The following presentation is by a BYD executive in America talking about the company's directions. I find his slides showing the ongoing trials in various cities in China make the company and it's technologies much more concrete and real. China is also investing heavily to enable the charging infrastructure necessary for wide adoption of electric vehicles, not to mention the … [Read more...] about Massive number of BYD electric vehicles in trial
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The world’s fastest smartphone, Huawei Ascend D Quad
Following is a commercial for the Huawei Ascend D quad Android-based smartphone - currently the world's fastest! Huawei already sends chills down Cisco's spine, and I have no doubt it will become a household name globally. Unfortunately, I thought this phone was poorly named. Just say "d quad" fast! (Here is a hint if you need it.) I currently use the Samsung Galaxy. The … [Read more...] about The world’s fastest smartphone, Huawei Ascend D Quad
Glaxo CEO Witty on Competiveness and Innovation in China
In this short interview, CEO Witty of Glaxo - British multinational pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company - said that while Chinese government will continue to have a tension between building its domestic industry and fomenting an open competitive market in which foreign companies participates, it does a good job of making its market fair. Most … [Read more...] about Glaxo CEO Witty on Competiveness and Innovation in China
What Does SOPA (and PIPA) Tell us About “Freedom”?
As you may know, there is a heated high-profile war being waged in the U.S. now over a new bill called SOPA ("Stop Online Piracy Act" in the House) and PIPA ("Protect Intellectual Property Act" in the Senate). The bills have been temporarily put on hold, but the issues highlighted by the controversies will not go away. The purpose of the bills is to enable IP owners to … [Read more...] about What Does SOPA (and PIPA) Tell us About “Freedom”?
India v/s China: We’ve got Facebook! What’ve you got?
An interesting analysis in TIME magazine, to the extent that it tries to be an analysis: The ChIndian Century And don't forget to check out these two accompanying arguments, one for India and one for China: The Case for India: Free to Succeed The Case for China: The Power of Planning I plan to blog about this general issue sometime soon. Right now however, I just … [Read more...] about India v/s China: We’ve got Facebook! What’ve you got?