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China Has Overtaken U.S. In PC Sales
China overtook the US in both PC sales and shipments in the second quarter of 2011. According to research firm IDC, China’s PC sales reached US$11.9 billion, while for US, PC sales fell behind to $11.7 billion. As for shipments, China gained a 14.3 percent increase to 18.5 million units year-over-year. But in the US,…
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HTC to Increase 1,370 Retail Outlets in China
Taiwan smartphone giant HTC is planning to open more retail outlets in China by increasing the current 630 stores up to 2,000 by the end of this year. Apparently, this pace is to strengthen their competitiveness in China in order to compete with the world’s smartphone giant, Apple Inc. The report was revealed by CENS,…
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Russian Man Gets Fooled Into Buying 128MB External Hard Drive In China
128MB external hard drive!? You gotta be kidding me!! Well, here’s the story. A poor Russian bought a 500GB external hard drive from China for a “very, very low price.” He thought at first that it was a good deal, until he copied a 1.5GB movie to the drive. What’s the problem? Somehow only the…
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China’s Biggest Apple Store Opening Soon
Let’s face it, the third Apple store in Shanghai is confirmed and it will be Apple’s biggest retail venture in China yet. How big? Five levels high, containing retail space, with offices on the upper floors. Man, we got to visit it. In case you missed it, there are 4 Apple stores in China now,…
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M.I.C. Gadget On CNN!!! (VIDEO)
If you didn’t get to see News Stream with M.I.C. Gadget yesterday morning, here’s your second chance! Up above is CNN’s edited segment, and we really love the topic of the show: The best ‘Shanzhai’ Christmas gifts. Take a look at the video and Kristie’s well-written article to experience the pure magic of me, the…
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Google Says Goodbye to China
Google has decided they are no longer willing to continue censoring search results on Google.cn, the Chinese version of the search engine. This may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially leave China completely. Yup, it’s real, Google is pulling out of China very soon. What happened? It all started in mid-December. Google…