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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

iPhone market share in the first quarter was only 1.5%

By Haven Frbiz

U.S. technology blog Silicon Alley Insider Denver洛梅尔Author (Dan Frommer) today, the author pointed out that although Apple's iPhone provides the company with a strong growth momentum, the leading mobile technology and the profits are very substantial, but its market share is still very limited . Following is the full text: mobile research firm ABI Research recently estimated that global mobile phone sales for the first quarter of 258 million, sales in March to 3,800,000. If there is no deviation in the forecast means that Apple's iPhone accounted for only 1.5 percent of market share.

This also means that Apple is still huge room for growth, but also shows that the majority of mobile phone users to choose other brands of mobile phones, not all users have the opportunity to purchase the iPhone. We believe that the mobile phone market with more and more similar to the desktop market. With the importance of upgrading the software, users of mobile loyalty platform also improve. BlackBerry users are more willing to use the BlackBerry, and iPhone users more like iPhone ... ...

There are many users think that Apple should improve the current situation in order to maintain the growth of iPhone, the user's recommendations include:

- IPhone software platform to keep ahead of the competition. This is Apple has already done that last month the company announced that it would launch this summer in the iPhone 3.0 software.

- Improve the iPhone. This may become a reality this summer. Apple is likely to be held in June at the Worldwide Developers Conference, or to display a variety of new iPhone. Although unlikely with the current iPhone has too many different, but will be faster and better.

- To maintain low prices iPhone: iPhone sales of 199 U.S. dollars is more than double the 399 U.S. dollars. If the price is 99 U.S. dollars will be reduced to what? We believe that this year may see a ultra-low price of iPhone.

- The expansion of distribution channels of iPhone: Apple said this year will enter the China market, will also be in the United States with more operators, but a short period of time is also very difficult to become a reality.

- Continue to expand its iPhone operating system platforms. iPod Touch is a great product, why not introduce a range between the iPhone and the iMac flat-panel equipment? - 18423

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Global cotton material goods produced and the spiky descent in the size of trade

By Zou cheaponsale

In the 2008-09 cotton season, the world's cotton production is estimated to reach 108.3 million bags, a decrease of 10.2 percent from a year ago. In the 2008-09 cotton season, the world's cotton acreage fell by 6.3%, reducing 30.9 million hectares, mainly the United States and Brazil, the cotton planting area caused by a sharp cut-back. U.S. cotton acreage fell by 26.3 percent, to 3.1 million hectares. Brazil's cotton acreage fell by 18 percent, to 885,000 hectares.

U.S. Department of Agriculture in a recent report said that the high price of grain and oilseeds to cotton acreage to other crops has contributed to the conversion, this is because other crops can be more favorable rebate. The largest reduction in output is estimated that the United States, in the 2008-09 cotton season of cotton production is expected to drop to 12.8 million bags, about a third lower than a year ago. Other major cotton-producing countries is estimated that cotton production will drop.

,2008-09 in China's cotton fabric cotton quarter output outlook to come to 35.8 million sacks, 1.2 million packets fallen from a year before (3.2%). China's cotton fabric acreage outlook to come to six million hectares, down 3.2% from a year ago. The Chinese government for a buffer of somewhat reduced charges of the influence of household cotton fabric output in alignment to assurance the procurement cost of cotton. India's cotton fabric output is approximated to come to 23 million sacks, fallen 6.5 per hundred from a year ago; and Brazil's cotton fabric output is approximated to come to 5.8 million sacks, down 21% from a year before, the report indicates that the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Cotton in the 2008-09 time of the year, the worldwide cotton material trade plunged 26 out of 100 prediction, 28.6 million parcel to reduce. The principle fault of the trade prediction by the quite small yields and frail global demand. As the world's greatest cotton material dealing nations of China's 2008-09 cotton material time of the year is assessed at 7,000,000 bales of cotton material deals, plunged 39 out of 100 from a year ago. From the world's second-largest cotton material exporter in India's cotton material trade overseas are looked frontwards to to descent 72%, lessen 2 million packets, and in fiscal year 2007-08, India's cotton material trade overseas have brought ahead a record of 7 million package. Indian agencies to the least support charge from the growers to pay for the outstanding cotton material, India, the least support costs higher than world market prices. Domestic least costs disheartened the establishment of the Indian cotton material in the global market sales.

