Switching New Parts with Fake Ones, Apple Return Policy Exploited in China

Randy Cheung, Apr 16, 2013 11:49 PM, 437 views, Got something to say ?,

The return policy for Apple products in China was exploited by scammers who exchanged fake parts for real and using the latter to build and sell new iPhones. Five employees at an electronics store selling Apple goods were arrested in Wenzhou city, located at southeastern Zhejiang province, after they submitted 121 iPhone 4S with fake BAND parts. The word “BAND” is a professional term used by manufacturers, which means the core of the device which exclude battery, back cover, etc. The core of the phone worth about 3,000 yuan (US$476) each. The scammers allegedly exchanged the fake parts for real ones, bought the back cover, battery and other components, then re-build and sell the put-together devices as new iPhone 4S for a profit of 1,000 yuan (US$161.62). It took Apple a few months to spot the scam and carried out the investigation. Apple’s return policy in China has been much discussed recently, after the country’s state-owned TV broadcasting network aired an investigative report claiming Apple was treating local consumers with discrimination with regard to its after-sales service policy. The Cupertino company really needs more effort to improve its supervision on its return policy to prevent more scam happening in China.

Michael Jordan May Not Able to Sue Fake Jordan Brand Because He’s Not a Chinese Nationality

Star Chang, Apr 15, 2013 12:45 AM, 758 views, 4 Comments »,

Chinese sportswear brand Qiaodan Sports, which was sued by Michael Jordan last year for unauthorized use of his name, has filed a countersuit against the basketball legend, demanding that he apologize for damaging the company’s reputation. The Fujian-based company has also requested US$8 million in compensation. A Shanghai court accepted Jordan’s lawsuit last year, though there has yet to be a hearing as the parties have sought to resolve the dispute out of court. In December last year, Qiaodan Sports hinted at a countersuit after expressing frustration over the lack of progress in negotiations, accusing Jordan of trying to drag the case on indefinitely to damage the company’s business and impeded its IPO. Qiaodan Sports pointed out that under China’s civil law, only foreign nationals living in the country can enjoy the protection of naming rights, meaning Jordan, who has never lived in China, does not have the right to sue …

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You Can Get a New HTC One Knockoff With 8-megapixel Camera For Only US$160

Randy Cheung, Apr 4, 2013 8:57 PM, 2,408 views, 1 Comment »,

The new HTC One has just released last week in Taiwan and there is already a clone device selling in China. The knockoff phone is calling itself the “HDC One”, the body is made of plastic instead of aluminum, it provides an accurate copy of the original, forgone are the Qualcomm CPU, 1080p display and Ultrapixel camera. The counterfeiter has returned us the most common 8-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor. The “HDC One” (model name: Huaxin 9299A) comes with a quad-core 1.2GHz MediaTek processor, 1GB of RAM and 720 HD display (4.7-inch, IPS), system running Android 4.2.1. There is not much of battery power on board, a 1,600mAh cell is there to provide a decent usage time. It only supports 3G WCDMA 850/2100 MHz radio network, no 4G. The phone is now taking pre-order in “HDC” online store, priced at 988 yuan (US$158), it has already sold 3,700 units. More pictures after the jump …

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Chinese Fake External Battery Packs Comes With Sand Bags

Randy Cheung, Mar 22, 2013 5:44 AM, 7,604 views, 10 Comments »,

Everyone with a smartphone knows how frustrating it can be to reach the afternoon with diminishing batteries. With the price of external juice packs falling quicker than smartphones, there’s little excuse not to avail yourself of a back-up power source. And some folks will choose to pick up those model with huge capacity. A Taiwan mobile user has brought an external battery packs with a capacity of 24000mAh which is made by a Shenzhen company. It turned out to be a counterfeit device that packed with two little sand bags instead of battery cells. It can still be chargeble, because you still get an old dusty battery cell packed inside the juice pack, we guess the capacity should be 2400mAh, not 24000mAh. We have seen the same case happen before, a portable hardisk stuffed with USB flash drive and metal junk. So just don’t get petty advantages on those super low-cost, unknown Chinese-made battery packs, it’s properly not a genuine product …

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China is selling Fake Walnuts that Packed with Cement

