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Science and technology blog site WinSupersite author Paul Thurrott said on Thursday, Microsoft and Windows Phone partners in the first half of next year plan to publish large quantities of LTE products, and AT&T is the sole distributor.

The boxer ROM offer this information is only for the U.S. market. Microsoft and partners will be held next month in Las Vegas consumer electronics show (CES) officially announced the plan on these.

Based on the technology of 3 LTE Windows Phone 2012 years ago in the mobile Phone will launch, AT&T Wireless is the sole distributor. The three phone respectively is nokia ACE, HTC Radiant and samsung Mendel, including ACE in 2012 will be released on March 18.

It is not clear whether these LTE products with some form of the latest software. You may think of Tango system may be released in early 2012, the system is mainly aimed at the low end of the cell phone. In view of LTE is high-end technology, so it is difficult to determine how a system combined with LTE Tango.

In addition, nokia Lumia 710 will be in April 2012 at Verizon Wireless network on sales. This Phone is not support LTE products, it is not clear whether the Verizon sales of Windows Phone mobile Phone technology LTE. (T-Mobile will be on January 11, 2012, more than three months ahead of Verizon.)

Reports say apple is for OS X Lion add “HiDPI model”, this mode Mac computers will support high resolution display, the image quality will be improved and as iPhone 4 Retina display of equipped with. Last week, the new report says apple is preparing to release early next year resolution for the 2880 * 1800 new Macbook Pro, then OS X Lion HiDPI support in the back was to our attention.

If the current Macbook Pro screen resolution 1440 * 900 long and wide and expand a times, then the screen resolution will be increased to 4 times, this will help developers to better improve his image in the software.

OS X 10.7.3 of the “information” window appeared “in HiDPI mode open” option. But now choose this function and no practical effect. Apple yesterday released OS X 10.7.3 latest beta D36 11, the latest edition of “in HiDPI mode open” option box had been removed, although someone will think of this could mean apple dropped the technology research, actually otherwise, apple will be in the research and development a function to activate or prohibit the relevant content to appear. So the options box removed means that apple are actively research and development of this function, so we will have to see Retina ultra-high resolution next year to support the Mac computers.

According to Taiwan media reports, acer recently released the latest product strategy, says it will “simplified” is its brand of heavy tree PC market method the wind of the king. It is reported, 2012 acer product model based on this year will be reduced about two-thirds, and at the same time will be to its brand is optimized.

By the time of time, Acer, Gateway of Acer, eMachines, Packard Bell were four brand, is expected to complete brand number of downsizing, will be in the next three years to complete. In the 14 (Wednesday) at the Taipei computer guild member on congress, acer WangZhenTang chairman, said more brand strategy in a few years ago also good, but now the big change since industry, the ratio is innovation, more brand already do not accord with the demand of the market.

He also mentioned that, 10 years ago acer by “simplified” win the fight, but then some forget yourself, be machine sea strategy get too complicated, so next year’s primary strategic model is simplified, accomplish truly “didn’t stop characteristic”. In addition WangZhenTang added says, because the processor earlier this year with flaws, hard disk reproduce the end of stock, because “simplified” is also the result of marketing choice.

But acer also again, although 2012 acer aircraft types will be reduced, but in total will increase, the company plans to make laptop years growth of ten percent. As for Ultrabook, industry insiders think from Taipei on performance information to see, at present Ultrabook price is on the high side, still can account for 20% of Ivy Bridge next year if carrying processor, with Windows 8 system of words, so the existing $699 will trigger a PC market panic of choose and buy.