In the 2008-09 cotton season, from Uzbekistan's cotton exports are forecast to be 32 percent decline, to reduce packet 3000000. And from the African franc zone cotton exports is estimated to reach 2.3 million bags, 12 percent decline from a year ago. From cotton exports in the United States is estimated to have declined 8.4 percent, lower packet 12500000; despite the drastic decrease of cotton production, competitive prices make exports to the United States as other countries to avoid sharp decline, as a result, the United States in the international cotton trade share is expected to rise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's report added. - 18423

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How to play piano online

By Lynn Lopez

There are a lot of people who were practically required to take piano lessons as children. For the ones who really enjoyed these lessons, learning how to play the piano was most likely an edifying experience, but those who were simply pushed into learning found the entire experience torturous, to say the least. After all, not all piano teachers are the same, and there are teachers who can get too demanding.

Luckily, the Internet practically has all the answers these days, and today, anyone with an interest in playing the piano don't have to endure the instructions of a teacher or spend money on private lessons. They can simply go online and pull up great online piano courses on the Web.

One of the things people worry about when it comes to playing the piano online is whether these lessons could be as good as a private, one-on-one lesson, and if they can really learn over the Internet. Believe it or not, there are numerous top-quality piano courses available online, which cater to beginners, intermediate players, and expert pianists. You just have to filter the reliable courses from the ones that look like complete scams. Do some research and look for testimonials and reviews of any course that you're considering. You can also look into websites that offer interactive tools featuring a keyboard you can play using your mouse.

So can online piano lessons possibly be as good as private piano lessons? It all depends on your ability to focus on your lesson. Online piano courses mean that you won't have a teacher to guide you throughout each lesson; you will have to rely on yourself to really stay dedicated to learning. Consider it as sort of a teach-yourself course. You CAN learn on your own--some of the best musicians are self-taught--and you just need the discipline to carry on with your lessons without a teacher breathing down your neck. Without a teacher's prompting, your eagerness to learn should be a strong enough motivation for you. The best part of learning how to play the piano online is that you can raise your piano-playing level and still not go beyond your budget, plus with online courses, you can also keep studying anywhere you go.

Learning how to play the piano online can sound risky for someone who hasn't had much experience in online courses, but when you consider the benefits--big savings thanks to not having the need for private lessons, having a newly developed skill brought about by your own dedication to learning, and having the time to learn as much as you want to--you'll undoubtedly realize that online piano lessons are the way to go. - 18423

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2009 China's auto market, "Paul 10" conflict

By Professional editor working for himfr.

"The automobile commerce restructuring and revitalization of planning" suggested in 2009 to China's automobile output and sales efforts more than 10 million, three-year mean development rate of 10 per hundred, it is essential to accomplish this aim is not very easy to accomplish in 2009 is 10% development , there still live several variables. In 2008, the nationwide automobile output and sales to 9,323,600, and 9,363,300, contrasted to the past, expanding output and sales groundwork, it is essential to accomplish 10% for three successive years of high development, the dispute is not small.

Growth curve is a full U-turn or monthly fluctuations?

Ministry of information industry and published data show that in March, the National Automobile production 1,095,400, 35.59% growth in chain (in February than in March), an increase of 5.55%; sales 1,109,800, ring than the 34.10 percent growth, an increase of 5.01%.

Data in March to the automobile market a shot in the arm: first, sales of more than a quarter of the U.S. market, China has become the world's biggest automobile buyer market; Second, a lone month to come back to one million steps; Third, an boost of the past six months the the largest point.

However, we should in addition observe there are more problems: First, sales expansion exceeded 5% only, and not high; the second, "the world" is only interim, full-year 2009 may be arduous to surpass the United States; the third , since the second half of 2008, an advance of down too, the prevailing expansion turn is a full U-turn or monthly fluctuations? It is arduous to declare now; Fourth, quick expansion in March, the source reasons for of guideline moved ahead, use duty, pay for duty slice, and the fuel duty reorganise, a succession of guidelines for instance automobile surrounding territories acted a job in propping up the market; Fifth, divergences in use structure and apparently, in March sales of 772,400 commuter motor vehicles, up 10.26 out of 100, but sales of economic vehicles was 337,400 yuan, down 5.29%; the sixth, but the advance in automobile goods produced and sales financial gatherings half of the yield are opposing expansion, that there is still the subject of cost manipulate, fiscal critical purpose, the consequence on the actual economic procedure is still deepening.

