube.</div><div><br /></div><div>One tech blogger, Loyal Moses, posted a new entry on his blog, saying that he was “super impressed” with the iPhone 4.</div><div> </div><div>The early deliveries so far appear to be restricted to iPhone customers in the United States. Some industry experts are questioning whether Apple and AT&T, the iPhone’s official carrier, are trying to spread the iPhone delivery and activation process over a number of days, in order to prevent a repeat of the technical problems that blighted the launch of the iPhone 3GS in the US.</div><div><br /></div><div>“The most likely scenario is that Apple was conservative with shipping estimations,” Ross Rubin, executive director of industry analysis at the NPD Group, told the LA Times. “Then found out that some of the orders were arriving earlier and there was no need to artificially delay them and perhaps no way to do so.”</div><div><br /></div><div>More than 600,000 iPhone pre-orders were placed on the first day of availability, making iPhone 4 the most successful Apple product launch of all time.</div><div><br /></div><div>Gadget fans are expected to queue through the night at Apple stores across the country to ensure they are among the first to get their hands on the new device and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://www.dsstyles.com/en/iphone-3g-3gs-cases/iphone-4g-cases.html?src=kui" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); ">iPhone 4 Cases</a></span>, which features a new-look design, improved battery life, better camera, and runs the iOS4 operating system.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636045997940489319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-85428586151610583722010-06-25T14:24:00.000+08:002010-06-25T14:25:52.925+08:00First iPhone 4 review: Features, specs better than predecessor iPhone 3GS<div>As the iPhone 4 reaches the hands of its much awaiting customers, a day ahead of what was promised by Apple, the internet is full with reviews of this gadget which happens to be the most successful launch from Apple yet. The features of iPhone 4 has earned for themselves a maddening craze among the gadget freaks from all over the world that makes it well placed above its predecessor, the iPhone 3GS. People have followed the device all through from the day Steve Jobs, Apple CEO announced it to a couple of leaks the device got engaged with and now the device is finally in customer’s hands who eagerly wait to give their valuable judgment.</div><div><br /></div><div>First and foremost, the most important feature of iPhone 4 for which it has been appreciated is its looks. People have liked its new sleek, thinner industrial look which is definitely better than iPhone 3GS. The device has a sturdier look and runs on a more powerful processor, the A4 processor which is found in iPad. But the speed of the processor has only marginally been increased and as put by Engadget it may be lower than 1GHz.