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You Can Easily Buy an “Nuclear Battery” in China that Could Last for a Thousand Years

Carson Cheung, Jan 11, 2013 7:42 AM, 8,507 views, 3 Comments »,

Chinese online sellers are selling “nuclear battery” at Taobao.com, the marketplace for online shopping in China, which is similar to eBay and Amazon. One claimed that the battery could last for 20 years without charging and priced at 6,980 yuan (USD $1120). Another seller claimed that — “The battery is powered by the technology of atomic bomb, it’s stable and reliable and could last for thousand years, you only need to pay 12,000 yuan (USD $1928)”. The so-called “nuclear battery” is actually Nano-tritium battery which is produced in America. Many buyers want to know whether these battery could use for powering up their phones, laptops or even electric bike …

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Apple’s CEO Tim Cook Meets All Three Mobile Operators in China

Carson Cheung, Jan 10, 2013 4:23 PM, 1,224 views, 4 Comments »,

Tim Cook has visited China Mobile’s headquarters today for his second China trip and met with the company’s chairman to discuss matters of cooperation. China Mobile is the country’s largest mobile operator but also the only operator that haven’t signed a deal with Apple. The CEO has also visited China Telecom and China Unicom, which the iPhone 5 is currently only available on these two networks in China. Cook had a nice dinner with the management of China Telecom last night, both sides have expressed great satisfaction and will have further cooperation in the future. The chairman even hope Apple could moderately supply more shipment to China Telecom than other operator …

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Vietnam Game Provider Pulls Out Chinese Online Game with Map of East Sea

Carson Cheung, Jan 6, 2013 7:06 AM, 373 views, Got something to say ?,

Vietnam’s biggest online gaming firm has pulled the plug on the Chinese-made game “ZT Online 2″ since it promotes China’s illegal territorial claims over the East Sea. VNG Corporation shut down the game because the game’s map displayed the Paracel Islands – land claimed by the two neighboring countries. In the now-banned game, the islands in the East Sea appeared to be under Chinese sovereignty. The multiplayer online RPG game which made by China’s Giant Interactive, has been distributed by VNG since 2008. Over the years, the game was updated many times – but the latest update irked many Vietnamese users, which eventually lead to the game being taken down …

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Apple vs. Great Firewall of China, Who Will Win ?

Carson Cheung, Jan 1, 2013 9:13 PM, 732 views, 1 Comment »,

The “Great Firewall” of China has properly killed many VPN connections recently. It has blocked searches for VPN apps on iTunes App Store in China too. But Apple, not to be out-gunned by the communist, has just switched connections to the App Store to the HTTPS protocol, a secure connection that is not easy to selectively filter. There is no doubt that Apple decision is brave enough, but it’s also extremely risky and may end up with more restrictions from the authorities. Apple’s move is actually building an unrestricted commercial platform which is free from the GFW’s control. It’s not clear how long the secure connection will be available. At the moment, Chinese Apple users can download or buy VPN apps freely in App store. In China, nothing can stay out of Chinese government’s eyes, especially the flow of information. It is highly likely that the government have noticed this loophole and they would step-up regulation on the Android and iTunes App Stores …

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Chinese Smartphone Users Feel it’s Like Magic While Using Touchscreen Gloves

Carson Cheung, Jan 1, 2013 3:08 PM, 576 views, 1 Comment »,

As the weather gets colder in northern China, Chinese smartphone users are beginning to worry about how to operate their touchscreen devices without taking off their gloves during winter. Touchscreen gloves just pop up in time and becomes the most popular accessories right now. For the past Christmas, touchscreen gloves sell like hot cakes in China. You can find it almost everywhere, online stores, accessories shops and supermarkets, and the total monthly sales has gone sky high. The price of the gloves range from 9.9 yuan to 129 yuan (US$1.60-20.70), depend on design and what type of materials are made of, buyers are mostly youngsters. They gave favorable comments online, by saying: “I can really use the touchscreen after putting on this ! It’s magic !” China now is not only the largest market for smartphone, but also the largest market for smartphone’s accessories. Dealers can earn more profit by just selling accessories …

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Smart Chinese Girl Sell Hugs Instead of Kidney to Get an iPhone 5 (Video)

Carson Cheung, Dec 28, 2012 1:43 PM, 2,457 views, Got something to say ?,

Chinese youngster have always been a die hard fan of Apple products and they are willing to do anything just to own it. Previously an idiot sold his kidney for an iPad 2, college girl offering sex for iPhone 4s, now we have a girl selling hugs for an iPhone 5. In Xiamen, a major city in southeast China, a strange young girl in black dress and wore a pair of black sunglasses, stood on a busy street, holding a cardboard sign that read “10 yuan for a hug, to collect money for iPhone 5” (which mean you pay US$1.60 for a lady hug). The girl was quickly surrounded by onlookers. In about 10 minutes, three hugged with her and a young man took a picture with her instead as he felt too shy to give her a hug …

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Chinese Apple’s User Shows Us How to Crook the Aluminum iPhone 5

Carson Cheung, Dec 27, 2012 6:38 AM, 5,312 views, 4 Comments »,

The mighty Apple iPhone 5 has officially gone on sale in mainland China two weeks ago. The iPhone 5 is only 7.6mm thick, which is 1.7mm thinner than the previous iPhone 4s. Due to its relatively long body design, the rigidity seem not as good as the old model. The iPhone 5, which is made of so-called anodized 6000 series aluminum, it’s no stronger than Chinese users’ butt. Chinese netizen “keith512” is the first Apple user to raise up the issue. He put the newly bought iPhone 5 in his back trousers pocket, and it was bent out of shape after he sat down. Luckily the screen is still working, but the nano-sim card slot was damage. The uncommon incident attracted nearly ten thousand web user to share and discuss on Chinese social network …

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