1-3 months in 2009, automobile production and sales 2,567,600 and 2,678,800, an increase of only 1.91% and 3.88%, reduced from the current inventory, and some models sold out of the market situation, 2009 years to achieve the goal of 10% is likely to achieve, but the pressure is not small and can only be cautiously optimistic.

In 2008, the countrywide automobile goods produced and sales declined year-on-year advance of 16.87 and 15.21 percentage points, in which motor vehicle sales declined 20 and 16 percentage points descent in the magnitude of the year, and the first quarter of this year sales expansion of only 1. 91% and 3.88%, consequently, if the warmer automobile market is the key.

Small displacement and the role of motor vehicles can be driven to the countryside long?

As a result of the consumption tax, purchase tax cut, small displacement car sales rising, but also there are two problems: First, what displacement is the "small displacement", the upper limit of the small number of emission? Second, small displacement vehicles (even the general concept of small displacement) of the virtual image is still hot, the market share was not high.

"The automobile commerce restructuring and revitalization of planning" presents that from 2009 January 20 to December 31, and underneath 1.6 liters of displacement by 5% of traveller vehicle buy levy levied; At the identical time, the next three years, " displacement of 1.5 liters of the following traveller market share overhead 40%, of which a little displacement underneath 1.0 liters vehicle market share overhead 15% "; vehicle for the rural areas is the displacement of 1.3 liters for the following cars.

So, what is "small displacement" countrywide motor vehicle is not very distinctly delineated, the development did not conclusive, 1.6 liters, 1.5 liters, 1.3 liters or 1.0 liters? Policy of ambiguity at a forfeit for some enterprises, financial endeavour in R & D indecisive.

One is 1.0 liters and under is the actual type of tiny displacement motor vehicles, if so, this part of the market share types in item very tiny, not very sultry but in addition the future of preferential guidelines to farther can not only cover this part of model.

The first quarter, SAIC-GM-Wuling sales 246,293, up 34.5 out of 100, this expansion was chiefly due to the high use duty, and vehicle pay for duty lessening guideline support to countryside environs, and SAIC-GM-Wuling is supported on micro-off supported financial gathering, is a motor vehicle to the surrounding territories the most direct beneficiaries of the guideline, consequently, SAIC-GM-Wuling, high-growth does not intend that a tiny displacement of the "golden period" on the up.

1-3 months, sales of motor vehicles out the apex 10 brand labels are: F3, Excelle, Yuet move, Jetta, QQ, Santana, Elantra, Xiali, Accord, Corolla, which can be observed, 1.3 or the following small number types actually.

At present, the auto guideline support to countryside environs are chiefly wares and micro-light commuter motor vehicles out; China's auto market is the "golden output" is still 1.6 to 2.4 liters; by the fundamental thought of the consequence of use, 1.3 liters emissions and trade the following motor vehicle types have yet to be upgraded; the consequence of the charge itself is still bigger than the consequence of oil prices. The long time span, small-displacement motor vehicle to the surrounding territories and the hauling effect of these two environs may not have looked frontwards to less than ideal.

The problem is that the current increase mainly by small displacement with the vehicle driven to the countryside, and this is where the worry.

Decline in trade items earnings down turn

In 2008, the countrywide automobile trade overseas 684,900, accounting for the in the household automobile goods produced 7.36 out of 100, an advance of 67.7 percentage points decline; the first quarter of 2009, countrywide automobile trade overseas 61,000 yuan, down 62.06 %.

This means that export growth in decline in 2008, based on the year 2009, exports are likely to drop the more serious.

On the one hand, China's auto trade overseas chiefly condensed concurrently in the "Asia" territory, the location stayed at than the migraine itself, narrower; On the other hand, in actual by the exchange rate is subject to the consequence of fiscal critical purpose, the worldwide motor vehicle market shrinking speedily, trade overseas descent exacerbated by the prevailing heading down movement continues.

In addition, although China's auto products cheap, but the quality of word-of-mouth and brand image still needs to be improved, and this is a long-term can be effective. To sum up, the situation was very serious automobile exports.

According to China's Automobile Association statistics, this year, 1-2 months, large-scale automobile enterprises the main business income of 320.413 billion yuan, up 9.42 percent decline, the profit amounted to 9.879 billion yuan, up 50 percent decline.

