Join Aleks Krotoski, Jemima Kiss and Charles Arthur on the Tech Weekly studio as they discuss this week's hot news stories. On the slate is Facebook's unexpected new allegiance with Chinese search giant Baidu; the pair have announced they will be launching a new social network for the Chinese market. Will Facebook hit the same stumbling blocks Google did, or is this partnership their attempt to meet the demands of the government? And what kind of access will the government have to the new social network's system?
Also in this week's news, what effect will the natural disasters in Japan have on the manufacturing ecosystem, and delivery dates, of the region's phones, tablets and other hardware? We speak with Christina Milanesi from Gartner Research. Finally, Google has purchased ITA, the database used by travel agents to book flights and hotels. What do the stipulations outlined by the US justice department for the purchase indicate about the details of the anti-trust investigation that Google is currently embroiled in?
And to round off the South by Southwest Interactive coverage, Jemima speaks with the couple behind Lanyrd, the social conference tool taking the geek world by storm.
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