Whether ultracapacitors really will take over the market now dominated by batteries, rather than merely supplementing them in it, remains to be seen for batteries themselves are also getting better.

ECONOMIST: Electricity storage

For the best part of two centuries, Western societies have seen themselves as the model for all others.

BBC: A Point Of View: Making sense of China

Many ordinary Japanese unaffected by the tsunami and nuclear mess either feel a sympathy for the victims or are ashamed to be seen enjoying themselves.

ECONOMIST: A spreading cloud of economic and human costs

For the A-listers themselves, animated films are now seen as credible projects -- even, since 2001, honored with their own category at the Academy Awards.

CNN: Celebrities get animated about voice work

After plugging in millions of dollars into third generation (3G) mobile services, cellular chief executives like Vodafone's Arun Sarin have been looking for revenue sources outside of phone calls, which have themselves seen prices driven down by competition.

FORBES: Sarin's Vodafone Goes On Air With Sony

It remains to be seen what, if anything, minority shareholders in Hollinger International can do to retrieve the situation for themselves.

ECONOMIST: Enter the Barclay brothers. Exit Lord Black

As states try to position themselves for the more tech-oriented new economy, having public-private initiatives is seen as one way to elbow their way into the ongoing discussion and remain relevant.

ENGADGET: Fallen kingdom: 38 Studios' collapse and the pitfalls of using public money to support tech companies