Making Batteries and Components For Apple Is Better Than Auto Production

By Star Chang, posted February 2, 2012 at 9:42 PM, 373 views

BYD, the well-known Chinese manufacturer for automobiles and rechargeable batteries, is one of the Chinese supplier for Apple. BYD’s stocks price in Hong Kong went up nearly 8 percent after being revealed as Apple supplier. BYD has been an Apple supplier for a long time but was prevented from disclosing this due to an agreement between Apple and its suppliers. BYD has still not disclosed what components it manufactures for Apple products, but using information from BYD’s financial reports as evidence, BYD provides Apple with batteries that used in mobile devices. And after we have done some research, we also confirmed that the aluminum back shell of iPad 1 is made by BYD, not foxconn …

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iPhone 3GS Seems To Be The Most Likely Model To Explode (Videos)

By Herman Lai, posted February 2, 2012 at 12:38 PM, 668 views

This isn’t the first time to hear iPhone exploded, but iPhone 3GS seems to be the one that exploded the most. If you are currently using iPhone 3GS, check out this post see how this Hong Kong lady got her phone exploded.

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This Camera-Equipped iPod Nano Is A Prototype That Takes Overexposed Photos

By Chris Chang, posted February 1, 2012 at 1:35 PM, 2,081 views

Alright, what you are seeing here is a next-generation iPod Nano with an alleged 1.3-megapixel camera on its back, while still keeping the current model’s size and display. It’s real, and it’s a two-month-old prototype that has big problems. It comes with an auto iris lens that can be affected by diffraction and blurring when the iris opening becomes too small in bright conditions. Ok, I gotta say it simply, it takes overexposed photos.

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‘iFeng 4S’ Hair Dryer Tribute to Steve Jobs ?

By Maggie Hui, posted February 1, 2012 at 11:23 AM, 1,112 views

China businessmen are always clever to turn a profit from death. A small home appliance company from Chaozhou, a city in eastern Guangdong province of China, has released a limited edition of “iFeng 4S” hair dryer, with the name of Steve Jobs printed on it. The name “iFeng 4S” is similar to Apple’s iPhone 4s, the pronunciation of the word ‘Feng’ literally means wind in Chinese. The company said that the white color special edition of the hair dryer is to pay a tribute to the greatest man, and only 100 units will go for sales …

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WTF: iPhone 6 Is Available In China Now ?

By Maggie Hui, posted January 30, 2012 at 2:04 PM, 3,522 views

While the whole world is waiting for the iPhone 5, iPnoho6 has released in China. Yes, it called ‘iPnoho6′ but not iPhone 6. This is the latest Shanzhai iPhone made-in-China. Actually the device cannot be called the iPhone 6 rip-off because iPhone 5 is not even exist yet. The ‘iPnoho6′ is made of cheap plastic casing in white color, and it is label as “IPDA”. It has some large speakers on the back, and it’s creative enough that the home screen button is designed in a “full apple” logo. The specification and price unknown, properly it’s a cheapo feature phone. We are curious to know how it actually works.

Do Apple Really Care About Labor Abuses ? YES !

By Star Chang, posted January 28, 2012 at 3:54 PM, 684 views

Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out a lengthy email to all of his employees that is a direct response to the recent reports of factory worker mistreatment. Cook’s message comes after The New York Times published the inside stories of working conditions in China factories which make parts or assemble Apple iPhone and iPad. Cook said, “We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain” …

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Taiwan Pineapple Cake Copy iPhone’s Packaging

By Star Chang, posted January 25, 2012 at 2:00 AM, 2,542 views

A bakery shop in Taiwan has finally introduced the ifood. The bakery shop is famous for making pineapple cake, a classic Taiwan traditional pastry, and their latest packaging box has similar designed to the Apple’s iPhone. The bakery shop called it the ‘iFong’, the pronunciation of the word ‘Fong’ literally means pineapple fruit. Each box of ‘iFong’ contains 6 small pieces of pineapple cakes, price at NT$250 (US$8.30). The Taiwan bakery shop told the local press that having similar packaging designed like iPhone can attract more customers to purchase the pastry as gift-giving. More pics after the break.

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Is Apple Helping its Rivals to Sell More Phones During Lunar New Year ?

By Star Chang, posted January 20, 2012 at 12:39 AM, 482 views

Apple is properly missing out on the Chinese New Year sales ‌in China. Apple stopped selling all iPhones at its five China outlets on Jan. 13 after customers pelted the flagship store in Beijing with eggs because the company had cancelled the opening sales for the iPhone 4S. Pulling all iPhones from the company retail stores, it will give its competitors a potential boost during the country most important gift-giving season. According to the government statistics, the one-week new years holiday, which begins Jan. 23, had generated $64 billion in retail sales last year …

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The Real ‘Apple’ iPhone Ready to Bite (Video)

By Star Chang, posted January 17, 2012 at 1:15 AM, 1,033 views

While Apple fans might be still waiting for their iPhone 5 this year, China has already invented the real fruity ‘Apple’ iPhone, and the built-in SIRI assistance can even speak Chinese ! Click in to watch the fantasy video created by some Chinese folks. It is fun to see fruits ninja playing on a real Apple that you can bite on it ! Last year we had seen some crazy student trying to fool us with real Apple is the Apple iPod …

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Labor Compensation Dispute May Delay New iPad Delivery

By Star Chang, posted January 14, 2012 at 6:13 PM, 413 views

Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Pegatron, the secondary supplier for Apple, has become entangled in a labor dispute over compensation following an explosion last month in Shanghai factory. The dispute is expected to delay the delivery of the new iPad 3 (model name not confirm yet), the third generation of Apple’s popular tablet computer …

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