Tesla’s Musk: This Is the Year We Make Money

More stores, more charging stations, more profits.
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NBC Holds One Last Olympic Victory Dance

The moral of the story: People really like to watch TV — even if they like to tweet otherwise.
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These Start-Ups Aren’t Goofing Off When It Comes to Microsoft’s Kinect

Eleven companies presented today to show off how they plan to use Microsoft’s motion-controlled Kinect accessory for applications beyond gaming.
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Sina, Tencent Shut Down Commenting on Microblogs

China has mounted a broad Internet crackdown.

Did Tim Cook Pay a Call on China Mobile to Talk iPhone?

Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to China earlier this week to discuss intellectual property issues and greater cooperation, and perhaps something else: An iPhone deal with China Mobile.
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Apple’s Tim Cook Meets With Chinese Officials

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook met Chinese government officials in Beijing Monday, a company spokeswoman said, as the consumer electronics giant faces a legal challenge in China to the iPad trademark and as it looks to further its surging Chinese growth.

iPhone 4S Sales Canceled at Beijing and Shanghai Apple Stores

A rowdy, egg-throwing crowd disrupts the debut of the iPhone 4S in mainland China.
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A Challenger for LinkedIn in China

Viadeo, a professional networking site operator aiming to compete with LinkedIn by dominating non-English speaking markets, is throwing its weight behind Chinese subsidiary Tianji despite regulatory challenges.

Our Chinese Mapping Services Application? Must Have Gotten Lost in the Gmail.

If Google wants to continue offering its mapping service in China, it best step lively. The licensing deadline is tomorrow, and as of Tuesday, China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping hadn’t received an application from the company, a requirement under regulations announced last May.

2010 Was the Year the Internet Got Scary. Get Used to It.

The year just ending started with an attack on Google by China and ended with the WikiLeaks affair. In the meantime, the Stuxnet worm showed the way toward a world where skilled hackers can cause serious real-world damage. Scared yet?

IPhone 4 Shortages in China