Chinese Hackers Provide Silly Fake iPhone Signature Service

Maggie Hui, Feb 28, 2012 9:29 PM, 912 views, Got something to say ?,

China is well-known for making different kind of Apple knockoff. And the latest one isn’t any hardware but a fake iPhone signature service. The Chinese just pay about one dollar a month to add a “sent from my iPhone” to every message they send out. A lot of Chinese people are still unable to afford a real iPhone, but they still want to pretend they are “using” it in their virtural world …

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iPad 3 Case Leak Hints At No Major Changes in Design

Chris Chang, Feb 28, 2012 4:24 AM, 3,270 views, 1 Comment »,

Alright, the term ‘iPad 3′ was indeed created by journalists and bloggers to indicate the third iteration of Apple’s tablet likely to ship in March. Today, we found photos showing the retail packaging of the case for the new iPad, and the packaging does come with an “For iPad 3” label that may suggest Apple’s new tablet will actually be called…iPad 3. Three more photos after the break.

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Is Apple’s iPad 3 Already Leaving China For The United States?‎

Chris Chang, Feb 27, 2012 5:03 PM, 3,780 views, Got something to say ?,

So I was watching the rumors of Apple’s iPad 3 today. The whole rumor thing have reached fever pitch, as photos and documents claiming that the new tablet is already being shipped from China to America have surfaced. And one Foxconn employee from the Chengdu plant have sent me a photo showing iPad 3 units being packed in large stack of carton boxes before leaving the plant…

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Brave Shanghai Girl Uses iPad to Film Pickpocket on Subway (Video)

Maggie Hui, Feb 25, 2012 4:56 PM, 2,187 views, 2 Comments »,

A young Shanghai girl is being called “Subway Female Knight” by Chinse netizens because she had confronted a thief by oneself with the Apple’s iPad. She has noticed a pregnant woman suspiciously eying people’s bags on the subway. She turns on her iPad and start filming the woman for stealing a mobile phone from a passenger boarding the subway train. The brave young girl stopped the pickpocket for leaving and her iPad has being knocked to the ground while pushing and shoving …

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Apple Falls to 5th Place in China Smartphone Market

Star Chang, Feb 24, 2012 7:28 AM, 1,084 views, Got something to say ?,

Previously, Apple has fell to 4th place in the Chinese smartphone race during the third quarter of 2011, beat out by Huawei. And now, Apple’s share of China’s booming smartphone market slipped again for a second straight quarter in October-December, as it lost ground to ZTE, another cheaper local brands in China …

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China’s State Police Seize iPhone Branded Gas Stoves with Apple Logo

Chris Chang, Feb 23, 2012 3:52 PM, 40,607 views, 21 Comments »,

Now here’s something you don’t often hear about. Two warehouses containing iPhone branded gas stoves got seized by the state police at Wuhan, after discovering they are not real Apple products… More photos after the break.

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The Most Innovative Kiss to Win An iPad 2

Star Chang, Feb 23, 2012 11:19 AM, 1,234 views, 2 Comments »,

A real estate company in Heifei, the capital city of Anhui Province in Eastern China, had held a kissing contest as part of their promotional activities. Contestants can win an Apple iPad2 for having the most innovative kiss or a 1 carat diamond ring for having the longest kiss. The contest has attracted 63 pairs of couples to participate. A few Chinese girls fainted due to long time of kissing and holding acrobatic kissing positions. A couple who kissed for 2 hours and 43 minutes took the ring home. So what type of kiss has won away the ipad2 ?

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Watch: Evaluation of Foxconn by ABC News

Star Chang, Feb 22, 2012 1:17 PM, 4,354 views, Got something to say ?,

ABC News’s Nightline went inside Foxconn’s plants in China to see conditions on and off Apple’s assembly lines, in a special broadcast that air yesterday night. The evaluation of Foxconn’s factories is only exclusive at ABC News. ABC is owned by Disney and their CEO has joined Apple’s Board of Directors last year, this might be the reason for Apple to invite them for visiting one of the most secret and controversial places on earth. Bill Weir of ABC’s Nightline insisted that he is free to go wherever he wanted and talks to anyone inside Foxconn. Click-in to watch the first ever inside-look of the i-factory …

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China Telecom Offering Free iPhone 4S With Multiyear Contract

Chris Chang, Feb 21, 2012 12:20 AM, 1,317 views, 2 Comments »,

China Telecom, the country’s third-largest mobile telco, is finally ready to sell the iPhone 4S on March 9th, with online reservations beginning March 2nd. The carrier has also revealed its contract plans. Chinese consumers who sign a three-year contract can get a free iPhone 4S 16GB model or a 32GB model if they pay up for a minimum of 289 yuan (US$46) per month of 3G data, SMS, and calls.

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The iPad 3 Rumor Roundup

Steve Lo, Feb 20, 2012 9:29 PM, 59,250 views, 15 Comments »,

What is the latest and greatest with the iPad 3? We have all the rumors, and all the purported specs covered. We also have an exclusive in depth look at the back shell of the iPad 3, as we have a production piece from one of our most reliable sources. Want to know more? Read on ~ Oh, and there’s one more thing: the “iPad mini”.

UPDATE 2: Purported X-ray images of iPad 3 unveiled.

UPDATE: iPad 3 front glass and power/volume buttons cable leaked.

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