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next comes its camera which is another feature of the iPhone that has caught people’s attention. The 5 MP camera as against 3.2 MP present in iPhone 3GS comes with an additional LED flash and its 5 x digital zoom that helps in taking crystal clear images. It is found that the camera is quicker and more efficient this time thanks to the iOS4, the latest OS present in the device. The most talked about video calling feature of the iPhone 4 has also been analyzed for its FaceTime feature but requires a very strong Wi-Fi connection to be able to stay connected. So we can safely say the camera front has been taken care of by Apple in the new iPhone 4 but for a few glitches on the Wi-Fi side.</div><div><br /></div><div>The iPhone 4 reviews for its noise-canceling microphone and an improved audio chamber were also positive. The phone delivered a clear sound on both the ends. According to David Pogue of The New York Time, “Sound is much better on both the ends, thanks in part to a noise canceling microphone and an improved audio chamber.” He also liked the stainless steel edge band which is now a part of the antenna.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another important iPhone 4 feature is its battery life which according to many analysts is far beyond expectations. Josh Topolsky of Engadget said, “In fact, we managed to squeeze more than 38 hours –yes 38 hours –of life out of a single charge using the phone as we normally would.” He also commented that the battery did well exceeding their expectation for longetivity during testing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Overall, the iPhone 4 reviews are overwhelming and the device is a hit and has quite well managed to live up to the hype which was created around it. Except the FaceTime’s Wi-Fi only functionality, the general consensus for the wonder device is positive.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://www.dsstyles.com/en/iphone-3g-3gs-cases/iphone-4g-cases.html?src=kui" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153); ">iPhone 4 Cases</a></span></div>kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636045997940489319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-18700227723392645002009-10-06T00:32:00.002+08:002009-10-06T00:35:46.911+08:00pornography lawyer<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>pornography lawyer note<br />Adult film industry regulations<br />In People vs Freeman of 1988, the California Supreme Court stated that adult film production was to be protected as free speech under the First Amendment. They ruled that since such films did not include obscene images and indecency, and stayed within society's standards, the adult film industry should be granted the freedom of speech. Escaping highly regulated government intervention, regulation in the adult film industry has been limited to prevent child pornography. In the United States Code of Regulations, under title Title 18, Section 2257, no performers