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Is Freescale Going From RIP to IPO? – BusinessWeek
The chipmaker wants to go public to help pay off its $8 billion in debt.
MIPS, ARM Wrestling In Wireless – Yahoo! Finance
MIPS Technologies (NMS:MIPS) is ready to take on cell phone chip-design king ARM (NMS:ARMH).ARM had sales of $479 million last year, compared with $71 million
China’s nine-day traffic jam stretches 100km – Yahoo! News
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Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre (62-mile) traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days and highlights China's growing road congestion woes.
China Passes Japan to Become No. 2 Economy – NYTimes.com
Experts say that unseating Japan underscores China’s clout and bolsters forecasts that China will pass the U.S. as the world’s biggest economy as early as 2030.
Foundation elements for modern businesses
When you sit down to dream up a new business, you can imagine a world without constraints. Or you can choose to build in fundamental pieces that will make it more likely your idea will pay off.Here are some fundamental pieces of most new successful bus...
16% of Shanghai public pools contain "excess levels" of pee
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I suppose considering where we've seen kids pee in Shanghai, this isn't quite so surprising - but still... GROSS! More than than 16% of public swimming pools in the city have excess levels of urea, according to officials f...
Shanghai is 34% cheaper than Los Angeles :: Cost of Living Comparison
Cost of living comparison between Shanghai and Los Angeles. Find out the prices of more than 30 everyday goods in Shanghai and Los Angeles.
Unilever’s Brazilian Detergent To Stalk Its Customers
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Neat idea but don't think they're using GPS.
The Omo brand will use GPS to follow consumers to their homes for a new promotion.
“Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?” America’s misguided culture of overwork – Nonfiction – Salon.com