The Microsoft Tablet PC “Courier” will be launched early next year

SAN FRANCISCO April 21, according to foreign media reports, informed sources, the Microsoft Tablet PC "Courier" will be launched early next year.

Last year in September there were reports that Microsoft is secretly developing Tablet PC Courier, and the prototype is nearing completion. The message was that, although known as the Tablet PC, but the Courier with book-style flip design, was built two 7-inch touch screens.

Microsoft Tablet PC Courier

In response, Microsoft employees have confirmed, Courier has indeed adopted the book-style flip design; folded size is equivalent to a paperback book. Be informed sources said Microsoft plans to launch in early 2011 Courier. Microsoft’s current thinking on two issues: battery life, and the target market. Thanks to two screens, battery life is a challenge.

Courier will be mainly for the consumer market, which will include books, magazines and other media content.

Microsoft's MSN Search 2.0 released

April 21, Microsoft MSN announced the launch of mobile search will be version 2.0, new mobile phone positioning, Web Search, Top IT functions.

It is understood that the phone will search for 2.0 in the original should be based on the java platform, expanded its touch screen mobile phones and Symbian platform support, now supports java, symbian, android, iphone, windows mobile and many other platforms, handset model coverage expanded to more than 200 models.

The new mobile search 2.0 will be based on the original 1.0, including new mobile phone positioning, Web Search, Top IT functions and improve the existing surrounding search, weather forecast and map features such as experience.

Facebook announced the termination of Facebook Lite Plan

Social networking site Facebook shut down "Starter Edition" (Lite) service, which critics had once been a "challenge to Twitter weapon."

U.S. time on April 20, Facebook posted the text on the site, said: "We no longer support the lightweight version of Starter Edition from test site which was a lot of experience. If you used the light version, now back to Facebook.com main site. "

Lite designed for fast downloads, streamlined version of Facebook, allows users to comment, add friends accepted request, in other graffiti wall messages and view photos and status updates.

The service started about 8 months ago, Facebook was that it was to meet "I hope to more easily start" the new user. Focus on the latest comments from friends and updates, styles similar to Twitter's real-time interaction.

Facebook does not do much on the close Lite explanation. Analysis that Facebook shut down Lite may be considered for two cases, one in the market testing process Lite usage much lower than expected; Second, the utilization rate may be higher than expected, making Facebook the third-party programs and a access some functions decline, and loss of advertising revenues, which are Facebook's profit growth.

Facebook shutting down unwanted and defective in the functions of the above has always been never hesitated, before it cut the often-criticized Beacon classified ads plugin project. Meanwhile, Facebook has announced that it will at its F8 developer conference to provide some more complex features, such as similar to the Wikipedia "community page" function.