under the age of 18 are allowed to be employed by adult industry production companies. The failure to abide by this regulation, results in civil and criminal prosecutions. To enforce the age entry restriction, all adult industry production companies are required to have a Custodian of Records that documents and holds records of the ages of all performers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/34/2008/12/200px-Virgin_Killer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/34/2008/12/200px-Virgin_Killer.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />New York v. Ferber, 458 U.S. 747 (1982), was a United States Supreme Court decision. 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/>〔未來72路徑預測〕向西北或西北偏西移動,時速20減至10公里以下。〔原因〕預料西風帶仍然會有短波槽東移,副熱帶高壓脊在120E附近仍然會呈現弱點狀態,芭瑪將漸漸趨向鞍型場當中,故此減速移動。另一方面,西北太平洋上另一股颱風茉莉逐漸靠近,有可能開始和芭瑪產生藤原效應,其影響是為芭瑪帶來南移動力,而由於鞍型場加上太平洋副熱帶高壓脊的引導向量是西北偏北,故平均的移動向量會是西北偏西。kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636045997940489319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-48423894652419099722009-09-30T08:28:00.000+08:002009-09-30T08:30:01.439+08:00校服男女荒淫短片近日网上流传一段学生的亲热短片,片中男女身穿校服,在梯间男生公然将头部挨近女生下半身似有所动作,行为过火。教育界人士提醒青少年要为自己行为负责,促请网民停止上载片段;法律界人士警告,片段虽无“露点”画面,但若涉事学生未成年,上载片段有机会触犯发放儿童色情物品罪行。警方表示,商业罪案调查科的科技罪案组会跟进了解事件。<br /><br />网民昨在多个网上讨论区激烈讨论该段短片,有人更将画面撮成连环图在网上发放。该短片长约四分钟,以手机拍摄,片中一对身穿校服男女的容貌清晰可见,男生掀起女生的校裙抚摸,而女生的内裤更已褪下,男生的头部下移似有所动作。<br /><br />有网民估计片段在公屋屋邨梯间拍摄,并凭校服推断男女为九龙东一间中学的学生。对于有学生在公众地方作出过火行为,有网民认为事件反映本港青年性价值观扭曲,有必要检讨性教育政策;有网民声言会去信两人怀疑就读的学校要求正视事件。因女生一脸稚气,有网民提醒上下载短片也有犯法之虞。<br />校长截稿前无回应<br /><br />记者昨以电邮联络怀疑两人就读学校的校长,但截稿前未有回覆。警方表示,商罪科科技罪案组会跟进了解事件。<br /><br />法律界人士黄国桐解释,片段中当事人虽无裸露身体,但因有所动作不排除会被评为淫亵物品;若涉事学生未成年,上载或管有片段,更有机会触犯发放淫亵物品或儿童色情物品罪行,网民应停止上下载行为。<br 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/>衛生部門已對患者兩名家屬和接診的兩名醫務人員實施醫學觀察。kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16257160695116337069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-1169828535771477022007-01-27T00:22:00.000+08:002007-01-27T00:22:15.783+08:00kui.name<a href="http://kui.name/">kui.name</a> 個人資訊搜集, 工具開發網站<br /><br />kui在2003年10月始於建個人網,不斷開發功能和加入資訊<br /><br />kui.name 在2005年12月注冊..........kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16257160695116337069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-1163523052388819482006-11-15T00:49:00.000+08:002006-11-15T12:21:15.783+08:00百年暨大 FunShow暨南风论坛【暨南桃李】专版百年暨南校友召唤贴华侨最高学府暨南大学即将迎来百年校庆,为此作为暨南大学校内最活跃的学生论坛FunShow暨南风论坛特开设【暨南桃李】——暨南校友专版,欢迎来自五洲四海的校友光临。或者你可能会因为各种事务而无法亲临暨南园参加百年校庆的盛大庆典,但是我们仍然可以通过网络相聚,通过【暨南桃李】这个校友专版来联系昔日的同学故友,通过网络分享你的百年暨南的怀念之情,分享毕业以后的生活,工作等等。<br /><br /><a 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href="http://kui.name/NEWS/HK/2006-10-20/37077.html">http://kui.name/NEWS/HK/2006-10-20/37077.html </a>kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16257160695116337069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-1161128603972382012006-10-18T07:42:00.000+08:002006-10-18T07:43:23.983+08:00忆亡母成狂 DJ芝See菇Bi寻死芝See菇Bi原名卓韵芝,现年二十七岁。