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Apple Peel 520 On Sale This Month at China

By Chris Chang, posted September 8, 2010 at 5:55 PM, 184 views

Want Apple Peel 520? Your wait may soon be over. We’ve been checking about the mighty Apple Peel 520 for more than a month now, and it appears that the innovator of the device promises to launch it on September 20. We believe this is true since we found the retail version in the wild right now, showing a few minor changes over the one we have seen at first.

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Chinese iPhone 4 Approved With WAPI WiFi

By Chris Chang, posted September 7, 2010 at 4:20 PM, 201 views

An iPhone 4 with Wi-Fi capability received its Chinese network access license yesterday.

Good news! Apple’s iPhone 4 with Wi-Fi capability has just snagged a network access license in China yesterday, which was posted on the country’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center’s Web site. This is 100% real and we are pretty sure iPhone customers in China could soon be able to get a version of the device with Wi-Fi, coming mid-September.

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White MacBook Knockoff With Black Keyboard

By Chris Chang, posted September 7, 2010 at 2:45 PM, 136 views

What would the white MacBook look like if a black keyboard is put on it? Well, the knockoff makers did one today, and we think it looks pretty weird. If you are concerning with its specs, it’s NVIDIA Ion 2-based and built-in with a tray-load DVD burner. Get one today for just $2400 yuan (about $350).

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The New 7-inch iPad Wannabe Comes With Capacitive Touchscreen

By Chris Chang, posted September 6, 2010 at 1:00 PM, 392 views

Here’s the new tweaked version of the 7-inch iPad wannabe. The knockoff makers threw out the old resistive touchscreen that we hate to touch and swapped in a capacitive panel like the one in Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Engineers claim that the touch response was far better with capacitive, and at least in this device, it simply made more sense.

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Silicon Cases For The New iPod touch

By Chris Chang, posted September 3, 2010 at 7:55 AM, 89 views

The new iPod touch will be available next week, and if you have pre-ordered one, here are some cases for you to take a look. These are silicone-based cases, available in a wide range of colors, and you might want one since Apple is not giving you a free case when you purchase the new iPod touch.

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Liphone 4 Is The New Knockoff of iPhone 4

By Chris Chang, posted September 2, 2010 at 2:20 PM, 994 views

Today, we’re lucky to get a peek into the latest iPhone 4 knockoff. It looks very similar to the original and cost waaaay cheaper than any smartphones. This is the Liphone 4, available in Shenzhen.

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More Apple Retail Stores Opening in China

By Chris Chang, posted August 31, 2010 at 5:00 PM, 207 views

One Apple retail store is definitely not enough in a big city of China. We have the very first in Beijing, and another one at Shanghai. At this moment, Apple is going to open one more store at each of these two cities. The new stores are covered with black curtain showing a big Apple logo and a web address, www.apple.com/cn. Excited?

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The New Kids in Global Cell Phone Sales

By Star Chang, posted August 31, 2010 at 2:15 PM, 143 views

Research firm Gartner is reporting that global cell phone sales for the second quarter of 2010 has an increase of 13.8 percent compared to second quarter of 2009. Gartner also published its worldwide cell phone market share rankings for Q2. The most interesting change is the addition of China maker G’Five to the list, while Nokia maintains the number one position. G’Five is the third China cell phone company which has made it to the top 10 ranking, the other two companies are ZTE and Huawei.

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Colorful Cases For The New iPod nano

By Chris Chang, posted August 30, 2010 at 12:30 PM, 920 views

While we are waiting for Steve Jobs to bring out the newest gadget on Wednesday’s Apple event, here we have some cases for the upcoming iPod nano, on sale at Taobao, a Chinese online store. This new nano case comes in 10 brilliant colors, includes a space for 1.7″ touchscreen, with a dock-sized cut-out along with room for what’s said to be a headphone jack, volume controls, a hold button, and a clip ’round the back. The Chinese case vendors are selling this as “Apple Nano 6 Silicon Case”, for just $3 yuan (about 45 cents). More pics after the jump.

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The White MacBook Knockoff For Everyone

By Chris Chang, posted August 27, 2010 at 9:00 AM, 1,384 views

The white MacBook is a classic from Apple, and we have a knockoff for that in China. It looks like the original, but with less speed, power, and battery life. However, there’s one thing to love, this MacBook knockoff is just $1999 Chinese yuan (about $290).

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