Little over a month ago, China launched the Tiangong-1 space lab module and announced a planned next step of conducting space docking within two months. Launched couple of days ago, Shenzhou-8 has made a successful space dock with Tiangong-1. This is a major milestone for China's space program as this is a crucial step in building a space station. China is the third nation … [Read more...] about China achieves space docking
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India’s $35 Android-based tablet
The "$35 laptop" commissioned by the Indian government is becoming real. On October 5, 2011, the laptop was officially launched under the name, Aakash, which means sky. India has ordered 100,000 units at $50 a piece. The manufacturer (DataWind) has said at 2 million units, it could achieve the $35 price point. This is a remarkable achievement, because the One Laptop Per … [Read more...] about India’s $35 Android-based tablet
Is restriction of US export to China killing its own hi-tech industry?
Here's one aspect of China's manufacturing capacity that is rarely mentioned in mainstream western press. By restricting export to China, the US government is giving the largest manufacturing markets to its main competitors. The US hope that by restricting hi-tech export would prevent China from developing its own hi-tech industry. However, the reality is that companies from … [Read more...] about Is restriction of US export to China killing its own hi-tech industry?
Along the River During the Qingming Festival (Digital Version)
This might be old news to some (as the original painting was done during the Song Dynasty) but a digital version was created for the China pavilion during the Shanghai Expo 2010. After the expo it was displayed from November 9 to November 29, 2010 and is currently in Taipei from July 1 to October 4, 2011. This has always been one of my favourite painting so I think I will … [Read more...] about Along the River During the Qingming Festival (Digital Version)
McAfee’s Report on Operation Shady RAT
Given the attention that the recent McAfee's report has generated, and in light of the fact that the report was not generally available when I wrote my post "Biggest-ever series of cyber attacks uncovered," I have decided to do an updated post describing my personal response to the report. Following are excerpts of the report - together with my observations. I will … [Read more...] about McAfee’s Report on Operation Shady RAT