据悉,她与母亲、外婆及弟弟同住亚皆老街一五一号嘉豪轩,父亲居于别处,她与母亲及弟弟感情甚佳,两母女间中结伴到中环兰桂坊酒吧饮酒聊天,俨如好朋友,完全没有代沟,羡煞旁人;她亦十分孝顺外婆,经常带外婆外出食饭及逛街。去年,其母癌病不幸逝世,对她打击甚大,至今仍然无法忘怀。<br /><br /> 昨凌晨四时许,阿芝独自在家饮红酒解闷,惜酒入愁肠愁更愁,写下两封遗书,透露生活不开心,再以酒送服安眠药,在陷入昏迷前,致电姓陈(二十九岁)男友,言谈间透露不开心及想死,陈闻言大惊,立即赶往上址查看,赫见她昏迷床上,身旁遗下一个空药樽及红酒,并发现两封遗书,陈立即报警,救护员赶抵,将她送院抢救。<br /><br /> 芝See菇Bi送院陷入昏迷状态,须戴上氧气罩,脸上薄施脂粉,衣整齐,其陈姓男友一直陪伴在侧,除替她挽波鞋外,并不时用身体阻挡记者拍照,极力维护女友。<br />据消息称,芝See菇Bi与陈姓男友认识多时,双方感情稳定,相信今次她的自杀与感情问题无关;陈于外国长大,年前才回流香港发展,任职金融业。.........<br /><br />FROM : <a href="http://kui.name/NEWS/HK/2006-10-18/36815.html">http://kui.name/NEWS/HK/2006-10-18/36815.html</a>kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16257160695116337069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-1161097092193551552006-10-17T22:58:00.000+08:002006-10-17T22:59:09.113+08:00陈法拉力挺清白 梁荣忠否认狂(目及)梁荣忠和陈法拉昨日为《TVB8》的宣传活动担任司仪,对有网民质疑忠仔早前在《游戏天王》狂“”法拉,忠仔说:“大家唔好戴住有色眼镜睇件事,我系队长,佢转冇晒方向,我当然要企前面畀方向佢!”<br /><br />忠仔又发牢骚说:“根本而家有传媒报道手法系有性取向,掂就话沟、望就话!总之当事人觉得冇事就得啦!”<br /><br />陈法拉亦为忠仔讲说话:“佢系队长,唔通唔理我咩?”对节目内先后被指黄宗泽对她“揩油”和忠仔“”她,法拉并不觉自己是受害人:“我觉得受害人反而系男仔!”<br /><br />至于同场的谭咏麟也力撑忠仔,他笑言:“我唔相信,佢乖好多,畀系我睇得仲耐!”<br /><br />FROM:<a href="http://kui.name/NEWS/HK/2006-10-17/36768.html">http://kui.name/NEWS/HK/2006-10-17/36768.html </a>kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16257160695116337069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-1161041865538154002006-10-17T07:36:00.000+08:002006-10-17T07:37:45.546+08:00开Blog剖白悔沉溺名利 张可颐病出新生开Blog剖白悔沉溺名利 张可颐病出新生<br />17/10/2006<br /><br />张可颐去年拍摄电视剧《长恨歌》后患上“甲状腺炎”,眼凸脸胀颈肿。在外地隐居一年多,可颐改变甚大,最近她透过私家Blog首度剖白内心世界,自叹过往被奖项名利冲昏头脑,家庭、感情和健康陷于失控状态。<br /><br />可颐隐居前最后一次露面,是本年一月马来西亚一个电视台的颁奖礼,她凭《金枝欲孽》获“我的喜爱角色奖”,当时她脸肿出席并承认患病。感情方面,可颐曾与陈容森及形象设计师郭庆彬传出绯闻,但随她养病两段绯闻亦告一段落。<br /><br />可颐于私家Blog自称“张二小姐”,Blog的首页以红色背景配两张在外国拍摄的近照,照片中的她精神饱满、笑容灿烂,脸尖如当年参选港姐一样。可颐自言:“呢场病,将我生命洗牌,简单平凡日子让我比以前开心。”<br /><br />.....<br />FROM: <a href="http://kui.name/NEWS/HK/2006-10-17/36767.html">http://kui.name/NEWS/HK/2006-10-17/36767.html</a>kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16257160695116337069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-1160752825156794872006-10-13T22:33:00.000+08:002006-10-13T23:32:24.000+08:00Eveline Hill sits at a window in her home...<div class="text-padding"><div id="section"><div class="chapt_title">“Eveline”</div><div id="section"><div class="chapt_subtitle">Summary</div><div class="body_text"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Eveline</span> Hill sits at a window in her home and looks out onto the street while fondly recalling her childhood, when she played with other children in a field now developed with new homes. Her thoughts turn to her sometimes abusive father with whom she lives, and to the prospect of freeing herself from her hard life juggling jobs as a shop worker and a nanny to support herself and her father. Eveline faces a difficult dilemma: remain at home like a dutiful daughter, or leave Dublin with her lover, Frank, who is a sailor. He wants her to marry him and live with him in Buenos