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Show Notes
This week’s episode is all about China. Kelvin and Geoff focus in on the big powerhouses like Alibaba, Baidu and Lenovo and also take a look at some startups to watch out for in 2016 – Edaixi and OnePlus to name a few.
In regular news, Geoff speculates on what we may expect to see at Apple’s March event, while Kelvin explores the recent announcements on Microsoft’s and HTC’s VR headsets. This and more on episode 51 of The Lazy Couch podcast.
Episode 51. Recorded Tuesday 1 March 2016.
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00:01 – Intro:
- Geoff goes axe throwing! – MANIAX at St.Peters
- Geoff goes to Bacon Brewfest
- DJ Albo
03:12 – Villager News:
- Apple’s March event moved from 15 to 21 March | TNW
- Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter to back Apple in FBI case | re/code
- Wolverine 3 confirmed to shoot for R-rated | slashfilm
- Google unveils neural network with superhuman ability to determine location based on image alone | MIT Tech Review
- Play Geoguessr
- $3000 Hololens dev kit available for pre order, shipping March 30 | arstechnica
- Google adds VR section in Google Store, starts selling Cardboard compatible viewers | Ausdroid
- HTC Vive is coming April 5, available for pre-order | The Verge
19:48 – Focus on China:
- Alibaba Group – Alibaba raises $4bn, Yahoo stake in sight? | Forbes Asia
- Baidu – Baidu’s unquestioned value | Seeking Alpha
- Lenovo – Forget India, Lenovo is betting on Africa as next big market | The Telegraph
- Huawei – Huawei P9 prototype leaked, again | TechnoBuffalo
- ZTE – ZTE Blade V7 at MWC | Gadgets 360
- 5 startups to watch in greater China | TechInAsia
- Dianrong – peer 2 peer lending
- Gogoro – smart scooters manufacturer
- OnePlus – “flagship smartphone killer”
- Tujia – China’s ‘Airbnb’
- Edaixi – ‘Uber’ for laundry services
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