Apple cancel the offering iPhone4S in China, triggering riots

This is only one vendor's product can make people queued through the night, can also lead to "scalper" out in force, and that is Apple. Beijing 2012 January 13, 7 am Apple started selling the iPhone 4S in China, although this time has passed from the sale of the first iPhone 4S three months, although the Hong Kong version of the iPhone 4S price has dropped to 5000RMB, but Apple fans with the scalper is still fanatical pursuit. However, the result is a disappointing things: the Apple China mobile phones store abruptly announced the cancellation of sale, triggering scalper's shouting and fans out of control.

     People! In addition to people or people! Although the day of Beijing's temperature below zero, but the Apple store front or full of people. Back in Beijing last night from the Apple store has more than 1,000 people lined up.

     Night two in the morning, the number began to rise. In order to prevent accidents outside the team has played a cordon around. Stores not only in front of police, security, and even special police, armed police also came to "escorting", it seems that once the sale has attracted the attention of the whole Beijing.

The audience were waiting in the cold night, the audience's expectations of them in a warm and did not wait for Apple to open store to sell. Apple announces "iPhone 4S starting to cancel, today is no longer available products." The news made ​​everyone dumbfounded. Mess up the order immediately, and now many users gathered at the scene, and shouted to open the door. Apple stores have been closed this door, there is no response.

Currently Apple has not yet made ​​any views on this incident.

South Korea's ambitious want to be the world's first LED Industry in 2020

South Korea plans to stage 2 upgrade points to 60% penetration rate of LED lighting will drive the 2020 Korean LED lighting accounted for more than 40% value share.

Korea was published in June 2011 " LED light bulbs 2060 Plan", set in 2020 of its LED lighting will reach 60% penetration target.

Following the South Korean government "LED lighting 15/30 universal plan" (since 2006 to promote) after he announced in June 2011 "LED lighting 2060 Plan", which, in 2015 the former Department of LED lighting accounted for the overall share of South Korea will reach 30 % target, the latter in 2020 will reach 60% penetration rate of LED Lighting targets. In addition, according to Ministry of Knowledge Economy Survey, 2010 South Korea is only 2.5% penetration rate of LED lighting.

To speed up the popularization of LED lighting pace, South Korea, LED lighting not only express universal process, but will create a public market, the demand for LED lighting to enhance the civil and construction of universal basic, in order to achieve these goals.

South Korean government in promoting the development of the LED market, especially in promoting policies and mechanisms above, there are some good experience, the South Korean government to create demand first, second, focus on business application capabilities, three focus on sustainable development. And set up four centers to integrate industrial development, such as agriculture, automotive industries. In addition, the South Korean government has been implementing major government-led corporate strategy, together with the bank by the government to provide funds for the enterprise to cultivate a large enterprise groups. The final production of large enterprise groups not only become the main business, the backbone of foreign trade, and is open technology, the introduction of foreign capital, information and intelligence gathering core strength. Attention to applications driving the market. In the early development of high-tech industries, are generally first Korean domestic market as "innovative services and products," the testing ground for the rapid development of high-tech industry and access to international markets play a key driving force.

South Korea made in 2012 "the world's top three LED industry power", the world's first LED industry in 2020. On the one hand, governments and enterprises to vigorously promote LED. Other hand, the lighting industry is largely constituted by SMEs, competitive nature of technology is not enough, will be in the future pay more attention to technology and applications research and development, currently in South Korea in the cheap LED torches business, companies have more than 890.

Barclays Capital forecasts 2012 LED industry ten topics:

Barclays Capital predicts that the LED industry in 2012 will usher in "flat year" by the excess capacity, the average selling price (ASP) pressure and moderate growth in demand for wholesale LED light bulbs and other factors troubled. However, the power LED and MOCVD equipment in the semiconductor industry and MOCVD equipment to upgrade the market still has some opportunities.

1 Although the LED manufacturers weak capital spending, but the MOCVD equipment vendor for equipment upgrades may add additional revenue streams. MOCVD equipment upgrade revenue of $ 200,000 (simple upgrade) to 150 million.

2. MOCVD equipment replacement market is unlikely to increase. LED manufacturers and end-market demand, revenue growth will slow hinder the expansion of large-scale MOCVD equipment replacement. Although some of the MOCVD equipment suppliers and major customers are used refurbished / unpacked MOCVD equipment to remove the damaged parts before upgrading, and once again provide the warranty period, the equipment manufacturers for first-and second-line LED is still not attractive.

3 gallium nitride (GaN) / silicon carbide (SiC) power electronic devices will become a MOCVD equipment in the growth of small applications. STMicroelectronics (STM), Infineon and Analog Devices are all purchasing from AIXTRON and Veeco MOCVD equipment.