Star Chang, Mar 2, 2013 1:50 PM, 5,588 views, Got something to say ?,

Fake walnuts packed with cement have been found in Zhengzhou city, located in north-central China. The fake edible seeds are circulating in Chinese supermarkets. At first glance, these walnuts look real, but once broken in half, buyers will be unpleasantly surprised to find a tiny rock sandwiched between the walnut shells. To prevent the sound made by the shaking of the nuts, the counterfeiters also wrapped the cement in some paper sheets. Previously, we are already amused the creation of fake eggs and fake chicken wings, the latest ‘cement walnuts’ are telling us that Chinese people possess a high degree of tolerance on China’s dismal food safety … Few more pics after the jump.

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Counterfeit Maker Prepares to Release iPad Mini Knockoff with Telephony Features

Star Chang, Feb 28, 2013 12:08 AM, 1,451 views, Got something to say ?,

Chinese counterfeit smartphone makers have reportedly produced a high quality fake version of the iPad mini, which called — the ‘mini Pad’. The counterfeit tablet has an almost identical appearance and users are able to make phone calls with the device. The picture shows that its connector resembles Apple’s lightning connector. The mini Pad features the same 7.9-inch screen but it comes in two versions with different CPU, a dual-core MT6577 and quad-core MT6588, both processing chip from MediaTek which support phone calls. And the installed operating system is of course Android with highly imitate iOS skin. We think that the add-on of telephony support is kind of awkward, you’re going to stick an almost 8-inch slate on your face for phone talking. The counterfeit maker has some unusual mindset that they might think is practical for this… One more pic after the jump.

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Affordable 3D Printers Target to Become a Common Household Product in China

Star Chang, Feb 15, 2013 3:06 PM, 873 views, Got something to say ?,

Industry insiders predicted that in future, 3D printers will become more affordable for households in China when the applications of 3D printing technology start being used widely. A newly opened store in Beijing allowed consumers to try out the new 3D printing service, but the price of printing a 15-cm high figurine was about 800 yuan (US$128). It is still costly for some casual consumers, because the printers used in the store are imported precision machines and the prices of materials it used were also high, hence making the printing more expensive. Some domestically produced 3D printers are already priced much cheaper than import model. They can be purchased on taobao.com, the country biggest online marketplace, at the priced between 3,000 yuan (US$481) and 5,000 yuan (US$802) …

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Here’s a Pretty Nice Galaxy Note II Knockoff With Bigger Display And Better Battery

Herman Lai, Feb 5, 2013 6:45 AM, 1,282 views, Got something to say ?,

Samsung Galaxy Note II has been released in the market for at least five months already, and there’re already rumors swirling around that Samsung Note III with a 6.5-inch display is in the work, and it could possibly appear in the upcoming MWC event at the end of February. Before that, here’s a special Note II knockoff with an unusual display size at 5.75-inch, which sits in between the 5.5-inch Note II and the 6.1-inch Huawei Ascend Mate, and it’s a Sharp IPS panel with resolution of 1280×720. Wish to know more, check it out after the break.

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Chinese Fake Medicine Threatens Lives in Africa

Star Chang, Dec 25, 2012 9:31 AM, 733 views, Got something to say ?,

International health experts are warning of a mounting health crisis in parts of Africa because of an influx of counterfeit medicine from China that is playing havoc with the treatment of diseases such as malaria. As many as one-third of malaria drugs in Africa are fake or substandard, with most believed to originate in China. Africa coupled with indifferent oversight in China are combining to turn the continent and its pressing health problems into a free-for-all for maverick manufacturers, some of whom are producing pills with no active ingredients at all …

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You Can Find Six Knockoff “US Capitol” Building in East China

Star Chang, Dec 6, 2012 2:29 PM, 1,418 views, 2 Comments »,

There are altogether 6 knockoff US Capitol building located at Wuxi city, East China’s Jiangsu province. They have bearing a strong resemblance to the US Capitol in the United States. The People’s Court of Yixing District is one of the fake buildings in the city. Government buildings across China have been constructed in recent years sporting some variation of the US Capitol’s trademark. The Chinese seem willing to place their own country on a symbolic par with historical Western superpowers. More pictures after the jump.

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