Tuesday, September 16, 2014

iOS:Framework:Accelerate Framework:Tasks

BLAS
  • General Functions
  • CATLAS and CBLAS Vector Functions
  • Single-Precision Floating Matrix Functions
  • Single-Precision Complex Matrix Functions
  • Double-Precision Float Matrix Functions
  • Double-Precision Complex Matrix Functions
  • Size-Optimized Operations
  • Fortran Prototypes
vDSP
  • Single-Vector Absolute Value
  • Single-Vector Negation
  • Single-Vector Fill or Clear
  • Single-Vector Generation
  • Single-Vector Squaring
  • Single-Vector Polar-Rectangular Conversion
  • Single-Vector Conversion to Decibel Equivalents
  • Single-Vector Fractional Part Extraction
  • Single-Vector Complex Conjugation
  • Single-Vector Phase Computation
  • Single-Vector Clipping, Limit, and Threshold Operations
  • Single-Vector Compression
  • Single-Vector Gathering
  • Single-Vector Reversing
  • Single-Vector Copying
  • Single-Vector Zero Crossing Search
  • Single-Vector Operations: Linear Averaging
  • Single-Vector Linear Interpolation
  • Single-Vector Integration
  • Single-Vector Sorting
  • Single-Vector Sliding-Window Summing
  • Single-Vector Floating-Point to Integer Conversion
  • Single-Vector Integer to Floating-Point Conversion
  • Vector-Scalar Addition
  • Vector-Scalar Division
  • Vector-Scalar Multiplication
  • Vector-Scalar Multiply and Add
  • Vector-to-Vector Real Vector Basic Arithmetic
  • Vector-to-Vector Integer Arithmetic
  • Vector-to-Vector Complex Vector Basic Arithmetic
  • Vector-to-Vector Maxima and Minima
  • Vector-to-Vector Distance Computation
  • Vector-to-Vector Interpolation
  • Vector-to-Vector Polynomial Evaluation
  • Vector-to-Vector Pythagoras Computation
  • Vector-to-Vector Extrema Finding
  • Vector-to-Vector Element Swapping
  • Vector-to-Vector Merging
  • Vector-to-Vector Spectra Computation
  • Vector-to-Vector Coherence Function Computation
  • Vector-to-Vector Transfer Function Computation
  • Vector-to-Vector Recursive Filtering on Real Vectors
  • Calculating Dot Products
  • Finding Maximums
  • Finding Minimums
  • Calculating Means
  • Summing Vectors
  • Matrix Multiplication (Real Matrices)
  • Matrix Transposition
  • Matrix and Submatrix Copying
  • 1D Fast Fourier Transforms (Support Functions)
  • 1D Fast Fourier Transforms (In-Place Real)
  • 1D Fast Fourier Transforms (Out-of-Place Real)
  • 1D Fast Fourier Transforms (In-Place Complex)
vecLib
  • Shift and Rotate Functions (from vBasicOps.h)
  • Integer Arithmetic Functions (from vBasicOps.h)
  • Floating-Point Arithmetic and Auxiliary Functions (from vfp.h)
  • Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (from vfp.h)
  • Trigonometric Functions (from vfp.h)
  • Hyperbolic Functions (from vfp.h)
  • Power Functions (from vfp.h)
  • Remainder Functions (from vfp.h)
  • Inquiry Functions (from vfp.h)
  • Array-Oriented Arithmetic and Auxiliary Functions (from vForce.h)
  • Array-Oriented Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (from vForce.h)
  • Array-Oriented Power Functions (from vForce.h)
  • Array-Oriented Trigonometric Functions (from vForce.h)
  • Array-Oriented Hyperbolic Functions (from vForce.h)
  • Shift and Rotate Functions on Big Numbers (from vBigNum.h)
  • Arithmetic Functions on Big Numbers (from vBigNum.h)
  • Vector-Scalar Linear Algebra Functions (from vectorOps.h)
  • Matrix-Vector Linear Algebra Functions (from vectorOps.h)
  • Matrix Operations (from vectorOps.h)
vImage Alpha Compositing
  • Performing Nonpremultiplied Alpha Compositing
  • Performing Premultiplied Alpha Compositing
  • Performing Premultiplied Alpha Compositing With a Single Alpha Value
  • Performing Nonpremultiplied to Premultiplied Alpha Compositing
  • Converting from Unpremultiplied to Premultiplied Format
  • Converting from Premultiplied to Unpremultiplied Format
  • Clipping Color Values to Alpha
  • Macros for Other Image Formats
vImage Conversion
  • Filling Buffers
  • Permuting Channels
  • Overwriting Channels
  • Converting From 16 Bit
  • Flattening Data
  • Clipping Data
  • Converting Between Chunky and Planar
  • Converting From Planar Formats
  • Converting From ARGB Formats
  • Converting From RGB Formats
vImage Convolution
  • Deconvolving
  • Convolving Without Bias
  • Convolving With a Bias
  • Convolving With Multiple Kernels
  • Convolving With High-Speed Box and Tent Filters
  • Getting the Minimum Buffer Size
vImage Decompression Filtering
  • Filtering Data Prior to Decompression
vImage Geometry
  • Applying Affine Transforms
  • Reflecting Horizontally
  • Reflecting Vertically
  • Shearing
  • Rotating
  • Scaling
  • Resampling
  • Getting the Buffer Size
vImage Histogram
  • Stretching the Contrast
  • Equalizing a Histogram
  • Specifying a Histogram
  • Calculating a Histogram
  • Getting the Minimum Buffer Size
vImage Morphology
  • Dilating an Object
  • Eroding an Object
  • Maximizing an Object
  • Minimizing an Object
  • Getting the Buffer Size
vImage Transform
  • Transforming with a Lookup Table
  • Applying a Polynomial
  • Multiplying Pixels by a Matrix
  • Correcting Gamma