Aires, and she has already agreed to leave with him in secret. As Eveline recalls, Frank’s courtship of her was pleasant until her father began to voice his disapproval and bicker with Frank. After that, the two lovers met clandestinely. </div><div class="floatingad"><br /><div class="body_text">As Eveline reviews her decision to embark on a new life, she holds in her lap two letters, one to her father and one to her brother Harry. She begins to favor the sunnier memories of her old family life, when her mother was alive and her brother was living at home, and notes that she did promise her mother to dedicate herself to maintaining the home. She reasons that her life at home, cleaning and cooking, is hard but perhaps not the worst option—her father is not always mean, after all. The sound of a street organ then reminds her of her mother’s death, and her thoughts change course. She remembers her mother’s uneventful, sad life, and passionately embraces her decision to escape the same fate by leaving with Frank.</div><div class="body_text">At the docks in Dublin, Eveline waits in a crowd to board the ship with Frank. She appears detached and worried, overwhelmed by the images around her, and prays to God for direction. Her previous declaration of intent seems to have never happened. When the boat whistle blows and Frank pulls on her hand to lead her with him, Eveline resists. She clutches the barrier as Frank is swept into the throng moving toward the ship. He continually shouts “Come!” but Eveline remains fixed to the land, motionless and emotionless. </div></div><div id="section"><div class="chapt_subtitle">Analysis</div><div class="body_text">Eveline’s story illustrates the pitfalls of holding onto the past when facing the future. Hers is the first portrait of a female in <span class="chapt_body_italic">Dubliners</span>, and it reflects the conflicting pull many women in early twentieth-century Dublin felt between a domestic life rooted in the past and the possibility of a new married life abroad. One moment, Eveline feels happy to leave her hard life, yet at the next moment she worries about fulfilling promises to her dead mother. She grasps the letters she’s written to her father and brother, revealing her inability to let go of those family relationships, despite her father’s cruelty and her brother’s absence. She clings to the older and more pleasant memories and imagines what other people want her to do or will do for her. She sees Frank as a rescuer, saving her from her domestic situation. Eveline suspends herself between the call of home and the past and the call of new experiences and the future, unable to make a decision. </div><div class="body_text">The threat of repeating her mother’s life spurs Eveline’s epiphany that she must leave with Frank and embark on a new phase in her life, but this realization is short-lived. She hears a street organ, and when she remembers the street organ that played on the night before her mother’s death, Eveline