2008, 19 key enterprises in the automobile development (group) on the complete descent in yield, while the speedier descent in 2009. Decline in yield for more reasons: On the one hand, 2008 is chiefly due to getting higher charges, carried on to descent in 2009 that cost manipulate in enterprises is still a large problem; On the other hand, clearly present the upshots of market farther intensified, financial gatherings may not like to charge the market unfailing insist to worse costs, but view at the long-term movement will continue; the most rudimentary justification is the constricted amount of enterprise, productivity is not high, lithe goods produced is not realised and the stage of precision organisation is not high.

Policy to support the face wants to be augmented

2009, a positive factor for China's auto market more than the negative factors, the overall terms of the bright spot in the world will continue to be, but is currently facing great challenges, whether the next three years, "Paul 10" the need for policy support was further expanded.

2009, goods produced competence and organisation of even the utmost stages of Toyota's yield is looked frontwards to to have extensively worse, we can observe how serious the circumstances, in the household enterprises are looking at "the expansion of trouble" and the dual demands of external challenges.

Policy support is not protectionism, the state procurement is not inclined to own emblem is "the buy of household goods in a" replica.

First, the vehicle should be farther amplified to country localities, concern could be granted a farther 50 million to support the utilisation of little displacement vehicles, despite of their own emblems and junction project emblems, so as to bypass conflicts.

Second, the acquisition of duty could be farther lessened under 1.3 liters and the vehicle could be deliberated tax-free; from 1.3 to 1.8 liters could be deliberated to 3%; from 1.8 to 2.4 liters could be deliberated down to 5 %. Will be less duty profits, but the automotive client and other consumer-driven, apparently to endorse the job of in the household demand.

Third, the abolition of travel tax to clean up a further charge of secondary roads to prevent disguised charges.

Fourth, the road to recover the loan principal and interest of loans after the country, to stop the charges.

Fifth, to speed up the domestic market into line with international oil prices, and to change the current domestic oil price rise in international oil prices rose rapidly, the domestic oil prices in international oil prices gradually dropped down the status quo of the blame.

Sixth, to farther intensify in the new power, new technologies in support of efforts to boost the autonomy of the personal vehicle R & D support.

Seventh, automobile exports increased support, the appropriate vehicle to raise the export tax rebate rate, the establishment of a special incentive fund to enhance export services platform.

Eighth, the norms and the advancement of engine vehicle economic development, and befitting relaxation rate vehicle borrowings and down fee, at the identical time the firm administration of individual borrowing records.

IX, regulate second-hand car market, to support new-generation car consumption, buy used cars to expand the policy to support the new surface can be extended to 20 million cars in the area, but not limited to redemption of light goods, such as micro-off. - 18423

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How To Buy Audio Speakers

By Dave Heebs

If you are building out a home theater system to entertain your guests, you will want to maximize the home movie experience as much as possible. This means getting the best quality components that you can. One component that most people overlook is the speaker itself. Speakers can be very expensive if you want top of the line quality.

If money is no object then you can skip the rest of this article. However, if you are like the rest of us, you will sometimes need to make small sacrifices in quality in order to fit it into your budget. This will mean getting a speaker that is not top of the line but is still very good quality, but with a lower price tag. As with most things, to unearth the gems in the rough, you will need to first do some digging.

Your budget is always going to be the biggest determinant of what you will be able to purchase. With this in mind, you will want to spend your time looking for the models and manufacturers that fit into your budget. This will allow you to get the speakers and your home theater set up in your house as soon as possible.

Some stereo speakers are only compatible with certain components. Most of the time, certain speakers are a better match for certain components. Take stock of the stereo equipment you are planning to buy and make sure you match up the speaker to the components.

The next step is to search online for speakers that fit not only your system's requirements but also your budget. Go through all the speakers that fit and make a list. This will allow you start narrowing down your choices.

The next step in your selection process is to read all the reviews you can on the speakers you've put on your list. These reviews will give you real world insight by people who have already purchased the speaker and are currently using it. Pay particular attention to the comments on performance, sound quality and especially the warranty.

When buying speakers, you should buy them in a set of five so that you can use them to create surround sound in your movie room. Once you've bought them, you will want to set them up so the speakers literally surround your guests.

Finding the right speakers for you is not an impossible task. Doing your research and staying within budget will end up making you extremely happy with your speakers for years to come. - 18423

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