Momentous? No. Telling? Yes.
Yesterday, news was released that there are now more smartphones sold in China than anywhere else in the world.
Historically, the United States has always been the number one consumer of smartphones. However, Uncle Sam fell from ...
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My smartphone woes started back in September of last year. At IFA in Berlin, the serviced apartment my company had rented was burglarized and the thieves stole my phone, passport, driver's license, credit cards, Kindle and cash.
Oh well, not everyone gets ...
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As one of the most densely-populated cities in the world, space in Taipei is at a premium. The New Year's celebration at Taipei 101 brings families and friends together downtown to watch fireworks blast off Taiwan's tallest building. It's a massive ... more »
The other week I attended two technology events here in Taipei.
Macro: the IETF rolled into town to share info about the latest Developments in IPv6.
If you haven't heard of the Internet Engineering Task Force, no worries. I like to refer ...
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The past days were filled with sentiment as the world mourned the loss of Apple's visionary leader, Steve Jobs. The industry paid deep respect to whom many will call the greatest inventor of the first tech generation.
Alas, it's back to ...
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This past weekend I attended a great event here in the city: Taipei Startup Weekend. The concept is that aspiring entrepreneurs get up to pitch new ideas, attract attendees to join their team, and then see if they're able to work ... more »
Over the past couple of days I've come across two very interesting articles. Although not directly related, they have overlapping themes and have prompted me to question the role of technology in education.
The first post comes from Mactrast, one of ...
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Last weekend marked the end of Computex 2011. From what I heard it was mostly a tablet feeding frenzy, but don't take my word for it because I hardly spent any time at the show. I prefer chilling with friends visiting ... more »
All this week, The Learning Channel has been running an in-depth reportage, "Royal Wedding Week, Don't Miss a Moment!", to remind the unwashed masses (present company included) of the importance of England's monarchy. The whole country is taking the today off ... more »
Last week Forbes announced its annual billionaire's list and it looks like there's a new CHER-iff here in Taipei town. While the venerable Terry Gou basked in rays of gold last year, HTC's phenomenal success has catapulted Cher Wang to become ... more »