resolves not to repeat her mother’s life of “commonplace sacrifices closing in final craziness,” but she does exactly that. Like the young boys of “An Encounter” and “Araby,” she desires escape, but her reliance on routine and repetition overrides such impulses. On the docks with Frank, away from the familiarity of home, Eveline seeks guidance in the routine habit of prayer. Her action is the first sign that she in fact hasn’t made a decision, but instead remains fixed in a circle of indecision. She will keep her lips moving in the safe practice of repetitive prayer rather than join her love on a new and different path. Though Eveline fears that Frank will drown her in their new life, her reliance on everyday rituals is what causes Eveline to freeze and not follow Frank onto the ship. </div><div class="body_text">Eveline’s paralysis within an orbit of repetition leaves her a “helpless animal,” stripped of human will and emotion. The story does not suggest that Eveline placidly returns home and continues her life, but shows her transformation into an automaton that lacks expression. Eveline, the story suggests, will hover in mindless repetition, on her own, in Dublin. On the docks with Frank, the possibility of living a fully realized life left her.</div></div></div></div></div>kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16257160695116337069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935909.post-1160703089176069862006-10-13T08:31:00.000+08:002006-10-13T09:31:29.190+08:00eveline - 伊芙琳她坐在窗边望着黄昏逐渐占领整条街道。她的头斜靠在窗帘上,鼻孔里尽是印花布的灰尘味。她累了。<br /><br />街头上人烟稀少。从最后一间房子里走出来的那个男人,经过她窗前,踏上归家的路途。她听见他的脚步声,先是响在水泥的路面上,随后又沙沙地走过那些红色新房子面前的煤渣路。从前这里是一片空地,黄昏时他们常和其他家的孩子们在这儿玩。后来有位贝尔法斯特来的人买下这片地,盖起了房子——不是他们那种棕色的小房子,而是屋顶亮晶晶的砖造房子。巷子里的孩子们常在那块空地上一起玩—戴文家的、瓦特家的、邓恩家的、跛脚的小奇奥、她和她的兄弟姊妹们。然而欧尼斯特从不参加:他太大了。她的父亲经常挥着一枝山楂树做的棍子,把他们赶出那块空地;小奇奥常扮演把风者,一看见她爸爸来了,就大声叫,给他们通风报信。即使如此,他们都还玩得蛮尽兴的。那时候,她父亲的情况还不是那么糟,而且,她母亲还活着。往事如烟;她们兄弟姊妹都已经长大了;母亲也过世了,醍季?邓恩也死了,瓦特家的孩子回英国去了。一切都改变了。现在,一如他人,她也要离家而去了。<br /><br />家!她环顾一下房子里那熟悉的摆设。回想这些年来,每星期,她都用鸡毛掸子拂拭一次,但实在搞不清这些灰尘到底是从哪里跑出来的。也许,她再也见不到这些熟悉的东西了,她从没想到有一天会离开。这些年来,她从来没弄清楚那位神父到底是谁?神父泛黄的照片就挂在旧风琴上头的墙上,它的旁边还贴着献给神圣的马格丽特?玛丽?阿拉柯克的彩色许愿文[1]。这名神父曾是她父亲的同学。每当他把照片拿给访客看时,他都会轻描淡写地补上一句话说:<br /><br />“他现在人在墨尔本!”<br /><br />她已经答应了,离家远去。这样做是不是明智之举?她思忖着这个问题的每一个可能性。家里至少还是一个可以温饱、避风雨的地方;她还有一些知心的朋友在这儿。当然,不管是在家或上班的地方,她都必须辛勤工作。如果店里的同事发现她和人私奔,不知道会怎么说?可能会说她是个傻瓜;她的空缺也会被登报招来的人取代。卡文太太一定会觉得称心如意,因为她一直跟她过不去,特别是旁边有人伸长耳朵在听的时候:<br /><br />“奚尔小姐,你没看到小姐们还在等吗?”<br /><br />“奚尔小姐,请你打起精神来。”<br /><br />离开这样的商店,她没有什么好难过的。在她的新家,在那遥远的国度,一切都将改观。那时候,她就已经结婚了—她,伊芙琳。人们会尊敬她。她不会受到像妈妈那样的对待。到现在,甚至于她都已经十九岁了,有时候还觉得活在父亲暴力的阴影之下。她知道,这就是她日子过得忐忑不安的原因。在她成长的过程里,父亲经常对哈利和欧尼斯特饱以老拳,因为她是女生,所以没有遭到相同的待遇;但后来他也开始威胁她说,要不为了她过世的妈妈,他就要如何如何。现在,已经没有人可以保护她了。欧尼斯特已经死了,而从事教堂装潢工作的哈利,几乎都待在乡下地方。此外,她每星期六晚上固定为钱和父亲起争执,这件事也开始让她觉得有说不出的厌恶感。她总是把整份薪水—七先令—交给父亲,哈利也是毫无保留,把钱寄给他,但是要从父亲那儿弄点钱出来,可就困难重重了。他说她没脑袋,乱花钱,他不想把辛苦赚来的钱给她拿去满街挥霍;更糟的是,星期六的晚上,他的心情通常很坏。到后来,他会给她钱,但却问她有没有打算张罗星期天的晚餐。接着,她得赶到市场去采买。她把黑色的皮包紧紧地抱在胸前,挤过人群;直到很晚了才提着大包小包回家。她竭尽所能来维系这个家的完整,照顾两个她一手带大的小男孩按时上学按时吃饭。