4 Although the U.S. Applied Materials, Inc., and some Chinese manufacturers, also joined the market, but the main equipment supplier or AIXTRON MOCVD and Veeco, both MOCVD market share of 90 percent, and will benefit from the MOCVD equipment update.

5 Although the Barclays that Applied Materials, Inc. can not acquire any large LED equipment suppliers, because in 2011 it has acquired the semiconductor equipment company VSEA, but the LED device manufacturers still exists the possibility of mergers and acquisitions.

6 The United States and Europe will perform incandescent ban, but in view of existing incandescent inventory, the move is unlikely to promote the 2012 LED market demand. The LED lights will really become popular in Japan.

7. LED components / lighting prices will make the non-residential project payback period is more optimistic. Barclays estimated that 2011 LED chip / component, the average selling price dropped 30-40%.

8 Although the government may provide a variety of subsidy policy, but the China LED lighting products market demand for LED may be together with the overall market decline. There is no indication that the eight billion yuan the central government subsidies have now been deployed.

9. LED lighting market penetration will increase steadily. As the average selling price pressure, LED component suppliers related to revenue growth will slow down.

10. Barclays said, Samsung, and LG Innotek, Seoul Semiconductor LED suppliers such as South Korea's product quality has been improved. Samsung and LG will probably be the Cree, Osram, Nichia and Lumileds LED manufacturers and other traditional first-line major threat.

LED lighting, just like the golden glow

In the global carbon reduction atmosphere under, LED light source with high efficiency to replace the traditional light sources emitting less efficient opportunities; However, LED lighting manufacturers should rapidly expand production capacity actively to access, more importantly, to change the traditional manufacturers of thinking, that is from supply-side oriented toward demand-side oriented, have the opportunity to be more close to the market square.

First, the global LED lighting market continues to grow

LED technology continues to improve and prices continued to fall, which is the main reason to promote LED lighting applications in significantly improved. 2010 the global LED lighting industry market size of $ 5 billion, representing growth of 46% in 2009. 2011, continued attention to energy issues, to find a better alternative to light-emitting efficiency is a necessary trend, LED lighting market is expected to continue growing, the market size in 2011 will reach $ 7.1 billion. Luminous efficiency of LED components, the price dropped to close to traditional light sources, as well as the overall design of LED torches to be mature, becoming the second choice lighting, LED lighting is expected to continue to enhance the penetration rate is expected by 2015 the global LED lighting market will up to $ 21.7 billion.

Second, North America, Europe and China as a major market demand

LED lighting applications in lighting, in order to North America, Europe and China as the three main application areas. LED lighting industry in 2010 accounted for the largest in North America, up 34.5%, followed by China, 30%, Europe 26%, other regions accounted for 9.4%. Outlook 2011, still the largest market in North America, accounting for up to 33.2%. Other regional countries such as Japan, the government policy support by the 311 earthquake and the after effects of the end consumer it is growing emphasis on energy-saving lighting of choice, accounting for 2011 is expected to increase. Substantial growth in other regions under the influence of a slight decline in the proportion of the overall performance of China LED lighting in 2011 is forecast to be 27.7%, accounting for the other regions increased to 12.6%, 26.4% in Europe.

Third, LED lighting industry trends

Development of LED lighting, in 2011 the market has become a focus of much attention.

Point out the following:
First, the component-side light-emitting efficiency and price decline, prices are no longer makes the lighting people are deterred from visiting; two incandescent light bulbs to disable policy implementation, will drive the business in 2012;
Third, replace the light source-LED bulbs grow rapidly into the mainstream;
Fourth, the lighting design into human factors engineering, expect from the demand side designed to meet the physical and psychological needs of consumers of lighting products;
Fifth, to promote LED lighting, pathway layout is facing serious challenges.

India LED market grew rapidly, the world's most potential market

In the occasion of the global LED market continues to expand. LED market is growing rapidly in India, becoming one of the most influential of the LED market. 2011, the Indian LED market reached 10.2% average annual growth rate of more than. LED products market in India mainly in the automotive, consumer electronics, communications, computers and lighting industries.

LED lighting market space in India: the overall annual growth rate will be 41.5%

With India's rapid progress of urbanization and industrialization, a large number of India's surge in demand for electricity, and consumption is also a lot of growth. Lighting power load 12% in India, if it is folded into carbon dioxide released, the combined, for a total energy consumption, will result in 52.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions is only used for lighting. Thus, with energy saving features of the LED demand growth, according to data, if 25% of India's lighting system, LED lighting power load into a load of carbon dioxide emissions will be able to directly reduce emissions by 25% per year in India, its value of about 13 billion euros, which is a huge market.

