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At this week’s IFA consumer electronics show in Berlinthe, the competition among television manufacturers over 3D TVs has intensified. At the same time, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba are now mounting more real challenges to Apple’s popular tablet and laptop products .
The Asian computer manufacturers all showed off strong alternatives to the iPad, while Toshiba and Acer bring the first models into a new category of Ultrabooks, which is aimed at exceed MacBook Air’s success in the maket.

Are you about to enter the world of work? Are you not satisfied with the jobs you can get now? But have you ever wonder how rich and successful people got their starts? Though they have money, fame, and luxury now, they didn’t start out at the top. A lot of men in the world had their own hard time fighting for their career.
Take a look at the following famous billionaires’ first jobs.

1. Warren Buffett’s first job was running a newspaper delivery business.
2. David Murdoch first worked at a gas station to replace auto parts for the customer.
3. John Anderson was selling popcorn near the cinema at the beginning.
4. Andrew Bill took repairing second-hand television as his first job.
5. Li Shu-fu used to ride a bike to provide people with photographing service on the street.
6. Li Ka-shing had worked as an apprentice to serve tea and sweep the floor for four years.

You know what, if they can do it, maybe you can too.

When you are leaving your job, it is a good idea to provide formal notice of your resignation to the company. It is a polite and wise option to advise your employer with a resign letter in advance. Apart from indicating the time you are leaving, you might also need to consider thanking your employers.
Here we present the resign letter of Steve Jobs to Apple’s board. If you are looking to get some inspiration about how to write a good resign letter, it might be of some help.

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

Steve

Nokia China is cut 170 jobs recently. According to source from the company, it is said that this move was not due to economic reasons, but as part of a strategic restructure. However, Nokia China is only giving the employees 10 days notice to make an agreement before laying them off.
According to legal advisors, it is indicated this staff reduction at least violates the labor law in terms of procedure. As the lablor law requires companies to explain to the employees or unions about the reasons for job cut at least 30 days before the layoff date. Besides, a memo is also required to be submitted by the company to the related supervisory department in advance.

Managing people are quite hard. In order to do the job well, you need to understand people’s psychology well.
For example, if one person worth the salary of $50,000 a year, don’t bargain with him to only pay him $45,000 a year. Even if you have save $5,000 a year, you will actually hurt his heart. If the staff have any chance to get a better paid job, he’ll leave immediately without any second thought. On the contrary, if you pay the person $55,000 without bargain, he’ll work twice as hard as they can for your company.
Always remember that it’s never a good idea to use the money you should be used to pay for one staff with higher qualification to hire two people with little capability.

The small- and medium-sized businesses in China are experiencing the greatest hardships and problematic financing situation in 2011. In Zhejiang province, for example, 80% of SMEs are currently on private debts, which exacerbate great financial pressures and risks.
In an effort to support the struggling SMEs, China’s State Council is going to host a conference in September for the SMEs to discuss policies for development in the sector. State Council advisor Chen Quansheng proposed that to balance the information imbalance between banks and SMEs, more regional small private shareholding banks are needed.

AT&T has make a takeover bid of $39bn for T-Mobile USA. However, the deal is currently vigorously opposed.
The US Department of Justice has moved to block this deal, threatening to unpick plans to unite the number two and number four US operators in a deal that aimed to reshape the business sector of telecommunications.
According to the DoJ in the lawsuit filed on Wednesday, it is said that the takeover will “substantially lessen competition for mobile wireless telecommunications services … resulting in higher prices, poorer quality services, fewer choices and fewer innovative products”.