这是一份辛苦的工作—日子艰辛—此刻她即将离开这种生活,但她反倒觉得这一切并不是完全不能忍受。<br /><br />她即将和法兰克展开一段新的人生旅程。法兰克为人和善,具有男子气概,且其心胸开阔。她将搭夜航轮船到法兰克为她在布宜诺斯艾利斯准备的家,去做他的妻子。她与法兰克初次邂逅的情景依然历历如目;那时他客居在一条她常去的大街上。这一切仿佛就发生在几个礼拜之前。他就站在大门口,一顶水手帽戴在脑袋瓜的后头,头发散落在古铜色的脸庞上。接着他们就熟识起来了。他每天晚上都来商店接她下班回家。他带她去看歌剧〈波西米亚的女孩〉[2],她和他坐在平常没机会坐的位置时,感到欣喜异常。他热爱音乐,也能唱几首歌。大家都知道他们在谈恋爱。当他唱起那首少女爱上水手的歌时,她总有一种愉悦中掺杂着迷惑的感觉。他常叫她“小乖乖”来寻她开心[3]。起先,她觉得有个人陪她真好。渐渐地,她就爱恋起他了。他总有许多说不完有关远方国度的故事。开始的时候,他在一艘专跑加拿大航线的“爱轮”轮船公司担任甲板小弟,月支薪水一英镑[4]。他告诉她许多他待过的轮船名字,和各式各样职务的名称。他说他航行过麦哲伦海峡,也告诉她那些派特格尼人的恐怖故事[5]。他说布宜诺斯艾利斯是他的幸运之地,但现在只有度假时,才有机会回去这个古老的国度。当然,她父亲发现了他们的恋情后,便禁止他们继续交往。<br /><br />“我很了解干水手的这些家伙,”他说。<br /><br />有一天,父亲和法兰克吵了一架。从此以后,她只能暗地里去和法兰克约会。<br /><br />巷子里的夜更深了。她放在膝上的两个白色信封也模糊了起来。一封是给哈利的,另一封是给她父亲的。她虽然最疼爱欧尼斯特,但是她也爱哈利。她注意到爸爸最近有点老态龙钟的样子;他一定会想念她的。有时候,爸爸也会对她特别地好。不久之前,有一次,她因病卧床在家一天,爸爸烤了一份面包给她在炉边吃,还说一个鬼故事给她听。又有一次,在妈妈还活着的时候,他们全家还一起去侯斯山野餐。她还记得爸爸戴上妈妈的草帽,逗得孩子们哈哈大笑。<br /><br />时间一分一秒地过去,她还继续坐在窗边,把头靠在窗帘上,呼吸着印花布上尘埃的气味。在巷子尽头,她可以听见街头艺人拉手风琴的声音。那曲调是她所熟悉的。说来诡异,就在今晚,这曲调使她想起她对母亲的承诺,承诺她要竭尽所能维系这个家的完整。她犹记得妈妈病危的那夜;一如往常,妈妈躺在走道那头门窗紧闭的一间房里,她正好听到一位义大利人在窗外弹着这首哀怨的曲子。那风琴手领了六便士的赏,就被赶走了。她记得爸爸踱步回病房时,说:<br /><br />“他妈的义大利人,来这里干什么?”<br /><br />她陷入沈思,母亲一生悲苦的形象,如同魔咒一般,附在她的心灵血肉之上—一个庸庸碌碌、牺牲一切的生命,竟以发疯告终。她不禁颤抖起来,仿佛听见母亲的声音,带着顽愚的坚持,正不断唸着:<br /><br />“得乐蒙恩舍乐恩!得乐蒙恩舍乐恩![6]”<br /><br />一阵突如其来的恐怖之感,她不禁站了起来。逃走!她必须逃走!法兰克会救她的。他会给她新生命,或许也会给她爱情。她想要活下去。但为什么她不能快乐呢?她也有追求幸福的权利。法兰克将会双手接纳她,拥抱她。他会救她的。<br /><br />…………………………………………………………………………………<br /><br />在北墙码头,她站在熙来攘往的旅客当中。他牵着她的手,她知道他正在耳边叨叨细述着即将展开的旅程。码头上挤满了拎着棕色背包的军人。从候船室敞开的门望出去,她瞥见黑色的巨大船影,停靠在码头边,舷窗透着亮光。她什么话也没有回答。寒意阵阵,吹得她双颊苍白。因为迷惑困顿,她只好祈求上帝指点迷津。大船迎向海雾,吹起长长哀愁的笛声。如果她和法兰克上船的话,明天她就会在海上,航向布宜诺斯艾利斯了!这段旅程早已预定好了。法兰克已经为她付出了这么多,此刻她还能回头吗?她浑身不对劲,难过得想吐,只有不断蠕动双唇,虔诚地默祷着。<br /><br />一阵响铃,揪住她的心。她感到法兰克正紧紧抓着她的手:<br /><br />“来吧!”<br /><br />苍茫大海在她心中涌起万丈波涛。他正把她卷到这片大海之中:他会把她淹死的。她双手紧紧地抓住铁栏杆不放。<br /><br />“来吧!”<br /><br />不!不!不!这不行。她疯狂地抓着铁杆。在滔滔大洋中,她发出了痛苦的哀嚎。<br /><br />“伊芙琳!伊薇!”<br /><br />他从栅栏外跑过来,叫她快点跟上。<br /><br />有人吆喝着他快点走,但是他还在对着伊芙琳叫喊。她一脸苍白看着他,默然,无动于衷,犹如一头无助的野兽。她的眼神没有一丝爱恋或即将离别的迹象,也没有曾经熟稔的表情。<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />[1] 马格丽特?玛丽?阿拉柯克(Margaret Mary Alacoque)是十七世纪法国著名的修女,以自残苦修出名。她是“圣心大启示”(the Great Revelations of the Sacred Heart)的创立人,1920年被册封为圣,她的纪念日在十月十七日。<br /><br />[2] <波西米亚的女孩>(The Bohemian Girl)是爱尔兰剧作家巴尔福(Michael William Balfe, 1808-1870)的作品。这出剧改编自赛凡提斯(Cervantes)的故事,写的是一位公爵的女儿被吉普赛人收养长大,最后再回到公爵府的<br /><br />故事。剧中有一段戏描写女主角阿灵(Arline)与男主角私奔的剧情。<br /><br />[3] 伊芙琳的故事是乔伊斯的妹妹玛格丽特(Margaret 1884-1964)真人生活的摹写。玛格丽特的绰号叫 “Poppie”,她在乔伊斯的妈妈去世后,身兼母职,照料乔伊斯的弟妹们。她终身未嫁,献身教会,最后终老于纽西兰。乔伊斯喜欢在字词之后加上 “-ens” 这个接尾语(suffix),以示亲昵。在《画像》中,他以 “nicens”代替 “nice”;在《尤利西斯》中,他把猫叫做 “Pussens”。在这儿, “Poppie” 就变成了“Poppens”。<br /><br />[4] 英国爱轮轮船公司成立于1852年,该公司每周都有轮船由利物浦出发到加拿大西岸。<br /><br />[5] 麦哲伦第一次环游世界时,据说曾在瓜地马拉的火地岛(Tierra del Fuego)看到巨大的派特格尼人(Patagonians)。<br /><br />[6] “Derevaun Seraun!”看起来像是盖尔语,但其真正意义不明。有人认为是伊芙琳母亲临终前喃喃的亵语。爱尔兰国家图书馆的汉斯(Patrick Hensey)认为它是指“乐极生悲”( “the end of pleasure is pain”)。kuihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16257160695116337069noreply@blogger.com