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Nanyang: Man fined 1900 yuan for having porno on his computer

Man, I’d hate to see what I would get fined if they … Poor Ren Chaoqi, you really have to feel for this guy — he got his fifteen minutes of fame for being fined 1900 RMB for having some … Continue reading

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If there were only a Shanghai Apple Store

During the Olympics I got to visit the new and only Apple Store in China, a true temple of Apple dedicated to the pantheon of Cupertino immortals. The only thing that sucked about it is that I already have a … Continue reading

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Relax, there’s an army of cuties making your iPhone 3G as we speak…

Saw this random post from netease: 揭秘3G iPhone生产线 现场美女照曝光_网易手机社区 via kwout This is supposedly a picture of a girl working in one of the China factories that produces the iPhone 3G. She seems healthy and disciplined—perhaps she is an alum … Continue reading

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Businessweek on what is wrong with Lenovo ads in the US (and a collection of Lenovo ads)

Lenovo’s Olympic ads – BusinessWeek I think they use completely different ads here in China. The sumo wrestler/Xpad 300 ad is this one: Here’s even more bleeding edge avant-garde one for the Z60: And here’s a Chinese one featuring Chinese … Continue reading

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Illegal Chinese net bars and net addicts: a match made in heaven

OK, so internet addiction is old hat but I am continually amazed by the stuff that people will do just to get their fix. There are other, perhaps extenuating circumstances: broken homes, parental neglect, problems at school—but some young people … Continue reading

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Greenpeace halts illegal e-waste shipment on its way to China

Just something I saw in China CSR.com…this thing was on the way from Oakland to China. I guess there are some loopholes in Hong Kong law that allow e-waste to get through, even though it’s technically illegal. Technorati Tags: china, … Continue reading

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Lenovo ThinkPad X300/the art of thin

A new, very heads-on MacBook Air rebuttal type ad from Lenovo. The ThinkPad X300 seems like a decent computer, solid state drive and all but it just costs a lot more, even though we know that if the Macbook … Continue reading

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