When we saw this funny story we had to find an excuse to make a mini lesson out of it. Well, it turns out the factory in the story is in China, that’s reason enough, right? ‘Size’ is also mentioned … Continue reading
The developer release of Microsoft’s Windows 8 has been out for a few days now, and without a doubt the most interesting, and controversial, feature is the new interface that mimics the interface from Windows Phone 7. Rather than get … Continue reading
Recent news of a Chinese investment firm wanting to buy a large piece of land in Iceland has caused concerns due to strategic position of Iceland. The following mini lesson covers keywords relating to investment, strategy, planning and worry. Image … Continue reading
Hopefully Microsoft can do a better job with Skype than Ebay did, especially after the less than warm welcome the new version of Skype for Mac received. The following news bite is taken from a recent article on BBC News. … Continue reading
Something that we will all do at some point or another is to quit or leave a job, which makes it inevitable that there’ll be an opportunity to use this word. The recent news of Bertrand Serlet (the father of … Continue reading
With nuclear power being under the spotlight after the recent earthquake in Japan and possibility of a looming nuclear disaster it’s an opportunity to learn some related keywords to see how Japan is handling the situation and where help could … Continue reading
The following is a short excerpt from a TechBang report about the imminent release of the iPad 2: It’s finally here, Apple is about to hold their first event of the year. Although presently there isn’t any explanation about what … Continue reading
The Taiwanese military said that army major Luo Xian Zhe who was enlisted as a spy for China, has already been detained. This is the most highest ranking Taiwan officer to be involved in spying for decades. It is believed … Continue reading
A bit of a gruesome story, but one that illustrates the usage of a media term ‘new children of Taiwan’ (新台灣之子 xīn tái wān zhī zi) to describe the children of foreign brides (外籍新娘 wài jí xīn niáng ) who … Continue reading
According to an internal memo at Apple, Jobs has already asked the board of directors for time off, stating that he needs to temporarily focus on his health. All of the every day operations at Apple have been temporarily taken … Continue reading
