Category: lifestyle
Need The Loo in Beijing? Then send a text
Beijing is like any large and extremely busy city, completely void of any toilet, well at least from May you will be able to locate the nearest public convenience by simply sending a text!
Proview’s iPad is actually an early iMac clone!
Proview have managed to do what Samsung would love to. They have managed to get Apple’s iPad tablet taken off store shelves and removed from sale on e commerce sites, but what does Proview’s iPad look like anyway?
Mac OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion gets Chinese Friendly Features
If you are a Mac user in China and you are using OSX (many don’t) you may well be a little frustrated with the lack of support for local Chinese web services, but Apple’s OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion update is going to put all of that right!
Proview Now Want To Ban Exports of iPads!
Yesterday we reported on China’s iPad ban, which has seen some stores having iPad’s removed from sale, now it looks like Apple may have trouble shipping iPad’s out of China soon!
Acer ICS CloudMobile Smartphone Details Revealed
Acer are going to rock your smartphone world this year with their new (award winning?) Acer CloubMobile smartphone. Details after the jump.
Dell Streak Pro D43 Details and Hands On Video
Dell have delved in to the smartphone market in China with their new Dell Streak Pro D43 smartphone, but unlike other manufacturers Dell have gone full Chinese by adopting a Chinese developed OS.
Foxconn To Make 42 inch Apple iTV
If all these rumors are true, it is going to be one hell of a year for Apple fans, with a new iPhone on the way, the iPad 3 coming soon, a range of new Macbook Airs and Pros, and of course the much speculated Apple TV.
This is a Fake Xiaomi M1!
As you can probably guess, we come across a great deal of shanzhai and knock off products here in China. Some look great, some are terrible, and some, like this Xiaomi M1 clone, look like 1:1 replica’s.
Shanghai Boy Immitates Mobile Game Jumps Out of 5 Story Apartment
It’s never a good idea to imitate what happens in a video game, whether it be dressing up as a plumber and jumping down drains, or heading to the local supermarket for a spot of fruit ninja, but one Shanghai boy must have gotten carried away with his umbrella jump game!
Knock off PSP with Touch Screen Goes on Sale
While there have been plenty of fake Sony PSP devices available in China for sometime now, they are now actually starting to rival genuine games systems for function and performance.
iPhone 4S Back On Sale in China
The iPhone 4S has been out of stock in many larger cities across China, (but not here in Qingdao), but Chinese Apple fans can once again rejoice as iPhone 4S availability has been restored to Apple’s online store.
Low Cost Maglev Coming to China
Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive, China’s second largest train builder, has unveiled it’s new low cost Maglev which it hopes to be put in to service in booming Chinese cities.
China Produces Worlds First Wearable PC
Named the Eve-book, the Yunnan based company are touting their new PC as the worlds first wearable PC, and plan for it to go into production for March this year.
5 Simple Tips To Improve Android Battery Life
Android tablets and phones are getting more and more powerful, however as these dual and soon quad-core Android phones and devices arrive, we are still stuck with battery life problems! Follow these 5 simple steps to improve battery life on Android.
Dancing Robots Perform for Chinese New Year Celebrations
Happy Chinese New Year of the Dragon! Like many celebrating the Chinese New Year last night, I ate till I could no longer eat, and watched the ‘Traditonal’ Big Show. This year they had a pretty cool digital stage, upon which a group of dancing robots performed in unison!