iOS8: Architecture layers: Cocoa Touch Layer: Frameworks

iOS8 Frameworks
  1. Address Book UI
  2. Event Kit UI
  3. Game Kit
  4. Map Kit
  5. Message UI
  6. Notification Center
  7. Photos UI
  8. Twitter
  9. UI Kit
  10. iAd

iOS8: Architecture layers: Media Layer: Frameworks

iOS8 Frameworks
  1. AV Foundation
  2. Assets Library
  3. Audio Toolbox
  4. Audio Unit
  5. Core Audio
  6. Core Graphics
  7. Core Image
  8. Core MIDI
  9. Core Text
  10. Core Video
  11. GL Kit
  12. Game Controller
  13. Image IO
  14. Media Accessibility
  15. Media Player
  16. Metal
  17. Open AL
  18. Open GL ES
  19. Photos
  20. Quartz Core
  21. Scene Kit
  22. Sprite Kit

iOS8: Architecture layers: Core Service Layer: Frameworks

iOS8 Frameworks
  1. Accounts
  2. Ad Support
  3. Address Book
  4. CF Network
  5. Cloud Kit
  6. Core Data
  7. Core Foundation
  8. Core Location
  9. Core Media
  10. Core Motion
  11. Core Telephony
  12. Event Kit
  13. Foundation
  14. Health Kit
  15. Home Kit
  16. JavaScript Core
  17. Mobile Core Services
  18. Multipeer Connectivity
  19. Newsstand Kit
  20. Pass Kit
  21. Push Kit
  22. Quick Look
  23. Social
  24. Store Kit
  25. System Configuration
  26. UI Automation
  27. Web Kit

iOS8: Architecture layers: Core OS Layer: Frameworks

iOS8 Frameworks
  1. Accelerate
  2. CoreBluetooth
  3. ExternalAccessory
  4. Local Authentication
  5. Security
  6. System