It is reported that India's overall growth rate of the LED lighting market will be 41.5% until 2015. 2009 is only $ 49 million, which represents 3.1% of the lighting market, which means that market space and potential.

India imports mainly by demand for LED products

India's demand for LED products mainly rely on imports in 2004, imports amounted to 6,470 in India LED million U.S. dollars, import volume in 2005 has increased to 7,123 million U.S. dollars, import volume in 2006 reached 8,850 LED million U.S. dollars, annual rate of more than 11.93%, to 2010 India is expected to exceed $ 1 billion, 12% annual growth rate of breaking is quite the global LED market growth potential in emerging markets.

LED interior lighting market in India still need to cultivate

It is understood that in the Indian market, LED lighting is mainly outdoor use, many of the streets or on the monument, cheap LED torches is common outdoor use in India. At the same time, we can also see the LED lighting market in India has been limited: first, the price is too high, LED prices to drop at least 3 times. In fact, a lot of LED lights can be placed directly on a number of other direct replacement of fluorescent lamps, but the price is expensive, many people want the. Therefore, LED products must let people can bear in the economy. Another aspect, consumer awareness is still relatively low.

SMS is about to become obsolete? Sonera: Christmas SMS volume fell 22%

If the answer is yes, for telecom operators is not good news.

However, Finland, Australia, Hong Kong operators must accept this reality. Christmas Eve in 2011, these three countries and regions, SMS usage has fallen markedly.

Finland. According to Finnish telecom operator Sonera statistical data, people in the Christmas Eve message sent 8.5 million, compared with last year's 10.9 million decreased 2.4 million, a decline of 22%. And another operator for young users DNA, is also experiencing this decline - 5.6 million text messages sent this year than last year's 5.9 million less 30 million. BTW, the Finnish population is 540 million.

Australia. According to an independent blog author Richard Blundell integrated data telecommunications operator Telstra, Telstra's network to send text messages within the Australian passion also decay in 2010, sending 881 per person in 2011 this figure dropped to 810.

In fact, according to Telstra's data, from 2006 to 2010, sending text messages has been growing, and in 2010 began to turn downhill. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, data usage surge in 2011, a year ago, only a single mobile data traffic throughout the year more than 400 M, 2011 annual average flow rate of each mobile phone use 1.6G, an increase of 3 times.

SMS decline, increased data traffic, because people are increasingly turning to Facebook, Twitter, BBM or iMessage and other tools to communicate. Such as voice intercom application Talkbox very popular in Hong Kong has become a way of eroding SMS users (students reply comments area: Whatsapp the most popular, Talkbox at the back). Christmas this year, Hong Kong, the number of China mobile phones users send text messages dropped by about 14%, down from 29.92 million 21.62 million. Hong Kong resident population of approximately 700 million people (2010 data), the average per person in 2010 to send 60 text messages in 2011, this figure dropped to 49.

The number of Americans send text messages did not decline, increased year by year. But growth is slowing, according to UBS telecom analyst John Hodulik statistical data, the first quarter of 2011, net U.S. carrier text messaging increase of only 10% lower than the first quarter of 2010, 16%. MGI analyst called this trend "SMS erosion".

Apple iPad change our lives

 iPad turned out, no doubt the technology sector in 2010 added a splendid touch. "We create the tools, then tools shape us." IPad has brought us convenience, while also unconsciously change our lives, work. A site of 500 recently released a survey of more than iPad users. From these data, we can understand more or less iPad to our way of life brought about change and change of trend.

     1, about two-thirds of the average daily user iPad 1 ~ 5 hours.

     2, nearly 30% of users said that iPad has become their main "computer."

     3, browse the Web, Email and social networks become the most important use of iPad.

     4, the average investigation time for the use of electronic equipment: iPad> Laptop> Desktop> Smartphone.

     5, more than 35% of users expressed a preference for browsing on the iPad.

     6, more than half of the users to download at least 20 applications.

     7, about 40% of users buy at least 10 applications.

     8, nearly 80% of users said they used the application of less than 10.

     9, about 75% of users read on the iPad, but people seem to prefer the feeling of reading on the Kindle.

     10, nearly half of the users is the 3G version of the iPad. This is beyond people's expectations.

     11, almost all respondents neither buy MacBook Air, even the minority who said this does not reduce the time they use the iPad. If you have a choice, people are more willing to have iPad.

     Accordingly, we can not say modest beginnings, after all, iPad or class iPad media tablet has not been as popular as cell phone off. However, "any new media is an evolutionary process, a biological process of fission."

Throughout the evolution of electronic media form, and then take a look at iPad - stronger than a MP3 Media Players, portable than a computer, as if a master of new media player. With the rapid development of mobile communications and the popularity of tablet PCs, the entire human life in the future will be shaped into what circumstances?