iOS: Architecture layers

  • Cocoa Touch Layer
  • Media Layer
  • Core Services Layer
  • Core OS Layer

iOS: Frameworks

  1. Accelerate.framework
  2. Accounts.framework
  3. AddressBook.framework
  4. AddressBookUI.framework
  5. AdSupport.framework
  6. AssetsLibrary.framework
  7. AudioToolbox.framework
  8. AudioUnit.framework
  9. AVFoundation.framework
  10. CFNetwork.framework
  11. CoreAudio.framework
  12. CoreBluetooth.framework
  13. CoreData.framework
  14. CoreFoundation.framework
  15. CoreGraphics.framework
  16. CoreImage.framework
  17. CoreLocation.framework
  18. CoreMedia.framework
  19. CoreMIDI.framework
  20. CoreMotion.framework
  21. CoreTelephony.framework
  22. CoreText.framework
  23. CoreVideo.framework
  24. EventKit.framework
  25. EventKitUI.framework
  26. ExternalAccessory.framework
  27. Foundation.framework
  28. GameController.framework
  29. GameKit.framework
  30. GLKit.framework
  31. GSS.framework
  32. iAd.framework
  33. ImageIO.framework
  34. IOKit.framework
  35. JavaScriptCore
  36. MapKit.framework
  37. MediaAccessibility.framework
  38. MediaPlayer.framework
  39. MediaToolbox.framework
  40. MessageUI.framework
  41. MobileCoreServices.framework
  42. MultipeerConnectivity.framework
  43. NewsstandKit.framework
  44. OpenAL.framework
  45. OpenGLES.framework
  46. PassKit.framework
  47. QuartzCore.framework
  48. QuickLook.framework
  49. SafariServices.framework
  50. Security.framework
  51. Social.framework
  52. SpriteKit.framework
  53. StoreKit.framework
  54. SystemConfiguration.framework
  55. Twitter.framework
  56. UIKit.framework
  57. VideoToolbox.framework

Ebolavirus: Species

Ebola
  • Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV)
  • Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV)
  • Reston ebolavirus (RESTV)
  • Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV)
  • Taï Forest ebolavirus (TAFV)

BBC: What Do Artists Do All Day?: Photos

Norman Ackroyd John Byrne Michael Craig-Martin Albert Watson Antony Gormley Tom Wood Jack Vettriano Shani Rhys James Cornelia Parker Edmund de Waal Frank Quitely Marvin Gaye Chetwynd Polly Morgan

Monday, September 15, 2014

BBC: What Do Artists Do All Day?: Sorted by Birthplace

England
  • Norman Ackroyd: Leeds
  • Sir Antony Mark David Gormley: London
  • Cornelia Ann Parker: Cheshire
  • Edmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal: Nottingham
  • Marvin Gaye Chetwynd: London
  • Polly Morgan:  Banbury, Oxfordshire

Scotland
  • John Byrne: Paisley
  • Albert Watson: Edinburgh
  • Jack Vettriano: Methil, Fife
  • Frank Quitely (Vincent Deighan): Glasgow

Ireland
  • Michael Craig-Martin:Dublin
  • Thomas "Tom" Wood: County Mayo

Australia
  • Shani Rhys James: Melbourne

BBC: What Do Artists Do All Day?: Sorted by Birth Day


  • Norman Ackroyd: 26 March 1938
  • John Byrne: 6 January 1940
  • Michael Craig-Martin: 28 Aug 1941
  • Albert Watson: 1942
  • Sir Antony Mark David Gormley: 30 August 1950
  • Thomas "Tom" Wood: 14 January 1951
  • Jack Vettriano: 17 November 1951
  • Shani Rhys James: 1953
  • Cornelia Ann Parker: 1956
  • Edmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal: 10 September 1964
  • Frank Quitely (Vincent Deighan): 1968
  • Marvin Gaye Chetwynd: 1973
  • Polly Morgan: 1980

Sunday, September 14, 2014

iPhone6: Estimated number of sales in fiscal 2015

iPhone 6
  • Rod Hall of JP Mrgan: 235 million units

Apple Watch: Estimated number of sales in 2015

Apple Watch
Apple Watch estimate number of sales in 2015
  • Tim Arcuri at Cowen: 20 million
  • Keith Bachman at BMO: 30 million
  • Katie Huberty at Morgan Stanley: 30 to 60 million
  • Andy Hargreaves at Pacific Crest: 30 million
  • Steve Milunovich at UBS: 24 million 
  • Gene Munster at Piper Jaffray: 10 million
  • Aaron Rakers at Stifel: 10 million

Ebola: Ebola surging beyond control, WHO's Margaret Chan warns

Ebola


77,000 to 277,000 cases by the end of the year